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From: mneerach@iiic.ethz.ch (Matthias Ulrich Neeracher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: patching globally after MF
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Date: 26 Sep 90 19:22:07 GMT
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In article <34224@cup.portal.com> jwhitnell@cup.portal.com (Jerry D Whitnell) writes:
> Pete Gontier, gurgle@well.sf.ca.us writes...
>|A patch to NewWindow I install at the time of the first GetNextEvent affects
>|only the Finder (or the startup application) even if my patch code lives in
>|the System Heap.
>|Anybody got any secrets about patching after MultiFinder?
>
>  Try looking for one of the Init* that everyone has
>to call at the beginning of their program (InitGraf, InitWindow, ad nasum)
>for one that is not patched by MF, and patch it to patch NewWindow. 

In my experience, InitGraf works fine but you have to be *extremely* careful
not to install your patch twice. This can be quite tricky, especially under
Finder. You also have to think about removing your patch again.

Matthias

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Matthias Neeracher                                   mneerach@iiic.ethz.ch
   "These days, though, you have to be pretty technical before you can 
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