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akiva_atwood
Inspiring
April 28, 2017
Question

Create popup warning that autocloses

  • April 28, 2017
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Hi

I'm trying to pop up a warning dialog for 2 seconds then have it close.

The following code works:

var w = new Window ("palette","test", [200, 200, 680, 325], {resizeable: false});   
w.show();  
alert("hi");
w.close();

but obviously doesn't autoclose

var w = new Window ("palette","test", [200, 200, 680, 325], {resizeable: false});   
w.show();  
  
//delay(2);
$.sleep(2000);
  
w.close(); 
function delay(prmSec){
  prmSec *= 1000;
  var eDate = null;
  var eMsec = 0;
  var sDate = new Date();
  var sMsec = sDate.getTime();
  do {
  eDate = new Date();
  eMsec = eDate.getTime();
  } while ((eMsec-sMsec)<prmSec);
  }

using either delay or sleep the palette only shows up occasionally (every third run of the script...)

1) any idea WHY it doesn't show up reliably?

2) is there a better way to make a popup?

thanks

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Community Expert
LaubenderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 25, 2023

@akiva_atwood said: "I've noticed other graphic glitches with the last update to CC2015 -- text vanishes on the screen, and I have to force a redraw to see it again)"

 

Hi @akiva_atwood ,

just tested the "palette" type of window without using update() on Windows 10.

Ran the script from InDesign's Scripts panel. No issue with my German InDesign CS6 version 8.1.0 or InDesign 2023 version 18.1.0.51.

 

#targetengine autoCloseAlert

var sleepPeriodInSeconds = 2;
var sleepPeriodAsString = " " + sleepPeriodInSeconds + " ";
 
var dlog = new Window("palette"); 
dlog.size = [320,100]; 
dlog.add("statictext", undefined , "We are closing in"+ sleepPeriodAsString +"seconds.");
dlog.show();

// Is that necessary? :
//~ dlog.update();
// Perhaps on some versions of macOS together with some specific versions of InDesign?

// Have a nap:
$.sleep(sleepPeriodInSeconds * 1000);

// Closing the dialog: 
dlog.close();

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

tpk1982
tpk1982
Legend
April 28, 2017

If i tested in Extendscript then it work good..

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akiva_atwoodAuthor
Inspiring
April 28, 2017

I know. But in Indesign it doesn't.

(I'm using CC2015 on a mac in case that's part of the problem)

L
Community Expert
LaubenderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 30, 2017

I was running it from InDesign.

Your code doesn't work either... it executes -- but the palette doesn't show up.

If I put an alert before the sleep it shows up immediately. I'm suspecting some redraw issue with ID


akiva_atwood  wrote

I was running it from InDesign.

Your code doesn't work either... it executes -- but the palette doesn't show up.

If I put an alert before the sleep it shows up immediately. I'm suspecting some redraw issue with ID

akiva_atwood  wrote

adding a .update() before the sleep solves the problem...

Hi Akiva,

just tested with InDesign CC 2015.4.1 and CS6 8.1.0 as well.
My code is running ok. The "palette" type of Window is showing up and vanishes after the $.sleep() period.

For me the update() is not necessary but I guess it would not hurt…

What is your OSX version?
Mine is 10.10.5.

Maybe there are other things involved that makes it necessary to do an update() for you?

Thanks,
Uwe

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