Preventing a backlog of touch commands

[Loki Eliot]

Today i am looking to prevent my HUD from storing a backlog of touch commands. When i click the Button it sends out a word activation for another attachment. What i have found though is that if i press the button repeatedly the HUD stores up the Button presses and for a long while after ive finished pressing the button, it is still sending out commands.

Is there a Delay effect i can place at the end of the touch command to prevent it from taking another touch command for about 1 second?

this is my HUD

integer giChan;

default {
    attach(key id) {
        if (id != NULL_KEY) { //check if the HUD has got attached, not detached
            giChan =  (integer)("0x" + llGetSubString(llGetOwner(), 0, 7)) * -1; //compute a channel number based in the key of the owner
        }
    }
    
    touch_end(integer num_detected) {
        llWhisper(giChan, "throw"); //say the defined comand for playing the animation
        llSetAlpha(0, ALL_SIDES);
        llSleep(0.1);
        llSetAlpha(100, ALL_SIDES);
    }
}

 

[Darkie Minotaur]

You timer and a flag to define if the button reacts on touches or not. The touch and the timer toggle the flag - here is how it could look:

float gfTimer = 1;integer giChan;integer giPressable;default {    attach(key id) {        if (id != NULL_KEY) { //check if the HUD has got attached, not detached            giChan =  (integer)("0x" + llGetSubString(llGetOwner(), 0, 7)) * -1; //compute a channel number based in the key of the owner	}	giPressable = 1;    }    touch_end(integer num_detected) {	if(giPressable) {		llWhisper(giChan, "throw"); //say the defined comand for playing the animation		llSetTimerEvent(gfTimer);		giPressable = 0;		llSetAlpha(0, ALL_SIDES);		llSleep(0.1);		llSetAlpha(100, ALL_SIDES);	}}timer() {		giPressable = 1;		llSetTimerEvent(0);		}}

 

[Dora Gustafson]

You may consider a 'long' touch:

integer giChan;default {    attach(key id) {        if (id != NULL_KEY) { //check if the HUD has got attached, not detached            giChan =  (integer)("0x" + llGetSubString(llGetOwner(), 0, 7)) * -1; //compute a channel number based in the key of the owner        }    }
    touch_start(integer num) { llResetTime(); }  
    touch_end(integer num_detected) {        if ( llGetTime() > 0.8 ) { // mouse button held for more tham 0.8S 
            llWhisper(giChan, "throw"); //say the defined comand for playing the animation            llSetAlpha(0, ALL_SIDES);            llSleep(0.1);            llSetAlpha(1.0, ALL_SIDES);
        }
    }}



[Qie Niangao]

I'm reluctant to complicate matters, but a thread with this title sorta calls out for some reference to the cliche of using a separate state that lacks any handler for touch-related events.  While the script is in that state, new touch events will not be generated -- indeed, the mouse cursor won't show the object as touchable.

[Loki Eliot]

You are the best!

These tips here did exactly what i was wanting, thanx

[Darkie Minotaur]

I have to admit that Qie's proposal beats mine in being more elegant.

[DoteDote Edison]

Yes, there is a delay function called llMinEventDelay().

I think it's an overlooked but very useful function.

[Void Singer]

if the hud is handling a return from it's action Qie's method may be optimal, or a variation of it with a global variable that just ignores (or even gives the user a "wait" message) additional touches before it's recieved it's return.

if it doesn't recieve a return then you may be better off dealing with ignoring any excess messages it's generating in the receiving script, and using min event delay to help pad it out.

[Miranda Umino]

llSetAlpha has got a delay , but you dont wait the end of the delay to fire the second llSetAlpha

 

integer giChan;default {    attach(key id) {        if (id != NULL_KEY) { //check if the HUD has got attached, not detached            giChan =  (integer)("0x" + llGetSubString(llGetOwner(), 0, 7)) * -1; //compute a channel number based in the key of the owner        }    }        touch_end(integer num_detected) {        state first_alpha;    }}state first_alpha{    state_entry()    {        llWhisper(giChan, "throw"); //say the defined comand for playing the animation        llSetAlpha(0, ALL_SIDES);                 }    changed (integer change )    {        if (change & CHANGED_COLOR )            state second_alpha;    }}state second_alpha{    state_entry()    {        llSleep(0.1); // to tune at your conveniance        llSetAlpha(100, ALL_SIDES);           }    changed (integer change )    {        if (change & CHANGED_COLOR )            state default;    }}