Winforms Non-Modal notifications

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I have an app that currently shows a message box when the users saves that just says "Saved successfully". The problem is, user's tend to save frequently when using this app and the message box is a pain in the @$$. I'd like to have a little notification box that fades in and out and doesn't require user interaction, kind of like how Growl notifications work on a Mac.

Is there any .net library or free 3rd party application that does something like this?

Your user *expects* the data to be saved when she clicks Save. Don't reminder her about expected outcomes, only about unexpected ones. — Hans Passant, Apr 08 '12 at 18:23

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 08 '12 at 18:10

There is no need to use 3rd party libraries for something like this.

Crate a form for your notifications, styled as you wish.

When you need to notify, you can Show the form - to fade it in and out use the Opacity property (using a timer to animate the changes).

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 08 '12 at 18:12

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Have a look at this and see if it does what you want. Office 2003-like popup

answered Apr 08 '12 at 18:12

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