Help wanted with delay code for a XML gauge

[Guest taipan_daz]

XML Gods...Guys I want to use this sort of loop to install a "reversion" - if a button is pressed but after two seconds there has been no entry made, the system reverts to its previous state.Is there a key trap I can use? Maybe something like an 'if no event then' type loop?Cheers.

[taguilo 33]

Hi,If what you want is to detect if a key is pressed like when entering data on the GPS, or a specific is executed,it would be simple. Now, if the reversion must be canceled upon ANY event or keypress is done, it would be a tough work :-)Tom

[Guest taipan_daz]

Hi Tom,I feared as much. Situation is this: In my PFD page on my MFD, five of the buttons allow input (CRS, ADF, bearing 1 and 2, heading bug, etc). If one of these buttons is pressed a submenu appears. If, however, after two seconds, nothing is entered, the submenu disappears and the original page is restored.I know this would be tough work - the company I'm building this for may just have to settle for my work around of click once to change, click again to cancel.Cheers.

[taguilo 33]

If you are checking for character typing, this could be an approach (pseudocode)In Mouse section :Button1 --> CRSClick= 1(>LSbMenuActive) (PAbsoluteTime) (>LTime)Button2 --> ADFClick= 1(>LSbMenuActive) (PAbsoluteTime) (>LTime)etcIn Update section: (LTime) 0 != if{ (LTime) 2 + (PAbsoluteTime) < if{ 0 (>LSbMenuActive) 0 (>LTime) } }In Element section (SubMenu):Visible = (LSbMenuActive)In Keys section:On Key (alphanumeric, etc)Process the key (PAbsoluteTime) (>LTime)Tom

[Guest taipan_daz]

Yeah, I guess that could work. Because I have a few buttons that do it I could turn the initial couple of lines into a Macro and call it on each click.... hmm, plan forming in head...Thanks Tom, I'll let you know.Daz.