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From: lippin@jell-o.berkeley.edu (The Apathist)
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Subject: Re: Bug in SysBeep?
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Date: 4 Sep 88 22:19:30 GMT
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Recently cruff@ncar.UCAR.EDU (Craig Ruff) wrote:
>I think I have found a bug in SysBeep.  Setup:
>
>	Mac+
>	System 4.2
>	Volume = 0 (off)
>
>After a call to SysBeep, thePort->txFont field is set back to 0!

Is thePort the window manager port?  SysBeep with the volume set to
zero should call FlashMenuBar, which could change the font of the
window manager port, as is its priviledge.  You're the one who
shouldn't be mucking about in that port.

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