>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.
-Thomas
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