autoupdate in interact

[john_perry_usm]

Hi,

At SD12 I brought up (again) the question of auto-updating interact
worksheets. To review the problem: if an interact engages in a lot of
computation, and the moves a slider, then the interact gets kind of
ugly. This can be especially bad if a lot of students are using the
same server.

It occurred to me that there is a (relatively) simple workaround. I
can add a checkbox widget in the code labeled "Auto update?" By
default, it is on. For an interact that engages in a lot of
computations, The user can click the checkbox to turn it off, move the
sliders, then click the auto update button on again, and now it
updates.

It may not be the best solution, but it works for me...

regards
john perry