give user time to read messages

Shadow · 04-20-2002, 02:11 PM

Code:

printf("I am doing a routine...");
system("choice /c:. /t:.,03 /n >NUL");

If you are doing something in your program that may run very fast on somebody's computer, they might not have time to read the message. They may see a message fly by really quick like, then wonder what your program is doing to their computer. Is there a way to convert the above system call ( forcing choice to continue by default - without the user knowing it ) into something more C-ish? Can you have control over how long a pause will take place, hence giving the user time to read your short -or- long message?

http://www.cprogramming.com/cboard/s...threadid=15811

Should I look into this post?

Shadow · 04-20-2002, 08:47 PM

> Depends on your OS and compiler

Windows 98 SE & GCC.

**Salem** · 04-21-2002, 12:54 AM

Something like this

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <conio.h>

void wait_for_key_or_timeout ( int seconds ) {
    clock_t endtime = clock() + seconds * CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
    while ( !kbhit() && ( clock() < endtime ) );
}

int main ( ) {
    int i;
    for ( i = 0 ; i < 100 ; i++ ) {
        printf( "%d\n", i );
        if ( (i+1) % 25 == 0 ) wait_for_key_or_timeout(3);
    }
    return 0;
}

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Shadow Unleashed Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 1,755	give user time to read messages Code: printf("I am doing a routine..."); system("choice /c:. /t:.,03 /n >NUL"); If you are doing something in your program that may run very fast on somebody's computer, they might not have time to read the message. They may see a message fly by really quick like, then wonder what your program is doing to their computer. Is there a way to convert the above system call ( forcing choice to continue by default - without the user knowing it ) into something more C-ish? Can you have control over how long a pause will take place, hence giving the user time to read your short -or- long message? http://www.cprogramming.com/cboard/s...threadid=15811 Should I look into this post? __________________ The world is waiting. I must leave you now.
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