Fix badly flashing UI elements due to timers

Aircraft/Instruments-3d/FG1000/Nasal/DirectTo/DirectToController.nas

@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ var DirectToController =
       # We're in the Waypoint Submenu, in which case the outer FMS knob
       # selects between the different waypoints in the Waypoint Submenu.
       me.page.WaypointSubmenuSelect.unhighlightElement();
+      me.page.WaypointSubmenuScroll.showCRSR();
       me.page.WaypointSubmenuScroll.incrLarge(value);
     } else if (me._cursorElements[me._selectedElement].isInEdit()) {
       # If we're editing an element, then get on with it!

Nasal/canvas/PFD/DataEntryElement.nas

@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ var DataEntryElement =
 
     # State and timer for flashing highlighting of elements
     obj._highlighted = 0;
-    obj._highlightedChar = 0;
+    obj._highlightEnabled = 0;
     obj._flashTimer = nil;
+
+    obj._highlightChar = 0;
+    obj._highlightCharEnabled = 0;
     obj._flashCharTimer = nil;
 
     return obj;
@@ -54,7 +57,13 @@ var DataEntryElement =
       for (var i = 0; i < me._size; i = i + 1) me._dataEntrySymbol[i].setVisible(0);
     }
   },
+
   _flashElement : func() {
+    if (me._highlightEnabled == 0) {
+      me._symbol.setDrawMode(canvas.Text.TEXT);
+      me._symbol.setColor(me._style.NORMAL_TEXT_COLOR);
+      me._highlighted = 0;
+    } else {
       if (me._highlighted == 0) {
         me._symbol.setDrawMode(canvas.Text.TEXT + canvas.Text.FILLEDBOUNDINGBOX);
         me._symbol.setColorFill(me._style.HIGHLIGHT_COLOR);
@@ -65,8 +74,11 @@ var DataEntryElement =
         me._symbol.setColor(me._style.NORMAL_TEXT_COLOR);
         me._highlighted = 0;
       }
+    }
   },
   highlightElement : func() {
+    me._highlightEnabled = 1;
+    me._highlighted = 0;
     me._flashElement();
     me._flashTimer = maketimer(me._style.CURSOR_BLINK_PERIOD, me, me._flashElement);
     me._flashTimer.start();
@@ -74,25 +86,32 @@ var DataEntryElement =
   unhighlightElement : func() {
     if (me._flashTimer != nil) me._flashTimer.stop();
     me._flashTimer = nil;
-
+    me._highlightEnabled = 0;
-    # Reset the highlight to a non-highlighted state.
+    me._highlighted = 0;
-    me._highlighted = 1;
     me._flashElement();
   },
 
   _flashCharElement : func() {
-    if (me._highlighted == 0) {
+    if (me._highlightCharEnabled == 0) {
+      me._dataEntrySymbol[me._dataEntryPos].setDrawMode(canvas.Text.TEXT);
+      me._dataEntrySymbol[me._dataEntryPos].setColor(me._style.NORMAL_TEXT_COLOR);
+      me._highlightChar = 0;
+    } else {
+      if (me._highlightChar == 0) {
         me._dataEntrySymbol[me._dataEntryPos].setDrawMode(canvas.Text.TEXT + canvas.Text.FILLEDBOUNDINGBOX);
         me._dataEntrySymbol[me._dataEntryPos].setColorFill(me._style.HIGHLIGHT_COLOR);
         me._dataEntrySymbol[me._dataEntryPos].setColor(me._style.HIGHLIGHT_TEXT_COLOR);
-      me._highlightedChar = 1;
+        me._highlightChar = 1;
       } else {
         me._dataEntrySymbol[me._dataEntryPos].setDrawMode(canvas.Text.TEXT);
         me._dataEntrySymbol[me._dataEntryPos].setColor(me._style.NORMAL_TEXT_COLOR);
-      me._highlightedChar = 0;
+        me._highlightChar = 0;
+      }
     }
   },
   highlightCharElement : func() {
+    me._highlightCharEnabled = 1;
+    me._highlightChar = 0;
     me._flashCharElement();
     me._flashCharTimer = maketimer(me._style.CURSOR_BLINK_PERIOD, me, me._flashCharElement);
     me._flashCharTimer.start();
@@ -100,9 +119,8 @@ var DataEntryElement =
   unhighlightCharElement : func() {
     if (me._flashCharTimer != nil) me._flashCharTimer.stop();
     me._flashCharTimer = nil;
-
+    me._highlightCharEnabled = 0;
-    # Reset the highlight to a non-highlighted state.
+    me._highlightChar = 0;
-    me._highlightedChar = 1;
     me._flashCharElement();
   },
   isEditable : func () { return 1; },

Nasal/canvas/PFD/HighlightElement.nas

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ var HighlightElement =
     assert(obj._symbol != nil, "Unable to find element " ~ obj._name);
 
     # State and timer for flashing highlighting of elements
+    # We need a separate Enabled flag as the timers are in a separate thread.
+    obj._highlightEnabled = 0;
     obj._highlighted = 0;
     obj._flashTimer = nil;
 
@@ -31,6 +33,10 @@ var HighlightElement =
   setVisible : func(vis) { me._symbol.setVisible(vis); },
 
   _flashElement : func() {
+    if (me._highlightEnabled == 0) {
+      me._symbol.setVisible(0);
+      me._highlighted = 0;
+    } else {
       if (me._highlighted == 0) {
         me._symbol.setVisible(1);
         me._highlighted = 1;
@@ -38,8 +44,11 @@ var HighlightElement =
         me._symbol.setVisible(0);
         me._highlighted = 0;
       }
+    }
   },
   highlightElement : func() {
+    me._highlightEnabled = 1;
+    me._highlighted = 0;
     me._flashElement();
     me._flashTimer = maketimer(me._style.CURSOR_BLINK_PERIOD, me, me._flashElement);
     me._flashTimer.start();
@@ -47,10 +56,9 @@ var HighlightElement =
   unhighlightElement : func() {
     if (me._flashTimer != nil) me._flashTimer.stop();
     me._flashTimer = nil;
-
+    me._highlightEnabled = 0;
-    # Reset the highlight to a non-highlighted state.
-    me._symbol.setVisible(0);
     me._highlighted = 0;
+    me._flashElement();
   },
   isEditable : func () { return 0; },
   isInEdit : func() { return 0; },

Nasal/canvas/PFD/PointerElement.nas

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ var PointerElement =
     obj.setValue(value);
 
     # State and timer for flashing highlighting of elements
+    # We need a separate Enabled flag as the timers are in a separate thread.
+    obj._highlightEnabled = 0;
     obj._highlighted = 0;
     obj._flashTimer = nil;
 
@@ -59,6 +61,10 @@ var PointerElement =
 
   setVisible : func(vis) { me._symbol.setVisible(vis); },
   _flashElement : func() {
+    if (me._highlightEnabled == 0) {
+      me._symbol.setVisible(0);
+      me._highlighted = 0;
+    } else {
       if (me._highlighted == 0) {
         me._symbol.setVisible(1);
         me._highlighted = 1;
@@ -66,8 +72,11 @@ var PointerElement =
         me._symbol.setVisible(0);
         me._highlighted = 0;
       }
+    }
   },
   highlightElement : func() {
+    me._highlightEnabled = 1;
+    me._highlighted = 0;
     me._flashElement();
     me._flashTimer = maketimer(me._style.CURSOR_BLINK_PERIOD, me, me._flashElement);
     me._flashTimer.start();
@@ -75,9 +84,8 @@ var PointerElement =
   unhighlightElement : func() {
     if (me._flashTimer != nil) me._flashTimer.stop();
     me._flashTimer = nil;
-
+    me._highlightEnabled = 0;
-    # Reset the highlight to a non-highlighted state.
+    me._highlighted = 0;
-    me._highlighted = 1;
     me._flashElement();
   },
   isEditable : func () { return 0; },

Nasal/canvas/PFD/RotatingElement.nas

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ var RotatingElement =
     obj.setValue(value);
 
     # State and timer for flashing highlighting of elements
+    # We need a separate Enabled flag as the timers are in a separate thread.
+    obj._highlightEnabled = 0;
     obj._highlighted = 0;
     obj._flashTimer = nil;
 
@@ -51,6 +53,10 @@ var RotatingElement =
 
   setVisible : func(vis) { me._symbol.setVisible(vis); },
   _flashElement : func() {
+    if (me._highlightEnabled == 0) {
+      me._symbol.setVisible(0);
+      me._highlighted = 0;
+    } else {
       if (me._highlighted == 0) {
         me._symbol.setVisible(1);
         me._highlighted = 1;
@@ -58,8 +64,11 @@ var RotatingElement =
         me._symbol.setVisible(0);
         me._highlighted = 0;
       }
+    }
   },
   highlightElement : func() {
+    me._highlightEnabled = 1;
+    me._highlighted = 0;
     me._flashElement();
     me._flashTimer = maketimer(me._style.CURSOR_BLINK_PERIOD, me, me._flashElement);
     me._flashTimer.start();
@@ -67,9 +76,8 @@ var RotatingElement =
   unhighlightElement : func() {
     if (me._flashTimer != nil) me._flashTimer.stop();
     me._flashTimer = nil;
-
+    me._highlightEnabled = 0;
-    # Reset the highlight to a non-highlighted state.
+    me._highlighted = 0;
-    me._highlighted = 1;
     me._flashElement();
   },
   isEditable : func () { return 0; },

Nasal/canvas/PFD/ScrollElement.nas

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ var ScrollElement =
     assert(initialIndex < size(values) , "Initial index " ~ initialIndex ~ " extends past end of value array");
 
     # State and timer for flashing highlighting of elements
+    # We need a separate Enabled flag as the timers are in a separate thread.
+    obj._highlightEnabled = 0;
     obj._highlighted = 0;
     obj._flashTimer = nil;
 
@@ -77,6 +79,11 @@ var ScrollElement =
     me._rightsymbol.setVisible(vis);
   },
   _flashElement : func() {
+    if (me._highlightEnabled == 0) {
+      me._symbol.setDrawMode(canvas.Text.TEXT);
+      me._symbol.setColor(me._style.NORMAL_TEXT_COLOR);
+      me._highlighted = 0;
+    } else {
       if (me._highlighted == 0) {
         me._symbol.setDrawMode(canvas.Text.TEXT + canvas.Text.FILLEDBOUNDINGBOX);
         me._symbol.setColorFill(me._style.HIGHLIGHT_COLOR);
@@ -87,20 +94,20 @@ var ScrollElement =
         me._symbol.setColor(me._style.NORMAL_TEXT_COLOR);
         me._highlighted = 0;
       }
+    }
   },
   highlightElement : func() {
-    if (me._flashTimer == nil) {
+    me._highlightEnabled = 1;
+    me._highlighted = 0;
     me._flashElement();
-      me._flashTimer = maketimer(0.5, me, me._flashElement);
+    me._flashTimer = maketimer(me._style.CURSOR_BLINK_PERIOD, me, me._flashElement);
     me._flashTimer.start();
-    }
   },
   unhighlightElement : func() {
     if (me._flashTimer != nil) me._flashTimer.stop();
     me._flashTimer = nil;
-
+    me._highlightEnabled = 0;
-    # Reset the highlight to a non-highlighted state.
+    me._highlighted = 0;
-    me._highlighted = 1;
     me._flashElement();
   },
   isEditable : func () { return 0; },

Nasal/canvas/PFD/TextElement.nas

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ var TextElement =
     obj.setValue(value);
 
     # State and timer for flashing highlighting of elements
+    # We need a separate Enabled flag as the timers are in a separate thread.
+    obj._highlightEnabled = 0;
     obj._highlighted = 0;
     obj._flashTimer = nil;
 
@@ -28,6 +30,11 @@ var TextElement =
   setValue : func(value) { me._symbol.setText(value); },
   setVisible : func(vis) { me._symbol.setVisible(vis); },
   _flashElement : func() {
+    if (me._highlightEnabled == 0) {
+      me._symbol.setDrawMode(canvas.Text.TEXT);
+      me._symbol.setColor(me._style.NORMAL_TEXT_COLOR);
+      me._highlighted = 0;
+    } else {
       if (me._highlighted == 0) {
         me._symbol.setDrawMode(canvas.Text.TEXT + canvas.Text.FILLEDBOUNDINGBOX);
         me._symbol.setColorFill(me._style.HIGHLIGHT_COLOR);
@@ -38,8 +45,11 @@ var TextElement =
         me._symbol.setColor(me._style.NORMAL_TEXT_COLOR);
         me._highlighted = 0;
       }
+    }
   },
   highlightElement : func() {
+    me._highlightEnabled = 1;
+    me._highlighted = 0;
     me._flashElement();
     me._flashTimer = maketimer(me._style.CURSOR_BLINK_PERIOD, me, me._flashElement);
     me._flashTimer.start();
@@ -47,9 +57,8 @@ var TextElement =
   unhighlightElement : func() {
     if (me._flashTimer != nil) me._flashTimer.stop();
     me._flashTimer = nil;
-
+    me._highlightEnabled = 0;
-    # Reset the highlight to a non-highlighted state.
+    me._highlighted = 0;
-    me._highlighted = 1;
     me._flashElement();
   },
   isEditable : func () { return 0; },