I think you are not using the standard TTimer ? Perhaps it has a thread underneath.
Try synchronizing your OnTimer code. Matt. > Ditto, > > I must haveused it on at least 40 apps/appelets. Never had any problem > with freezing, except being sporadic on 95s. And the longest running one > would easily be a few months. > > From: "Dennis Chuah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [DUG] Ttimer wonderings - and who wants a free > widget > Analogclock? > Date sent: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:43:46 +1200 > Send reply to: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > <[email protected]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] > > > John, > > Hi. I don't think the timer code is the problem. I wrote a system tray > application that uses TTimer to call code that scans for media player, and > makes it semi transparent if it using skins. The application runs without > any lockups. The longest that I have had it running was for a just over a > month, and no problems. > > Cheers, > Dennis. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Bird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 10:45 AM > Subject: RE: [DUG] Ttimer wonderings - and who wants a free widget > Analogclock? > > >>I have two programs with long running timers, and both tending to freeze, >> after some hours. And not at the same time. >> >> One is a menu dispatcher program which just puts the current date and >> time >> into a text label every second. The programs attempts to disable and >> re-enable the timer do NOT work even though the rest of the program does >> - >> it stays frozen, ie the timer is no longer working at all. >> >> The other is a quite cool widget clock. >> >> Either of them prone to freezing. >> >> Maybe its my system. I have the Windows XP Power toys task switcher >> installed (gives a small screen shot of each task as you Alt/Tab through >> them, but its always been rather buggy). That is often showing as the >> dominant task when one of the clocks freezes (Thanks to Process >> Explorer - >> well actually process explorer is the other candidate....). >> >> The clock has a bit more in its timer loop, but not that much....20-30 >> lines >> of code, mainly just simple calculation and canvas draw. >> >> Would anyone else like to test the widget clock on their system to see >> if >> its just here? >> >> A bit about it: >> >> -Part of a suite of time management tools, but stand alone free giveaway >> - >> source too if interested. >> >> -Did it to tech myself a bit of graphics and fancy type windows >> >> -inconspicuous on the system ie 399K and has never shown as using any >> CPU. >> >> -Inconspicuous floating desktop clock - Mixture of transparent form and >> alphablend and always on top makes it look just like one of the Max OSX >> or >> Vista widgets/gadgets, can be dragged by the roundframe (the rest is >> transparent) >> >> -Based on the look of one of the Opera transparent widget clocks, but >> also >> with seconds and date. The Opera one only runs while the browser is >> open. >> >> Email me if you would like a free copy to test - any comments welcome as >> well. >> >> John >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Delphi mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [email protected] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Regards > > Rohit > > ====================================================================== > CFL - Computer Fanatics Ltd. 21 Barry's Point Road, AKL, New Zealand > PH (649) 489-2280 > FX (649) 489-2290 > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ====================================================================== > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [email protected] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [email protected] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
