[Lazarus] when a form is shown modal, it blocked the timer from firing

[Dennis]

I noticed when I aForm.showModal, the timer event seem to stop firing.
Is there anyway I can keep the timer event firing even when I show modal 
a form?

I noticed that if I Application.MessgeBox, it does not block the timer 
event but that message box behaves just like a showmodal form.
Why is there a difference?

Dennis
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