Thanks for that detailled answer ;)
2009/3/4 Vitali Lovich <vlov...@gmail.com>
> You're probably using scheduleRepeat. Browsers are strictly single
> threaded (some multi-threading Javascript support coming in FF3.1 that I
> know of). Anyways your problem is this:
>
> run()
> showWindow()
> browser keeps generating timer event probably because that comes from the
> OS & there's no locking in place
> user clicks on button
> next event is shown
>
> Instead do this:
>
> timer.schedule(1000);
> run() {
> showWindow()
> timer.schedule(1000);
>
> }
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Danny Schimke <schimk...@googlemail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I am using a timer to ask the user after xy minutes to save his changes to
>> database. In the run() method of timer I ask the user wheather he want to
>> save the changes. If the user clicks OK I'll save othwerwise I'll do
>> nothing. I shedule the timer repeatly after xy minutes. When does the timer
>> reruns? After handling the run() method? I recognized that the timer reruns
>> while the confirm message is shown. Is this an issue or correct? Should the
>> timer rerun while its run() method is not finished? I occurs in Firefox, in
>> IE it works like I am thinking how it should work.
>>
>> Example for Error:
>>
>> - Rerunning timer every 1 minute
>> - Confirmation is shown after 1 minute, user does *not* click *OK* or *
>> Cancel*
>> - After two or more minutes I'll click OK or Cancel and the confirm window
>> closes. But the confirm window of the second timer run is shown.
>> - The window is maximal shown two times (e.g. when I am waiting three or
>> more minutes)
>>
>> It should be not very difficult to use a workaround, but I want to
>> understand the correct working of the GWT timer.
>>
>> Thank you!
>> -Danny
>>
>>
>>
>
> >
>
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