oliver@thelink.UUCP (Joel Sumner) (06/23/88)
A Ok.. Here is another idea that I ran across for all enterprising individuals (which may be me in a few years)... I notice that the GET_NEXT_EVENT can only produce 16 different results (this is from the "Programmer's Introductions to the Apple IIgs") with number 9 being the 'switchEvt' (supposedly not supported yet). I imagine that this is intended as something in the "SWITCHER" realm but could this be used to tell the program to make a 'Switch' back to whatever program is controlling the Multitasking.. (Is there any way to even use it since it is unsupported?)... Another little didy... Since NDA's are just regular programs that don't start up any tools (except for the ones that they may need that aren't already there)... Is there any way to make the machine think that a program is a New Desk Accessory? (Multi Finder already switches Applications by use of the Apple Menu [I think, I am not a Mac II person]) There is already a provision for giving an NDA 'time' to do whatever... The only problem to this appears if you ever watch your CLOCK.NDA while you use the Standard File box or other commands that involves disk access, it seems to skip a few seconds in there.. I am not sure how that can be gotten around. Maybe that kicks the 'Telecom Prog and another program multitasking idea' out the window by that method but it would allow some rudimentary multitasking (after all, just like with NDA's, the current application gets priority over the backround ones doesn't it?) Well, that is just my idea coming out of my demented brain so you can do with it what you want (Just please don't turn on the flame gun.. I am quite a novice programmer with big ideas and no way in the world to make them a reality... Just take my ideas and throw them out the window if you don't like them..Suggestions appreciated....) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | oliver@thelink.UUCP |AT&T (219) 291-8343| GEnie K.SUMNER [Joel] | | (Joel Sumner) |----------------------------------------------------| |USnail 1505 Sheffield Ct. | It is always darkest before the lights go out | | South Bend, IN 46614| | !--------------------------------------------------------------------------!
keith@Apple.COM (Keith Rollin) (06/23/88)
In article <146@thelink.UUCP> oliver@thelink.UUCP (Joel Sumner) writes: > [stuff about existance of Switch events ] >'switchEvt' (supposedly not supported yet). I imagine that this is intended >as something in the "SWITCHER" realm but could this be used to tell the >program to make a 'Switch' back to whatever program is controlling the >Multitasking.. (Is there any way to even use it since it is >unsupported?)... Please don't confuse "Reserved" with "Unsupported"! Page 7-14 of the GS ToolBox reference manual states that Switch events are not implemented at this time. Anyone trying to usurp them for their own use may be introuble if/when Apple decides to do so multi-tasking. We provide you with 4 user-definable event types. If you need more than 4, you can extend their defintions by passing back specific messages in the event record (placed there with PostEvent). > > Another little didy... Since NDA's are just regular programs that don't >start up any tools (except for the ones that they may need that aren't >already there)... Is there any way to make the machine think that a program >is a New Desk Accessory? (Multi Finder already switches Applications by use Unfortunately, NDA's aren't that closely related to regular applications. They are structured a little differently, and actually are expected to accept some calls that normal applications don't get (like "CursorAction")