Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Martin Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.programmer Subject: Re: TaskWindow Messages - output Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:11:26 +0000 (GMT) Organization: None Lines: 33 Message-ID: <5cb7e6d170News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> References: <61f8e2b75c.Paul@phorefaux> Injection-Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:12:00 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="4c116fbe48f15c0dd5cc7f919c509ff5"; logging-data="1178741"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18hyfaHnc4EjMKlbPj6VC2L" User-Agent: Pluto/3.21a (RISC OS/5.31) NewsHound/v1.54 Cancel-Lock: sha1:u7lUwOwyQ5q9Xg8ZX4ryxHYGkHQ= Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.acorn.programmer:6613 In article <61f8e2b75c.Paul@phorefaux>, Paul Stewart wrote: > Help Please!!! > I think I am probably misunderstanding something and so far appear > to be doing nothing but going around in circles. I've searched > through CSA programmer archives on Google Groups also before > posting. > So I've started a task using SYS"Wimp_StartTask" That is working > fine. > Listening for message &808C2 (TaskWindow_Ego) to grab correct task > handle Again, working fine. > (I can have also tested &808C4 (TaskWindow_Morite) to kill the task) > Now I'm thinking I should be listening for &808C1 > (TaskWindow_Output) to receive the contents of the TaskWindow. Is > that correct? Yes, that is how you see the output to display yourself, interrogate, or lose. You can also send input to the TW by sending a TaskWindow_Input message. Remember to Ack where appropriate! -- Martin Avison Note that unfortunately this email address will become invalid without notice if (when) any spam is received.