Re: RO3.1, C dbox's and 3d icons

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1 total messages Started by Pete Goodwin Sat, 21 Nov 1992 21:21

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Author: Pete Goodwin
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 21:21

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In article <921119230327@kernow.demon.co.uk>, vulch@kernow.demon.co.uk (Anthony Frost) writes...
> 
>  > I knew about the bug in 3.1 with 3d icons on exit, and I've
>  > coded around that. What I didn't know was that there's
>  > another bug - actually more serious. 
> 
>  > On some occaisons, I get an 'Internal Trap', then EVERY task
>  > generates an address exception until the desktop vanishes
>  > leaving me at the '*' prompt. Anyone else seen this one? 
> 
>Yup! At 03873B74? I think it is the same bug rather than a different one
>though. I got round it by replacing the dbox_dispose() with a call to an
>alarm function in the same way as for closing a normal window. pass "(void
>*) d" as the alarm handle and you can cast it back and dispose of it when
>all is clear. I am told setting the button type to one of the notify on
>release flavours is an alternative cure.

At address 03873B6C (close!). I fixed it with a delayed dispose (via alarm).
Unfortunately, using 'release' didn't solve the problem.

Pete Goodwin
goodwin@edieng.enet.dec.com

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