Using groups as dialogs..

[Scott Rossi]

Recently, Chipp Walters wrote:

> I'd like to have an easy way to be able to use a group 'dialog box' inside a
> script and of course could not use a wait until mouseclick() or other cycle
> stealing technique. I'd be interested to know if anyone has figured out how
> to do this.

In my experience, "wait until condition" doesn't steal cycles, at least on
OS X.  I tried this quick test with a graphic acting as the dialog:

[ In a button ]

global dlogActive

on mouseUp
   show grc "dlog"
   put true into dlogActive
   wait until (dlogActive is false) with messages
   hide grc "dlog"
end mouseUp

[ In the graphic ]

global dlogActive

on mouseUp
   put false into dlogActive
end mouseUp

Looking at Activity Monitor, there doesn't appear to be any appreciable
processor use during the wait.  Seems to work.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, UX Design