[kepler-dev] Disabling run....

Rod Spears rods at ku.edu
Wed Sep 22 17:21:17 PDT 2004


At the moment, I do have a non-modal "frame" poping up with a progress 
meter. It lets the user know something is happening, but it doesn't 
exactly say "Stop do not execute the model!" Of coarse, it would be 
trivial to change it.

Rod


Chad Berkley wrote:

> Hey Rod,
>
> I'm not sure how to disable the run button, but it like the indicator 
> showing that the workflow isn't ready to run should come from the 
> actor that's delaying it. Maybe the actor should be greyed out and 
> have a little progress meter showing below it. I think it's important 
> to show the user why the workflow currently isn't executable. I 
> haven't tried to alter the execution environment (i.e. the run button) 
> from a model, but I'm kind of guessing that there is no interface to 
> do so...maybe one of the ptolemy folks can shed some light on this.
>
> chad
>
> On Sep 22, 2004, at 3:32 PM, Rod Spears wrote:
>
>     When we open a workflow there will be times that data may be
>     loading on a separate thread and therefore all the actors are not
>     ready to execute. Is there a way to disable the "Run" button or
>     somehow tell Ptolemy that "we" all aren't ready yet?
>
>     Also, where can I find an example of how to make the progress
>     meter move from within an actor?
>
>     Thanks,
>     Rod
>
>
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	Rod Spears
Biodiversity Research Center
University of Kansas
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Tel: 785 864-4082, Fax: 785 864-5335

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