Dismissing answer dialogs after xxx seconds automatically

[andyh1234]

If there any way to automatically dismiss an answer dialog box after xxx seconds.

I realise I can create a separate stack / card and show it, then have it dismiss itself after xxx seconds, but it seems like I would have to add lots of extra code to get the custom stack to show in a viable place, resize itself to the contents of the message etc etc and I'm just wondering if its possible at all to add code to have the existing answer dialog box close without user input.

[Klaus]

Hi Andy,

just created a button with this script and it worked

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on mouseUp

  ## Important part to send BEFORE the dialog ;-)
  send "closeit" to me in 2 secs
  answer "sfasdfasdfasdfasdf"
end mouseUp

command closeit
  close stack "Answer Dialog"
end closeit

You get the picture!

Best

Klaus

[andyh1234]

Thanks Klaus!

[dunbarx]

Klaus.

Nice.

I love the fact that everything in LC is a stack. Try doing that in HC.

Craig

[MWCoastMedia]

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on mouseUp
  ## Important part to send BEFORE the dialog ;-)
  send "closeit" to me in 2 secs
  answer "sfasdfasdfasdfasdf"
end mouseUp

command closeit
  close stack "Answer Dialog"
end closeit

When attempting this on iOS, Livecode throws error codes 91 (chunk: can't find stack) and 108 (close: can't find stack).

Since there is only 1 stack when deploying to mobile, is the only option for something like this to create your own modal rather than using the "answer" command?

[SparkOut]

You might see if "toast" widgets are a possible option for mobile?

[[-hh]]

You could also have a look on AlertBuilder, works in LC 6/7/8/9.
See the description here
viewtopic.php?p=143920#p143920
and/or download from (sorry, currently not available)

[SparkOut]

I might have known to suggest checking one of Hermann's nifty stacks first!
Vielen Dank wieder, [-hh]

[Klaus]

Hi MWCoastMedia,

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on mouseUp
  ## Important part to send BEFORE the dialog ;-)
  send "closeit" to me in 2 secs
  answer "sfasdfasdfasdfasdf"
end mouseUp

command closeit
  close stack "Answer Dialog"
end closeit

When attempting this on iOS, Livecode throws error codes 91 (chunk: can't find stack) and 108 (close: can't find stack).

Since there is only 1 stack when deploying to mobile, is the only option for something like this to create your own modal rather than using the "answer" command?

You are six years late for the party!

On the desktop/standalones and in the IDE the ASK and ANSWER dialogs are in fact STACKS, but not on mobile!
Here the underlying OS supplies the dialogs and we cannot control them from within LC.

I would create a GROUP which covers the complete card to FAKE an answer dialog, know what I mean?


Best

Klaus