AW: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

[Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode]

No i didn't tried, because I have to have full control over the video,
stepping frame by frame forward and backward and as far as I can see, I
don't have it with the browser widget.
Thanks
Tiemo

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Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag
von Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 6. Juli 2017 12:52
An: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
Cc: jonathandly...@gmail.com
Betreff: Re: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

Tiemo, have you tried using a browser widget instead?

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 6, 2017, at 6:05 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> I wonder if you cannot manage to lock the screen over more than one 
> handler by calling the second handler from within the first one?
> 
> For instance:
> 
> on mouseDown
>   set the lockscreen to true
>   put "screen locked"
> send "mouseStillDown" to me
>   wait 10 ticks
>   set the lockscreen to false
> end mouseDown
> 
> on mouseStillDown
>   put "pigs have wings"
> end mouseStillDown
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> Richmond.
> 
>> On 7/6/17 12:49 pm, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode wrote:
>> I think I now tried all combinations with a separate frameless browser
for the player object, with and without locking the screen and locking the
mesages, but the behavior of the player object and it's control over the
main window frame obviously can't be controlled by LiveCode (at least not by
me).
>> Am I right that I don't have control over the colour of the main window
frame? Perhaps I'll find a tweak tool for Windows 8, to give it the look &
feel of Windows 10, which I can recommend my customers, where the flickering
isn't that distracting.
>> Tiemo
>> 
>> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
>> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im 
>> Auftrag von Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 18:46
>> An: 'How to use LiveCode' <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
>> Cc: Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolb...@kestner.de>
>> Betreff: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
>> 
>> Hi Randy,
>> it worked out that the issue wasn't related to the design of two handlers
and it was only the single statement for setting the filename to the player
object in one handler. But it seems, I can't suppress the loosing and
reassigning of the focus of the main window when setting the filename. With
and without locking the screen.
>> What I didn't tried yet is placing the player object into an own window
without title bar and frame. I don't know, how that looks on Windows 8, but
perhaps I can keep the flickering off the main window with that approach.
>> Tiemo
>> 
>> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
>> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im 
>> Auftrag von Randy Hengst via use-livecode
>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 17:56
>> An: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
>> Cc: Randy Hengst <iowahen...@mac.com>
>> Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
>> 
>> It’s been a long time since I’ve messed with player objects… but what
about putting both of the handlers into a “run” handler:
>> 
>> on runMyHandlers
>>LOCK SCREEN
>>handler1
>>handler2
>>UNLOCK Screen
>> end runMyHandlers
>> 
>>> On Jul 5, 2017, at 10:42 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Jonathan had a tricky idea to work with two player objects switching 
>>> between them with hiding and showing them and doing the assignment 
>>> of the filename with the currently hidden player, even with locking 
>>> the screen at the beginning of the handler.
>>> It's a pitty, but the flickering of the whole window frame keeps the
same.
>>> The directShow video engine must be somehow totally dominant.
>>> Any other tricky idea?
>>> Tiemo
>>> 
>>> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
>>> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im 
>>> Auftrag von Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
>>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:57
>>> An: 'How to use LiveCode' <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
>>> Cc: Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolb...@kestner.de>
>>> Betreff: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
>>> 
>>> Thanks Jonathan, Trevor and Sean for your comments.
>>> 
>>> Meanwhile I could drill down my "flickering" proble

Re: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

[Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode]

Tiemo, have you tried using a browser widget instead?

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 6, 2017, at 6:05 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode 
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> I wonder if you cannot manage to lock the screen over more than one handler 
> by calling
> the second handler from within the first one?
> 
> For instance:
> 
> on mouseDown
>   set the lockscreen to true
>   put "screen locked"
> send "mouseStillDown" to me
>   wait 10 ticks
>   set the lockscreen to false
> end mouseDown
> 
> on mouseStillDown
>   put "pigs have wings"
> end mouseStillDown
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> Richmond.
> 
>> On 7/6/17 12:49 pm, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode wrote:
>> I think I now tried all combinations with a separate frameless browser for 
>> the player object, with and without locking the screen and locking the 
>> mesages, but the behavior of the player object and it's control over the 
>> main window frame obviously can't be controlled by LiveCode (at least not by 
>> me).
>> Am I right that I don't have control over the colour of the main window 
>> frame? Perhaps I'll find a tweak tool for Windows 8, to give it the look & 
>> feel of Windows 10, which I can recommend my customers, where the flickering 
>> isn't that distracting.
>> Tiemo
>> 
>> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
>> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag 
>> von Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 18:46
>> An: 'How to use LiveCode' <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
>> Cc: Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolb...@kestner.de>
>> Betreff: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
>> 
>> Hi Randy,
>> it worked out that the issue wasn't related to the design of two handlers 
>> and it was only the single statement for setting the filename to the player 
>> object in one handler. But it seems, I can't suppress the loosing and 
>> reassigning of the focus of the main window when setting the filename. With 
>> and without locking the screen.
>> What I didn't tried yet is placing the player object into an own window 
>> without title bar and frame. I don't know, how that looks on Windows 8, but 
>> perhaps I can keep the flickering off the main window with that approach.
>> Tiemo
>> 
>> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
>> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag 
>> von Randy Hengst via use-livecode
>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 17:56
>> An: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
>> Cc: Randy Hengst <iowahen...@mac.com>
>> Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
>> 
>> It’s been a long time since I’ve messed with player objects… but what about 
>> putting both of the handlers into a “run” handler:
>> 
>> on runMyHandlers
>>LOCK SCREEN
>>handler1
>>handler2
>>UNLOCK Screen
>> end runMyHandlers
>> 
>>> On Jul 5, 2017, at 10:42 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode 
>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Jonathan had a tricky idea to work with two player objects switching
>>> between them with hiding and showing them and doing the assignment of
>>> the filename with the currently hidden player, even with locking the
>>> screen at the beginning of the handler.
>>> It's a pitty, but the flickering of the whole window frame keeps the same.
>>> The directShow video engine must be somehow totally dominant.
>>> Any other tricky idea?
>>> Tiemo
>>> 
>>> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
>>> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im
>>> Auftrag von Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
>>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:57
>>> An: 'How to use LiveCode' <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
>>> Cc: Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolb...@kestner.de>
>>> Betreff: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
>>> 
>>> Thanks Jonathan, Trevor and Sean for your comments.
>>> 
>>> Meanwhile I could drill down my "flickering" problem (post from
>>> yesterday) to an unexpected command.
>>> In one of those handlers I "set the filename of player "myVideoPlayer"
>>> to tFile". This command withdraws the focus from the window and passes
>>> it back after some milliseconds. On my Win 10 machine with a white
>>> window title bar I almost can't s

Re: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

[Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode]

I wonder if you cannot manage to lock the screen over more than one 
handler by calling

the second handler from within the first one?

For instance:

on mouseDown
   set the lockscreen to true
   put "screen locked"
send "mouseStillDown" to me
   wait 10 ticks
   set the lockscreen to false
end mouseDown

on mouseStillDown
   put "pigs have wings"
end mouseStillDown

Just a thought.

Richmond.

On 7/6/17 12:49 pm, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode wrote:

I think I now tried all combinations with a separate frameless browser for the 
player object, with and without locking the screen and locking the mesages, but 
the behavior of the player object and it's control over the main window frame 
obviously can't be controlled by LiveCode (at least not by me).
Am I right that I don't have control over the colour of the main window frame? 
Perhaps I'll find a tweak tool for Windows 8, to give it the look & feel of 
Windows 10, which I can recommend my customers, where the flickering isn't that 
distracting.
Tiemo

-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von 
Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 18:46
An: 'How to use LiveCode' <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
Cc: Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolb...@kestner.de>
Betreff: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

Hi Randy,
it worked out that the issue wasn't related to the design of two handlers and 
it was only the single statement for setting the filename to the player object 
in one handler. But it seems, I can't suppress the loosing and reassigning of 
the focus of the main window when setting the filename. With and without 
locking the screen.
What I didn't tried yet is placing the player object into an own window without 
title bar and frame. I don't know, how that looks on Windows 8, but perhaps I 
can keep the flickering off the main window with that approach.
Tiemo

-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von 
Randy Hengst via use-livecode
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 17:56
An: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
Cc: Randy Hengst <iowahen...@mac.com>
Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

It’s been a long time since I’ve messed with player objects… but what about 
putting both of the handlers into a “run” handler:

on runMyHandlers
LOCK SCREEN
handler1
handler2
UNLOCK Screen
end runMyHandlers


On Jul 5, 2017, at 10:42 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode 
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

Jonathan had a tricky idea to work with two player objects switching
between them with hiding and showing them and doing the assignment of
the filename with the currently hidden player, even with locking the
screen at the beginning of the handler.
It's a pitty, but the flickering of the whole window frame keeps the same.
The directShow video engine must be somehow totally dominant.
Any other tricky idea?
Tiemo

-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im
Auftrag von Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:57
An: 'How to use LiveCode' <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
Cc: Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolb...@kestner.de>
Betreff: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

Thanks Jonathan, Trevor and Sean for your comments.

Meanwhile I could drill down my "flickering" problem (post from
yesterday) to an unexpected command.
In one of those handlers I "set the filename of player "myVideoPlayer"
to tFile". This command withdraws the focus from the window and passes
it back after some milliseconds. On my Win 10 machine with a white
window title bar I almost can't see it, but on Win 8 with the standard
violet title bar it is an ugly flickering, each time I set the
filename (which happens very frequently in a quiz loop).

And I can't prevent this flickering with a lock screen right before
the setting of the filename. The setting of the filename seems to
release the lock screen or it takes the focus of the window off and
back. Very ugly in my case.

Tiemo



-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im
Auftrag von Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:30
An: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
Cc: Sean Cole (Pi) <s...@pidigital.co.uk>
Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

Hi Tiemo,
The solution here is to call another lockScreen at the beginning of
handler2. You don't have to use the unlockScreen at the end of handler
1 and
2 as it will do that automatically but it is advisable to include the
command anyway. Is there a reason why you had an aversion to using a
lockScreen at the start of handler2?

All th

AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

[Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode]

I think I now tried all combinations with a separate frameless browser for the 
player object, with and without locking the screen and locking the mesages, but 
the behavior of the player object and it's control over the main window frame 
obviously can't be controlled by LiveCode (at least not by me).
Am I right that I don't have control over the colour of the main window frame? 
Perhaps I'll find a tweak tool for Windows 8, to give it the look & feel of 
Windows 10, which I can recommend my customers, where the flickering isn't that 
distracting.
Tiemo

-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von 
Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 18:46
An: 'How to use LiveCode' <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
Cc: Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolb...@kestner.de>
Betreff: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

Hi Randy,
it worked out that the issue wasn't related to the design of two handlers and 
it was only the single statement for setting the filename to the player object 
in one handler. But it seems, I can't suppress the loosing and reassigning of 
the focus of the main window when setting the filename. With and without 
locking the screen.
What I didn't tried yet is placing the player object into an own window without 
title bar and frame. I don't know, how that looks on Windows 8, but perhaps I 
can keep the flickering off the main window with that approach.
Tiemo

-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von 
Randy Hengst via use-livecode
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 17:56
An: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
Cc: Randy Hengst <iowahen...@mac.com>
Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

It’s been a long time since I’ve messed with player objects… but what about 
putting both of the handlers into a “run” handler:

on runMyHandlers
LOCK SCREEN
handler1
handler2
UNLOCK Screen
end runMyHandlers

> On Jul 5, 2017, at 10:42 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode 
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Jonathan had a tricky idea to work with two player objects switching 
> between them with hiding and showing them and doing the assignment of 
> the filename with the currently hidden player, even with locking the 
> screen at the beginning of the handler.
> It's a pitty, but the flickering of the whole window frame keeps the same.
> The directShow video engine must be somehow totally dominant.
> Any other tricky idea?
> Tiemo
> 
> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im 
> Auftrag von Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:57
> An: 'How to use LiveCode' <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
> Cc: Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolb...@kestner.de>
> Betreff: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
> 
> Thanks Jonathan, Trevor and Sean for your comments.
> 
> Meanwhile I could drill down my "flickering" problem (post from
> yesterday) to an unexpected command.
> In one of those handlers I "set the filename of player "myVideoPlayer" 
> to tFile". This command withdraws the focus from the window and passes 
> it back after some milliseconds. On my Win 10 machine with a white 
> window title bar I almost can't see it, but on Win 8 with the standard 
> violet title bar it is an ugly flickering, each time I set the 
> filename (which happens very frequently in a quiz loop).
> 
> And I can't prevent this flickering with a lock screen right before 
> the setting of the filename. The setting of the filename seems to 
> release the lock screen or it takes the focus of the window off and 
> back. Very ugly in my case.
> 
> Tiemo
> 
> 
> 
> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im 
> Auftrag von Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:30
> An: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
> Cc: Sean Cole (Pi) <s...@pidigital.co.uk>
> Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
> 
> Hi Tiemo,
> The solution here is to call another lockScreen at the beginning of 
> handler2. You don't have to use the unlockScreen at the end of handler
> 1 and
> 2 as it will do that automatically but it is advisable to include the 
> command anyway. Is there a reason why you had an aversion to using a 
> lockScreen at the start of handler2?
> 
> All the best
> 
> Sean Cole
> *Pi Digital Productions Ltd*
> 
> On 5 July 2017 at 14:09, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode < 
> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>

Re: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

[Phil Davis via use-livecode]

Did you try locking messages before setting the filename of the player? 
That could help.


Phil Davis


On 7/5/17 6:57 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode wrote:

Thanks Jonathan, Trevor and Sean for your comments.

Meanwhile I could drill down my "flickering" problem (post from yesterday)
to an unexpected command.
In one of those handlers I "set the filename of player "myVideoPlayer" to
tFile". This command withdraws the focus from the window and passes it back
after some milliseconds. On my Win 10 machine with a white window title bar
I almost can't see it, but on Win 8 with the standard violet title bar it is
an ugly flickering, each time I set the filename (which happens very
frequently in a quiz loop).

And I can't prevent this flickering with a lock screen right before the
setting of the filename. The setting of the filename seems to release the
lock screen or it takes the focus of the window off and back. Very ugly in
my case.

Tiemo



-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag
von Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:30
An: How to use LiveCode 
Cc: Sean Cole (Pi) 
Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

Hi Tiemo,
The solution here is to call another lockScreen at the beginning of
handler2. You don't have to use the unlockScreen at the end of handler 1 and
2 as it will do that automatically but it is advisable to include the
command anyway. Is there a reason why you had an aversion to using a
lockScreen at the start of handler2?

All the best

Sean Cole
*Pi Digital Productions Ltd*

On 5 July 2017 at 14:09, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:


On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:


Is this possible?

on handler1

lock screen

-- do some stuff here

send "handler2" in 0 milliseconds

end handler1



on handler2

-- do some other stuff here

unlock screen

end handler2


No it is not. From the docs for `lock screen`:

"When all pending handlers are finished executing, the lockScreen
property is set back to false and the user sees the current state of
stack windows on the screen."

The use of the word "pending" is confusing because when you use `send`
you end up with an entry in the `pendingMessages`. But the screen is
going to be unlocked each time through the event loop. If `handler`
called `handler2` directly (without using `send`) then you would not
see the screen update. You should see the result you are looking for
if you change your code to look like this:

```
on handler1
   lock screen

   -- do some stuff here

   handler2
end handler1
```

If you need to call `handler2` in time then you will need to figure
out another approach to updating the screen. Perhaps all screen
updates will need to happen in `handler2`.

--
Trevor DeVore
ScreenSteps
www.screensteps.com
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AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

[Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode]

Hi Randy,
it worked out that the issue wasn't related to the design of two handlers and 
it was only the single statement for setting the filename to the player object 
in one handler. But it seems, I can't suppress the loosing and reassigning of 
the focus of the main window when setting the filename. With and without 
locking the screen.
What I didn't tried yet is placing the player object into an own window without 
title bar and frame. I don't know, how that looks on Windows 8, but perhaps I 
can keep the flickering off the main window with that approach.
Tiemo

-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von 
Randy Hengst via use-livecode
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 17:56
An: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
Cc: Randy Hengst <iowahen...@mac.com>
Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

It’s been a long time since I’ve messed with player objects… but what about 
putting both of the handlers into a “run” handler:

on runMyHandlers
LOCK SCREEN
handler1
handler2
UNLOCK Screen
end runMyHandlers

> On Jul 5, 2017, at 10:42 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode 
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Jonathan had a tricky idea to work with two player objects switching 
> between them with hiding and showing them and doing the assignment of 
> the filename with the currently hidden player, even with locking the 
> screen at the beginning of the handler.
> It's a pitty, but the flickering of the whole window frame keeps the same.
> The directShow video engine must be somehow totally dominant.
> Any other tricky idea?
> Tiemo
> 
> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im 
> Auftrag von Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:57
> An: 'How to use LiveCode' <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
> Cc: Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolb...@kestner.de>
> Betreff: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
> 
> Thanks Jonathan, Trevor and Sean for your comments.
> 
> Meanwhile I could drill down my "flickering" problem (post from 
> yesterday) to an unexpected command.
> In one of those handlers I "set the filename of player "myVideoPlayer" 
> to tFile". This command withdraws the focus from the window and passes 
> it back after some milliseconds. On my Win 10 machine with a white 
> window title bar I almost can't see it, but on Win 8 with the standard 
> violet title bar it is an ugly flickering, each time I set the 
> filename (which happens very frequently in a quiz loop).
> 
> And I can't prevent this flickering with a lock screen right before 
> the setting of the filename. The setting of the filename seems to 
> release the lock screen or it takes the focus of the window off and 
> back. Very ugly in my case.
> 
> Tiemo
> 
> 
> 
> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im 
> Auftrag von Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:30
> An: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
> Cc: Sean Cole (Pi) <s...@pidigital.co.uk>
> Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
> 
> Hi Tiemo,
> The solution here is to call another lockScreen at the beginning of 
> handler2. You don't have to use the unlockScreen at the end of handler 
> 1 and
> 2 as it will do that automatically but it is advisable to include the 
> command anyway. Is there a reason why you had an aversion to using a 
> lockScreen at the start of handler2?
> 
> All the best
> 
> Sean Cole
> *Pi Digital Productions Ltd*
> 
> On 5 July 2017 at 14:09, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode < 
> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode < 
>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Is this possible?
>>> 
>>> on handler1
>>> 
>>> lock screen
>>> 
>>> -- do some stuff here
>>> 
>>> send "handler2" in 0 milliseconds
>>> 
>>> end handler1
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> on handler2
>>> 
>>> -- do some other stuff here
>>> 
>>> unlock screen
>>> 
>>> end handler2
>>> 
>> 
>> No it is not. From the docs for `lock screen`:
>> 
>> "When all pending handlers are finished executing, the lockScreen 
>> property is set back to false and the user sees the current state of 
>> stack windows on the screen."
>

Re: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

[Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode]

Hi Tiemo - you could play the video in a browser. I know that seems to be my 
go-to solution, but I figure we do whatever works.

Have you tried switching between players without locking the screen?

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 5, 2017, at 11:42 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode 
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Jonathan had a tricky idea to work with two player objects switching between
> them with hiding and showing them and doing the assignment of the filename
> with the currently hidden player, even with locking the screen at the
> beginning of the handler.
> It's a pitty, but the flickering of the whole window frame keeps the same.
> The directShow video engine must be somehow totally dominant.
> Any other tricky idea?
> Tiemo
> 
> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag
> von Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:57
> An: 'How to use LiveCode' <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
> Cc: Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolb...@kestner.de>
> Betreff: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
> 
> Thanks Jonathan, Trevor and Sean for your comments.
> 
> Meanwhile I could drill down my "flickering" problem (post from yesterday)
> to an unexpected command.
> In one of those handlers I "set the filename of player "myVideoPlayer" to
> tFile". This command withdraws the focus from the window and passes it back
> after some milliseconds. On my Win 10 machine with a white window title bar
> I almost can't see it, but on Win 8 with the standard violet title bar it is
> an ugly flickering, each time I set the filename (which happens very
> frequently in a quiz loop).
> 
> And I can't prevent this flickering with a lock screen right before the
> setting of the filename. The setting of the filename seems to release the
> lock screen or it takes the focus of the window off and back. Very ugly in
> my case.
> 
> Tiemo
> 
> 
> 
> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag
> von Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:30
> An: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
> Cc: Sean Cole (Pi) <s...@pidigital.co.uk>
> Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
> 
> Hi Tiemo,
> The solution here is to call another lockScreen at the beginning of
> handler2. You don't have to use the unlockScreen at the end of handler 1 and
> 2 as it will do that automatically but it is advisable to include the
> command anyway. Is there a reason why you had an aversion to using a
> lockScreen at the start of handler2?
> 
> All the best
> 
> Sean Cole
> *Pi Digital Productions Ltd*
> 
> On 5 July 2017 at 14:09, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode <
> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode < 
>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Is this possible?
>>> 
>>> on handler1
>>> 
>>> lock screen
>>> 
>>> -- do some stuff here
>>> 
>>> send "handler2" in 0 milliseconds
>>> 
>>> end handler1
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> on handler2
>>> 
>>> -- do some other stuff here
>>> 
>>> unlock screen
>>> 
>>> end handler2
>>> 
>> 
>> No it is not. From the docs for `lock screen`:
>> 
>> "When all pending handlers are finished executing, the lockScreen 
>> property is set back to false and the user sees the current state of 
>> stack windows on the screen."
>> 
>> The use of the word "pending" is confusing because when you use `send` 
>> you end up with an entry in the `pendingMessages`. But the screen is 
>> going to be unlocked each time through the event loop. If `handler` 
>> called `handler2` directly (without using `send`) then you would not 
>> see the screen update. You should see the result you are looking for 
>> if you change your code to look like this:
>> 
>> ```
>> on handler1
>>  lock screen
>> 
>>  -- do some stuff here
>> 
>>  handler2
>> end handler1
>> ```
>> 
>> If you need to call `handler2` in time then you will need to figure 
>> out another approach to updating the screen. Perhaps all screen 
>> updates will need to happen in `handler2`.
>> 
>> --
>> Trevor DeVore
>> ScreenSteps
>> www.screensteps.com
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AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

[Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode]

Jonathan had a tricky idea to work with two player objects switching between
them with hiding and showing them and doing the assignment of the filename
with the currently hidden player, even with locking the screen at the
beginning of the handler.
It's a pitty, but the flickering of the whole window frame keeps the same.
The directShow video engine must be somehow totally dominant.
Any other tricky idea?
Tiemo

-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag
von Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:57
An: 'How to use LiveCode' <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
Cc: Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolb...@kestner.de>
Betreff: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

Thanks Jonathan, Trevor and Sean for your comments.

Meanwhile I could drill down my "flickering" problem (post from yesterday)
to an unexpected command.
In one of those handlers I "set the filename of player "myVideoPlayer" to
tFile". This command withdraws the focus from the window and passes it back
after some milliseconds. On my Win 10 machine with a white window title bar
I almost can't see it, but on Win 8 with the standard violet title bar it is
an ugly flickering, each time I set the filename (which happens very
frequently in a quiz loop).

And I can't prevent this flickering with a lock screen right before the
setting of the filename. The setting of the filename seems to release the
lock screen or it takes the focus of the window off and back. Very ugly in
my case.

Tiemo



-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag
von Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:30
An: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
Cc: Sean Cole (Pi) <s...@pidigital.co.uk>
Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

Hi Tiemo,
The solution here is to call another lockScreen at the beginning of
handler2. You don't have to use the unlockScreen at the end of handler 1 and
2 as it will do that automatically but it is advisable to include the
command anyway. Is there a reason why you had an aversion to using a
lockScreen at the start of handler2?

All the best

Sean Cole
*Pi Digital Productions Ltd*

On 5 July 2017 at 14:09, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode < 
> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Is this possible?
> >
> > on handler1
> >
> > lock screen
> >
> > -- do some stuff here
> >
> > send "handler2" in 0 milliseconds
> >
> > end handler1
> >
> >
> >
> > on handler2
> >
> > -- do some other stuff here
> >
> > unlock screen
> >
> > end handler2
> >
>
> No it is not. From the docs for `lock screen`:
>
> "When all pending handlers are finished executing, the lockScreen 
> property is set back to false and the user sees the current state of 
> stack windows on the screen."
>
> The use of the word "pending" is confusing because when you use `send` 
> you end up with an entry in the `pendingMessages`. But the screen is 
> going to be unlocked each time through the event loop. If `handler` 
> called `handler2` directly (without using `send`) then you would not 
> see the screen update. You should see the result you are looking for 
> if you change your code to look like this:
>
> ```
> on handler1
>   lock screen
>
>   -- do some stuff here
>
>   handler2
> end handler1
> ```
>
> If you need to call `handler2` in time then you will need to figure 
> out another approach to updating the screen. Perhaps all screen 
> updates will need to happen in `handler2`.
>
> --
> Trevor DeVore
> ScreenSteps
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Re: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

[Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode]

I have a suggestion, if nothing else works. Use two players, layered on top of 
each other. When you switch the source of a player, do it to the player on the 
bottom, then move it to be on top of the other player. 

By switching back and forth, and only reassigning the player on the bottom, it 
should always cover the transition.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 5, 2017, at 10:19 AM, jonathandly...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> I have found that lock screen only blocks screen updates within the main LC 
> context.
> 
> So, for example, it does not block whatever is happening in a browser.
> 
> For some reason, it also sometimes seems smoother to call a function rather 
> than a handler, but perhaps I misperceived what was happening.
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 5, 2017, at 9:57 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks Jonathan, Trevor and Sean for your comments.
>> 
>> Meanwhile I could drill down my "flickering" problem (post from yesterday)
>> to an unexpected command.
>> In one of those handlers I "set the filename of player "myVideoPlayer" to
>> tFile". This command withdraws the focus from the window and passes it back
>> after some milliseconds. On my Win 10 machine with a white window title bar
>> I almost can't see it, but on Win 8 with the standard violet title bar it is
>> an ugly flickering, each time I set the filename (which happens very
>> frequently in a quiz loop).
>> 
>> And I can't prevent this flickering with a lock screen right before the
>> setting of the filename. The setting of the filename seems to release the
>> lock screen or it takes the focus of the window off and back. Very ugly in
>> my case.
>> 
>> Tiemo
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
>> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag
>> von Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode
>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:30
>> An: How to use LiveCode 
>> Cc: Sean Cole (Pi) 
>> Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
>> 
>> Hi Tiemo,
>> The solution here is to call another lockScreen at the beginning of
>> handler2. You don't have to use the unlockScreen at the end of handler 1 and
>> 2 as it will do that automatically but it is advisable to include the
>> command anyway. Is there a reason why you had an aversion to using a
>> lockScreen at the start of handler2?
>> 
>> All the best
>> 
>> Sean Cole
>> *Pi Digital Productions Ltd*
>> 
>> On 5 July 2017 at 14:09, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode < 
>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
 
 
 Is this possible?
 
 on handler1
 
 lock screen
 
 -- do some stuff here
 
 send "handler2" in 0 milliseconds
 
 end handler1
 
 
 
 on handler2
 
 -- do some other stuff here
 
 unlock screen
 
 end handler2
 
>>> 
>>> No it is not. From the docs for `lock screen`:
>>> 
>>> "When all pending handlers are finished executing, the lockScreen 
>>> property is set back to false and the user sees the current state of 
>>> stack windows on the screen."
>>> 
>>> The use of the word "pending" is confusing because when you use `send` 
>>> you end up with an entry in the `pendingMessages`. But the screen is 
>>> going to be unlocked each time through the event loop. If `handler` 
>>> called `handler2` directly (without using `send`) then you would not 
>>> see the screen update. You should see the result you are looking for 
>>> if you change your code to look like this:
>>> 
>>> ```
>>> on handler1
>>> lock screen
>>> 
>>> -- do some stuff here
>>> 
>>> handler2
>>> end handler1
>>> ```
>>> 
>>> If you need to call `handler2` in time then you will need to figure 
>>> out another approach to updating the screen. Perhaps all screen 
>>> updates will need to happen in `handler2`.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Trevor DeVore
>>> ScreenSteps
>>> www.screensteps.com
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Re: AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

[Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode]

I have found that lock screen only blocks screen updates within the main LC 
context.

So, for example, it does not block whatever is happening in a browser.

For some reason, it also sometimes seems smoother to call a function rather 
than a handler, but perhaps I misperceived what was happening.


Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 5, 2017, at 9:57 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode 
>  wrote:
> 
> Thanks Jonathan, Trevor and Sean for your comments.
> 
> Meanwhile I could drill down my "flickering" problem (post from yesterday)
> to an unexpected command.
> In one of those handlers I "set the filename of player "myVideoPlayer" to
> tFile". This command withdraws the focus from the window and passes it back
> after some milliseconds. On my Win 10 machine with a white window title bar
> I almost can't see it, but on Win 8 with the standard violet title bar it is
> an ugly flickering, each time I set the filename (which happens very
> frequently in a quiz loop).
> 
> And I can't prevent this flickering with a lock screen right before the
> setting of the filename. The setting of the filename seems to release the
> lock screen or it takes the focus of the window off and back. Very ugly in
> my case.
> 
> Tiemo
> 
> 
> 
> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag
> von Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:30
> An: How to use LiveCode 
> Cc: Sean Cole (Pi) 
> Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?
> 
> Hi Tiemo,
> The solution here is to call another lockScreen at the beginning of
> handler2. You don't have to use the unlockScreen at the end of handler 1 and
> 2 as it will do that automatically but it is advisable to include the
> command anyway. Is there a reason why you had an aversion to using a
> lockScreen at the start of handler2?
> 
> All the best
> 
> Sean Cole
> *Pi Digital Productions Ltd*
> 
> On 5 July 2017 at 14:09, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode <
> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode < 
>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Is this possible?
>>> 
>>> on handler1
>>> 
>>> lock screen
>>> 
>>> -- do some stuff here
>>> 
>>> send "handler2" in 0 milliseconds
>>> 
>>> end handler1
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> on handler2
>>> 
>>> -- do some other stuff here
>>> 
>>> unlock screen
>>> 
>>> end handler2
>>> 
>> 
>> No it is not. From the docs for `lock screen`:
>> 
>> "When all pending handlers are finished executing, the lockScreen 
>> property is set back to false and the user sees the current state of 
>> stack windows on the screen."
>> 
>> The use of the word "pending" is confusing because when you use `send` 
>> you end up with an entry in the `pendingMessages`. But the screen is 
>> going to be unlocked each time through the event loop. If `handler` 
>> called `handler2` directly (without using `send`) then you would not 
>> see the screen update. You should see the result you are looking for 
>> if you change your code to look like this:
>> 
>> ```
>> on handler1
>>  lock screen
>> 
>>  -- do some stuff here
>> 
>>  handler2
>> end handler1
>> ```
>> 
>> If you need to call `handler2` in time then you will need to figure 
>> out another approach to updating the screen. Perhaps all screen 
>> updates will need to happen in `handler2`.
>> 
>> --
>> Trevor DeVore
>> ScreenSteps
>> www.screensteps.com
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AW: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

[Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode]

Thanks Jonathan, Trevor and Sean for your comments.

Meanwhile I could drill down my "flickering" problem (post from yesterday)
to an unexpected command.
In one of those handlers I "set the filename of player "myVideoPlayer" to
tFile". This command withdraws the focus from the window and passes it back
after some milliseconds. On my Win 10 machine with a white window title bar
I almost can't see it, but on Win 8 with the standard violet title bar it is
an ugly flickering, each time I set the filename (which happens very
frequently in a quiz loop).

And I can't prevent this flickering with a lock screen right before the
setting of the filename. The setting of the filename seems to release the
lock screen or it takes the focus of the window off and back. Very ugly in
my case.

Tiemo



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Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag
von Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 15:30
An: How to use LiveCode 
Cc: Sean Cole (Pi) 
Betreff: Re: can I lock screen over more than one handler?

Hi Tiemo,
The solution here is to call another lockScreen at the beginning of
handler2. You don't have to use the unlockScreen at the end of handler 1 and
2 as it will do that automatically but it is advisable to include the
command anyway. Is there a reason why you had an aversion to using a
lockScreen at the start of handler2?

All the best

Sean Cole
*Pi Digital Productions Ltd*

On 5 July 2017 at 14:09, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode < 
> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Is this possible?
> >
> > on handler1
> >
> > lock screen
> >
> > -- do some stuff here
> >
> > send "handler2" in 0 milliseconds
> >
> > end handler1
> >
> >
> >
> > on handler2
> >
> > -- do some other stuff here
> >
> > unlock screen
> >
> > end handler2
> >
>
> No it is not. From the docs for `lock screen`:
>
> "When all pending handlers are finished executing, the lockScreen 
> property is set back to false and the user sees the current state of 
> stack windows on the screen."
>
> The use of the word "pending" is confusing because when you use `send` 
> you end up with an entry in the `pendingMessages`. But the screen is 
> going to be unlocked each time through the event loop. If `handler` 
> called `handler2` directly (without using `send`) then you would not 
> see the screen update. You should see the result you are looking for 
> if you change your code to look like this:
>
> ```
> on handler1
>   lock screen
>
>   -- do some stuff here
>
>   handler2
> end handler1
> ```
>
> If you need to call `handler2` in time then you will need to figure 
> out another approach to updating the screen. Perhaps all screen 
> updates will need to happen in `handler2`.
>
> --
> Trevor DeVore
> ScreenSteps
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