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From: peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: inputs from many windows.
Keywords: windows, messages, IDCMP, stupid!
Message-ID: <3370@sugar.uu.net>
Date: 30 Jan 89 01:50:32 GMT
References: <1918@pur-phy> <3358@sugar.uu.net> <3290@amiga.UUCP>
Distribution: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Organization: Sugar Land Unix - Houston, TX
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In article <3290@amiga.UUCP>, jimm@amiga.UUCP (Jim Mackraz) writes:
> If there are problems, let them be known.  If you think the problems might
> have been your own or you don't understand what was going on, don't post
> to the contrary.  Please be specific or don't bother answering.  The original
> poster would now think that ports cannot be shared, when indeed they can and
> are for many programs, including the Workbench.

Well, when I use Browser I open and close windows a lot faster, and with
more pending messages, than just about any other program that I can think of.
And I found that very rarely Browser would guru on closing a window. I
tried tracing it under SDB, but it seemed timing dependent. It never happened
under SDB. It was definitely Browser doing it... and it wasn't any obvious
booboos like replying to messages from a closed window. I eventually gave up
on it because I wanted to get 1.6 out. I'll probably try again at a later date.

I asked about it on this group when I had the problems, without any useful
responses (got half a dozen copies of CloseWindowSafely. Thanks, folks).

Anyway, while it's possible to share IDCMPs it's certainly not easy. You have
to be VERY careful... when I figure out just how careful I'll be sure to let
you know. I suspect there are programs out there with the same problems I had
that just haven't been exersized enough (how often do you close windows? How
about 6 at once with pending mouse clicks and resize messages?).
-- 
Peter "Have you hugged your wolf today" da Silva  `-_-'  Hackercorp.
...texbell!sugar!peter, or peter@sugar.uu.net      'U`