Subapp and Fastloop

[Tiles]

I search for a way to display an animation while a heavy fastloop is running. The calculation may need a few minutes. So i better show something animated to proof that the app is not freezed.

Well, a running fastloops stops the mainloop as long as it runs. Unfortunately this also happens with the mainloop of a running subapplication. Be it internal as another frame or external as a CCN ( have just tested this one in MMF 1.5, because i was not able to save as a CCN under MMF2 so far). And this goes in both directions. When the Fastloop runs in the Subapp it stops the Mainframe to go on.

Does somebody know of a valid way to display a "busy" animation while such a heavy fastloop is at work?

[Dynasoft]

The only way is to divide the fast-loop between frames.

i.e. don't do it all in one go, instead something like this:

Counter "max loops" = 100004
Counter "loop index" = 0
"loop index" < "max loops"
-Start Loop "A" for min(1000, "max loops"-"loop index") loops
On loop "A"
-Do whatever
On loop "A"
-Add 1 to "loop index"

EDIT: assuming MMF has a "min" function, I haven't looked.

[Werbad]

I got a progress bar working under the same circumstances in MMF2. Don't know if it works the same in MMF1.5 though...

[Tiles]

Dynasoft, that's what i wanted to avoid. I don't want to interrupt the fastloop. But nevertheless thanks

A progressbar? Ah, haven't thought of this one. Good tip. Thanks

And don't worry, i need it for MMF2. I just tinkered around in MMF 1.5 because i wasn't able to save a CCN under MMF2 ...

[kornelijepetak]

you can also do this:

* LoopIndex("loop") mod 1000 = 0
- [do something related to refreshing some graphics on screen]

that way, every 1000 loop iterations, your program will do something with graphics (update a percentage or switch to next animation frame or something like that)... you can also set 1000 to any appropriate value...

K

[Tiles]

Thanks for your posting

The problem with all this loopinterrupting methods is that the animation is dependand of the fastloop speed now. That's why i don't want to use it