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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Activating Gadgets in C
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Date: 3 Aug 90 14:47:28 GMT
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In <325@modcomp.UUCP>, kevin@modcomp.UUCP (Kevin Smith) writes:
>
>I was hoping somebody someone from C= was going to give the real problem
>and solution about waiting for ACTIVEWINDOW.  I have seen this question
>asked and answered before and am wondering if this bit about waiting for
>ACTIVEWINDOW is documented anywhere, like in the new RKM's or any other
>book.

It's in the new RKM, as well as in the disk based autodocs available from CATS
for about $20-25 

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	The success of this function depends on a rather complex set
	of conditions.  The intent is that the user is never interrupted from
	what interactions he may have underway.

	The current set of conditions includes:
	-   The Window must be active. (Use the ACTIVEWINDOW IDCMP).
	-   No other gadgets may be in use.  This includes system gadgets,
	    such as those for window sizing, dragging, etc.
	-   If the gadget is in a Requester, that Requester must
	    be active. (Use the REQSET and REQCLEAR IDCMP).
	-   The right mouse button cannot be held down (e.g. menus

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For anyone doing development work, I cannot recommend the disk based autodocs
highly enough.  With Mike Sinz's Getautodoc program, it becomes VERY easy to
look this sort of thing up (took me about 1/5 second with CEDPro to place the
cursor on the word 'ActivateGadget' in your posting, press ALT-L, and have the
info appear in another window), and the information is the latest stuff, which
might be different than what's in the hard copy manuals.

-larry

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