--- a/DeviceGraphicsContext.st	Thu Jan 29 12:57:12 1998 +0100
+++ b/DeviceGraphicsContext.st	Thu Jan 29 13:12:42 1998 +0100
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@
 
 initialize
     Lobby isNil ifTrue:[
-	Lobby := Registry new.
+        Lobby := Registry new.
     ]
+
+    "Modified: / 29.1.1998 / 12:56:12 / cg"
 ! !
 
 !DeviceGraphicsContext class methodsFor:'instance creation'!
@@ -3456,8 +3458,11 @@
 
     gcId notNil ifTrue:[^ self].
     drawableId isNil ifTrue:[
-        self error:'drawing attempt on closed drawable'.
-        ^ self
+        "/
+        "/ the drawable has been closed (or was never open)
+        "/ no drawing is possible.
+        "/
+        ^ DrawingOnClosedDrawableSignal raiseRequest
     ].
     self createGC.
 
@@ -3535,7 +3540,7 @@
 "/        device setFont:id in:gcId
 "/    ]
 
-    "Modified: 24.4.1997 / 12:00:14 / cg"
+    "Modified: / 29.1.1998 / 12:55:24 / cg"
 !
 
 initialize
@@ -3760,6 +3765,6 @@
 !DeviceGraphicsContext class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview/DeviceGraphicsContext.st,v 1.54 1998-01-27 18:57:31 tz Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview/DeviceGraphicsContext.st,v 1.55 1998-01-29 12:12:42 cg Exp $'
 ! !
 DeviceGraphicsContext initialize!