Why not to loop until the task is completed? ff = Timer
Do ww = Desktop.FindWindow("Shell Terminal") Wait 0.2 If (Timer - ff) > 10 Then HandleTimeOutError() Return Endif Loop Until ww.Count > 0 Jussi On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 8:55 PM, T Lee Davidson <t.lee.david...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 11/26/2014 07:45 AM, Lewis Balentine wrote: > > /' Gambas module file > > ' uses: > > ' gb > > ' gb.desktop > > ' gb.desktop.x11(automatically selected by gb.desktop) > > ' gb.image(automatically selected by gb.desktop) > > ' gb.qt4 (alternates are: gb.gtk, gb.gtk3, gb.gui) > > > > Public Sub Main() > > Dim S0, S1, S2 As String > > Dim ww As Integer[] > > Dim n, WinId As Integer > > > > S0 = "/usr/bin/mate-terminal" > > S1 = "--title=" & Chr(34) & "Exec Terminal" & Chr(34) > > S2 = "DISPLAY=:0.0" > > Exec [S0, S1] With [S2] > > ' at list 0.25 second delay required between exec and > Desktop.FindWindow > > ' may vary according to hardware > > Wait 2 > > ww = Desktop.FindWindow("Shell Terminal") > > n = ww.Count - 1 > > 'WinId is the same as xwininfo id > > WinId = ww[n] > > WinId = ww[0] > > Desktop.ActiveWindow = WinId > > Desktop.SendKeys("ls -l \n") > > Quit > > End > > > /----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ > > / > > > > /With ALL component options ww.Count returns 0 although ww[0] holds a > > valid ID. > > With ALL component options *ww[0] *generates *“out of bounds” error*.. > > With gb.gui.opengl (select GTK+3) the program crashes at the first line > > of code. > > I think maybe you are not waiting long enough. I have to "Wait 5" (on my > admittedly slow system) to keep from getting the "out of bounds error". > When I do that, all works just fine. > > > -- > Lee > __________ > > "Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity." > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards > with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more > Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Gambas-user mailing list > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user