More send in time

[Jan Schenkel]

--- Ken Norris <pixelbird at interisland.net> wrote:
> Hello Scott,
> 
> > Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:25:48 -0700
> > Subject: Re: More send in time
> > From: Scott Rossi <scott at tactilemedia.com>
> 
> If this:
> 
> >> if the mouse is up then exit endlessScroller
> 
> ...polls the mouse state, then why doesn't this:
> 
> > set the uAllowScroll of me to true
> 
> ...poll the state of "uAllowScroll of me" in the
> same way?
> 
> These are the mechanics I don't understand. What,
> exactly, is the
> difference? I ask because without that understanding
> I'm liable to do the
> same type of thing again in a different setting.
> 
> TIA,
> Ken N.
> 

Hi Ken,

Polling the mouse state requires an expensive system
call ; polling the content of a script local variable
is handled by the engine and very fast.

Jan Schenkel.

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"As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same time."  (La Rochefoucauld)

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