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window.GetAttention()

Flashes the application icon to get the user's attention.

Syntax 

window.GetAttention()

Parameters

None.

Example 

// from Chatzilla
 
function notifyAttention (source)
 
{
 
  if (typeof source != "object")
 
    source = client.viewsArray[source].source;
 

 
  if (client.currentObject != source)
 
  {
 
    var tb = getTabForObject (source, true);
 
    var vk = Number(tb.getAttribute("viewKey"));
 

 
    tb.setAttribute ("state", "attention");
 
    client.activityList[vk] = "!";
 
    updateTitle();
 
  }
 

 
  if (client.FLASH_WINDOW)
 
    window.GetAttention();
 
}

Notes

On windows and linux, the icon flashes in the system tray. On macintosh, the icon in the upper right corner of the desktop flashes.

Specification 

DOM Level 0. Not part of specification.

Netscape Communications
http://developer.netscape.com
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