Question

I am having a app which use one loop to type the text in the time intervals. Now, I want the text to be typed with small spaces between each character.

I have tried this code but when I start the timers the typing keeps continuing inside of second timer. There is no spaces in my first times which timed my lines.

private List<char> charList = new List<char>();

public AutoTyper()
{
    InitializeComponent();

    tmrInterval.Tick += new EventHandler(Interval);
    tmrDelay.Tick += new EventHandler(Delay);
    tmrSpace.Tick +=new EventHandler(charSpaces);
    txtText.TextChanged += new EventHandler(TextChanged);
    tbType.SelectedIndexChanged += new EventHandler(IndexChanged);
}

private void Interval(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (cbPause.Checked == false)
    {
        SendKeys.Send(txtText.Text + "{enter}");

        if (tbType.SelectedTab == tbInterval)
        {
            tmrInterval.Interval = int.Parse(nudInterval.Value.ToString());
        }

        if (tbType.SelectedTab == tbRange)
        {
            tmrInterval.Interval = random.Next(int.Parse(nudMin.Value.ToString()), int.Parse(nudMax.Value.ToString()));
        }
    }
    else if (cbPause.Checked == true)
    {
        tmrSpace.Enabled = true;
    }
}

private void charSpaces(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Random random = new Random();
    tmrSpace.Interval = random.Next(200, 400);

    foreach (char character in charList)
        SendKeys.Send(character.ToString());
    SendKeys.Send("{enter}");
}

Edit, I have tried to use thread sleep version so I have deleted the times. All I have now is following but it halts my PC.

private void Interval(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (cbPause.Checked == false)
    {
        SendKeys.Send(txtText.Text + "{enter}");

        if (tbType.SelectedTab == tbInterval)
        {
            tmrInterval.Interval = int.Parse(nudInterval.Value.ToString());
        }

        if (tbType.SelectedTab == tbRange)
        {
            tmrInterval.Interval = random.Next(
                int.Parse(nudMin.Value.ToString()), 
                int.Parse(nudMax.Value.ToString()));
        }
    }
    else if (cbPause.Checked == true)
    {
        Random random = new Random();

        foreach (char character in charList)
        {
            SendKeys.Send(character.ToString());
            Thread.Sleep(random.Next(400, 500));
        }

        SendKeys.Send("{enter}");
    }
}

Answer 1

Using timer is much better option than pausing thread. This is how I have done it:

    private void Space(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SendKeys.Send(txtText.Text.Substring(b++, 1));

        tmrSpace.Interval = random.Next(50, 150);

        if (b == txtText.TextLength)
        {
            tmrSpace.Enabled = false;
            SendKeys.Send("{enter}");
        }
    }

    private void Interval(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (cbPause.Checked)
        {
            b = 0;

            tmrSpace.Interval = random.Next(50, 150);
            tmrSpace.Enabled = true;
        }
        else
        {
            SendKeys.Send(txtText.Text + "{enter}");

            if (tbType.SelectedTab == tbRange) tmrInterval.Interval = random.Next(int.Parse(nudMin.Value.ToString()), int.Parse(nudMax.Value.ToString()));
        }
    }