Excellent, thank you Marc your advice worked perfectly. For reference the corrected code reads:
> import Graphics.UI.GLUT > main = do > getArgsAndInitialize > createWindow "" > actionOnWindowClose $= ContinueExectuion > mainLoop Dave, On 31/07/07, Marc A. Ziegert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > in old glut, the main loop was the core of the single threaded program. > exiting it did mean to exit the program completely. > in freeglut, you have alternatives. but for compatibility, it defaults to the > old behaviour. > > <http://haskell.org/ghc/docs/latest/html/libraries/GLUT/Graphics-UI-GLUT-Begin.html#v%3AExit> > > - marc > > > Am Dienstag, 31. Juli 2007 19:16 schrieb Dave Tapley: > > Hi everyone, I have the following skeleton GLUT code: > > > > > import Graphics.UI.GLUT > > > main = do > > > getArgsAndInitialize > > > createWindow "" > > > mainLoop > > > > It loads into both hugs and ghci fine and when 'main' is evaluated an > > empty window opens as expected. > > However when closing the window (clicking the window manager's x > > button) both hugs and ghci exit with the window, as opposed to > > returning to the the 'Main>' prompt. > > > > I suspect I need some callback to exit the GUI cleanly? > > > > Cheers, > > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > > Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org > > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe > > > > _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
