Use GUI Pic Clicked like HotKeySet?

[IAMK]

This is a fairly simply script, but the feel of it is terrible.

Currently, the script has an infinite file loop with a 1-second sleep. Each time, it will check if the picture on my GUI has been clicked or not. However, this is not good, especially if clicked multiple times, as I need the if statement to happen ASAP, not after a possible 1-second sleep.

$pic = GUICtrlCreatePic("image.jpg", 0, 0, 100, 35) ;Just for reference for below.

While(1)
   $msg = GUIGetMsg()

   If $msg = $pic Then
      Send("Hello")
   EndIf

   Sleep(1000)
WEnd

I can't seem to find a way to use GUI Pic clicks as an event like HotKeySet. E.g.

HotKeySet("{DEL}", "endScript")

 

Thank you in advance.

Edited April 27, 2018 by IAMK

[therks]

I'm not sure I understand the issue. Just take out the sleep. This is how most GUI scripts work anyway.

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate('GUI')
$pic = GUICtrlCreatePic('image.jpg', 0, 0, 100, 35)
GUISetState()

While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $pic
            endScript()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ExitLoop
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func endScript()
    Exit ; ?
EndFunc

 

Edited April 27, 2018 by therks

[IAMK]

@therks, That's the same as what I have.
The issue with that implementation is if you have a 10-second sleep at the end of the while, the script will wait before checking if the label was pressed.

[Jos]

There should never be a sleep() statement in a close message loop.

Jos

Edited April 30, 2018 by Jos

[IAMK]

@Jos, If there is no sleep, then it will cycle through 100000x really quickly, eating up my CPU/performance. I need this to run alongside other scripts + my company's project (which needs to be performing at normal visual speeds). No lag/stutter should be observed.

Also, the label can be pressed more than once, so I'm not just polling until it's pressed then running a script.

[Jos]

Nope, the GuiGetMsg() has an build in 10 ms delay and making that more will cause all kinds of issues with capturing the messages from the gui!

So removing the sleep() will not cause a close loop without a pause.

Jos

[IAMK]

@Jos, Even then, I believe it may be an issue in a more complex script. For this simple script, it is fine. My project needs to remain 60fps.
It's fine. I guess this can't be done the same way as a hotkey which can be called from anywhere.

Thanks.

[Jos]

It is a problem when you introduce the sleep() in the close message loop so you need to come up with the logic that it also works for you without intoducing the sleep(), not the other way around!

5 hours ago, IAMK said:

My project needs to remain 60fps

I have no idea what that means other than you want 60 frames per second for something. I would say try usimg AdlibRegister() for braking out of the regular loop at that interval to perform a Func.

Jos

[IAMK]

1 hour ago, Jos said:

I have no idea what that means other than you want 60 frames per second for something.

My company's projects are animation-based, so the visuals should look normal/smooth while my scripts run.

I like the Adlib function, thanks. I will use it for other things

Edited May 1, 2018 by IAMK