lock screen

Tom Glod tom at makeshyft.com
Sat Jan 23 17:48:42 EST 2021


good idea ... we'll do.

On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 1:46 PM Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> 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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