Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!apple!oliveb!amdahl!pacbell!well!svc From: svc@well.UUCP (Leonard Rosenthol) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Window with no menu bar? Summary: DO NOT DO THIS! Message-ID: <11118@well.UUCP> Date: 26 Mar 89 22:54:36 GMT References: <15866@cup.portal.com> <2214@helios.ee.lbl.gov> <3858@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> Distribution: usa Lines: 21 In article <3858@emory.mathcs.emory.edu>, phssra@mathcs.emory.edu (Scott R. Anderson) writes: > In article <2214@helios.ee.lbl.gov> beard@ux3.lbl.gov (Patrick C Beard) writes: > >In article <15866@cup.portal.com> David_Anthony_Guevara@cup.portal.com writes: > >> [ Discussion to a full screen window] > > It *is* possible to cover the entire screen, including the menu bar, by simply > redefining the variable GrayRgn, which defines the region where windows can be > drawn. > Although this will work, Apple has said before that the GrayRgn is READONLY! You are NOT to modify it! Especially under MF this is an even BIGGER no-no since you are doing this behind the back of other apps and the GrayRgn is a LMGlobal and the effect is VERY interesting. Now that I've done Apple's job for them, I'll expect the check in the mail ;-) -- +--------------------------------------------------+ Leonard Rosenthol | GEnie : MACgician Lazerware, inc. | MacNet: MACgician UUCP: svc@well.UUCP | ALink : D0025