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From: philf@lindy.Stanford.EDU (Phil Fernandez)
Newsgroups: su.macintosh,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: How do I implement a toolbox window like MacPaint 2.0?
Message-ID: <3753@lindy.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 8 Jul 89 01:33:11 GMT
Sender: philf@lindy.Stanford.EDU (Phil Fernandez)
Reply-To: philf@lindy.UUCP (Phil Fernandez)
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I'd like to implement a "toolbox" window like those displayed by
MacPaint 2.0, Freehand, Hypercard, etc.  I.e., I little pseudo-window
that sets pen modes, etc.  I don't particularly want it to be a
tear-off window like Hypercard -- I'll just activate via a menu
choice, and deactivate it via a little close box or a menu choice.

My question is, how do I implement this beast?  It's clearly not a
"real" window -- clicking in it doesn't deactivate my active
application window.  Yet it's not confined to my application window
boundary.

Can anyone give me insights into the "right" way to do this?

Thanks...please mail directly to me:

philf@lindy.stanford.edu
...sun!lindy.stanford.edu!philf

phil