slang@bmerh563.bnr.ca (Steven Langlois) (03/15/91)
Typically the Notification Manager is used to notify the user
that a background program wants to come to the foreground because
something has happened which requires a user interaction. In
particular, the Notification Manager will present a SICN alternating
with the Apple symbol in the menu bar. What if the foreground
application wants to do present the same interface for some action?
For example, QuickKeys 2 will alternate the Apple symbol with
a microphone SICN when recording a script. Does it follow the Mac
interface guidelines to do this and if so does it use the Notification
Manager. I have a similar need in my program where the user can
record a script and play it back. I want to indicate the fact
that a script is being recorded or played through the user interface.
I want to use a similar technique but only if it follows the
interface guidelines. If it does not, what is an alternative?
Is the Notification Manager available when running Finder and
not MultiFinder?
I guess to summarize my questions, I want to know
1) Is the Notification Manager available when running Finder?
2) Is it OK for the foreground application to use the Notification
Manager to alternate a SICN with the Apple symbol in the menu bar?
3) If the answer to question 2 is NO then what alternative would
follow the Mac Interface guidelines?
Thanks, Steven Langlois
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