A try at pausing (:

H4ch1

Hey there,
was working on adding pause into my template. Usually, without modularizing anything, I would just have a local variable, and in each important event have a check to that variable to see if pause is active (hence don't do anything) or not.
But since Gideros support OO approaches so well, I couldn't use a local variable anymore. Using a global one would mean having a 30% slower reading of it, which is not that big of a deal, but adding a check in each object...well, wanted something a little better (:
I haven't checked all the API, so I don't know if there's a magical feature that removes and add all the listeners added, or that just freeze everything and resume it, so if it's there, please tell me Will add it immediately!
Meanwhile, I wrote this:

GCpauseBut = gideros.class(Bitmap);   function GCpauseBut:init() self:addEventListener(Event.MOUSE_DOWN, self.onMouseDown, self); end   function GCpauseBut:addAllListeners(sprite) local numChild = sprite:getNumChildren(); if numChild ~= 0 then for i = 1, numChild do local child = sprite:getChildAt(i) local subNumChild = child:getNumChildren(); if subNumChild ~= 0 then if child.addListeners then child:addListeners(); end self:addAllListeners(child); else if child.addListeners then child:addListeners(); end end end else if sprite.addListeners then sprite:addListeners(); end end end   function GCpauseBut:removeAllListeners(sprite) local numChild = sprite:getNumChildren(); if numChild ~= 0 then for i = 1, numChild do local child = sprite:getChildAt(i) local subNumChild = child:getNumChildren(); if subNumChild ~= 0 then if child.removeListeners then child:removeListeners(); end self:removeAllListeners(child); else if child.removeListeners then child:removeListeners(); end end end else if sprite.removeListeners then sprite:removeListeners(); end end end   function GCpauseBut:onMouseDown(event) if self:hitTestPoint(event.x, event.y) then if self.paused then self.paused = false; self:addAllListeners(stage); else self.paused = true; self:removeAllListeners(stage); end event:stopPropagation(); end end

It cycles through each object in the stage, searching for removeListeners or addListeners functions.

You can create one with
pausebut = GCpauseBut.new(texture);

And each one of the object you want to stop, must have a removeListeners() function and a addListeners() one, containing all the thing you want to remove or add (listeners, but even other things).

atilim

I think pausing is always hard to implement and I like your way

I usually prefer this way:
1. I use a global variable like g_paused

2. I put

if g_paused then return end

to the beginning of all Event.ENTER_FRAME events

3. I use Timer.pauseAllTimers and Timer.resumeAllTimers to temporarily pause and resume all timers

4. My pause menu sprite calls event:stopPropagation() for mouse/touch events so that none of the sprites below it receives mouse/touch events.

5. I use GTween.pauseAll to temporarily pause and resume all tweens

H4ch1

Yup, but as I stated above, that way kinda drags performance. Reading from a global variable instead of a local takes 30% more time, and it's a check in each one of the enterFrame events. I'm kind of a performance/optimization freak d: .
But I used to use that for semplicity with the other sdk, where class approach wasn't as well implemented as in Gideros. Just with a local instead of a global (;

atilim

I got your point When the optimization is in question, it's always hard to decide these issues.

atilim

btw, as time passes, I like your way more and more.

H4ch1

Thanks, it has its positive sides once all the pieces come together (:
For example, with my AnimationManager class, I put a self:pause() call and a self:play() call in addListeners and removeListeners of my main player object to make it pause its animation and resume it. Helps keeping the code clean (;

Gracille

hey,do you have a simple timer countdown with pause and resume? I have a countdown but the code is hard to understand and hard to put a pause and resume...please reply,thanks...I just need it for my thesis educational quiz game