use the blinking when systray holds pending events [only new api/only in windows atm]

src/common/events.py

@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class Events:
 		return first_account, first_jid, first_event
 
 	def get_nb_systray_events(self, types = []):
-		'''returns the number of events displayedin roster'''
+		'''returns the number of events displayed in roster'''
 		return self._get_nb_events(attribute = 'systray', types = types)
 
 	def get_systray_events(self):

src/statusicon.py

@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ class StatusIcon(systray.Systray):
 	#NOTE: gtk api does NOT allow:
 	# leave, enter motion notify
 	# and can't do cool tooltips we use
-	# and we could use blinking instead of unsupported animation
-	# or we could emulate animation by every foo ms chaning the image
 	def __init__(self):
 		systray.Systray.__init__(self)
 		self.status_icon = gtk.StatusIcon()
@@ -55,9 +53,12 @@ class StatusIcon(systray.Systray):
 		text = helpers.get_notification_icon_tooltip_text()
 		self.status_icon.set_tooltip(text)
 		if gajim.events.get_nb_systray_events():
-			state = 'message'
+			state = 'message' # FIXME: this state should be called event, not message
+			self.status_icon.props.blinking = True
 		else:
 			state = self.status
+			self.status_icon.props.blinking = False
+		
 		#FIXME: do not always use 16x16 (ask actually used size and use that)
 		image = gajim.interface.roster.jabber_state_images['16'][state]
 		if image.get_storage_type() == gtk.IMAGE_PIXBUF: