wait for no input?

[PLUCKYHD]

Is there an action command to wait until user input is stopped for set amount of time?

I know about wait but wondering if there is a way to say wait until user doesn't press a button for set amount of time?

[jaminben]

Have you tried the InactivityTimeout() hook.

[PLUCKYHD]

That is called for a period of no user activity but what is the time period for that?

[PLUCKYHD]

I am thinking there has got to be be a no user input time call but can't find it.

I am wanting to fire and animation on a listener but only after so long without input but can't find it anywhere.

[Opus4]

The v6.5 beta release notes mention a new call: GetTimeSinceLastInput().

- Andy

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by Opus4

The v6.5 beta release notes mention a new call: GetTimeSinceLastInput().

- Andy

Okay that makes sense but using that as a listener

If GetTimeSinceLastInput > 2500

fires what I want if I could figure out how to refresh the listener after 2600 so the property would be true a i will always be false when the listener is originally fired.

[GKusnick]

What is your listener listening for? What specifically are you trying to accomplish?

(Also note you need parentheses after a method name to actually call it.)

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

fires what I want if I could figure out how to refresh the listener after 2600 so the property would be true a i will always be false when the listener is originally fired.

I think there are at least a couple words missing there, so I am not sure what you are asking. If you want to do something after some time has elapsed, then use a loop to wait a bit, check, wait a bit, check, wait a bit, check... etc.

There are forked looping waits & so on in the default STV you should look for & there is more you may want/need to do -- is the menu still active where the loop was started? If not, don't bother doing what you were waiting to do. Does the action depend on the item still being in focus? Stop the wait loop & don't do anything more if changing focus should cancel the action. And so on.

Originally Posted by GKusnick

What is your listener listening for? What specifically are you trying to accomplish?

Yes, exactly. It is hard for someone to suggest something when the goal is unknown.

- Andy

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by Opus4

I think there are at least a couple words missing there, so I am not sure what you are asking. If you want to do something after some time has elapsed, then use a loop to wait a bit, check, wait a bit, check, wait a bit, check... etc.

There are forked looping waits & so on in the default STV you should look for & there is more you may want/need to do -- is the menu still active where the loop was started? If not, don't bother doing what you were waiting to do. Does the action depend on the item still being in focus? Stop the wait loop & don't do anything more if changing focus should cancel the action. And so on.

Yes, exactly. It is hard for someone to suggest something when the goal is unknown.

- Andy

Sorry I wasn't clear but your guys response helped me out. I was trying to wait a certian amount of time and check a property if it was false I wanted to set it to true and animate. I wanted this response to happen after up/down. I realized after much fiddling and looking at loops that it wasn't necessary for my cause. It was easier for me to put it in a focus gained hopefully I understood it correctly. I put a

Fork()
----Wait(time)
----------If GetTimeSinceLastInput() > time
-------------------------------set property
---------------------------------------animate
-------------------------------------------refresh

It seems to be working correct me if I missed something.