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Fred wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 8:58 pm Seems to work as expected, can anybody confirm ?

how do i edit files in "purebasic" in "compare files"

Just for clarification, with gadgets and windows, the windowtimer is the logical solution.
Managing a windowed application might be confusing at first for someone new. It needs some experimenting and testing (with failures) to get some understanding before it starts to work. Small examles included ...

Fred wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 9:44 am you need to change WindowEvent() with WaitWindowEvent(1)

there is not a single 'WindowEvent()' in any of the code suggestions.

doesn't work, no circles get drawn:

s=0
Repeat
Select WaitWindowEvent()
Case #PB_Event_CloseWindow
End
Case #PB_Event_Timer
Select EventTimer()
Case 0
If StartDrawing(CanvasOutput(0))
Circle(Random(1000),Random(600),50,RGB(0,Random(255),Random(255)))
StopDrawing()
EndIf
EndSelect ...

so, delay is broken and PD doesn't have a timer command?

already tried that. same result.

i expected the 2 sec delay to happen between drawing circles.
instead it pauses 2 sec before window opens and draws both circles. what did i do wrong?

OpenWindow(0, 200, 100, 1000, 600, " timer test")
CreateImage(0, DesktopScaledX(1000), DesktopScaledY(600))
ImageGadget(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ImageID(0 ...