C++: EzWindows & terminating loop outside the loop

[screw3d]

I am doing GUI in C++ through EzWindows.

I have a window with 3 buttons "Start", "Stop" and "Clear".

When I click on start, I will begin a for (I should use while, but I use for loop with usleep so that it won't go on forever if my stop button don't work) that will display some graphics. However, the program would not register a click while the program is running though the loop.

How do I handle this? I don't wanna post the code here as it's kinda long.

TiA

 

[BFG10K]

Use break; to exit loops.

 

[DaveSimmons]

>> However, the program would not register a click while the program is running though the loop.

If you are only using one thread, and that thread is busy processing in a loop (or you've put it to sleep) then your process will never empty its windows message queue.

I know how to fix this in MFC but for "EzWindows" you'll need to either do some Googling or Read The Friendly (online) Manual. 🙂

 

[screw3d]

Use break; to exit loops.

Yes this would be simple enough if it's done within the loop. Is there a way to force the loops to break from outside the loop, maybe introducing a true condition from outside the loop?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: marvie

Use break; to exit loops.

Yes this would be simple enough if it's done within the loop. Is there a way to force the loops to break from outside the loop, maybe introducing a true condition from outside the loop?

exactly. Then in your loop

if (some_global_flag)
exit

(assuming your windows message queue is being emptied so your other button message handler runs to set the global flag)

 

[screw3d]

I know how to fix this in MFC but for "EzWindows" you'll need to either do some Googling or Read The Friendly (online) Manual.

All I found is the hardcopy, where's could I find some online stuff on EzWindows? Google only returned lots of homework assignments from lotsa of universities!

Or could anyone give me an idea on how to fix this?

Thanks