timer vs. itimer

[gnus] / lisp / gnus-demon.el

diff --git a/lisp/gnus-demon.el b/lisp/gnus-demon.el
index 75b8765..40d6d06 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/gnus-demon.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus-demon.el
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 (require 'nnmail)
 (require 'gnus-util)
 (eval-and-compile
-  (if (string-match "XEmacs" (emacs-version))
+  (if (featurep 'xemacs)
       (require 'itimer)
     (require 'timer)))
 
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ time Emacs has been idle for IDLE `gnus-demon-timestep's."
     ;; sufficiently ripe.
     (let ((handlers gnus-demon-handler-state)
          (gnus-inhibit-demon t)
+         ;; Try to avoid dialog boxes, e.g. by Mailcrypt.
+         ;; Unfortunately, Emacs 20's `message-or-box...' doesn't
+         ;; obey `use-dialog-box'.
+         use-dialog-box (last-nonmenu-event 10)
          handler time idle)
       (while handlers
        (setq handler (pop handlers))