Adding a Thread to a window

[Neo-Bahamut]

If YOU don't know what a Thread is, I think you can't help me and can quit this Topic

I want to add a Thread to a window so it runs all the time and not only when the RGSS-Player is selected. (it's something with Kernel, I suppose)
I tried it using the WinAPI but I am too nooby(?) for the only Function I found (CreateThread)

Hope somebody can help ^_^

 

[Neo-Bahamut]

Bump :O

 

[Ulqiorra]

Wouldn't it be

 

def initialize

  t = Thread.new { loop { @count += 1 } }

end

def update

  if @count > 35

    Thread.kill(t)

  end

end

 

something like that, right?

 

[ChasW]

Good resource for ruby: threading.

 

[Neo-Bahamut]

I know how to create a Thread but one made in RGSS runs only while the RGSS Player-Window is selected.

 

[Zeriab]

To reformulate the problem here is to create and possible also control a native thread. Ruby (the version used in RMXP) only have support for green threads and Graphics.update pauses the virtual machine.
To solve this problem I would suggest writing a DLL file which provides an API for creating the thread as well as providing the functionality for the thread.

 

[hanmac]

i have an idea ... is not a real thread but it could work...

use a dll to get the selected window.. and then match it with the rgssplayer window

 

[Zeriab]

The idea behind getting a thread to run even when the RPG Maker window is not running is simple that you can have code running when the RPG Maker window is not running. Your way can be used in the thread to tell whether or not the RGSS Player window is selected which is useful if you want different behavior depending on whether the RGSS Player is selected or not.

 

[Neo-Bahamut]

Okay...
I will try to write a dll for it (even if I don't know any programming language to do this^^")

Thanks

 

[nowayskill]

Hmmm, try using a ruby thread with an update loop
make that loop call an API-call which focus the window or something.
Don't flame me I'm not very good with win32..

But a Thread is done like that:

Thread.new {
loop do
sleep(0.3f)
# enter your api calls here..
end
}

 

[Zeriab]

The problem with that approach is that the ruby thread is paused if you remove focus for the RGSS Player. If it happens during the API call then it may work, but not if it happens while the thread sleeps.

@Neo-Bahamut:
Good luck ^_^
I believe that most programming languages which can be compiled to native binary code can be compiled into a DLL, but don't hang me up on it.

*hugs*