| Multitasking?? [message #41741] |
Thu, 18 November 2004 10:13  |
ebertf
Messages: 12
Registered: January 2004
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Hi,
I use several GUIs in IDL at the same time:
SubGUI is called from MainGUI. In the MainGUI I have a continuous
TIMER Process running which is importing Pictures from a Camera.
I want this importing not to be disturbed by anything. However when I
do something in the SubGUI, for example Click on the frame to drag it
away, the MainGUI stops doing the TIMER Events, until I drop the
SubGUI to its place. The same happens, when I do a task in the
Eventhandler of the SubGUI, that takes longer. The MainGUI stops
during that time.
Can I do something about this? Is there a way to let the GUIs run
independently within the same IDL or Virtual Machine??
Thanks for any help!
Bye
Florian
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| Re: Multitasking?? [message #41845 is a reply to message #41741] |
Tue, 23 November 2004 11:08  |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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Senior Member |
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Paul writes:
> I could make the iTool stand alone if you guys are interested. At
> least it's a real world example on how one might create a custom
> iTool. Bottom line is that It's not as challenging as one might think
> and they really do lend themselves well for rapid application
> development (for the right problem).
I'd certainly like to see this. I'm interested in anything
that illuminates iTools, including an understanding of what
problems are the "right" problems to solve with them. :-)
Cheers,
David
P.S. Let's just say I had the opportunity to do a bit
of reading in my book last week and I have come to the
conclusion that a third edition might be in order.
If possible, I would like to say something positive
about iTools, if for no other reason than to prove to
a couple of people on this newsgroup that I am more
broadminded and less a curmudgeon than I sometimes seem.
I actually found myself in an awkward position
a few days ago of *defending* iTools, although I
couldn't remember and couldn't figure out under
pressure how to do the simple thing the user wanted
to do. But I knew it did it. And after a couple of
hours of intense study that night, I was able to
do it again. :-)
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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