Re: Bug: can not start a w32 GUI program from Emacs

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > > > It takes quite a while for this to show up. Task Manager says that 
> > > > explorer.exe holds 9,999 GDI objects when it does and each menu access 
> > > > adds 4 to that figure (before it hits the roof).
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > I cannot reproduce this ``4 objects for each menu access'' problem: on
> > > my system, the count goes back down after the menu is closed.
> > >   
> > >       
> > Did you turn StickyKeys on?
> >     
>
> No, of course not.  Are you saying that the problem with start-process
> happens only when StickyKeys are on?
>   

I am saying that it is a bug in MS Windows that is there only when 
StickyKeys is on. When StickyKeys are on 4 GDI obj are lost on each menu 
access.

>   
> > I hardly ever use explorer.
> >     
>
> Then how come you accumulated so many GDI objects for explorer?
>   

I think that depends on how MS Windows organize its windows. Some 
windows, like menu windows and message box windows are owned by explorer.