CToasterWnd

Deriving from CframeWnd, CToasterWnd is an MFC class that enables you to design notification windows similar to the ones displayed by MSN Messenger while putting at your disposal a multitude of customizations you could turn to.
The software utility enables you to handle the body and title text of a toast window along with the icon. Aside from that, multiple options are provided in terms of fonts, layout, and background color.
Users may also be interested to know that support for vertical, horizontal, and diagonal background styles is offered, but you can also opt for a plain solid appearance. If this is something you may want to apply, the GDI function GradientFill should enable you to effortlessly carry out the task.
Other than that, CToasterWnd allows you to indicate how long the window remains visible, whether user control is required in order to close it, as well as the impact of mouse hover.
As for the animations you can turn to, four different options are offered in this regard. As such, the window can pop up, down, to the left, or to the right, and you also have the possibility of letting it detect the most suitable choice by analyzing the position of the taskbar.
CToasterWnd includes many other features that allow you to come up with eye-catching notification windows that might remind of MSN Messanger, with a demo application being integrated in its archive in order to demonstrate some of its capabilities.