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From: er225711@unix.cis.pitt.edu (M Kikuchi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: how can I draw contents of modeless dialog?
Message-ID: <24766@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 7 Jun 90 17:42:39 GMT
Reply-To: er225711@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (M Kikuchi)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Sys
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I'm trying to implement a modeless dialog using complete DLOG and 
DITL resources, but the contents of the item list are not drawn 
(i.e. I get just a plain white window).  When I replace my 
getNextEvent() loop with a ModalDialog() loop, everything is 
displayed just fine!  How do I draw the contents of a modeless 
dialog as contained in its item list?  If I do DrawControls(), only the 
buttons are drawn (but not statText or Icons, e.g.)  I tried TextBox() for my 
statText items but it drew nothing.  
<whine mode on>
Why do all these "programmer's companion" books dwell on modal dialogs and leave 
us modeless souls to fend for ourselves?  
-- 
---Martin Thurn          thurn@lcl.cmu.edu

"Wow!  Someone at CMU who doesn't have a bunch of
  numbers and plus signs in their name!"