Gfa_Minute and Gfa_Second Events

Syntax

Sub Gfa_Minute

Sub Gfa_Second

Description

The Gfa_Minute sub is called every minute (approximately), except if the program is running. Although it isn’t advised to perform complex and lengthy actions because this could slow down the editor, there is quite some room here to create useful extensions. The GFA-BASIC 32 editor uses the same timer interrupt to clock in the status bar.

The Gfa_Second sub is called every second (approximately), except if the program is running. Although it isn’t advised to perform complex and lengthy actions because this could slow down the editor, there is quite some room here to create useful extensions. The GFA-BASIC 32 editor uses the same timer interrupt to update the title of the IDE when the dirty status of program has been changed.

Example 1

// Changing the timer interrupts

Global Const tMinuteId = $14D

Global Const tSecondId = $14E

~KillTimer(Gfa_hWnd, tSecondId) 'Set the Gfa_Second timer to

~SetTimer(Gfa_hWnd, tSecondId, 500, 0) '500 milliseconds, rather than 1000ms

Example 2

//Show current procedure in the status bar each second.

Sub Gfa_Second

Gfa_StatusText = Gfa_Proc

End Sub

The second example of Gfa_Second is changed somewhat, and behaves more reservedly. Thus the Gfa_StatusText is changed only when the current procedure’s top line changes.

Example 3

// Display current procedure in status bar.

Sub Gfa_Second

Static Int procline

If procline != Gfa_ProcLine

procline = Gfa_ProcLine