diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index ce0f85192f..9a7e98c7ae 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -25734,3 +25734,10 @@ Rom    9 Mar 2005
     clientgui/
         MainFrame.cpp
         MainDocument.cpp
+
+David  9 Mar 2005
+	- core client: allow show_graphics RPCs even for results
+		that are not currently scheduled
+
+	client/
+		gui_rpc_server.C
diff --git a/client/gui_rpc_server.C b/client/gui_rpc_server.C
index d0593e3dba..defdd9e03c 100644
--- a/client/gui_rpc_server.C
+++ b/client/gui_rpc_server.C
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ static void handle_result_show_graphics(char* buf, MIOFILE& fout) {
             return;
         }
         atp = gstate.lookup_active_task_by_result(rp);
-        if (!atp || atp->scheduler_state != CPU_SCHED_SCHEDULED) {
-            fout.printf("<error>Result not active</error>\n");
+        if (!atp) {
+            fout.printf("<error>no such result</error>\n");
             return;
         }
         atp->request_graphics_mode(gm);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static void handle_result_show_graphics(char* buf, MIOFILE& fout) {
         for (unsigned int i=0; i<gstate.active_tasks.active_tasks.size(); i++) {
             atp = gstate.active_tasks.active_tasks[i];
             if (atp->scheduler_state != CPU_SCHED_SCHEDULED) continue;
-                atp->request_graphics_mode(gm);
+            atp->request_graphics_mode(gm);
         }
     }
     fout.printf("<success/>\n");