While Loops and Keyboard Events

In a class I have a while loop that sends out an event while test is true as follows:

while(test)
{
PeriodFire(this, new PeriodEventArgs(true));

}

In another class I consume the event and do some graphical work on it.

this.timer1.PeriodFire += new ABIS.PeriodEventHandler(TimerOnTick);

public void TimerOnTick()
{
.... Do some graphical work
Application.DoEvents();
}

I am also using the keyboard Events KeyDown() and KeyPress() to do some work.

The problem I am having is that the keyboard events are not being fired. Or if they are, it is only once now and then.

Any suggestions on why would be appreciated.

with regards

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While Loops and Keyboard Events

burrowsUW

Rather than a different thread, I implemented a line in the TimerOnTick method to 

stop the periodFire event and then started it again after the graphics work, but that
didn't seem to alter anything.
as follows:


this.timer1.PeriodFire += new ABIS.PeriodEventHandler(TimerOnTick);

public void TimerOnTick()
{
   stop event fire
   .... Do some graphical work
   Application.DoEvents();
   start event fire
}

Luis Sim&#245;es
Looks like your app doesn't get enough time to process its message queue.

This graphical work - is it time consuming If so, it may be advisable to take it to a different thread.
Project Ebiru
ok, I had tried a thread, but on the wrong method. I thought I could thread the TimerOnTick() method, but ends up I need to thread the while loop method.

Hope this is useful to whoever comes across this.

cheers.

Mike Ogilvie

I think I may have spoken to soon. I am substantiating 5 objects based on the one
class that has the TimerOnTick method(ie this method does the graphics work). I have implemented
a thread safe method in the class to update the form. However, when I run my application that runs all of these 
at the same time I get a lot of flicker in them as though there is an interupt from somewhere.

While Loops and Keyboard Events

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