PE>> I now understand what you are saying, so let me rephrase my question.
 PE>> I have a task A and a task B.  Task A runs in the background, and I
 PE>> might have task B in the foreground. However, I want task A to have
 PE>> priority at all times.  How do I tell OS/2 to do this?  BFN.

 RS> Thats done in the settings for the icon which will run in the
 RS> background. Part of the reason why things you want quite a bit of
 RS> control over should have their own icons, so you can fiddle with their
 RS> settings.

Task A has its own icon, but I can't figure out how to change the settings.
Can't find them anywhere actually.  Mind elaborating?  BFN.

Paul

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