Animating the Dock or System Tray Icon -- Alert User

//
// Animate System Tray (PC) or Status Menu (Mac) Icons
//
// this animation is created by cycling through
// a sequence of 6 icons.
// for PC: square-1.ico, square-2.ico, etc.
// for Mac: square-1.icns, square-2.icns, etc.
//
// initialize the system specific icon file extension
if (mSystem.isMac()) {
	iconExtension = ".icns";
} else if (mSystem.isWindows()) {
	iconExtension = ".ico";
}
var iconFilePath = "";
var currentIcon = 0;
var iconIntervalId = 0;
//
// change the system tray / status meun icon
//
function changeIcon() {
	if (currentIcon == 6) {
		currentIcon = 1;
	} else {
		currentIcon++;
	}
	var iconFilePath = "square-"+currentIcon+iconExtension;
	mApplication.setSystemTrayIconFromFile(iconFilePath); 
	mApplication.showInSystemTray(true);
}
//
// start the system tray / status meun animation
//
function startAlert() {
	mApplication.trace("startAlert ------");
	iconIntervalId = setInterval(changeIcon, 50);
	mApplication.trace("startAlert complete ------");
}
//
// stop the system tray / status meun animation
//
function stopAlert() {
	mApplication.trace("stopAlert ------");
	clearInterval(iconIntervalId);
	mApplication.setSystemTrayIconFromFile(""); 
	mApplication.trace("stopAlert complete ------");
}