lock screen

[Sean Cole (Pi)]

Hi Tom,

Make a sample stack (sounds like you already have) and make a bug report
labelled 'Memory leak on looping field update'. I don't think this has
anything to do with the lock screen.

Sean

On Sat, 23 Jan 2021 at 05:11, Tom Glod via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Great thread here
> I recently wrote an animation loop where I only unlocked the screen every
> 33 milliseconds via a self calling command in my main stack. seemed to work
> partially, but i knew it was too simple.
> Interestingly......
> That update loop takes nearly no cpu
> but ram consumption keep on going, even if the loop only updates a field.
> This is why i have been asking about the GC, because it seems to kick in
> mostly when engine is idle, or reaches some threshold I suppose.
> a little annoying to see ram going up considerably, and i am only updating
> the text in a small field on a blank stack.
> i'm not sure if its a bug or if i am failing to realize something.
> TIA if anyone here knows. using 9.61 windows
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 6:56 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> > I’ll throw in my lot: Some things unlock the screen without an idle. I
> > think setting the visible of a stack will do it.
> >
> > Bob S
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Jan 22, 2021, at 12:56 AM, Terence Heaford via use-livecode <
> > use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Just looking for clarity with regard to lock screen.
> > >
> > > Is there only one state for the screen, either locked or not locked and
> > when is that state changed.
> > >
> > > ---------------
> > > on mouseUp
> > >
> > > lock screen
> > >
> > > aTest
> > >
> > > end mouseUp
> > >
> > > ----------------
> > > on aTest
> > >
> > > — is the screen still locked here
> > >
> > > end aTest
> > >
> > > ————————
> > >
> > > At what point is unlock screen called by livecode without me calling it
> > directly.
> > >
> > > The docs say when all pending handlers have completed but what exactly
> > is a pending handler.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Terry
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