Hey IOhannes,
Any reason not to use the "tkwait visibility .pdwindow.tcl.entry" option? I think its preferable because it keeps things symmetic, i.e. grab/ungrab. It'll only cause the GUI to pause, 'pd' will still keep loading.
http://pure-data.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pure-data/branches/pd-gui-rewrit...
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