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DeeViLiSh
post 28 Aug, 2006 - 02:50 AM
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while(n != NULL)
{
    if(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_LBUTTON))
                    cout<<"You clicked!";
    
    if(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_RBUTTON))
                    break;
}


To detect it whenever the user clicks, I have to run a loop that detects the click yet that solution makes my computer lag.

Is there a function that sounds like : when(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_LBUTTON))
blablabla;

so that it doesn't loop like crazy crazy.gif
But then, without a loop the program would shut itself down wouldn't it?

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post 28 Aug, 2006 - 03:45 AM
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Sorry buddy, loops are the way to go.
Even if you do find a function that doesn't require a loop, it has to use loops internally to capture and process such messages.

Most Event Oriented Processes need loops to be captured. (At least in the Windows Architecture...No idea about how Linux and Mac handle events...but I guess in a similar manner)

Even a simple Win32 Program (debug the executable to see what I mean) uses an infinite loop having the TranslateMessage(), DispatchMessage() and other Functions to capture and process messages.
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post 28 Aug, 2006 - 05:29 AM
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Well, I'm doing an API program using this loop and right after the user checks the function and clicks on the button, instant freeze until the loop stops :

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if(GetAsyncKeyState ('A'))
break;


The loop is obviously the problem but I don't know how to fix it if it's the only way =S
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post 28 Aug, 2006 - 09:09 PM
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i'm not sure i have the whole problem, but you could also do something like:
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while(this==that)
{
// code that detects mouse press
Sleep(1000); // or less make sure to include Windows.h
system("cls"); // make it turn out pretty
}

if i didn't get the point i'm sorry just helping the helpful to the lost sea of helpfull people. lol
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post 29 Aug, 2006 - 08:15 PM
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i wrote this test program using Dev-C++:
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#include<iostream>
#include<windows.h>

using namespace std;

void Member();

main()
{
Member(); // just get right to the point
}
void Member()
{
    
    if(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_LBUTTON))
                    cout<<"You clicked!";
    
    if(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_RBUTTON))
                    cout<<"you right clicked";
}    

there is no loop in it. but, when you click, it says you clicked! alot of times until you let go.
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post 29 Aug, 2006 - 11:18 PM
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Lol but when you do let go, it shuts program down, I want it to stay forever until he preeses right mouse for example. Thanks anyways.
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post 30 Aug, 2006 - 04:33 AM
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The Use the same code in a Win32 Program or use MFC.
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Used MFC, too lazy to type it all down, I declared as a void longing all the other functions dedicated to all the buttons, checkboxs, etc but I don't see a int main() which bothers me because, I have to click a button or check something in order to activate a piece of code but I don't know to without it.
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post 31 Aug, 2006 - 06:16 AM
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You don't use main() in MFC.
You instead create a class that inherits the CWinApp Object and calls a CDialog object's DoModal() function in the InitInstance Method.

Something like this:
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class App:public CWinApp
{
    public:
        int InitInstance()
        {
            dlgmain d; // dlgmain derived from CDialog
            d.DoModal();            
            return 1;
        }
};

App obj1;
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post 31 Aug, 2006 - 02:58 PM
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if you dont want it to shut down do this:

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#include<iostream>
#include<windows.h>

using namespace std;

void Member();

main()
{
           while(1)
          {      
                   Member(); // just get right to the point
                   Sleep(2); // stop it using loads of cpu
           }
}
void Member()
{

    if(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_LBUTTON))
                    cout<<"You clicked!";
    
    if(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_RBUTTON))
                    cout<<"you right clicked";
}  
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coincedentally, i just used the same idea to stop my IRC client draining cpu time - it has a thread with an infinite for loop, and if the text output box isn't too big, it will just cancel and sleep for a few milliseconds;

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DWORD WINAPI Manage_Text (LPVOID n)
{
    for (;;)
    {
        nLength = GetWindowTextLength (hWndEdit_Output);
        if (nLength > 15000)
        {
            int nLine;

            nLine = (int) SendMessage (hWndEdit_Output, EM_LINEINDEX, (WPARAM) 32, (LPARAM) NULL);
            
            SendMessage (hWndEdit_Output, EM_SETSEL, (WPARAM) 0, (LPARAM) nLine);
            SendMessage (hWndEdit_Output, EM_REPLACESEL, (WPARAM) FALSE, (LPARAM) NULL);
            nLength = GetWindowTextLength (hWndEdit_Output);
            
            SendMessage (hWndEdit_Output, EM_LINESCROLL, (WPARAM) NULL, (LPARAM) nLength);
        }
        else
        {
            Sleep (1);
        }
    }
    //the nLength changed because the function concatenated strings;
    return (DWORD) n;
}
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