manipulate: time limit on calculations [duplicate]

Question

I'd like to disable the 5 second time limit in the manipulate construct. I read about setting

 SynchronousUpdating -> False

But for some reason this does not apply to Evaluations within controls:

 Manipulate[Plot[Sin[a*x], {x, 0, 2 Pi}], {{a, 1}, Button["set a", Pause[6]; a = 2;] &}, SynchronousUpdating -> False]

In the above example a is not set to 2 when pressing the button. When the Pause timespan is set to 5 or below, a is actually set to 2.

Does anybody know how to fix that, i.e. how to disable the time limit for evaluations in controls?

See the option Method -> "Queued" in the ref. page for Button, or these possible duplicate questions: 1) 2) 3) — Michael E2
– Michael E2, Commented Apr 26, 2013 at 10:24
@Michael E2: Thank you very much, this is exactly what I was looking for. Maybe you want to add your answer as a real answer to this topic, so that I can give you credit for it and mark this topic answered. — Wizard
– Wizard, Commented Apr 26, 2013 at 12:09
Thanks for the thanks. No worries about the credit. The same answer (some with good explanations) can be found in the links in my first comment, so I expect this question will be closed as a duplicate. This site tends to prefer to close duplicates and link them together, to help others who come to this site find the best answers in one place. — Michael E2
– Michael E2, Commented Apr 26, 2013 at 12:50
Sure thing. I was not sure at first if the problem was only dependent on the control or if some behavior of manipulate had something to do with it. My search for manipulate did not come up with anything so I posted the question. — Wizard
– Wizard, Commented Apr 26, 2013 at 12:57
No problem. Knowing the answer makes it easier to search for the right question. :) Now if someone searches and finds this question, they will be referred to another one that has good answers. — Michael E2
– Michael E2, Commented Apr 26, 2013 at 23:30

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