| Re: Widgets in VM [message #38455 is a reply to message #38439] |
Fri, 05 March 2004 10:41  |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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Antonis writes:
> I recently started using VM and it gives me a bit of headache... I
> have a .prj with one application which creates a main widget and when
> certain buttons are pressed it launches secondary widgets which get
> the info from the user and return back to the program flow. In proper
> IDL environment it runs perfectly.
> (I am not using /NO_BLOCK or /MODAL in XMANAGER.) When I run the .sav
> version and a secondary widget is launched, after its destruction, it
> does not return back to the program to process the new info, it just
> stops until I launch again the same widget, only then goes back but of
> course it also re-launches the widget.
> If the above are not very confusing and anybody out there knows the
> reason, I would appreciate to tell be what I am doing wrong.
I'm afraid you are going to have to learn how to write a proper
modal widget. You can't rely on blocking in the VM. Sorry. :-)
These articles might help:
http://www.dfanning.com/widget_tips/modal_blocking.html
http://www.dfanning.com/widget_tips/popup.html
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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