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Re: A Retort (was Re: blackening the screen)

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Subject: Re: A Retort (was Re: blackening the screen)
From: Carlo Rubini <osb at bttb dot net dot bd>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 06:33:46 +0600
>--- Thomas Reed (thomasareed at earthlink dot net) on 6.12.01 8:04 PM wrote:

>>the way I would prefer (sorry if I repeat myself) 
>>would be a call to the toolbox in order to blacken the screen; but how to 
>>do it?
>
>Well, there is no such thing.  EVERY app that does this uses a 
>full-screen window.  Of course, apps written in C have more control over 
>how events are handled and can simply not bring that window to the front 
>at all.
>
>And let me note that the fading of the screen mentioned in another post 
>will fade ALL the screen, not just a background area.
>
good to know, thanks

carlo

osb dot bdesh at katamail dot com



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