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From: argv@turnpike.Eng.Sun.COM (Dan Heller)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Browsing Event Queue
Message-ID: <142437@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: 13 Sep 90 22:56:46 GMT
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In article <142429@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> jcb@frisbee.Sun.COM (Jim Becker) writes:
> Jean-Christophe.Dhellemmes@MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU writes:
>    I would like to be able to browse through the entire event queue in my
>    refresh loop and interrupt the refresh loop if an expose or resize event is
>    in the queue.
> Yes,  look  at  the  events that hang off the display event list. Note
> that  this isn't really legal, but I haven't yet had problems with it.

Can someone followup with this?  Why isn't this legal?  The code looks
legit to me.  If so, this seems like a pretty useful trick.  so, what';s
the scoop?

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dan
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