Looping

[markofkane]

How does one loop 2 haps??

Let's say I have a "eyes open" and a "eyes closed" hap, and I want the eyes to open and close over and over??

Thanks!!

I don't just want it for eyes, I got other things I want to loop.

[lightspeed]

ok markofkane you evil scientist ... what are you up to now ?? (lol) !![] this sounds interesting already !!![]

[GT40]

Hi Mark. As you know, the secret of perpetual motion is in this genius Duskrider's turnaround hap:

http://zabaware.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4117

At the last line, the file reloads itself and creates the loop.

>>> So you could "add" your two files, I mean create a file containing all the lines of the two files. You obviously have to change values of "t" in the second one, for a good "open and close".

And then, e.g. if your new file is named "eyes.hap", you add this last line:

\clock [t= ? to adapt] \load [file= eyes.hap]

I hope it'll work.

(Hey you've seen: now I know how to put backslashes on the forum!)... []

>>> Now another solution, a little bit more sophisticated.

You add a line at the end of your file #1, which launchs your file #2. And a line at the end of your file #2, which launchs your file #1.

No guarantee but I like the idea... []



Oops! I edit. Horrible grammatical mistakes. Sure I forgot other ones. Sorry. []

[freddy888]

Sometimes you just can't see the wood for the trees...well done to Dusky and GT for realising you could do that, the whole idea escaped me and I was ready to say it couldn't be done [^]

[markofkane]

I will try it. Thanks!!!


OK, the eyes work.  Thanks!!!

What about if I want her arms to move a certain way, as if to clap??

I have 2 haps, one before the clap, and one while she claps.

i want to make it look like she's clapping.

[GT40]

I'm happy it works.

About your clap haps, maybe you could do the same thing. With a lot of time before getting the perfect movement! [][][]

[markofkane]

I got 2 haps, but if I can loop them it would be great.

They are attached. Not perfect, but the best I can do.



Download Attachment: b4_clap.zip
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[GamerThom]

I'd be happy to give working something out by combining the
two for you Mark. I really haven't worked with the hap files
much at all, Duskrider is the king of hap file creating. []

[GT40]

You are right, GamerThom. Duskrider is the king of haps, as you are the king of skins. The number of haps he published on your site is impressing. []

Mark, now I have no doubt anymore: I don't know anything about hap files. []

The loop works fine with haps containing Haptek commands, but with \setreg... Maybe someone has an idea? [?]

[GamerThom]

I'm getting to know what you mean about the problem
concerning the use of the "setreg" command when working
with the Loop hap. I spent over an hour last night trying
to incorporate it into the Loop structure with no success. []

But I will give it another try later today sometime. []

[freddy888]

Hmm I think I am right in saying that the \setreg command doesn't work properly with \clock commands.  I know I was trying it a while back when trying to do animations.

It might work as a one off, and in that case you could have multiple hap files each containing a \setreg command.  What you would do then is have your main hap load those other hap files in sequence.

I asked Haptek to improve the uses of \setreg in their next update but you know how long that's gonna take.

[GamerThom]

Yep! About 50 years or so. [] [)]

[Carl2]

I'd played with a head going up and down to indicate yes without sucess. The looping  sounds good but once you start the loop it needs to be stopped.  I may try again, I don't know how she keeps me so busy.
Carl2

[markofkane]

If you can get her to nod, I don't care if she stops, because I can close the Window and reopen after taking a video of the nod.

Also, what is the code for nod?? I can look, I know there is necksidebend, or something, but that not nodding.

[GT40]

Hi Carl2! Me too, I like when my bot always says "yes". []

IMHO it's impossible to stop the loop, because it's not a real loop. But something like the GOTO instruction in Basic.

10 (The program)...
...
...
90 GOTO 10

A never-ending program.

If you use JavaScript, you can have the number of loops you want (I did it in some of my little experiments). I don't think it's possible only with Haptek commands. But maybe I am wrong. []