I've seen this happen when something goes wrong in the code and in a standalone that can fail silently. If it does, the engine exits to top and that is why things get left undone.
Bob S > On Nov 2, 2017, at 22:55 , Pyyhtiä Christer via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > A few days ago I raised the question on how the device behaviour differs from > how it is in the IDE environment. The question posed was if there is a > command > > go card "xyz" > > and the script continues to run immediately, would there be interference in > terms of "getting the go done". > > Interpreting a couple of answers, thank you, I understood that it would not > cause problems. > > However, there can be interference, and I could prove it and repeat it. As > follows. > > - The target is Android device (I am using an old Samsung Galaxy S4 > thanks to its screen pixel size (and despite of having dropped it both on > concrete and in a lake quite a few times still does great job) > > - In the app there is a virtual screen (card is larger then the # of > pixels on the physical screen), and there are about 100 objects on it. The > card is resized based on the screenRect parameters in several sets of > different objects, the amount of code running through is maybe > 1000 lines > of LC. > > - When I issue the "go" and let the script run, many of the objects won't > get done completely, for example card background, button or field colouring > gets only partially done. However, if I either add "lock screen" before the > "go" statement, or issue "wait 100 milliSeconds" after the "go", everything > is OK. And all of this can be repeated. The Android device is kept off > other duties, so that it is not getting vast amount of interruts. > > Now, the above method helps me to solve the problem, but would there be any > other methods to avoid such an implementation issues? > > Anyone else had similar experience? > > rgds > > Christer Pyyhtiä > chris...@mindcrea.com _______________________________________________ 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
