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(mgp-users 00344) Re: problem with %system



>Hi, I'm been trying for hours to solve this problem with no success, so
>I'm hoping someone out there might be able to help me.
>I'm trying to have X applications pop up at certain times, so I'm using
>the %system command to call them.  However, the application runs but
>doesn't show itself.  I have confirmed that the application is running,
>so it's window must be hiding behind the MagicPoint slide, and I can't
>get it to come up to the top.  And I've tried very simple apps like
>xclock with no success.  %xsystem works, but I can't use it since mouse
>events over embedded apps go to magicpoint and not the embedded app.

	could you try "mgp -o"?  with -o, mgp will not invade the
	whole screen and child application will run happy.

itojun