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From: goldman@apple.com (Phil Goldman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Checking for MF (was Re: Need some MF help)
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Date: 6 Apr 89 23:42:24 GMT
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In article <2749@pegasus.ATT.COM> ech@pegasus.ATT.COM (Edward C Horvath) 
writes:
> This works fine EXCEPT when the application is part of a "Set Startup"
> set and does not wind up frontmost.  The app is set up in background,
> and stays in background, but doesn't receive an initial Resume OR 
Suspend.
> 
> Minor, but several of my users have complained about it. Simplest fix for
> Apple is just to make sure startup apps get a Suspend event (preferably
> excepting the frontmost app).

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.

-Phil Goldman
Apple Computer