I have a library function which draws a bitmap over the middle of the screen, and updates a progress bar on it. I use this for lengthy calculations etc.
It also does a save behind, so the original screen content it blocked. Alan On 2/8/07, Lionscribe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I do it all the time for short computations. The functions > FrmInitForm, FrmDrawForm, > FrmEraseForm, FrmDeleteForm > do not cause events. > But in long computations it is only fair to let user cancel in middle, > especially on a Treo where a Phone Call may be coming in. Either use a > separate event loop, or keep on posting custom events and do part of the > computation by each event. > > > Lionscribe > > -- > For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to > unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
