In article ... A.Sloman@uk.ac.bham.cs ("A.Sloman") writes:
I asked:
> I'd like to be able to provoke XVed into editing a file ``from the
> outside'', ie, by running a script or program. [Note that I have
> an XVed already running, and that's the one I'd like to open up
> the new window.]
>
> How might I go about this?
Aaron replied:
Here's a quick answer, which I am sure you can refine as needed.
....
Then use sys_timer to make a program check every N seconds whether the
file exists, and if so do something with it. E.g. something like this:
The only problem with this is that N would have to be at most 1 sec.
I'd rather have a technique that could prod Ved on demand. Is there a
spare signal I could use?
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