>>>>>Is there a blinking label class out there somewhere?
>>>>>It's a pain to utilize a timer each time my situation calls for one.
>>>>>thanks
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>>>>Rule # 1: Never use blinking labels, unless you want to upset your users!
>>>>Rule # 2: If you really need a blinking label, see rule # 1
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>>>Rule # 3: See message #1307926
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>>>You will find users who get REALLY ANNOYED by blinking stuff.
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>>But, as I've told Craig B. long ago, there are times when it's ok to use it. I had a contract with a company in the entertainment business and they wanted blinking marquee-styled lights rotating around the form. It looked cool and they paid well for it. Everyone is always quick to discount using them, but if the guy wants them, someone just tell him where to get a class or how to do it. Not everything falls under the MS UI standards.
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>Are you really talking about blinking labels? I get the feeling that you really mean an animated GIF, which can be really cool.

This was long ago, so I can't recall exactly what I made blink, but it did look cool. As far as labels, maybe he just wants it to blink like every 30 seconds or something. Not sure if it really matters much if his users like it then why not give it to them? Pretty easy to turn it off later. Or better yet, give the option to have them blink or not at the user-level.