When is a GIF Finished Playing?

[Ray]

Bernd - thanks for this idea.  Yes, it's a little sticky but if nothing 
else comes along I might be able to massage it somewhat.

On 2/10/2016 3:46 PM, BNig wrote:
> Hi Ray,
>
> not pretty but seems to work:
>
> ----------------------------------------
> local sGifName
> local sLastFrame
> local sRepeatTimesFrames
> local sCount
>
> on mouseUp
>     put "myGif" into sGifName
>     put the currentFrame of img sGifName into sLastFrame
>     put 7 into tRepeatCount
>     put tRepeatCount * the frameCount of img sGifName into sRepeatTimesFrames
>     put 0 into sCount
>     put the milliseconds into sMS
>     set the repeatCount of img sGifName to tRepeatCount
>     send "checkGifAnimation" to me in 0 milliseconds
> end mouseUp
>
> on checkGifAnimation
>     if "checkGifAnimation" is in the pendingMessages then exit
> checkGifAnimation
>     if the optionKey is down then exit checkGifAnimation -- just a precaution
>     put the currentFrame of img sGifName into tCurrFrame
>     if tCurrFrame <> sLastFrame then
>        add 1 to sCount
>        put tCurrFrame into sLastFrame
>        if sCount >= sRepeatTimesFrames then
>           answer "Animation Stopped"
>           exit checkGifAnimation
>        end if
>     end if
>     send "checkGifAnimation" to me in 40 milliseconds -- 40 ms seems to be
> plenty
> end checkGifAnimation
> ----------------------------------------
>
> Kind regards
> Bernd
>
>
>
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