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- From: wright_j@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.tech
- Subject: Re: Keeping windows open after mode change
- Date: 13 Nov 92 16:51:30 NZST
- Organization: Welligton City Council, Public Access.
- Lines: 18
- Message-ID: <1992Nov13.165130.1@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz>
- References: <92314.134332SMARTIN@ESOC.BITNET>
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- In article <92314.134332SMARTIN@ESOC.BITNET>, <SMARTIN@ESOC.BITNET> writes:
-
- > I have a small problem with an application I am writing, in that whenever I
- > change mode whilst the application is running, the windows for this
- > application and most other applications open at the same time are not
- > redrawn. If I then quit my application and change mode again, the windows
- > for the other applications all reappear. I suspect that I am neglecting to
- > take some action when I receive ModeChange messages, but I don't have access
- > to the PRM's, and so I am unable to find out. I do handle OpenWindow
- > messages, which I am fairly sure is correct because dragging windows works
- > fine.
-
- It sounds like some task is intercepting the Message_ModeChanged message rather
- than allowing it to be passed on to the other tasks. Either that or whatever
- is doing the mode changing is not using Wimp_SetMode. Could any of the
- tasks you are running fall into this category?
-
- Cheers, Julian.
-