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Does anyone actually need to use sleep() in an event handler? - Jacob__mybb_import1 - 07-08-2011
Disabling sleep() in events would solve a whole lot of issues and confusing things about scripting (having to use game
cheduleTask() when creating a model from an event handler, for example), but I don't want to do it anyone needs it.If you just need to disable a tool for an amount of time after a player uses it, using os.time() works just as well. This is the way Buildism and most other games handle this type of thing internally--using sleep() adds an extra thread that does nothing.
[lua]lastClickTime = os.time()
function mouseDown()
if os.time() - lastClickTime < 3 then return end --3 seconds
[...]
lastClickTime = os.time()
end[/lua]
RE: Does anyone actually need to use sleep() in an event handler? - Login - 07-08-2011
game
cheduleTask() - What exactly does this signify? I'm on my way to learning Lua to help people in Scripting section ^^
RE: Does anyone actually need to use sleep() in an event handler? - Duck - 07-08-2011
I always use sleep.
RE: Does anyone actually need to use sleep() in an event handler? - Jacob__mybb_import1 - 07-08-2011
(07-08-2011, 06:37 PM)Login Wrote: game
I explained it here: http://buildism.net/forum/Thread-I-m-having-issues-with-descendants-of-UIs?pid=40294#pid40294
RE: Does anyone actually need to use sleep() in an event handler? - Blandflakes - 07-08-2011
I always use sleep :3
RE: Does anyone actually need to use sleep() in an event handler? - Jacob__mybb_import1 - 07-08-2011
I'm not asking if you use it right now, I'm asking if you can do without it. It would solve a lot of problems.
RE: Does anyone actually need to use sleep() in an event handler? - Blandflakes - 07-09-2011
(07-08-2011, 09:16 PM)Jacob_ Wrote: I'm not asking if you use it right now, I'm asking if you can do without it. It would solve a lot of problems.
I could switch if it makes things easier
