Make the taskbar flash?

[Sraeo]

Hi, I'm pretty much as new as they get to Linux, just installed it yesterday for the first time and I'm still trying to get used to it. One thing I noticed that's been bothering me is that when I get an IM, instead of the window flashing on my taskbar, the text in the title just gets bolded so I never seem to notice it. Is there any way I could change the notification for those kinds of things to something a bit more noticeable?

[reed9]

It depends on the instant messenger program you're using. In pidgin for example, there are a number of plugins, some of which have to do with notifications.

Ten Must-Have Plug-ins to Power Up Pidgin

[Sraeo]

Skype always flashed on Windows, which is the main messenger I've been using. I've searched all through the settings and there's nothing I can change on there for that.

[reed9]

Hrm, well, I've never used Skype. From what I could find, it does not support changes to notifications under linux.

Feature request: customizable notifications (like on Windows) - Skype Community

It's a closed source app, so how responsive they are to feature requests I don't know.