script interruption

[Yves COPPE]

Le 16 nov. 2010 à 22:25, Ian McKnight a écrit :

> Hi Yves
> 
> I did the following which I think gives you the behaviour you want:
> 
> Create a stack with a scrolling field and a button.
> Lock the text of the field so that it can respond to mouse clicks.
> 
> Put this in the script of the field (called Display)
> 
> global gEndFlag
> on mouseup
>   put true into gEndFlag
> end mouseup
> 
> and put this in the script of the button
> 
> global gEndFlag
> 
> on mouseUp
>   put false into gEndFlag
>   randomText
> end mouseUp
> 
> command randomText
>   if gEndFlag is False
>   then
> 
> -- your line of  text
>      put any line of the weekdaynames into theText
>      put theText&cr after fld "display"
> 
> 
>      send randomText to me in 1 sec -- timing can be varied
> 
>   end if
> end randomText
> 
> 
> send in time effectively is your repeat
> and allows other processes to continue
> namely the ability to check when you have clicked in the field
> which I don't think the repeat loop will allow since it is still running
> when you click in the field.



Hi,

works perfectly
thanks !

Greetings.

Yves COPPE
yvescoppe at skynet.be