nanogui: Timer API.
Subject:
Re: Timer API.
From:
Chris Johns ####@####.####
Date:
2 Feb 2000 21:38:36 -0000
Message-Id: <3898A17F.93BE429D@acm.org>
Greg Haerr wrote:
>
> : I need to have some timers in my application.
> :
> : What is the API ?
> :
> : Does anyone have an example ?
>
> The timer API is SetTimer() and KillTimer(), which sends
> a WM_TIMER message to your window procedure. I would
> prefer to add this, since it's a little tricky. I've been meaning to
> add it for some time.
>
Could you please provide the extact detail for me to work with eg
prototypes, message number etc. ?
It would be nice to be able to pass a pointer to a timer struct and
LPARAM of the message.
> Basically, we will use the select() timeout value in order to delay for
> a next-timeout minimum value, then, if a timer is expiring, send a WM_TIMER
> message and remove it from the queue.
>
The select side of things is ok. A delta list looks like a good fit. You
need to search the list to insert a timer, how-ever the main loop is
easy (sort of), and the kill timer is also easy (double linked list).
> I can probably get this in quickly, but you're welcome to take
> a hack at it.
>
I need this feature ASAP so I am happy to do it.
--
Chris Johns, ####@####.####
