nala@ihlpl.ATT.COM (A. Flora-Holmquist) (07/25/88)
Greetings fellow IIgs programmers: I am writing my first desktop program that utilizes windows and the taskmaster. I can create windows just fine in response to selected menu items. However, when clicking the window close box, the window does not close, although the close box is highlighted when clicked. Reading the taskmaster pseudocode in the toolbox ref I thought the window close routines are called when the close box is called. Did I misunderstand the taskmaster psuedocode that deals with the close box? Would someone give me a helpful hint. I will continue to read the references I know the info is in there somewhere. Thanks, Al Flora-Holmquist ihnp4!ihlpl!nala
prw@meccsd.MECC.MN.ORG (Paul R. Wenker) (07/26/88)
In article <5970@ihlpl.ATT.COM> nala@ihlpl.ATT.COM (A. Flora-Holmquist) writes: >...However, when clicking the window close box, the window >does not close, although the close box is highlighted when clicked.... Since there may be some cleanup associated with closing a window (i.e. closing a file, disposing of memory) that is specific to each application, TaskMaster just returns a 'wInGoAway' code when the user clicks in the close box. The 'wmTaskData' field of the event record will contain a pointer to the window that needs to be closed. If the window is one of your own, just do whatever cleanup is necessary and then call CloseWindow. If the window is not yours, just pass the window pointer to CloseNDAbyWinPtr. Paul R. Wenker prw@meccsd MECC, Technical Services
keith@Apple.COM (Keith Rollin) (07/26/88)
In article <5970@ihlpl.ATT.COM> nala@ihlpl.ATT.COM (A. Flora-Holmquist) writes: >items. However, when clicking the window close box, the window >does not close, although the close box is highlighted when clicked. >Reading the taskmaster pseudocode in the toolbox ref I thought the >window close routines are called when the close box is called. TaskMaster calls TrackgoAway. It does NOT close the window. It will return the message 'wInGoAway', in response to which you should call CloseWindow or HideWindow. Keith Rollin amdahl\ Developer Technical Support pyramid!sun !apple!keith Apple Computer decwrl/ "You can do what you want to me, but leave my computer alone!"
JWANKERL@UTCVM.BITNET (Josef Wankerl) (08/02/88)
Al,
I think I know what your problem is.
If you can close your window using the close item from the File menu
and you can't using the close box on the window, then the following
MIGHT be your problem:
You have not told TaksMaster what to do when you click in the
close box. I believe the table item is called 'in goaway' or
something like that. Set the 'in goaway' item in the TaskMaster
event lookup table to be the entry to your close routine that you
call from the File menu and your problem should be solved.
-Gonzo
p.s. That might not be your problem, but it is one that I had
for a few days.STEIN@UCONNVM.BITNET (Alan Stein) (08/07/88)
What TaskMaster does with the window may depend on the event mask you sent to the stack before calling it. ARPA: stein%uconnvm.bitnet@mitvma.mit.edu Alan H. Stein BITNET: STEIN@UCONNVM University of Connecticut UUCP: ...ihnp4!psuvax1!UCONNVM.BITNET!STEIN at Waterbury CompuServe: 71545,1500 Genie: ah.stein Department of Mathematics