07010532.txt 01-Jul-00


Subject: Re: 5.2e app protected mode on NT: FT_IAMIDLE
From: "Ray" <replyin@newsgroup.only>

>
The only problem I've seen so far is regarding the
  ft_ontick() usage.
It seems that in Windows 9x (but not NT) if you have the
  idle sensitivity setting to the middle or above and you
  put the window in the background, all processing stops.
  The fix is to set the idle sensitivity slide to the lowest
  setting.
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On NT 4 SP6a, an idle sensitivity setting of full low (left)
  causes 100% processor usage for me. I have to bring it up
  to about 1/3 above full low and then I get release.

FWIW,
Ray

Subject: Re: 5.2e app protected mode on NT: FT_IAMIDLE
From: Phil Barnett <dev.nul@iag.net>

Yes, I noted that this is not needed on NT.
The problem we were having was that when we would minimize a
  window, it would stop processing. This is not handy when
  you want them to keep processing, minimized or not.
I often start processes and minimize them to get them off
  the main screen so I can do something else. I couldn't do
  that with the default settings under 95 after i used the
  ft_ontick( {|| ol_yield() }, 8 ).
In general, it's bad to suspend all processing on background
  Clipper tasks, because it could leave an index locked up.

Phil Barnett