Re: modeless menus

From:
"AliR \(VC++ MVP\)" <AliR@online.nospam>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Tue, 2 Sep 2008 14:12:14 -0500
Message-ID:
<adgvk.34$Z64.10@flpi143.ffdc.sbc.com>
And I bet you are pumping message in it.
I'm sorry to inform you but you will have to put that code in a thread.
There will be way too many things that will disrupt the message pump in your
loop.

AliR.

"James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5408049E-4AD4-4404-AE35-7FF131C887C6@microsoft.com...

Yes, In our App's InitInstance, we have a while loop that exits when the
App
Quits or Closes.

--
Thanks, James

"AliR (VC++ MVP)" wrote:

Do you happen to be running your simulation in a loop?

AliR.

"james b" <jamesb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B08AB86F-449F-4546-BEE6-7681CDF4CCFC@microsoft.com...

Yes, my application code stops when either ALT key pressed or
Left-click
of
nouse on a menu.

The application code continues (from where it was paused) after the
menu
browsing is stopped (pressing ALT again or clicking mouse somewhere
else
than
the menus.)
--
bundgaj

"AliR (VC++ MVP)" wrote:

That does not seem like normal behavior. Are you saying that your
code
stops executing when the user opens a menu? Is this a right click
menu
or
the menu on the main frame?

More detail on the problem would probably be helpful.

AliR.

"james b" <jamesb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EBB432F7-7DB3-4254-8883-FED6092DDD6B@microsoft.com...

How did you implement you modeless menus?

I have a simulation that pauses execution whenever a menu item is
selected
and I would rather the simulation continue to execute during menu
browsing.

The application is (MFC) Dialog based.
--
bundgaj

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