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From: ac1@csug.cs.rdg.ac.uk (Andrew Cunningham)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: How do I block X events?
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Date: 15 Nov 90 19:02:20 GMT
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I am writing an X application using the Motif toolkit (on HP-UX 7.0, if it
makes a difference).  The program has to perform a computationally intensive
task from time to time, and I'd like to be able to block the user interface
while this is going on.  Ideally I want to 

	a) Display an hourglass cursor over the whole application

	b) Ignore any mouse/keyboard events until the operation is 
	   complete.

Can anyone enlighten me as to how I could perform either or both of
these tasks?

ADVthanxANCE
AndyC

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