NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #16/NN_1992_16.iso/spool/comp/sys/ibm/pc/misc/10853

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From: [e-mail] (Bryce Newall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: HELP! Windows/DOS keyboard problem....
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 26 Jul 92 16:46:23 GMT
Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA
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I have Windows 3.1 running on a 386DX-25.  Sometimes, I like to run
more than one DOS program at a time (for example, have Telemate
dialing in the background while I read messages offline in the
foreground with XRS).  My problem is this:  Half of the keystrokes
that I type into XRS in the foreground bypass XRS and instead, end
up being processed by Telemate.  I especially hate it when the
keystroke is ESC, SPACE, or ENTER, because those keys disrupt the
dialing sequence.  I figure this has something to do with the way
Windows handles keyboard input to DOS programs.  Lowering
Telemate's background priority has helped some, but the problem did
not disappear.  Does anyone out there know of a way to force
Windows to not send any keystrokes to Telemate (or any background
DOS program, for that matter) when it's not in the foreground?  Any
help will be appreciated!

                                                -- Trekkie

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