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From: Jesse via AccessMonster.com on 24 Feb 2010 11:20 Hi, I would like to make a label flash to remind the user to complete an action. I know that it's annoying and that it isn't good for epilepsy people. All of that aside I would like to have it flash when the on focus is on a text box then when its off focus the flashing stops. Can someone please help me accomplish this. Any help would be appreciative thanks. -- Message posted via http://www.accessmonster.com
From: fredg on 24 Feb 2010 12:15 On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:20:34 GMT, Jesse via AccessMonster.com wrote: > Hi, > I would like to make a label flash to remind the user to complete an > action. I know that it�s annoying and that it isn�t good for epilepsy people. > All of that aside I would like to have it flash when the on focus is on a > text box then when its off focus the flashing stops. Can someone please help > me accomplish this. Any help would be appreciative thanks. Let's say you wish the form's Date control to flash when the FirstName control is entered. Set the Form's Timer Interval property to 0 Code the Form's Timer event: If [DateControl].BackColor = vbWhite Then [DateControl].BackColor = vbRed [DateControl].ForeColor = vbYellow Else [DateControl].BackColor = vbWhite [DateControl].ForeColor = vbBlack End If Code the [FirstName] control's GotFocus event Me.TimerInterval = 1000 Form_Timer Code the LostFocus event of that same [FirstName] control: Me.TimerInterval = 0 Me.ControlName.BackColor = vbWhite Me.ControlName.ForeColor = vbBlack Use very sparingly as it becomes annoying very quickly.. Change the control name and the colors as needed. -- Fred Please respond only to this newsgroup. I do not reply to personal e-mail
From: Jeff Boyce on 24 Feb 2010 12:49 Jesse Given that you realize the annoyance and personal health risk, why do you feel that this is the only way to get the user's attention? Regards Jeff Boyce Microsoft Access MVP -- Disclaimer: This author may have received products and services mentioned in this post. Mention and/or description of a product or service herein does not constitute endorsement thereof. Any code or pseudocode included in this post is offered "as is", with no guarantee as to suitability. You can thank the FTC of the USA for making this disclaimer possible/necessary. "Jesse via AccessMonster.com" <u50870(a)uwe> wrote in message news:a41e77f59a6ce(a)uwe... > Hi, > I would like to make a label flash to remind the user to complete an > action. I know that it's annoying and that it isn't good for epilepsy > people. > All of that aside I would like to have it flash when the on focus is on a > text box then when its off focus the flashing stops. Can someone please > help > me accomplish this. Any help would be appreciative thanks. > > -- > Message posted via http://www.accessmonster.com >
From: Jesse via AccessMonster.com on 24 Feb 2010 14:53 I know this isn't the only way to get the users attention. All I want it to do is have a level flash that say Press Enter when they place the focus on a text box that is for a date. Then when they enter the date and press enter I want to label to stop flashing and be visible = false. I know there are other methods I could use but I would like to use this idea. Jeff Boyce wrote: >Jesse > >Given that you realize the annoyance and personal health risk, why do you >feel that this is the only way to get the user's attention? > >Regards > >Jeff Boyce >Microsoft Access MVP > >> Hi, >> I would like to make a label flash to remind the user to complete an >[quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> help >> me accomplish this. Any help would be appreciative thanks. -- Message posted via http://www.accessmonster.com
From: Jeff Boyce on 24 Feb 2010 16:41
Thanks for the clarification... Regards Jeff Boyce Microsoft Access MVP -- Disclaimer: This author may have received products and services mentioned in this post. Mention and/or description of a product or service herein does not constitute endorsement thereof. Any code or pseudocode included in this post is offered "as is", with no guarantee as to suitability. You can thank the FTC of the USA for making this disclaimer possible/necessary. "Jesse via AccessMonster.com" <u50870(a)uwe> wrote in message news:a42053868d603(a)uwe... >I know this isn't the only way to get the users attention. All I want it to > do is have a level flash that say Press Enter when they place the focus on > a > text box that is for a date. Then when they enter the date and press enter > I > want to label to stop flashing and be visible = false. I know there are > other > methods I could use but I would like to use this idea. > > Jeff Boyce wrote: >>Jesse >> >>Given that you realize the annoyance and personal health risk, why do you >>feel that this is the only way to get the user's attention? >> >>Regards >> >>Jeff Boyce >>Microsoft Access MVP >> >>> Hi, >>> I would like to make a label flash to remind the user to complete >>> an >>[quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >>> help >>> me accomplish this. Any help would be appreciative thanks. > > -- > Message posted via http://www.accessmonster.com > |