How To Call Scripts Properly

[Sertica 18]

I have a script like this:

Spoiler

info = {
	disableSerialization;
	_ctrl = ((findDisplay 46) displayCtrl 9999);
	if (!isNull _ctrl) then {ctrlDelete _ctrl};
	[] spawn {
		disableSerialization;
		_ctrl = (findDisplay 46) ctrlCreate ["RscStructuredText", 9999];
		_ctrl ctrlSetPosition [0, 0, 0.25, 5]; 
		_ctrl ctrlSetTextColor [0.2, 0, 0.2, 1];
		_ctrl ctrlSetbackgroundColor [0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 0.1];
		_ctrl ctrlCommit 0;
		_list = [];
		
		private _dwellingTypes = ["NameVillage", "NameCity", "NameCityCapital"];
		while {true} do {
			_list pushback "Test Data<br/>";
			_dwellings = nearestLocations [getPos player, _dwellingTypes, 100];
			if ((count _dwellings) > 0) then {
				_nearestDwelling = _dwellings select 0;
				_dwellingName = text _nearestDwelling;
				_list pushback ("Nearest Dwelling: " + _dwellingName + "<br/>");
				hint str (count _dwellingName);
			};
			_ctrl ctrlSetStructuredText parsetext (_list joinString "");
			_ctrl ctrlSetPosition [-0.6, 0.0, ctrlTextWidth _ctrl, ctrlTextHeight _ctrl];
			_ctrl ctrlCommit 0;
			_list resize 0;
			sleep 5;
		};
	};
};

and init file is:

call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers ("monitorText.sqf");
call info;

 

When I "Play in SP" from the editor I immediately see the hint, but not the text box.  If I go into debug console and local execute "call info" I suddenly see the text box.  What is the difference that makes it appear when called in one way instead of the other?

[7erra 629]

The mission display (Display #46) is not present during mission init. Creating a control ontop of a non-existent dialog won't work.

[pierremgi 4917]

you probably have to add a line:
waitUntil {!isNull findDisplay 46};
just before disableSerialization;