Idling Affects GUI

[Biatu 19]

I have come across an issue that affects the performance of a few of my scripts over a period of a few years now. I notice it on Windows 7, 8, and 10.

It happens when I have script run a function that calls other functions, and an adlib is running gui updates. After a few seconds the gui stops responding, or slows

down immediately when my cursor stops moving. If i move the cursor around the screen the script speeds up, weather or not its moving within the gui.

 

Anyone else noticing this?

[kylomas 415]

Can you post an example or reproducer?

[Biatu 19]

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;I found that this issue had to do with the adlib loop and GuiGetMsg.
$iProgress=0
$iStop=0
$hGUI=GUiCreate("",512+64,32)
$idProgress=GUICtrlCreateProgress(0,0,512,32)
$idStart=GUICtrlCreateButton("Start",512,0,64,32)
GuiSetState()
While 1
    $iMsg=GuiGetMsg()
    Switch $iMsg
        Case -3
            Exit
        Case $idStart
            AdlibRegister("Update",10)
            GUICtrlSetData($idStart,"Stop")
            Start()
            AdlibUnRegister("Update")
            GUICtrlSetData($idStart,"Start")
            GUICtrlSetData($idProgress,100)
            $iStop=0
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func Update()
    GUICtrlSetData($idProgress,$iProgress)
    $iMsg=GuiGetMsg()
    Switch $iMsg
        Case -3
            Exit
        Case $idStart
            $iStop=1
    EndSwitch
EndFunc

Func Start()
    For $i=0 to 1000000
        If $iStop Then ExitLoop
        $iProgress=($i/1000000)*100
    Next
EndFunc

 

Edited September 12, 2015 by Biatu