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From: 33014-18@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Eduardo Horvath)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Your undivided attention.
Message-ID: <1989Dec7.192413.13542@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu>
Date: 7 Dec 89 19:24:13 GMT
References: <5389@nigel.udel.EDU>
Reply-To: 33014-18@sjsumcs.SJSU.EDU (Eduardo Horvath)
Organization: San Jose State University
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In article <5389@nigel.udel.EDU> acm131%eric.ccs.northeastern.edu@cunyvm.cuny.edu writes:
>
>What is the way, under AmigaDOS, to put up a dialogue box which prompts the
>user for information, and disallows context switches, opening new windows,
>pulling down other screens, etc.  Will doing a forbid() be good enough, or
>is there more to it?  Basically, I want Amy to STOP EVERYTHING until I get
>the information.  (or the user cancels out of the dialogue box)  Yes, I
>realise it's a pain, but I want to eliminate unpredictable states.  It
>seems to me there mucst be a way, because I see other software doing it.
>
	One possibility is to set the WINDOW_DEACTIVATE (or the eqivalent, 
no RKMs handy) in your window, and whenever the user selects something else,
do an ActivateWindow() and a WindowToFront() and a ScreenToFront().  That
ought to get his attention.  

>Using Lattice C, if possible.
>                                                Craig.
>       ///      acm131@eric.ccs.northeastern.edu

Disclaimer: No, I didn't try it, don't blame me for any fireworks.

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