Its clear, but I think there's no need to prevent the user from 
interacting with the rest of the system. Wouldn't it be better to 
feedback the user with a mouse shape change indicating that the 
Squeakmap Package Browser is opening (ala Windows or any other operating 
system), and give the user immediate control over the system?

Marian

Tom Phoenix wrote:
> On 9/29/05, Mariano Montone <mariano_montone at yahoo.com.ar> wrote:
>   
>> why does the opening of, in example, the
>> Squeakmap Package Browser block the whole Squeak environment?
>>     
>
> There is a single User Interface (UI) process, which responds to the
> user's mouse clicks and other events. While it's busy, additional user
> events must wait.
>
> The code which opens the Squeakmap Package Browser could (probably) be
> done in the background with a change to a method or two. This wouldn't
> make it open any faster, but it would return control to the user
> sooner. (The user might wonder what is happening, during the moments
> before the update is complete.)
>
> Does that tell you what you need? Cheers!
>
> --Tom Phoenix
>
>
>   


	

	
		
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