Dar Scott wrote:
> I don’t see this in the ‘repeat’ entry in the dictionary.
"with messages" is a modifier for the "wait" command - you'll find it
documented there.
> So are these two the same but the first has no time hit?
>
> repeat … with messages
> …
> end repeat
>
> repeat …
> wait 0 seconds with messages
> …
> end repeat
>
> I’ll have to try this. The wait makes the loop a lot slower.
That old trick for updating the screen was specific to OS X and has been
fixed with the Cocoa changes for v6.7 - see the comments here from Mark
Waddingham on a related issue:
<http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=12163>
To explore the intended uses of "wait <time> with messages" here's a
demo stack that allows multiple loops to run simultaneously:
<http://www.fourthworld.net/channels/lc/IdleHour.rev>
> Unfortunately, a lot of things compile without complaint.
Whenever you find the engine will compile a script that contains syntax
errors without complaining, please file a bug report.
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Systems
Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
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