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- GoToLoop February 2017
Can p5 js run in the background?
Hey all,
I have made a stopwatch/alarm and use the draw() function to decrement to calculate the time remaining. The problem is, the program will pause when you alt-tab to a different window. I understand that this normally is what most people want, but is there a way that you can tell p5 to keep running in the background?
If I can't, then my stopwatch/alarm isn't much use unless you want to keep that page open constantly :D.
Thanks, Steve
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All modern browsers throttle performance for inactive/outta-focus tabs: :-&
http://StackOverflow.com/questions/15871942/how-do-browsers-pause-change-javascript-when-tab-or-window-is-not-active
My advice is for you to stick w/ Processing's Java Mode for stopwatch/alarm programs! :-\"