>how periodically?
When you set EvtGetEvent to issue a nilEvent every x seconds, you may get a
nilEvent at any time but not more than x seconds between postings. You are
not guaranteed that interval, it could be faster. Just about anything can
place a nilEvent message in the queue.
>how do i check the tick counts before handling nilEvents?
If (TimGetTicks() >= NextEventTime)
{
// Do my event
handled = true;
}
else
handled = false
return handled;
>also, how are ticks defined? i have seen both 1 tick = .01 second, and
>1 tick = .001 second. which is right, or is it something else
>entirely?
It will vary from Palm to Palm. i.e. the IIIx is faster than the III. The
# of ticks per second also vary between POSE and a device.
To figure out the # of ticks per second, use sysTicksPerSecond()
-----Original Message-----
From: pete moss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: simple animation...
>
>
>Dave Lippincott wrote:
>>
>> The UI does generate the nilEvent message periodically.
>
>how periodically? i thought it only came at the end of the timeout of
>EvtGetEvent. my app seems to be sending it normally (at the end of
>EvtGetEvent) AND whenever i interact with my app (pushing buttons that
>cause a field to be rewritten, hitting the applications silk screen,
>etc...). anything that sends an event, of whatever type, seems to also
>send a nilEvent. the docs dont mention this, not that i have seen at
>least...
>
>> I got around this
>> by checking the tick counts before handling the nilEvent. If the > count
is
>> greater than some pre-defined timing interval, than I act on the >
nilEvent.
>> Otherwise I ignore it.
>>
>
>sorry if i seem stupid here, but i dont quite understand what you are
>saying. how do i check the tick counts before handling nilEvents? do
>you have a short bit of code to illustrate this?
>
>also, how are ticks defined? i have seen both 1 tick = .01 second, and
>1 tick = .001 second. which is right, or is it something else
>entirely?
>
>pete
>
>
