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LindenRulz

Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:26 pm


Need help with a loop while doing something else

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I have a loop created in a procedure and I want to do something while the loop is running. How can I do this?? :x


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CodeMonkey2000

Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:37 pm


RE:Need help with a loop while doing something else

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What does the loop do? Play music?


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LindenRulz

Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:56 pm


Re: Need help with a loop while doing something else

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I am trying to make a game with a traffic light and I loop drawing over the different colour lights with a brighter colour. I want this to happen while using Mouse.Where to move an object.


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Clayton

Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:39 pm


Re: Need help with a loop while doing something else

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just have both running in the same loop. The computer runs fast enough that concurrency seems to be happening, so you will be good.


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LindenRulz

Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:32 pm


Re: Need help with a loop while doing something else

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I have a few seconds of delay as well so it will only move my object once every few seconds


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Clayton

Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:19 pm


Re: Need help with a loop while doing something else

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it would help to see a bit of code so we can provide suggestions to you.


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LindenRulz

Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:23 pm


Re: Need help with a loop while doing something else

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Here is a bit of the code:

procedure trafficlight
    loop
        drawfillbox (10, 10, 100, 160, yellow)
        drawfilloval (55, 135, 20, 20, black)
        drawfilloval (55, 85, 20, 20, black)
        drawfilloval (55, 35, 20, 20, brightgreen)
        delay (7000)
        drawfilloval (55, 135, 20, 20, black)
        drawfilloval (55, 85, 20, 20, 43)
        drawfilloval (55, 35, 20, 20, black)
        delay (2000)
        drawfilloval (55, 135, 20, 20, brightred)
        drawfilloval (55, 85, 20, 20, black)
        drawfilloval (55, 35, 20, 20, black)
        delay (5000)
    end loop
end trafficlight
var x, y, button : int
Mouse.Where (x, y, button)
drawfillbox (x - 15, y + 15, x + 15, y - 15, blue)
trafficlight


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CodeMonkey2000

Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:42 pm


RE:Need help with a loop while doing something else

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You should use Time.Elapsed to figure out when your should change lights. That way you can incorperate that into your main loop.