Re: windows open/save file dialog prevents emacs window from redrawing

[Jason Rumney]

"Robert Marshall" <robert@chezmarshall.freeserve.co.uk> writes:

> In GNU Emacs 21.1.1 (i386-msvc-windows98.2222)
> 
> If you select File->Open File off the emacs menubar and then want some
> information out of the current emacs buffer in order to determine
> where/which file you want and try moving the dialog a bit in order to
> see it, emacs doesn't redraw the newly exposed area. You have to close
> the popped up dialog in order to force a refresh.

Thanks for the report. I will add something to etc/PROBLEMS, since
this problem can't be fixed without a significant change in the
architecture to suit MS Windows synchronous message handling (as
opposed to X's asynchronous handling through callbacks).

-- 
Jason Rumney