Subj : Re: About JS_SuspendRequest
To   : Jun Kim
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Dec 08 2004 03:16 pm

  Re: Re: About JS_SuspendRequest
  By: Jun Kim to netscape.public.mozilla.jseng on Wed Dec 08 2004 01:50 am

 > > > hi. ama-grammer(amatuer programmer, 'cuz I sure am not a PRO) again.
 > > > :)
 > > >
 > > > I'm trying to implement alert() function.
 > > > But the platform does not provide modal dialog. (in mobile platform)
 > > > So I can't simply create a dialog and do "doModal()".
 > > > since it's modaless, it returns right after creating and opening a
 > > > dialog, so I can't seem to hold the script running.
 > > > I need someway to halt the script, and continue later on from where
 > > > it stopped.
 > >
 > > Your alert() function can just poll the message box until it's closed.
 > 
 > Like I said, there's no Modal dialog(message box).
 > Which means, it returns right after the message box window has been opened.
 > So if i open up a message box, it returns right away and go on with the
 > rest of the script. That's the problem that I have.

Do your message/dialog box have some kind of handle that you can poll for its
status (visible or closed or whatever)? Is it possibl you could have the dialog
signal a semaphore when it is closed (a FormClose callback or some such), and
have your alert() function block on that semaphore? There's got to be way...

                                                  digital man

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