Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!sjsca4!poffen
From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Screen Peace stops Zmodem d/l in WinQVT
Message-ID: <1990Oct29.185752.11097@sj.ate.slb.com>
Date: 29 Oct 90 18:57:52 GMT
References: <2274@sparko.gwu.edu>
Reply-To: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, San Jose, CA.
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In article <2274@sparko.gwu.edu> fc173108@seas.gwu.edu () writes:
>
>    I think the subject line says it all:  When I am downloading with 
>WinQVT running Screen Peace also, when Screen Peace starts up after
>it's normal time, the downloading is stopped (well, actually paused
>until I do some mouse/keyboard action and stop Screen Peace).
>
>    Am I doing this wrong?  Is there some option setting for SP that I
>missed?  Does this happen to anyone else?  Am I talking to myself?  I
>look forward to getting any answers.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Iqbal


Yes, it seems to not give multitasking control back to windows once the screen
is blanked. What I suggest you do is define a "never" corner (read docs) and
put your cursor there when downloading. This will prevent the blanker from
invoking.

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