Loop later in script delays TextColor (...)

[ken_s2007]

I am using:

TextColor ( blah::woof ; RGB ( 0 ; 500 ; 0 ) )

Refresh Window []

... which works, but when I add a loop later in the script -- setting a global variable to the CurrentTime, loop, exit loop if the variable + 1 < Get (CurrentTime) -- the formatting doesn't show up except for a flash, as if the loop is executing before the color is drawn to screen from the earlier step.

I have a TextFormatRemove ( blah::woof ) as the last script step, which works.

Ken

Edited November 5, 2008 by Guest
I edited out the (pure) RGB (...) reference, which was incorrect.

[Vaughan]

Set Field [ blah::woof; RGB ( 500 ; 0 ; 0 ) ]

Shouldn't this be

Set Field [ blah::woof; textcolor( blah::woof ; RGB ( 500 ; 0 ; 0 ) ) ]

[Raybaudi]

Didn't

Pause [ duration: 1 sec ]

work ?

[ken_s2007]

Vaughan, you are correct. I edited my post, but not fast enough. Thanks.

[ken_s2007]

Daniele, 'pause' works perfectly, thank you for pointing out what should have been obvious to me.

OTOH, I'm still curious why the screen wasn't painted before the loop executed. I'm familiar with this phenomenon, going back to the HyperTalk and Lingo days.

Thanks, Ken

[Fitch]

I've seen cases where even a Pause(0 sec) did the trick.