Message Flash

[Softselect]

Hi every one,
I am still writing my first program, but i need to flash a message to the screen
eg.
Using dzHW library's delay

sub Delay (ms)
elapse =0
begin = dz.gettickcount
'***Here i want to display a flash screen***
'm=msgbox("delay") wants user input to clear message
do while (elapse <ms)
do events
elapse=dz.gettickcount - begin
loop
end sub
and with this done the flash screen must disapear


Any ideas
thanks
Friedrich

[Erel]

Can't you just show a Panel and remove it using a timer?

[Cableguy]

I think you mean a splash screen, a form to display as a welcome to the user and to post some program related info, rigth?

You could use my about panel to do it...it's in the librarys thread

[Softselect]

hi Erel
The problem is i use 1 routine for a number of forms
And i get a panel already in use error
I dont know if you can test it without the hardware(rs232)
but i attach the program anyway
any ideas
thanks Friedrich

[Erel]

Sorry but I'm not sure that I've understood your problem...

[Cableguy]

If I understood correctly, his trying to flas a custom panel/ form to the user with some pertinent information, halting the execution of the program with it...

This behavior can be acomplished with my abaout panel...

Note:I'm not trying to push you into my about panel, but seems the easyest way to go...

[Erel]

Maybe the InputPanel example will help you: Input Panel

[Softselect]

Originally Posted by Cableguy

If I understood correctly, his trying to flas a custom panel/ form to the user with some pertinent information, halting the execution of the program with it...

This behavior can be acomplished with my abaout panel...

Note:I'm not trying to push you into my about panel, but seems the easyest way to go...

The reason I need a message to popup on screen, is because of the delay from the serial communication and micrometer delay in calculating a result
The pop up message must close without user intevention
I am doing it with a form at the moment but it is not ideal
how can I close the about panel on its own
Thanks
Friedrich

[specci48]

I added a small example showing something like a splash panel at application start. After pressing the button start, the panel is shown again.
Whithin the sub DoSomething you could implement your calculating delay. In my example I wait randomly for 2 to 5 seconds.

specci48

[Softselect]

Originally Posted by Cableguy

If I understood correctly, his trying to flas a custom panel/ form to the user with some pertinent information, halting the execution of the program with it...

This behavior can be acomplished with my abaout panel...

Note:I'm not trying to push you into my about panel, but seems the easyest way to go...

The reason I need a message to popup on screen, is because of the delay from the serial communication and micrometer delay in calculating a result
The pop up message must close without user intevention
I am doing it with a form at the moment but it is not ideal
how can I close the about panel on its own
Thanks
Friedrich