[Squeakland] Test if script is running ?

[karl]

Alan Kay skrev:
> Both of you are right ... it would be a good addition to have an Etoy 
> test for the status of a script.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
I took a look at the code but did not understand how to implement it. 
Maybe someone with a better understanding of the eToys can do it.
Karl
>
> At 03:05 AM 10/30/2006, Scott Wallace wrote:
>> Hi, Karl,
>>
>> No, I don't think there's any such feature directly accessible in the
>> current tile system, though a good case could be made for adding one.
>>
>> In the meantime, if you're willing to resort to textual code in a
>> single script, you can use the expression:
>>
>>    (self existingScriptInstantiationForSelector: #foo) status = #ticking
>>
>> to determine whether an object's script named "foo" is currently
>> ticking.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>   -- Scott
>>
>>
>> On Oct 29, 2006, at 3:11 PM, karl wrote:
>>
>> > I have a button thats starts a script and that script is 'ticking'
>> > for a
>> > while and then pauses.
>> > Is there a way to test if the script is running so multiple clicks on
>> > the button does not restart the 'ticking' script ?
>> > I tested to drop the script name tile in a tester but that was not
>> > possible.
>> >
>> > Karl
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