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From: louie@trantor.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A proposal for DOS 1.4
Message-ID: <2200@umd5.umd.edu>
Date: 18 Jan 88 15:09:28 GMT
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Reply-To: louie@trantor.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos)
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Keywords: DOS1.4 priority
Summary: Oh no, not again!

Having DOS/EXEC diddle your priority according to window active/inactive?

I think that we flamed this topic on this newsgroup once before.  I think
(and correct me if I'm wrong) the consensus was that this is a bad thing.
The EXEC should not dynamically adjust the priority of tasks depending upon
whether it window was active or not.  (Even if it could know which task
belonged to which window).

Note that if an application really cares, it can do this for itself by
looking for IDCMP messages telling it about ACTIVEWINDOW or not.  When
your window becomes active, you bump up your priority, and then drop it
again when it is inactive.

Note, I'm not saying this is a wonderful thing to do.  In fact, if your
program does this, let me know so I don't mistakenly run it on MY Amiga.


Louis A. Mamakos  WA3YMH    Internet: louie@TRANTOR.UMD.EDU
University of Maryland, Computer Science Center - Systems Programming