RE: My windows, they be flashin'!

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Seems to me that rstdsp is the culprit.  There may be a workaround (or
standard procedure followed by competent programmers)  that I don't know
about, but my windows flash when I use rstdsp.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Barber [mailto:mboceanside@worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 7:20 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: My windows, they be flashin'!
> 
> 
> Not knowing the structure of your program: any time I use windows,
> I do NOT use any of the "special" keywords at all when I define
> the window display.... I use SDA(as you do I guess) and it just
> pops up when you EXFMT.  Is this a subfile inside a window by
> any chance ??? I have done experiments where I placed 6 or more
> windows on top of each other and that works just fine... The window
> simply goes away when you hit enter, but you mention that you 
> "redisplay" the window so I wonder what you are trying to do with
> this window ??? Are you taking data in from the window or is it
> just a "info" window with some message in it ???
> 
> Joe Pluta wrote:
> > 
> > Another exciting "new area of knowledge" question.
> > 
> > This is the first time I've ever used the WINDOW keywords 
> for a display file (up until now I've used the old-fashioned 
> hand-coded screens).  My problem is this: whenever I hit 
> ENTER on the window, it actually goes away (showing the 
> underlying screen) for a moment before the next EXFMT 
> redisplays the window.
> > 
> > My underlying screen has RSTDSP(*YES), and that won't 
> change - and my gut feeling is that RSTDSP has no effect on 
> this particular problem.  My firstt guess is that it has to 
> do with PUTOVR.   Do I need to use PUTOVR on my window (and 
> all the wonderful OVRDTA and OVRATR keywords) in order to 
> suppress this flashing?  Any help greatly appreciated.
> > 
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