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Jud: Your technique seems to bypass CDirector::Close() as well. It seems to do some checking for multiple concurrent close requests and exceptions that occur during the close. I wonder if it's prudent to skip two whole levels of the TCL, especially when you consider future updates. Until I hear from…

Jud: I have to agree with you: TCL 2.0 seems a million miles off, especially when you have real work to do today. I hear what you're saying about overriding the TCL instead of modifying it, but that's far from an ideal solution for me. It's the classic TCL catch-22:…

>>>the instance variable is not global, so what do I refer to when I want to say "x->addrow()"?

>>>Anybody have a generalized piece of code for drawing dis-abled panes in gray?"

I am converting a project developed under TCL 1.1.2 to TCL 1.1.3. A change which has been made to CDialogDirector is causing me some confusion. — The problem is that CDialogDirector::Close() now refuses to close modal dialogs, as follows: … if (itsWindow->IsModal()) { dismissCmd = cmdClose; return TRUE; // CDirector::Close()…

Rod: System 7 File Sharing 'locks in' any mounted volumes when it starts up, even if they aren't explicitly shared. To avoid getting your CDs 'trapped', don't start up with a CD in the drive. When starting up, wait until the Mac reaches the Finder, and then at least 20…