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
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 _______________________________________________ Squeakland mailing list Squeakland@squeakland.org http://squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland
Both of you are right ... it would be a good addition to have an Etoy test for the status of a script.
Cheers,
Alan
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 _______________________________________________ Squeakland mailing list Squeakland@squeakland.org http://squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland
Squeakland mailing list Squeakland@squeakland.org http://squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland
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 _______________________________________________ Squeakland mailing list Squeakland@squeakland.org http://squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland
Squeakland mailing list Squeakland@squeakland.org http://squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland
squeakland@lists.squeakfoundation.org
-
Alan Kay -
karl -
Scott Wallace