Imagine repeatedly pressing the Page-Down key. It can get old fast. Poor index finger.
Suppose we have a Page-Down that automatically repeats. Once every 5 seconds (the 'default'). For 100 rounds.
How cool would that be??!!
Here's the huge challenge: Create the above. With the following addition....
If user presses the Ctrl-Minus key, we multiply the 5 seconds by 1.05, and use that value in between each round.
If user presses the Ctrl-Plus key, we multiply the 5 seconds by 0.95, and use that value in between each round.
The idea is to get a 'variable-speed' repeated button press.
Here is some of the logic, as I see it:
There is a 'default' amount of time between button presses. Say, 5 seconds. There is some variable somewhere holding this value. Let's call the variable "Rest."
Every time the user hits Ctrl-Minus, the little program looks for the variable "Rest," multiplies it by 1.05, and writes that result back to the variable location. So, "Rest" is now 5.25.
If user hits Ctrl-Minus another time, current value of "Rest" is multiplied by 1.05, with the result then written to the variable. "Rest" then becomes 5.51. Etc. Etc.
Hitting Ctrl-Plus has the opposite effect. "Rest" value is multiplied by 0.95.
So, the 'loop' for each round looks something like this:
1. Check value of "Rest."
2. Wait that long.
3. Press the Page-Down key.
Any thoughts greatly appreciated. If you were to write such a program, what programming language would you use?
Nicholas Kormanik
