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From: keith@Apple.COM (Keith Rollin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: another tasker idea
Message-ID: <12681@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 23 Jun 88 05:24:28 GMT
References: <146@thelink.UUCP>
Reply-To: keith@apple.apple.com.UUCP (Keith Rollin)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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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")