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From: Bill Taylor <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Grey-out of the screen
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 23:55:18 -0400
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Yes, this is what I would expect. The problem is when the window needing
response is buried and cannot be brought to the front. When this occurs
killing the instance of TMG is difficult at best. Even ctl-alt-del and killing
it usually fails. To get around this I use the program, procexp.exe. It works
wonders in killing program executions.

This is just another reason I would like to have windows lifted and allowed
outside the main window. Child windows have always had limitations.

Bill

On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 17:40:18 -0700, you wrote:

>On or about 04/03/05 05:45 a carrier pigeon from Bill Taylor delivered:
>>Why is it necessary to click "Window > Center the current window" to set
>>focus. TMG should check focus and raise the window to the top if necessary,
>>before displaying a window to the user.
>
> Hypothesis: A matter of timing between the window initially being
>created (in Windows) and actually being displayed -- the "undisplayed"
>window may be getting built, but before it is rendered the focus shifts to
>the main program window (which the OS now puts in front), THEN the, now
>hidden window, is set as a modal dialog (meaning it must be responded to be
>other windows of the program respond).



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