Re: RE : [AL] GUI problem

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> int
> my_slider_proc ( int msg, DIALOG *d, int c )
> {
>     static int old_value = -1;
> 
>     if ( msg == MSG_IDLE ) {
>         int value = d->d2;
> 
>         if ( value != old_value ) {
>            /* Position has changed. */
>             adjust_other_things(value);
>             old_value = value;
>         }
> 
>         return D_O_K;
>     }
> 
>     return d_slider_proc(msg, d, c);
> }
> 
> That's untested, but hopefully it will get the idea across.  There
> are some downfalls to that approach.  For instance, it's not
> re-entrant; you can't have multiple instances of my_slider_proc(). 

Ok, this isn't directly related to the topic, but: what DOES non-reentrant
mean??? In palantir docs they say all the libc functions are non-reentrant
so you can't use them with multi-tasking enabled... but what DOES
non-reentrant mean??!?!?

THanks,