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Windows Toast Notifications
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C# demo project for easily creating toast-style notifications in a Windows application.
Original modified and cleaned up version of code mentioned in Attribution section below was for use in [EDGE Shop Flag Notifier](http://www.autopoint.com/helpdesk) (click on Add-Ons tab).
Features
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* **Toast-Style Notifications**
* Notifications that pop up near the system tray
* **Notification Animations**
* 4 different ways that a notification can appear (slide, fade, roll, center) and from 4 different directions (up, down, left, right)
* **Custom Duration**
* Notifications can be sticky (click to dismiss) or can disappear based on the defined lifetime
* **Sounds**
* Easy to add sounds to the notifications
Demo
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Simply build and run the solution. Demo notification launcher allows you to test out the different customizations available.
How to Use
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1. Add the following class files to your project:
- FormAnimator.cs
- NativeMethods.cs
2. Add the Notifications form files to your project:
- Notification.cs
- Notification.designer.cs
- Notification.resx
3. Customize the appearance of the Notification form
- Size, color, background (demo uses an image for the background)
4. Create a toast notification form object in your project's code and call Show() to display it
```csharp
Notification toastNotification = new Notification(title, body, duration, animationMethod, animationDirection);
toastNotification.Show();
```
Attribution
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Core code originally retrieved from URL below. No license information supplied.
* http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=547778