Question about scripting.

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Hello everyone,

 

I have a question about scripting. I'am about to work on my first animation and do have a little problem now.

I have two parts that I want to run through part after part (it may ends up with 3 parts later). So when the animation of part 1 is finished then it should go to part 2. But so far, the two animations are always played simultaneously.

Is there anyway to have some kind of break included? Or state that this fragment of code should only be run, after something else is completly finished?

 

I have read the included instrunctions, but have not found a solution so far. Or have I missed something? Would this even be possible?

 

cheers Asound

windowfx
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If you mean do something for the first 50% of the time and then something else for the next 50% of the time I suggest an IF statement using the percentage completed.  You could also make use of the globals1-8 and store a value when the first part has been finished and use that with an if.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have an IF statement at the beginning, it just checks if 1 euqals 1. I just did it that way, to have the first part of code in brackets. At the end of this part I store a number into a global variable.

The second part is also in brackets with an IF statement before. It only runs that part, after the specific number has been set, at the end of part 1. But the animation of those two parts are always played simultaneously.

For my plan, I really need to have part two played only, after the animation of part one is fully finished. I want to have the window unfold/fold with two steps. And if needed I would add a third step, where the complete folded window just disappears/appears in a stylish way.

 

How do I use "percent"? Which numbers does it hold?

Just using

"

IF

PERCENT

50

=

{

}

"

is not working. But I'am not shure if the first animation would even be over till then.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

PERCENT is a value between 0 and 100.  This value increases for open / restore animations and decreases for close / minimize animations.  So 100 means window should now be fully visible and 0 means window should now be invisible and the values between indicate how far through the animation you should be.

So if you wanted code to run for the first half and then something else in the other half you might do it like this

 

IF

PERCENT

50

<=

{

; Do work in here for the animation between 0 and 50 %

 

 

END

}

 

; Do work here for the animation between 50 and 100%

 

END

---

Most animations would reset the grid via SetupGrid before the if statement as it is easier to do animations if you start from a fixed position and then adjust it based on the % of the animation complete.

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

When I dont use brackets in the second part, the animation just plays along with the first animation again. While I just define with the first if-statement in front of the first part, how much time I got for this animation.

But if the second part is also in brackets and should only play after 50 percent, the animation of part one will get a reset, when part two is run.

Here is my script:

Code: php
  3. ;Two cols and two rows are defined.
  5. SETUPGRID
  6. 2
  7. 2
  9. ;Animation of the upper right part.
  10. IF
  11. PERCENT
  12. 50
  13. &lt;=
  14. {
  16. ;Rectangle 3 is choosen (upper right).
  17. MATHS
  18. CurrentRect
  19. ASSIGN
  20. 3
  22. MATHS
  23. GLOBAL1
  24. ASSIGN
  25. percentleft
  27. MATHS
  28. GLOBAL1
  29. MULTIPLY
  30. HALFPI
  32. MATHS
  33. GLOBAL1
  34. DIVIDE
  35. -70
  37. ROTATEXZ
  38. GLOBAL1
  39. 2
  40. }
  42. ;The animation of the lower half of a window.
  43. IF
  44. PERCENT
  45. 50
  46. &gt;=
  47. {
  49. ;The lower left rectangle is choosen.
  50. MATHS
  51. CurrentRect
  52. ASSIGN
  53. 0
  55. MATHS
  56. GLOBAL1
  57. ASSIGN
  58. percentleft
  60. MATHS
  61. GLOBAL1
  62. MULTIPLY
  63. HALFPI
  65. MATHS
  66. GLOBAL1
  67. DIVIDE
  68. 70
  70. ROTATEYZ
  71. GLOBAL1
  72. 5
  74. ;The lower right rectangle is choosen.
  75. MATHS
  76. CurrentRect
  77. ASSIGN
  78. 1
  80. ROTATEYZ
  81. GLOBAL1
  82. 5
  83. }

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Asound, reply 4
When I dont use brackets in the second part, the animation just plays along with the first animation again. While I just define with the first if-statement in front of the first part, how much time I got for this animation.

But if the second part is also in brackets and should only play after 50 percent, the animation of part one will get a reset, when part two is run.

End of Asound's quote

Remember you need to add an END line inside the first If bracketed section or it will continue execution after it.

On the second issue, the setupgrid call will reset all the positions of the rectangles to their defaults.

It looks like you are doing something with rectangle 3 for the first 50% and then rectangle 0 for the last 50%, so you should probably set the position of rectangle 3 at the start of the code that would run when it is > 50% 

You know the ending position as percent would have been 50 so it should be easy to set the position.

As an alternative you could simply call the setup grid only once when say global7 is 0.

so

IF
GLOBAL7
0
=
{

SETUPGRID
2
2

MATHS
GLOBAL7
ASSIGN
1

}

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I've got a felling that my plan is not possible. X|

Calling the setupgrid only once is also not possible? May a global variable does contain nothing at first, even not the number/value 0? While using your sample code, it wont work at all xD

 

And since the whole animations, does not have that much time. It also not looks that nice, to have it split up into more than one part. It shurely does not look near as smooth as I intended it.

 

But thanks for your help! I may will come up now with something easier first xD