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From: jls@hsv3.UUCP (James Seidman)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: How to tell if a non-Windows app is idle?
Message-ID: <4105@hsv3.UUCP>
Date: 24 Aug 90 16:17:35 GMT
Reply-To: jls@headland.UUCP (James Seidman)
Organization: Video Seven / Headland Technology
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I was wondering if anyone out there knew how to detect if a non-Windows
app running in 386 enhanced mode is idle or not.  What I'd ideally like
is a utility which leaves up a status window showing all my non-Windows
apps with a little mark next to the idle ones.

The reason I want this is that I often start a long compilation (or
similarly long process), minimize the window, and then go on doing
something else while waiting for my compilation to finish.  However,
I have to keep restoring the window to see if it's completed.  Since
Windows determines if a process is idle for scheduling purposes, it
should be possible to access that info.

Has anyone done anything like this?

-- 
Jim Seidman (Drax), the accidental engineer.
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