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From: gerhard@cs.arizona.edu (Gerhard Mehldau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Multifinder Help
Summary: Call EventAvail()
Message-ID: <25280@megaron.cs.arizona.edu>
Date: 12 Sep 90 22:49:25 GMT
References: <483@nitrex.UUCP>
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson
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In article <483@nitrex.UUCP>, leyser@nitrex.UUCP (Jeff Leyser) writes:

> When run without the debugger (either in THINK C, or as an app from the
> Finder), my application initially draws all the opening dialogs and
> windows in the background.  But then, as soon the program enters the event
> loop, it pops into the foreground.  I've tried just about everything I can
> think of, but nothing seems to help!
  
> Anyone ever solve this problem before??
 
  Sounds familiar.  All you need to do is call EventAvail(everyEvent,&event)
  a few times (3-5) before you open any dialogs or windows.  That should fix
  your problem.

> Jeff Leyser			Hey, would *you* be a spokesman for
> leyser@nitrex.UUCP.		a Big Oil Company(tm)?

- Gerhard

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