on 11/10/00 12:54 AM, Jon Rowe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> director is calling my global <on timeOut> handler which I'm using as a
> general timeout script for when the kiosk is inactive. Is this supposed
> to happen? I can't see why anyone would want it to happen, or am I just
> getting caught up in a destructive thought-loop. The new timeOut object
> method is unrelated to the old <on timeOut> handler, isn't it?
>
> Hmmm, so how would I be able to have the 2 sorts of timeOut in one
> movie? Back to the drawing board... some kind of encapsulation I guess
Hi John,
I regularly use timeout objects for regular repeating calls, and
timeoutScripts to handle lack of user interaction. As far as I can tell,
timeout objects coexist happily with timeoutscripts - but only if you
specify the timeoutscript and not use on the "on timeout" handler.
I've never used the "on timeout" handler in a movie -I've always preferred
to manually set the timeout handler's name via the timeoutscript (I've
always assumed that "on timeout" was merely the default handler name).
I just did a quick test (deleted the 'set timeOutScript line', and created
an 'on timeout' handler in a movie script), and got the same error as you
did.
Conclusion? Not specifying the timeoutScript and relying on 'on timeout'
will generate error, probably because Director sees the
"timeout("name").new()" line and assumes that 'timeout' is referring to the
handler of the same name (perhaps using the same name was an over-sight on
Macromedia's behalf)
Solution? Set the timeoutscript and do not use "on timeout". For example,
this code works:
-- Parent Script
on new me
timeout("focusTracker").new(1000, #mTrackfocus, me)
the timeOutScript = "GeneraltimeOutHandler"
the timeoutLength = 60
return me
end
on mDestroy me
timeout("focusTracker").forget()
end
on mTrackfocus me
put "mTrackfocus"
--
end
-- Movie Script
global gFocusMgr
on startMovie
gFocusMgr = script("FocusMgr").new()
end
on stopMovie
gFocusMgr.mDestroy()
end
on GeneraltimeOutHandler
put "GeneraltimeOutHandler"
end
--on timeout <------- must not have this handler in a movie script
-- put "Time out"
--end
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