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(Re)Implement a toast/pop up system

Submitted by alh84001 on March 8, 2009 to Aesthetics

Currently I have these applications that show their own kind of popup with different style and behaviour:
Windows Live Meseenger (and Messenger Plus)
Miranda IM
Skype
NOD32

Add to these applications that use existing popup:
uTorrent
Free Download Manager


I want a built-in function in the OS, either reimplementing current popups, or creating a new toast system, customizable of course, that applications can use to show their notifications/events. Similar to Growl app on the Mac, but included in the OS itself to make it more prominent.

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Discussion (2 comments)

.Chris wrote on March 8, 2009, 8:03pm

I love the Growl app on the mac. So simple.

+1

LarryOsterman wrote on March 9, 2009, 2:27am

Do you mean something like the Shell_NotifyIcon (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762159.aspx) API which has been in the OS since Win95?

The OS has exactly the notification mechanism you described built into it. Unfortunately there's no way to force apps to use it.

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