Doesn't asynchronous mean that pshow would show the window after the wd command exited?
If so, would it make sense to have some sort of "continue" or "deferred" option on pshow, which would indicate that the developer is comfortable with pshow having a delayed effect rather than cancelling pending commands? Thanks, -- Raul On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 11:51 AM bill lam <bbill....@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think pshow is asynchronous because the underlying Qt function it calls > is also asynchronous. > > On Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 12:14 AM Raul Miller <rauldmil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > https://github.com/jsoftware/qtide/blob/master/lib/wd/wd.cpp > > > > I'm looking at the implementation of wd, and I'm trying to figure out > > why I can't use both pshow and qhwndc in the same sequence of wd > > commands. > > > > Can anyone here help me understand this issue? > > > > Here's a demonstration: > > > > win_close=: {{ wd'pclose'}} > > echo wd {{)n > > pc win; > > minwh 300 300; > > cc gl opengl flush; > > pshow; > > qhwndc gl; > > }} > > > > Here, there's no result from qhwndc. > > > > If the pshow line is moved below the qhwndc line, the child handle > > appears but the window no longer pops up. > > > > Of course, I can work around this issue using two invocations of wd -- > > but I would like to understand why this is necessary. And, currently, > > I don't really know what I'm looking for. (Nor is this a documented > > issue, inthe command reference -- > > https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Guides/Window_Driver/Command_Reference > > -- nor anywhere else that I've noticed.) > > > > Any insights would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > Raul > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
