Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!ucbvax!agate!bionet!apple!stevec From: stevec@Apple.COM (Steve Christensen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: MultiFinder vs WDEF Keywords: MultiFinder, WDEF, major switch Message-ID: <47731@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 4 Jan 91 01:54:17 GMT References: Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA Lines: 28 rlr@lad.med.utas.edu.au (Dr Ross L Richardson) writes: >Just a quick MultiFinder gripe: > > Whilst debugging a WDEF (ID = 128), I "discovered" that MultiFinder >[6.1b9] refuses to perform a major switch when varCode 1 is used. Is this >documented somewhere I missed? > >Seems rather severe to me. Applies to (rDocProc + 1) too. [What became of >the corners of diameter 4 - IM I p274?] > >What will System 7 do? It won't let you switch because the standard WDEF (ID=0) varCode 1 is the modal dialog window. Normally if a modal dialog is the front-most window, you don't want to allow switching because a critical operation needs to be completed. Yes, this creates problems with other WDEFs, but it's been this way since MultiFinder came out, so I guess it's now a feature? I don't know if 7.0 will do the same thing, but I suspect it will... steve -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Steve Christensen | Apple Computer, Inc. | Disclaimer: | 20525 Mariani Ave, MS-81CS | the above may be stevec@apple.com | Cupertino, CA 95014 | a lie...or not.