Popup feedback message

General
1

I have set up a contextual click in a Listbox to copy the contents of a cell. I was thinking of giving some feedback to the user to show the item was copied, such as transient popup text that just says “Copied” and displays for maybe 1/2 second (500msec).

The only thing I could think of was a contextual menu popup with one item and set a timer to close the popup after a specified time (500msec).

Just wondering what others have done in this situation.

2

Here is what I do

Create a canvas called MSG_COMPLETE
set it Visible=FALSE

in the PAINT EVENT put this code

  #pragma Unused areas
  Dim w As Integer
  Dim h As Integer
  
  If complete_text="" Then Exit Sub
  g.TextFont="System"
  g.TextSize=16
  
  
  w=g.StringWidth(complete_text)+8
  Me.height=g.stringheight(complete_text,w)+6
  Me.Width=w+Me.height
  
  //
  h=g.height
  w=g.width
  g.ForeColor=&c3b3b3b
  g.FillRoundRect 0,0,w,h,h,h
  g.ForeColor=&caaaaaa
  g.DrawRoundRect 0,0,w,h,h,h
  g.ForeColor=color_white
  w=(g.width-g.StringWidth(complete_text))\\2
  g.DrawString complete_text,w,2+g.TextAscent

Create a GLOBAL string variable called COMPLETE_TEXT
Create a GLOBAL Method called TASK_COMPLETE as below [winMain is nameof window where MSG_COMPLETE is]

SUB TASK_COMPLETE(msg as string)
  If msg<>""  Then 
    complete_text=msg
    winMAIN.msg_complete.Visible=True
    winMAIN.msg_complete.refresh
    winMAIN.timer_complete.mode=timer.ModeSingle
    winMAIN.msg_complete.Left=((winMAIN.width-winMAIN.msg_complete.width)\\2)
    winMAIN.msg_complete.top=((winMAIN.height-winMAIN.msg_complete.height)\\3)
  End If

Create a TIMER called timer_complete on same window as MSG_COMPLETE
in its ACTION event put
set the period to 1500

  msg_complete.Visible=false
  me.Mode=timer.ModeOff

To call just execute

Task_Complete "I am done doing the task you assigned"

it will appear as a rounded dark oval with the message centered, and automatically vanish 1.5 seconds later

3

I would maybe have a feedback area or bar at the top or bottom of an app to indicate an action took place. A popup every time someone does an activity would get annoying quick, IMO.

4

Dave, your idea works well. Thanks.