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user327741
user327741

Reputation: 1

How to flash a JFrame on the Windows taskbar when it needs attention

I'm a computer science student working on a Yahoo! Messenger-like program implemented in Java.

My problem is that whenever the JTextArea inside my frame contains new message updates, the user must be prompted even when his/her frame is minimized. Is there a workaround on how to make the JFrame on the taskbar blink when updates are received?

In short, I need a way to notify the user that the frame has been updated even though it is minimized.

How can I do that?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2116

Answers (1)

adev
adev

Reputation: 377

You could use JFrame.toFront(), although I don't think it is the best way to do what you want.

Upvotes: 3

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