Subject Re: Form closing when idle From Mustansir Ghor <mustan31@hotmail.com> Date Sat, 26 Jun 2021 02:00:13 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Dear Mervyn Sir Thank you. All went well I added close_on_idle::form_onclose() in the form.close() method of mustan.wfm to disable timer. Hope that is OK Weekend Njema Best Regards Mustansir Mervyn Bick Wrote > On 2021/06/23 18:22, Mustansir Ghor wrote: > > Dear Mervyn Sir > > > > Thank you. > > > > This will be similar to web app , where concept of timeout has its importance and one needs to login in again to resume the page. > > > > I had reached Chapter 10 on Ken Sir Web tutorial before something came up. I hope to resume it soon. > > > > I understood the amendments. but will put here just to be seen by you, if that this how it should be done. > > > > 1. the class definition of forms that are to be opened  from the MainForm will change to > > > >   class mustanForm of CLOSE_ON_IDLE from "close_on_idle.cfm"     from > > class mustanForm of FORM (the form being mustan.wfm).  Only one statement. Rest of form content will remain same > > > > I normally use pixels as the metric for my own forms and this is the > metric originally used for close_on_idle.cfm. > > Before you change the class definition line in mustan.wfm you must make > sure that the metric for mustan.wfm is the same as for > close_on_idle.cfm.   If you mix the metrics you will wind up with a > mess. :-( > > You have two options.  The first is open mustan.wfm in the designer and > change it's metric to pixels.  This will recalculate all the settings. > Save the file then you can change the class definition line to > > class mustanForm of CLOSE_ON_IDLE from "close_on_idle.cfm" > > The second option is to open close_on_idle.cfm in the designer and > change the metric to match that of mustan.wfm. > > Opening close_on_idle.cfm in the designer and then saving it deletes the > two lines immediately after the class definition.  You will need to open > close_on_idle.cfm in the sourcecode editor and put these two lines back. > > > class close_on_idle of FORM custom >     #include winuser.h    // See note in the comments above >     #define wm_mousewheel 0x020A  //not in winuser.h >     with (this) > > After you have done this you can edit the class definition line in > mustan.wfm. > > If you have a form_onOpen event handler in mustan.wfm you will need to > add the following line as the first line in the event handler > >     function form_onOpen() >        close_on_idle::form_onOpen() >        //your code here which can include setting the allow_idle_time > property >        return > > > 2. Mustan.wfm form will need its metric to be in pixel. > > See above. > > > > > 3. 3 routines will need to be put in all forms that needs to affected in form_onOpen method > >        form.close_on_idle = true //change to false to disable close_on_idle > >        close_on_idle::form_onOpen() > >        form.timer.allow_idle_time := 15  //in seconds > > > The default idle_time in close_on_idle.cfm is 120 seconds. You can > overwrite it with anything you like but 15 seconds seems very short. If > you want 15 minutes (which feels overly long) you need to use 15*60 > > > > > > 4. If the readmodal forms are to be opened using menu item, then the subform routine (that you had put in the your example in Pushbutton) to be put in its on_click event > > > > The code in the example turns off the timer for the main form and blanks > the countdown (if it was visible) before displaying the readmodal form. >   When the readmodal form is closed, either by the user or the timer, > the timer in the main form is set active.  If there is no activity on > the main form it will close after the set time. > > > Mervyn.