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i have on dialog EMPTY text box in which is displayed my "idle time"

this is code invoked on dialog init:

alias idler {
timeridle 0 1 if ($dialog(setup)) did -o setup 33 1 $!duration($idle)
}

textbox ID is 33
dialog name is "setup"

problem is that idle time resets when i call dialog

so i never actually see my true idle time....

anyone can modify this ?
or it cannot be done at all?

While this isn't what you asked for, I have an idle time display incorporated in my snippet located here The snippet has a lot more than the idle time, but it is included.

i shall look it, thanks

Have you looked at what is actually being done by the timer? Try doing /timer to view what commands the timer is executing when it goes off. You have prefixed the $!duration identifier, but you haven't prefixed the $dialog(setup) identifier. The timer may actually be executing: if ($false) did..etc

-genius_at_work

i have no ide what you said now

@russel
your dialog show idle time on whois =)
but i just want to find MY idle time without using whois
on me...

so is it possible ?

This works in 6.03 and above. Note this is your idle time as of the initialization of the dialog. It does not update automatically.

Code:

 dialog idle_time {
  title "My Idle Time"
  size -1 -1 60 20
  option dbu
  edit "", 1, 5 5 50 10, read
  button "Button", 3, 5 3 37 12, hide default ok cancel
}
menu * {
  &amp;My Idle Time : dialog -m idle_time idle_time
}
on *:dialog:idle_time:init:*:{
  did -ra $dname 1 $duration($idle)
}

now i will bug you even more =)
ofcourse you dont have to do it if you dont want to...

1. can that update be done for just 1 control (like i posted for text box) and not whole dialog

2. can you make it update per second ?

It's only using one control, the only reason it's using the entire dialog is because the dialog only has two controls, the display and a hidden OK/Cancel button.

As to the second request, I can get it to update, but I can't guarantee it'll match second to second. Can't code it right now, but I'll do it when I get home from work.

If you want me to incorporate the changes to code you already have, post the code, and don't forget to use the Code Tags

well since you also use txt control
then i dont think posting mine code (which is mega huge)
is needed, altho if you are willing then i shall ask you kind
if you could make an updater

ok...here's a combination of my code that works and the code that you started with..I've changed my code to use the ID and dialog name from your original post

Code:

  dialog setup {
  title "My Idle Time"
  size -1 -1 60 20
  option dbu
  edit "", 33, 5 5 50 10, read
  button "Button", 999, 5 3 37 12, hide default ok cancel
}
menu * {
  &amp;My Idle Time : dialog -m setup setup
}
on *:dialog:setup:init:*:{
.timeridle 0 1 did -ra $dname 33 $duration($idle)
}

You'll have to make appropriate changes to your actual code so that the item shows up in the correct location. If you already have an OK and/or Cancel buttons, then you can delete the button that's in the above code.

If you've written a mega huge script already, you should have no problems incorporating what I have above into your code.

doesnt show anything and
got errors

* /did: 'idler' invalid id '1'
-
* /did: invalid parameters

i renamed dialog name to "idler" because "setup" was interfering with original dialog

so i thought my script causes errors
so i tried in clean 6.16 and it still is buggy

Simple mistake, I forgot to change the ID in the /did command (which is part of the /timer command). That error has been corrected. You may still want to use the Idler name, rather than Setup, as you say it's causing problems in your Setup dialog. I don't know how long the dialog setup is, (ie: the section in the script that starts with /dialog <dialog name>), but if it's not too long, and you want to post that part, I can probably incorporate my script to your Setup dialog.

That's what I was actually referring to earlier, not the whole entire script.

now it updates only when i run dialog
and on close i get

* /did: invalid parameters

~edit~

that script (i have) has 350 rows =)
you really dont wanna me to post it =)

add to the dialog

Code:

 on *:dialog:&lt;dialog_name&gt;:close:*:{
.timeridle off
}

Replace <dialog_name> with the actual name of the dialog.
That'll take care of that error message.

Regarding it not updating while displaying...:( Sorry, I thought it would work
I'll test the code when I get a chance and see what I can do.

350 rows just for the layout? yikes...you're right, but I can only work with what I've got, so if you want it to work in conjunction with you other script, you're going to have to do the merging yourself, as I can't tell what would work where

it works now (updates and no errors)
but still update is only when dialog is re-opened

well i think your way is simplier, then i'll just merge it to dialog

as for 350 rows, well it contains full code for "control panel"
because i have 1 dialog with 5 tabs and each tab has bunch of controls =)

anyways dont be sorry, you helping me remember?
and i apreciate ANY help i can get so any try is gift =)

post long ones @ http://www.nomorepasting.com/ or http://www.rafb.net/paste/

its simplier this way :P

Quote:

i have on dialog EMPTY text box in which is displayed my "idle time"

this is code invoked on dialog init:

alias idler {
timeridle 0 1 if ($dialog(setup)) did -o setup 33 1 $!duration($idle)
}

textbox ID is 33
dialog name is "setup"

problem is that idle time resets when i call dialog

so i never actually see my true idle time....

anyone can modify this ?
or it cannot be done at all?

you do know that your idle time, for mIRC resets once you do a command as well

that seems to be the main problem

if you set the dialog to an FKEY, it won't reset your idle time

hope that helps