how to make the windows taskbar flash/blink ?

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howie50417
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how to make the windows taskbar flash/blink ?

#1 Post by howie50417 »

I hope when I receive the private message from other player,

the openkore will flash on taskbar in order to remind me.

Like the messenger software, it will become yellow on taskbar if I didn't currently input focus.

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If there exists any way to reach this function?

Then openkore could be used for chatting more conveniencely.

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Re: how to make the windows taskbar flash/blink ?

#2 Post by ROX_Leopardo »

howie50417 wrote:I hope when I receive the private message from other player,

the openkore will flash on taskbar in order to remind me.

Like the messenger software, it will become yellow on taskbar if I didn't currently input focus.

Image

If there exists any way to reach this function?

Then openkore could be used for chatting more conveniencely.
I don't know how can you make it using macro plugin, but if you edit private_message you can do this:

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qx("C:\\Windows\\system32\\msg.exe * $privMsgUser are calling you");
This are the path...

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Re: how to make the windows taskbar flash/blink ?

#3 Post by gamenikko »

You can use sounds to remind you instead.

read: http://forums.openkore.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=1490
Just like old times.

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Re: how to make the windows taskbar flash/blink ?

#4 Post by howie50417 »

THX ROX_Leopardo !!
Finally I use

`explorer http://google.com`

to catch my attention!

the effect is pretty great!

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Re: how to make the windows taskbar flash/blink ?

#5 Post by nizdi »

This post is old, but i don't really get it how it works... I can't find the .pm Private message in openkore/src.
I'm not asking for the whole process, only the path... Can anyone help me?

Thanks!

@EDIT: Discovered windows 8.1 does not come with msg.exe, which this might not work.

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Re: how to make the windows taskbar flash/blink ?

#6 Post by pianochai »

howie50417 wrote:
12 Mar 2013, 08:24
THX ROX_Leopardo !!
Finally I use

`explorer http://google.com`

to catch my attention!

the effect is pretty great!
Hi,can you share how to do it?thank you

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