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From: ins778u@vax4.cc.monash.edu.au (mr  c.r. hames)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: input.device, trackdisk.device, pointers
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Date: 9 Oct 90 05:02:47 GMT
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Could someone help me with the following:-

1.  WITHOUT opening a window, is there a nice way to find if the a
    custom screen is the active one?  The only way I know is looking
    at IntuitionBase->ActiveScreen.  Is this alright or is it going to
    break ?

2.  WITHOUT opening a window, is there a nice way to change the pointer
    for the screen.


3.  I want to give the option of changing the tasks priority to the priority
    level of the input.device but no higher.  Can I assume the task will
    be called input.device and hence traverse the task ready/waiting lists
    to find the priority ?


4.  The trackdisk.device RAW_READ for 1.2/1.3 is said to fail in certain
    circumstances.  What are they?  Does Setpatch correct this?


Thanks in advance,
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