From: Lyle Johnson <lyle.johnson@...>
Date: 2007-03-06T04:05:24+09:00
Subject: Re: How can I make an FXRuby window stay open for a set amount of time?

On 3/5/07, Paul <tester.paul@gmail.com> wrote:

> I wrote a simple FXRuby program that displays a message in a window on
> the desktop.  I would like to make this window go away after a set
> amount of time (e.g. 30 minutes if left alone).
>
> I'm new to scripting in Ruby, so I don't know how to do this.  Can
> anyone offer me any suggestions or pointers as to how I can implement
> a configurable timer that will automatically shut down the window when
> the time is up?

Look at the documentation for the addTimeout() method:

    http://www.fxruby.org/doc/api/classes/Fox/FXApp.html

Hope this helps,

Lyle

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