21 replies to this topic

[x79animal]

[example] If i had a had a simple loop

loop {
Send Hello
Sleep 500
}

[as far as i am aware] The only way to stop the loop and have the script not exit, is using Reload. Allthough that has to re-open the script which is visually annoying (icon moves) and if you accidentally hold down a button set as reload it crashes your computer [even if the script has singleinstance force on]

So i wish for

F1::StopAll

[MasterFocus]

Why not While?

While ( ctrlVar <> 1 )
{
  ToolTip, Hello
  Sleep, 150
}

F1:: ctrlVar := 1

[x79animal]

the loop was just an example, i want to stop all timers, loops, running threads & anything else

[Ace Coder]

F1::Pause

:?: :?:

Or:

LoopLabel:
loop 
{
   Send Hello
   Sleep 500
}
Return

SomeLabel:
Return ;Used by the F1 hotkey via GoTo, meaning it won't Return anywhere, but simply wait around

F1::GoTo,SomeLabel

[Lexikos]

When F1 is pressed with Ace Coder's second example, it does this:
[*:5nmc67vd]Interrupt the loop, starting a new thread.
[*:5nmc67vd]Go to SomeLabel.
[*:5nmc67vd]Return, finishing the F1 hotkey's thread.
[*:5nmc67vd]Resume the loop.Pointless... F1::return has the same effect.

[fragman]

Just use a variable telling your timers/loops/hotkeys not do do anything. Alternatively, deactivate all running timers and use #if conditions in AHK_L.

[Tuncay]

I would implement this way:

Loop
{
    IfEqual, STOPALL, 1, Break
    Send Hello
    Sleep 500
}

Copy the STOPALL-check at some different positions in the loop (and all other loops), including at the start. For example before any function call starts, which is very time consuming.

[x79animal]

Copy the STOPALL-check at some different positions in the loop (and all other loops), including at the start. For example before any function call starts, which is very time consuming.

I would have to put it inbetween every line in my script, because otherwise id i pressed the button mid-thread the thread would still finish. which is not ideal

[fragman]

You should put the check at the places where the script interacts with other programs/files. It usually doesn't hurt if it's doing a few calculations or something like that.

[x79animal]

On an unrelated note, i've found out how Pause works

f4::
#MaxThreads 0 ;meh
#MaxThreads 1
sleep 10000 ;paused for duration
#MaxThreads 10 ;starts whatever it was doing again
return

8)

[MasterFocus]

x79animal, plase notice that

Up to two of the following types of threads may be created even when #MaxThreads has been reached: A hotkey, hotstring, OnClipboardChange, or GUI event if the first line of its subroutine is ExitApp, Pause, Edit, Reload, KeyHistory, ListLines, ListVars, or ListHotkeys. Also, the OnExit subroutine will always launch regardless of how many threads exist.

[Lexikos]

GoTo and GoSub don't return anywhere. That's what Return does. GoTo jumps to the specified label and continues execution; in Ace Coder's example, continuing execution means executing the next command (Return), which tells it to return from GoSub.

[tank]

so again i ask the same question Ace_coder implied
is there somer eason not to use pause?

[adabo]

+1 for the wishlist.