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 ISDN Basic Rate Access BNR, a subsidiary of Northern Telecom Bitnet: slang@bnr.ca Bitnet from AppleLink: slang@bnr.ca@DASNET#