Air/Flash Customize desktop icon

Dear,
I have created à rss reader with Flash and AS3, in generated a air application.
I works well, but i need to customize the desktop Air Desktop icon.
My application check each hours if there is new rss information, if there is new information i want to show a textfield on the desktop with a text information.
Is there any way to do it ?
Thanks

That's really a 2-parter question.
On the icon, it is specified in the XML. Just specify each size of the icons requested and your app will have an icon. Windows may need a user to verify it "trusts" your app before it will display the icon however.
Secondly, what you seem to want to do is create a tray application that will pop up windows with information based on some new info it receives. To do that simply have a look at this great article explaining how to work with the dock and tray icons. It tells you how to make them attract attention, offer custom menus and all the usual things you'd expect in a tray app. That'll keep your app running at all times and let you draw windows with your text as you receive it:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/flash/quickstart/articles/stopwatch_dock_system_tray.html

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