OpenEuphoria

1. wxEuphoria Problems

• Posted by Richard Egdahl <robotdestiny at hotmail.com> Nov 02, 2006
• 532 views

I need to change background color of a window several times during a procedure
if possible. Something like this(though this doesn't work):

procedure change_window()
      if seconds<60 then
      	set_back_color( MyPanel, red )
      end if
end procedure

AND

I want to monitor the keyboard for a certain key stroke irregardless of 
whether the window has focus.
This is the code I have but the window wants focus for the event to fire.

procedure key_event( atom this, atom event_type, atom id, atom event )
	key = get_key_code(event)
end procedure

set_event_handler( MyPanel, get_id(MyPanel), wxEVT_KEY_DOWN ,
routine_id("key_event"))

3. Re: wxEuphoria Problems

• Posted by Richard Egdahl <robotdestiny at hotmail.com> Nov 02, 2006
• 533 views
• Last edited Nov 03, 2006

Matt,
 Basically, what I am trying to write is a credit timer for a coin op
internet terminal. I want the user to be able to use a browser(where the focus
will be) till the time is up, then it will disable the browser or cover the 
screen with the euphoria app or flash animation. I figured I would hardwire one
of
rarely used keys to the switch that accepts the quarter but disable it in the
keyboard- if I have to, I will run the switch to the parallel port.
The background color change is meant to get the user's attention that
their time is ending. I have no problem with the logic portion of the coding-
it is the syntax and capabities that get me.

This is the code I have thus far:

without warning
				include wxEuphoria.e
				include wxGraphics.e
				include wxText.e
				include wxTimer.e

atom sec
atom reset
sequence clock
atom key
atom quarter
sec=300
reset=0
clock = "5:00"
key=50
quarter=0

constant
MyFrame = create( wxFrame, {0, -1, "Timer", 500,100, 125, 50,wxSTAY_ON_TOP}),
MyPanel   = create( wxPanel, {MyFrame,-1,0,0,125,50}),
TextLabel = create(wxStaticText,{MyPanel,-1,"before the fact",10,10}),
OtherTextLabel = create(wxStaticText,{MyPanel,-1,"Please Insert a
Quarter",10,30}),
Timer = create(wxTimer,{MyFrame,-1}),
red = create( wxColour, {"Red"})

		
procedure onPaint_MyPanel( atom this, atom event, atom it, atom event_type )
		set_label(TextLabel,"after the fact")
		wx_puts( this, "     ")
end procedure
  
procedure drawclock()
      clock=sprint(floor(sec/60))&":"
      if sec-(floor(sec/60)*60)<10 then
      	clock=clock&"0"
      end if
      clock=clock&sprint(sec-(floor(sec/60)*60))
      
      if key=126 then
      sec=sec+150
      key=0	
      end if
      
      if sec=0 and reset=0 then
      reset=1
      	system("calc.exe",2)
      end if
	set_label(TextLabel,clock)
	if quarter>0 then
		quarter=quarter-1
	end if
	if quarter=0 then
		set_label(OtherTextLabel,"Please Insert a Quarter")
	end if
end procedure

procedure on_timer( atom this, atom event, atom it ,atom event_type )
      if sec>0 then
      	sec=sec-1
      end if
      drawclock()
      if sec<60 then
      	set_back_color( MyPanel, red )
      end if
end procedure
      
procedure key_event( atom this, atom event_type, atom id, atom event )
	key = get_key_code(event)
	if key=126 then
		set_label(OtherTextLabel,"Quarter Accepted!")
		quarter=3
		drawclock()
	end if
end procedure

set_event_handler( MyPanel, get_id(MyPanel), wxEVT_PAINT, routine_id(
"onPaint_MyPanel" ))
set_event_handler( MyFrame, -1, wxEVT_TIMER, routine_id("on_timer"))
set_event_handler( MyPanel, get_id(MyPanel), wxEVT_KEY_DOWN ,
routine_id("key_event"))

start_timer( Timer, 1000, 0 )    
wxMain( MyFrame )

5. Re: wxEuphoria Problems

• Posted by Richard Egdahl <robotdestiny at hotmail.com> Nov 02, 2006
• 490 views
• Last edited Nov 03, 2006

> I think that you might want to use some other mechanism than this.  It would
> probably be better to get the notification from the switch some other way.
> I guess that you just have some sort of coin-op hardware and a computer?
> I'm by no means a hardware expert, so I couldn't really say what the best
> way would be to communicate between the two.
> 
> Matt

Matt,

Sorry- I didn't mean to overwhelm you with all the details. I told you
all that to put it in context and I am only asking you about the focus and
background color problems. I have the interface covered- I just need the
window to know that something happened even though it doesn't have the focus.
Maybe like an interupt of sorts.. it doesn't matter to me if it keyboard or one
of the ports.. maybe I can peek the memory location for the keyboard- it
shouldn't
need focus to do that. Now I am just thinking outloud so to speak..Haha

Richard