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to: DENIS BOYLES
from: SYLVAIN LAUZON
date: 1997-04-03 20:13:00
subject: Interrupts

 > line, by program would check for it's hot keys. If the key is
 > detected to
 > turn the palette gray, then this code is executed. Upon
 > completion of changing
 > the palette, the program exits frm the handler as normal. I
 > this case the
 > foreground program would be interrupted for a brief moment.
 Or remembering the hot-key pressed? And waits for the keyboard interrupt
 poll the activated program? Instead having the activated program waiting
 for a key.
 > I suppose it depends on what sort of TSR your developing that
 > would determine
 > it's interaction with the system. A simple one like my
 > palette changer for
 > example allows things to continue on. However a more
 > complicated one like a
 > popup TSR program would probably stop things.
Cool! The palette changer. How long did it take to build? I remember about a 
thing like that on my old PC with the GEM window type software.
See you Denis! :-)
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