How to Make the Taskbar Icons Blink in Pidgin
- 1). Click the "Tools" menu at the top of the Pidgin Buddy List window and click "Preferences."
- 2). Click the "Conversations" tab at the left side of the Preferences window that appears.
- 3). Click the "Flash Window When IMs Are Received" check box at the bottom of the Conversations section.
- 4). Click the "Close" button at the bottom of the Preferences window.
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