From: Kero van Gelder <kero@...4050.upc-d.chello.nl>
Date: 2001-08-07T06:27:03+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:19254] Re: Ruby/Tk: how to discard excess messages

> An auto-repeat key is sending additional messages while method is
> still processing first message.  How can I discard the excess
> messages?

This does not work:

   def do_it(widget)
       widget.bind("Any-Key") {}
       really_do_it()
       widget.bind("Any-Key") { do_it(widget) }
   end
   widget.bind("Any-Key") { do_it(widget) }

Because of the single thread queueing the events
until after do_it() returns :(

Perhaps you could look at the event timestamp?

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