Thanks Martin, I'll try that, it just sounds like that might work now you mention it. It definitely is the answer dialog that is causing the problem. Don't know why I didn't think of it. Poor old brain overtaxed.
I'm pretty sure that will work. Thanks again. Pat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Baxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "How to use Revolution" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 11:25 PM Subject: Re: Desperately seeking help. iconify. uniconify. close from task bar. answer. ms reportable error? > Pat, > > This looks a bit like the answer dialog itself is causing the problem. I > have seen it behave like this and in fact have long since given up using it > as a result. (I've had similar problems with ask, but not so often.) > > I would try making a simple custom dialog to substitute for answer, and see > if the problem goes away. > > HTH > > Martin Baxter > > >Trevor, > > > >The error is > > > >winxp the Microsoft .."has encountered an problem and need to close. We are > >sorry for the incovenience...etc. Please tell microsoft about this problem > >etc" > > > >win98 & 95 "This program has peformed an illegal operation and will be shut > >down" > > > > > >The shutdownrequest, closestackrequest etc. all get received OK and the > >handler runs until it reaches the answer box. > >In any case this problem occurs even if you make an empty stack, with a > >handler that just has the answer box, to deal with the close from the > >taskbar. > > > >I have tried setting the iconic to true, but of course the answer box is > >still in the same handler. > > > >I could probably just set the iconic to true which would force the user to > >close the stack from the menu or the close box. They might think it is a bit > >strange when they close from the taskbar and then the stack opens up. But > >there doesn't seem to be any other way out. > > > >This is obviously some kind of weird bug that nobody has noticed before. As > >far as I can tell it doesn't happen in 2.5 (I don't know about 2.2) > > > >Pat > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Trevor DeVore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "How to use Revolution" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 6:00 PM > >Subject: Re: Desperately seeking help. iconify. uniconify. close from task > >bar. answer. ms reportable error? > > > > > >> On Jul 31, 2004, at 12:27 AM, Pat Trendler wrote: > >> > >> > Thanks Trevor, > >> > > >> > Yes you understand right. It is when the user right clicks on the > >> > task bar > >> > and chooses close. Otherwise, shutdownrequest etc. work OK if the user > >> > maximises first. It's only if the user does it from the taskbar. > >> > > >> > The same thing happens if I try to trap at the shutdownrequest if the > >> > stack > >> > is minimized. As soon as it hit the answer box I get the error. > >> > >> What is the error exactly? That the shutdownrequest message is not > >> received? If that is the case might want to check the > >> closeStackRequest message as well. > >> > >> If the shutdownRequest message is being received then you could try > >> setting the iconic property of the stack to "true" before asking the > >> user to save. That should maximize the stack again. > >> > >> -- > >> Trevor DeVore > >> Blue Mango Multimedia > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-revolution mailing list > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > >_______________________________________________ > >use-revolution mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
