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From: ech@pegasus.ATT.COM (Edward C Horvath)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Checking for MF (was Re: Need some MF help)
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Date: 7 Apr 89 18:47:17 GMT
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From article <1234@internal.Apple.COM>, by goldman@apple.com (Phil Goldman):
> MF *does* give background apps a suspend event as the first event.  
> However, like all suspend/resume events the event will be dropped if the 
> app calls _WaitNextEvent/_GetNextEvent/EventAvail with app4 events masked 
> out.  Perhaps this is why your app does not see it.

Thanks, Phil, I'll go look for that.  I don't mask out ANYTHING.
Unfortunately, I also notice that (consistent with ancient guidelines!) my
app calls FlushEvents (allEvents) early...I'll try it with app4Events
unflushed.

=Ned Horvath=