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Re: [MiNT] XaAES doesn't respect wind_update?



On Mon, 2010-12-06 at 23:15 +0100, Henk Robbers wrote:
> > I don't think this is a bug. XaAES runs form_dial()-sessions in a window
> > without blocking the AES or other applications. I find this feature
> > extremely useful.
> 
> Applications can call wind_update for any reason.
> It is mentioned before, if a application already locked the screen,
> XaAES behaves in the classical way. Because the AES cant know what is
> on the screen after the screen has been locked by a app, it cannot
> decide on the redraw mechanisms and it must respect the lock.

That's true. But how useful is it? Such applications can be run in
single-mode. The current behaviour is very useful. Simple GUI-tools can
be written using form_dial, and they don't block other applications when
running.

Jo Even