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MUI general while() loop issue

r-tea

# 1
Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 306 from 2005/3/27

From: Poland, Zdzies...
I tried to make a simple digital clock using MUI window, but the result has a strange issue. The method SetAsString, which updates the text gadget displaying clock digits, stops updating right after I deactivate the window and remove the mouse pointer from over the window.
Below is part of the loop.

Code:
```
		while (running)
		{
			time(&ptr_sec);						//// gets data for digital clock
			h = localtime(&ptr_sec)->tm_hour;
			m = localtime(&ptr_sec)->tm_min;
			s = localtime(&ptr_sec)->tm_sec;
			DoMethod(tx_clock, MUIM_SetAsString, MUIA_Text_Contents, "%02d:%02d:%02d", h, m, s);
```
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»28.02.16 - 18:38

pegasos-sigi2

# 2
Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 265 from 2006/8/31
Quote:
r-tea wrote:
I tried to make a simple digital clock using MUI window, but the result has a strange issue. The method SetAsString, which updates the text gadget displaying clock digits, stops updating right after I deactivate the window and remove the mouse pointer from over the window.
Below is part of the loop.

Code:
```
		while (running)
		{
			time(&ptr_sec);						//// gets data for digital clock
			h = localtime(&ptr_sec)->tm_hou
			m = localtime(&ptr_sec)->tm_min;
			s = localtime(&ptr_sec)->tm_sec;
			DoMethod(tx_clock, MUIM_SetAsString, MUIA_Text_Contents, "%02d:%02d:%02d", h, m, s);
```
At First: Never Write anything in this Loop.
Use notyfies .
If you wish to build a clock , use window events and a trigger .
Read the mui Tutorials in the Sdk.
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»28.02.16 - 19:24

Tcheko

# 3
Priest of the Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 538 from 2003/2/25

From: France

You should give a look at MUI example InputTimer.c in the SDK. It is located in SDK:Examples/MUI/.

This one is a good start for doing what you're looking for.

And never tweak the MUI event loop (unless you need to handle signal/msgport outside of MUI).
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»28.02.16 - 20:02

r-tea

# 4
Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 306 from 2005/3/27

From: Poland, Zdzies...

Quote:

Tcheko wrote:
You should give a look at MUI example InputTimer.c in the SDK. It is located in SDK:Examples/MUI/.

I have the latest SDK, but there's no such an example you mentioned about. There is InputHandler.c instead. Is this the one?

[ Edited by r-tea 28.02.2016 - 22:34 ]
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Commodore C64C + 2 x 1541II + Datasette + SD-Box

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»28.02.16 - 20:34