# Flash Script to make window flash if not in focus?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-script-to-make-window-flash-if-not-in-focus/304415
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [February 7, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-script-to-make-window-flash-if-not-in-focus/304415 "2010-02-07T16:57:56Z")
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### Author: ![atokatim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@atokatim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/atokatim)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-script-to-make-window-flash-if-not-in-focus/304415/1 "2010-02-07T16:57:56Z")

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Like my last thread, I have created an IM for my website and I am just wanting to add a few more things to it. Now I am trying to have the window flash when a new message is received. I am currently trying to use the code below, but it is not working :

```php

if(messageIn.newmessage == 1){
  getURL('window.setTimeout("window.focus();", 5000);');
}

```

I only want the window to flash if the current window is not in focus. Kind of like Yahoo IM and MSN IM’s when you have it minimized and you get a new message.