Here is an example of using wait in my app... It seems to work better if I first load the map, then add markers from my database, rather than doing both at once.
There is not a good trigger to detect when the map is fully loaded and displayed. So, I set an event listener for the page load, to trigger loading the markers from my server. Page load catches the process about halfway through-the map tile images are still loading from Bing. I added a wait command in LC at this point, to give the widget a bit more time to process the map tile images. Sometimes, webglearth JavaScript can get hung up if the data connection is slow. So, at the end of the wait period, I have LC trigger a moveback() function to nudge the widget and get the widget to keep loading tiles. Wait helped because of imperfections in code outside of my control. I also think wait can be useful inside of a loop that animates a movement, where you want to slow it down. However, this could easily be overcome with send-in-time handlers. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 29, 2017, at 9:06 AM, jonathandly...@gmail.com wrote: > > You are right, Hermann - did not mean that to be mean-spirited to my home > country, which I actually rather love. > > My apologies. > > I do think that "wait" can be useful sometimes, but not often. > > I was just surprised at the effort they are taking to reproduce "wait" in > HTML deployment. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 29, 2017, at 8:51 AM, hh via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> #wait >> I don't miss the "wait" handler in HTML5 and I wouldn't miss it in LC Script. >> I even don't know of any use case where "send in <time>" (which works >> perfectly >> in HTML5) isn't superior to "wait". Especially when connected to >> move/animation. >> >> Also I don't miss "wait" in LC Builder. There OnTimer() is the superior >> 'substitute'. >> >> @Jonathan >> And your 'syncing' skills, demonstrated several times, show that you dont >> need >> it. It's sometimes comfortable to write "wait 1 millisec with messages", but >> nothing more, it is not an essential command. >> >>> Jonathan wrote: >>> Either I am misunderstanding, or the concept of what is difficult in >>> Scotland >>> is shedloads harder than what we puny Americans think. >> >> Jonathan, please think about such nasty national statements. There's no need >> for that. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
