The trick here is to start your mail reader on desk 2 (use the
StartsOnDesk function in the database). Then, you should close it every
time you're done, and when you click on the icon, you'll change desks when
it opens.
Alternatively, I bet, you could use the built-in "Warp" function. I
haven't really thought about how, but it _is_ an AS function, so it ought
to work.
A
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On Fri, 7 May 1999, Ashley Ward wrote:
> Hi...
>
> Apologies for jumping straight in and asking a question before reading the
> list, but I can't find an answer to this in the FAQ or man pages.
>
> I've got 'xmailbox' to appear, swallowed in Wharf. I want to be able to
> click on this icon and have AfterStep change to the Mail Desk, which I can
> do with the command 'Desk 0 2'.
>
> Unfortunately Wharf only accepts built in commands or Wharf commands, and I
> can see no way to do two things at once. I've tried using a function, eg
>
> Function "Swallow-and-Move"
> Swallow "xmailbox" xmailbox &
> Desk 0 2
> EndFunction
> *Wharf xmailbox - Swallow-and-Move
>
> but Wharf cannot cope with function definitions, it seems.
>
> I cannot get xmailbox to execute something to perform this task, as
> switching desks requires communication with AfterStep, I guess.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Ash.
>
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