Blinking or glowing button in C#

I'm wondering how to create blinking or glowing "Alarm!" button/i开发者_JAVA技巧mage.. For image -> one normal jpg, and one gif? Any easier solutions?

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You might this useful - http://www.codeproject.com/KB/buttons/VistaButton.aspx

Easy way is to create two image files , one with the glow, another without it . When the app receives the alarm change the button image .

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The buttons in Windows Vista and Windows 7 already glow and throb by default when the user mouses over them, and/or when one is set as the default button for a form. The effect looks like this:

     

If you're not getting this effect already, make sure that the FlatStyleproperty of your button control is set to "System".