# To subscribers of the xforms list from Angus Leeming <angus.leeming@btopenworld.com> :
On Sunday 18 May 2003 11:14 pm, Rob Lahaye wrote:
> Angus Leeming wrote:
> > On Wednesday 14 May 2003 2:58 pm, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> >>I forward a mail that was not send to the right address. Please try to
> >>keep Rob in cc: [rob what about subscribing to the list? it is very
> >>low volume anyway]
> >>
> >>It seems indeed that goodies use fl_goodies_atclose() as atclose
> >>handler, and that it is not really adequate. I am not sure what we
> >>should do about that? Do we want to close goodies from WM? Or can we
> >>tell the WM that these windows cannot be closed?
> >>
> >>JMarc
> >
> > I see John Levon posted me a possible patch. Is this the same bug?
>
> John's patch changes the problem, but doesn't solve it.
> I have tested this patch on current LyX:
>
> When the choices dialog pops up (e.g. close a 'changed' document),
> LyX goes in a sort of freeze state to wait for the result of the
> choices dialog. This freeze state stops as soon as one of the buttons
> in the choices dialog is pressed.
>
> However, when I use the window-destoy on the choices dialog, indeed the
> dialog disappears without quiting LyX, but LyX itself is still in a
> freeze state.
>
> My guess is that LyX is waiting for the a button return from the
> now hidden choices dialog; or something like this.
>
> So the result of this patch: using the window destroy of the choices
> dialog does now not quit the main application, but the main app is
> hanging/waiting.
>
> I hope this helps.
A problem described is a problem half solved already. Thanks for the info.
Angus
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