Idle GUI issue

[Archaic]

Hey all!

So, after a few years, just recently I've returned to AutoIt, And still haven't solved an annoying issue with GUI's.

 

The thing is, that most kind of procedures from a While loop, like ConrolMove or GuiCtrlSetData on progressbars seem to happen with different speeds. For example, when I move the mouse, these procedures on controls seem to speed up and slow down when idle. Even more after a few seconds. I've tried with and without Sleep, but this doesn't solve the issue. Not even when GuiGetMsg is absent. And prefer not to use AdlibRegister, unless there's a savvy way, that I don't know about.

 

Here's a simple example, that I've used:

$gui = GUICreate("Progress", 220, 70)
$gui_progress1 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(10, 10, 200, 20)
$gui_progress2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 10, 40, 200, 20)
GUICtrlSetBkColor($gui_progress2, 0x80c0b0)
GUISetState()

Local $count = 0

While 1

      $guimsg = GUIGetMsg()
      If $guimsg = -3 Then ExitLoop

      $count = $count + 1
      If $count > 100 Then $count = 0

      GUICtrlSetData($gui_progress1, $count)
      ControlMove("Progress", "", $gui_progress2, 10, 40, $count * 2, 20)

      Sleep(1)

WEnd

 

So, my question is, is there a way to keep the GUI control activitiy speed constant, no matter if any other user input is used?

 

 

 

[Nine]

Sleep(1)

is useless. Beside under 10, sleep will take a default value (see help file to understand).

2 hours ago, Archaic said:

So, my question is, is there a way to keep the GUI control activitiy speed constant, no matter if any other user input is used?

what other user input ?  

[AutoBert]

Read about:

Quote

GUI Reference

• GUI Concepts

• GUI MessageLoop Mode

• GUI OnEvent Mode

in helpfile and test in both modes.

[Archaic]

@Nine,

I knew that, it's easier to type a 1 than a 10. And my goal wasn't to use a delay, but a function that might have some influence on the issue.

 

@AutoBert,

Actually, I've tracked down a few posts in the meanwhile, where an OS issue was pointed out. I was testing this on a Win7 PC. While on my Win10 laptop, this issue is non-existent. I guess this changes my question to: if anyone knows the reason for the difference in AutoIt functioning between the OS versions and an eventual solution.

 

[Gianni]

#include <WinAPITheme.au3> ;    <----
$gui = GUICreate("Progress", 220, 70)
$gui_progress1 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(10, 10, 200, 20)
_WinAPI_SetWindowTheme(GUICtrlGetHandle(-1), "", "") ;  <----
$gui_progress2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 10, 40, 200, 20)
GUICtrlSetBkColor($gui_progress2, 0x80c0b0)
GUISetState()

Local $count = 0

While 1

      $guimsg = GUIGetMsg()
      If $guimsg = -3 Then ExitLoop

      $count = $count + 1
      If $count > 100 Then $count = 0

      GUICtrlSetData($gui_progress1, $count)
      ControlMove("Progress", "", $gui_progress2, 10, 40, $count * 2, 20)

      ; Sleep(1)

WEnd

https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/207063-show-percentage-in-the-middle-of-the-progress-bar/?do=findComment&comment=1492823

 

P.S. tested on win10 and win11:

on win10 it works fine, on win11 the progressbar goes crazy

Edited April 27, 2023 by Gianni

[Zedna]

Look at

_Timer_SetTimer()

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/libfunctions/_Timer_SetTimer.htm