How can I use the parallel API in my case?

function button_press()
  local Event, Button, sX, sY =
os.pullEvent("mouse_click")
    for i = 1, #buttons, 1 do
      if sX >= buttons[i][1] and sX <= buttons[i][2] and sY >= buttons[i][3] and sY <= buttons[i][4] then
        button = i
      end
    end
  end 
function writing()
  term.setCursorPos(20,6)
  term.setBackgroundColor(colors.gray)
  username = read()
  term.setCursorPos(20,8)
  password = read("*")
  term.setCursorPos(20,10)
  email = read() --to be sure that one person/email has on account
end
parallel.waitForAny(witing, button_press)

function button_press()
  while true do
    local Event, Button, sX, sY = os.pullEvent("mouse_click")
    for i = 1, #buttons, 1 do
      if sX >= buttons[i][1] and sX <= buttons[i][2] and sY >= buttons[i][3] and sY <= buttons[i][4] then
        return -- or break...
      end
    end
  end
end

remiX, on 21 April 2013 - 06:47 AM said:

Have the button press within the infinite loop.
Is it that when you click the spot it has set now in the if statement, it will cancel?

function button_press()
  while true do
    local Event, Button, sX, sY = os.pullEvent("mouse_click")
    for i = 1, #buttons, 1 do
      if sX >= buttons[i][1] and sX <= buttons[i][2] and sY >= buttons[i][3] and sY <= buttons[i][4] then
        return -- or break...
      end
    end
  end
end

Then it will cause the parallel.waitForAny to return.
At the moment, pulling any event will cause that function to return

Spongy141, on 21 April 2013 - 06:47 AM said:

You need "os.pullEvent("mouse_click")" on the same line as "local Event, Button, sX, sY ="

Freack100, on 21 April 2013 - 07:39 AM said:

I have tested it with the infinite loop, now it complety doesn't work ;(

remiX, on 21 April 2013 - 08:09 AM said:

Freack100, on 21 April 2013 - 07:39 AM said:

I have tested it with the infinite loop, now it complety doesn't work ;(

Well, what happens?

SuicidalSTDz, on 21 April 2013 - 09:35 AM said:

Most likely a variable not being defined properly (buttons would be my guess from the looks of it)

Of course, it could be anything above or below the snippet.

remiX, on 21 April 2013 - 09:22 AM said:

Going to need to see more code then… because the code currently posted looks fine.

remiX, on 21 April 2013 - 11:04 AM said:

Oh okay, cool :)/>/>
Will help you then :P/>/>

shell.run("register", ID, API_path, "login_screen") -- login_screen is the mode in them you create the account, the other one is "CP"

local tArgs = {...}
ID = tostring(tArgs[1])
API_path = tostring([2])
mode = tostring([3])
-snip-
--here come the thing with the buttons 
-snip-
if button == 2 then
    if mode == "CP" then --to go back to the CP
        shell.run("CP", ID, API_path)
    elseif mode == "login_screen" then
        shell.run("login", ID, API_path)
    end
end

Freack100, on 21 April 2013 - 10:37 AM said:

SuicidalSTDz, on 21 April 2013 - 09:35 AM said:

Most likely a variable not being defined properly (buttons would be my guess from the looks of it)

Of course, it could be anything above or below the snippet.

buttons is a table in the head of my code.
It contains two tables. In each of them are "(minX, maxX, minY, maxY, Name)"

SuicidalSTDz, on 21 April 2013 - 01:00 PM said:

Freack100, on 21 April 2013 - 10:37 AM said:

SuicidalSTDz, on 21 April 2013 - 09:35 AM said:

Most likely a variable not being defined properly (buttons would be my guess from the looks of it)

Of course, it could be anything above or below the snippet.

buttons is a table in the head of my code.
It contains two tables. In each of them are "(minX, maxX, minY, maxY, Name)"

I meant button – However, remiX just pointed out that it is defined in the snippet, which I poorly read..