Adobe AIR Programming Unleashed

Chapter 11. Adding User Notifications

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Bounce the Mac OS X Dock Icon—NativeWindow Class

• Toast Messages—NativeApplication Class

• StatusBar Notifications—NativeWindow Class

• Taskbar Highlighting—NativeWindow Class

• System Tray Icon ToolTips—NativeWindow Class

What are user notifications as they relate to an Adobe^® AIR™ application? User notifications are visual alerts sent from an Adobe AIR application through the operating system that can be informational (such as your hard drive is getting a bit full) or critical (such as your hard drive is out of space). A full-featured desktop application should be able to communicate informational and critical alerts to the user to be considered a complete success. You have no doubt seen applications ...