Mouse messages while down

[Joe Lewis Wilkins]

Stephen,

So you're saying that with Rev, when the Mouse is Down, other  
messages can still be sent/received "unless" a repeat loop of the  
nature I suggested is invoked, so that it IS polling in the sense  
that it interrupts the normal flow? I guess things have gotten more  
complicated than I think they should. Of course, that's mostly  
because I'm content to do one thing at a time. Guess you could say  
I'm a stick in the mud! Thank for the observations, nonetheless.

Joe Wilkins

On Mar 17, 2007, at 9:22 PM, Stephen Barncard wrote:

> Sorry Joe, polling is just plain bad practice and could interfere  
> with other messaging code. Rev gives plenty of ways to deal with  
> messages that one should never have to use idle.
>
> You still have your hypercard hat on. Untie the chains!
>
> sqb
>
>> Sarah,
>>
>> By and large, I would not put this in the category of "polling";  
>> since nothing can be done while the mouse is down anyway. That's  
>> just the way it is. Now, if this repeat loop was being used in a  
>> mouseup handler, then it would be "polling" because all sorts of  
>> things can take place once the mouse button is released. So, I  
>> wouldn't feel badly about using this. Even fairly slow machines  
>> are going to react in exactly the same manner. They're just  
>> waiting for the user to make up her mind. (smile)
>>
>> Joe Wilkins
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