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 >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to Google-Web-Toolkit@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---