Flash TaskBar (Windows) / Bounce Dock (Mac) on New Message (#1020)

- Add a new Toggle Field for Win32 and MacOS for NotifyTaskBarOnMessage in EditSettingsForm.js
- Add notifyTaskbarOnMessage under messages Array in EditSettingsScreen.js
- Update appIndicator.js to flash Windows TaskBar or Bounce the Dock on MacOS when a new message arrives
- Update en-US.json to include settings.app.form.notifyTaskBarOnMessage string

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/electron/ipc-api/appIndicator.js b/src/electron/ipc-api/appIndicator.js
index 9957ef5fc..bea8e7751 100644
--- a/src/electron/ipc-api/appIndicator.js
+++ b/src/electron/ipc-api/appIndicator.js
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ export default (params) => {
   });
 
   ipcMain.on('updateAppIndicator', (event, args) => {
+
+    // Flash TaskBar for windows, bounce Dock on Mac
+    if (!app.mainWindow.isFocused()) {
+      if (params.settings.app.get('notifyTaskBarOnMessage')) {
+        if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+          app.mainWindow.flashFrame(true);
+          app.mainWindow.once('focus', () => app.mainWindow.flashFrame(false));
+        } else if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+          app.dock.bounce('informational');
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     // Update badge
     if (process.platform === 'darwin'
       && typeof (args.indicator) === 'string') {