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From: aoki@husc8.HARVARD.EDU (Edwin Aoki)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Windows and other things....
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Date: 17 Feb 90 18:42:29 GMT
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Hello People!!!!

Just a quick question about windows (I'm reasonably familiar with IM I-V
for reference)....

When I'm working on my application, which is a multi-window program, the
OS gives me update events for my front window (and for all other programs
running under MultiFinder) but it doesn't send updates for ANY WINDOW
behind the front. When I bring it to the front, the window updates correctly.


When I force an update event using the Think Debugger and launching into
the update code (by modifying the EventRec), I get updates correctly for
the windows correctly.  What am I doing wrong?

Some specs: 

Mac II/2MB
MultiFinder/Finder no difference
System 6.0.3/Finder 6.1
Think C 4.0
Compiling the program doesn't help

Inits/etc. NO DIFFERENCE!!! And I'm really confused.

The only thing that might be different is that I'm I handle NewWindow (or
GetNewWindow, actually) memory management myself.

Please MAIL responses, if possible. I always end up throwing up 30-40
messages because I don't log on enough.  If you have mail restrictions, etc.
then that's fine.  I'll try to read the news.  But please use mail if
at all possible (aoki@husc8.harvard.edu/aoki@husc8.bitnet)

Thanks in advance (also Window Experts please see my next posting)
-Edwin Aoki
(aoki@husc8.harvard.edu
 aoki@husc8.bitnet)