On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 11:57 PM, Otis Rothenberger
<osrot...@chemagic.com>wrote:
> Bob,
>
> I found the jmolScriptWait(scpt) documentation on the jmol.js
> documentation page. I had problems implementing it. There's something
> I'm not getting right in my attempts.
>
> BUT
>
> Your terminal Jmol JavaScript command appears to be the solution to my
> problem. One by one, I'm able to remove these timeouts using this
> approach. I do need to rework my Jmol script strings, however. That
> terminal javascript command needs double quotes.
>
> yes it does.
> Unfortunately, one timeout that I can't seem to eliminate is the one on
> the original applet load script.
>
> APPLET_LOAD_STUFF;javascript "getFormula()" will not work.
>
>
Is that because it is Jmol calling JavaScript calling Jmol? When you say,
"will not work" -- why is that? I'd like to reproduce that. What do I need
to do?
> APPLET_LOAD_STUFF;javascript "jmolInit()" works.
>
> jmolInit() simply calls getFormula() via a timeout.
>
> Unfortunately again, this is probably the cause of that random load
> error. One solution to this is eliminating getFormula() on an initial
> applet load. The same default model always loads, and I can supply this
> as string without the jmolScript calls in getFormula.
>
>
> Otis
>
> Otis Rothenberger
> chemagic.com
>
>
> On 10/18/2010 10:30 AM, Otis Rothenberger wrote:
> > Bob,
> >
> > I know that I need to try to get rid of those JavaScript timeouts. The
> > construct jmolScriptWait(scpt) sounds interesting. I'm not familiar with
> > it. In the following example, what is jmolScriptWait(scpt) waiting for?
> > Is it that scpt does not execute until all of the subsequent JavaScript
> > executes?
> >
> > jmolScriptWait(scpt);
> > mepsData = true;
> > if (moData) {
> > toolMenu()
> > } else {
> > editMenu()
> > }
> > getFormula()
> >
> > Most of my timeouts are used with my getFormula() or a context similar
> > to my getFormula(). To reduce these timeouts to their essence, here is
> > what's going on:
> >
> > 1) jmolScript related to model changing is fired in a JavaScript
> > function via jmolScript() - i.e. model kit editing.
> > IN SUBSEQUENT getFormula()
> > 2) jmolGetPropertyAsArray("moleculeInfo.mf") is fired.
> > 3) jmolScript making use of message call back to get new SMILES for
> > JavaScript global variable is fired.
> >
> > I know that 2 and 3 must wait for 1 to complete. I think the order of 2
> > and 3 is irrelevant - not sure?? I'd sure like to lose setTimeOut as the
> > referee that keep these guys in order. Will jmolScriptWait() do this?
> >
> > Otis
> >
> > Otis Rothenberger
> > chemagic.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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