Ending CPU Hogging in Director

[Doug Golenski]

Over at Director online there is an article by Alex Zavatone on ending CPU hogging by Director apps...here's a link:
[url]http://www.director-online.com/buildArticle.php?id=1122[/url]

It sounds great but I have not been able to find the Xtra that Alex mentions in the article. I am using Director 8.5.1 for this project and cannot find the Xtra on either the 8.5 CD or the 8 CD. According to Alex the Xtra has been called "UI Helper Xtra", "Watcher Helper Xtra" and "JavaUIHelper.x32".

Is anyone familiar with where I can find the Xtra for DFW 8.5.1?

tia,
Doug

[johnAq webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I think it is part of the 'Save as Java' package which needs to be installed separately (if it is still available at all)

Buddy API also has a 'Sleep' function that does the same as described in the article.

Also - look onto the native lingo command 'idleHandlerPeriod' which requires no xtra and regulates how often idle events are generated. I've used this in the past to reduce CPU usage successfully, but beware it can affect the reponsiveness of things like mouseEnter/mouseLeave (I image the sleep command would do the same but have not tested). I use the activate/deactivate application technique described in the article to only drop usage when app is in the bg.

I haven't done any tests or comparisons between the two techniques & don't know if the idleHandlerPeriod techniue has disadvantages compared to sleep or if it was just an ommission from the article

hth

johnAq

[Doug Golenski]

Thanks, John. I have and use buddyAPI all the time...never noticed the
sleep function.

thanks again,
Doug
"johnAq" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I think it is part of the 'Save as Java' package which needs to be

installed separately (if it is still available at all)

>
> Buddy API also has a 'Sleep' function that does the same as described in

the article.

>
> Also - look onto the native lingo command 'idleHandlerPeriod' which

requires no xtra and regulates how often idle events are generated. I've
used this in the past to reduce CPU usage successfully, but beware it can
affect the reponsiveness of things like mouseEnter/mouseLeave (I image the
sleep command would do the same but have not tested). I use the
activate/deactivate application technique described in the article to only
drop usage when app is in the bg.

>
> I haven't done any tests or comparisons between the two techniques & don't

know if the idleHandlerPeriod techniue has disadvantages compared to sleep
or if it was just an ommission from the article

>
> hth
>
> johnAq
>
>