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// dialog_messagebox.cpp

#include "../common.h"

// prototypes of local functions

static void StartThread_ThisDialog (void *thread_parms);

void DialogBox_Message (messagebox_t *messagebox_parms)

{

   // helper function to fire up the modeless dialog box

   is_dialogbox_displayed = true;

   _beginthread (StartThread_ThisDialog, 0, (void *) messagebox_parms); // fire up the thread

   return; // return as soon as the thread is fired up

}

void DialogBox_Message_Validated (void)

{

   // callback function called by the main game thread when the dialog box is validated

   // remember this callback is no longer to be called

   is_dialogbox_message_validated = false;

   return; // finished

}

static void StartThread_ThisDialog (void *thread_parms)

{

   // this function runs in a separate thread, for that's the only way (seemingly)

   // to implement a non-modal message box using the Common Controls library.

   messagebox_t *mb;

   mb = (messagebox_t *) thread_parms; // quick access to message box structure

   // display the message box and wait for it to return

   MessageBox (IsWindow (mb->hWndParent) ? mb->hWndParent : (IsWindow (hMainWnd) ? hMainWnd : NULL), mb->text, mb->title, mb->flags);

   is_dialogbox_message_validated = true;

   is_dialogbox_displayed = false;

   the_board.reevaluate = true; // refresh the GUI buttons if needed

   return; // _endthread() implied

}