How to trigger LMB outside a window

[javierdlr]

Hi, just almost finished docky support in Mixer, my only problem is when I show/open DockWindow I quit such window with RMB, ok no problem, but want to quit such window when I click LMB outside the DockWindow too.
Is it possible to trigger such LMB_outside_DockWindow?

Is there some kind/sort of signalbit/mask to add to Wait()?
Creating a input.device MsgPort and "point" to LMB?

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..
OpenDockWindow(Props[CurrentProp].MasterFaderNr);
while( !ProcessDockWindow(DockWindow) )
{
 Wait( (1L << (DockWindow->UserPort->mp_SigBit)) );
}
FreeDockWindow();
..


ULONG ProcessDockWindow(struct Window *Win)
{
 struct IntuiMessage *my_message;
 ULONG closeme = 0, MsgClass = 0;
 
 while( (my_message = (struct IntuiMessage *)GT_GetIMsg(Win->UserPort)) )
 {
  MsgClass = my_message->Class;
  code = my_message->Code;
  GT_ReplyIMsg(my_message);

  switch(MsgClass)
  {
..

TIA

[gazelle]

The only thing I can think of is also requesting IDCMP_INACTIVEWINDOW events. When you left click outside a window it becomes inactive.

[javierdlr]

The only thing I can think of is also requesting IDCMP_INACTIVEWINDOW events. When you left click outside a window it becomes inactive.

But my problem is that as soon as I click outside the DockWindow (its becomes InactiveWindow) my loop (while...) stays on 'Wait( (1L << (DockWindow->UserPort->mp_SigBit)) );' and waits forever until a click (again) inside my DockWindow, is there a signal I can "create"/add to 'Wait()' like 'wsig = 1L << (Screen->ClickOnLMB_SignalBit)' or 'Input->ClickOnLMB'?

[thomasrapp]

Why do you want to hear about clicks outside of your window? What do you expect to happen in your window if the user clicks into another window?

IMHO IDCMP_INACTIVEWINDOW is exactly the right way to hear about a click (the first click) outside of your window.

[javierdlr]

Why do you want to hear about clicks outside of your window? What do you expect to happen in your window if the user clicks into another window?

IMHO IDCMP_INACTIVEWINDOW is exactly the right way to hear about a click (the first click) outside of your window.

Ups, missed such tag on my 'ProcessDockWindow()', added it and works as expected.
THX (gazelle & thomasrapp) and sorry for being so lame coder

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