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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Sometimes there's a need in more visibility where different color is not enough.
Blinking seems like a good idea, besides there are already modules (network, battery) that support animation.
Why does polybar need this feature?
This could attract more attention to the values that need immediate action (like high CPU usage, changed IP address returned from a script, some other unexpected value, etc.).
I'm wondering if it's going to have any significant performance impact on the bar though.
Describe the solution you'd like
I see it as a tag, maybe %{b} with optional framerate in ms, defaulting to 500? So an example could look like this:
VPN IP changed: %{b:2000}$IP%{b-}It could also have double framerate option (%{b:M:N}), with one for when the value is visible and another one when it's hidden during the cycle.