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From: thant@horus.sgi.com (Thant Tessman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: problems with RECTRE and other little things
Keywords: dey don't work no more
Message-ID: <1710@odin.SGI.COM>
Date: 1 Dec 89 01:51:17 GMT
References: <2994@uceng.UC.EDU>
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Reply-To: thant@horus.sgi.com (Thant Tessman)
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
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In article <2994@uceng.UC.EDU>, trohling@uceng.UC.EDU (tom rohling) writes:

[first problem deleted...  I try to ignore FORTRAN with the hope that it
will go away]

>    While I'm on the subject of idiosyncrasies, 

[description of second problem shortened]

>  The problem is is
> that when the graphics mode kicks in, the system will start to accept input
> from std. input.  *** Is there a way to prevent this????  i.e. wait until
> one graphics program is completely finished until the system returns to
> accepting input???

Precede your call to winopen with a call to foreground.
It makes it do exactly what you want.

> 
> Any help on any of the above problems from the audience out there would be a
> great help.
> 
> 
>                      Tom Rohling
>                      CFD dude
>                      University of Cincinnati
> 

thant

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