Sorry, you were right it's just that when I tried "Application" before, I missed the message that said true because there were so many other tests.
Thanks. 2012/5/4 Khadija EL MAHRSI <[email protected]> > I tried both and none of them worked. > > > 2012/5/4 Sébastien Doeraene <[email protected]> > >> 'Application' is not a string, it's an atom. "Application" is a string. >> Sébastien >> >> >> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Khadija EL MAHRSI < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The called procedure compares Var to some string ('Application' for >>> example) and even if Var really does contain 'Application', the result is >>> always "false". >>> >>> >>> 2012/5/4 Sébastien Doeraene <[email protected]> >>> >>>> It's up to the called procedure to use it in a way that is string-like. >>>> >>>> It's like in C with the 'char' type: it's used both for small integers >>>> and for characters. The interpretation is a consequence of the operations >>>> applied. >>>> >>>> Sébastien >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:27 PM, Khadija EL MAHRSI < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> What if I wanted to use the content of Var as an argument? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2012/5/4 Sébastien Doeraene <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>>> Use {System.showInfo Var} instead. >>>>>> Sébastien >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Khadija EL MAHRSI < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> Yes, I've figured that much and I remember running into this problem >>>>>>> before but I can't remember if I was able to display the string in >>>>>>> letters >>>>>>> not the ASCII codes or not. Because when I use {System.show Var}, I get >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> list of ASCII codes while the result I need is for the string in >>>>>>> letters to >>>>>>> be displayed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2012/5/4 Sébastien Doeraene <[email protected]> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In Oz, a String *is* a list of numbers (the ASCII codes of the >>>>>>>> characters in the string). It's only the way you use it that >>>>>>>> determines if >>>>>>>> it is considered as a string or as a list of numbers. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> Sébastien >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Khadija EL MAHRSI < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>> I'm having another problem with the Dropdownlist. The value >>>>>>>>> returned by the command: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> {List.nth {D get($)} {D get(firstselection:$)}} >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> is a list of numbers (which I suppose represents the selected >>>>>>>>> virtual string from the list). >>>>>>>>> When combined with {L set(...)} the value displayed is really the >>>>>>>>> string but when I try: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Var := {List.nth {D get($)} {D get(firstselection:$)}} >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I get the list of numbers instead of the string itself in Var. Any >>>>>>>>> help? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 2012/5/4 Torsten Anders <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dear Khadija, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Great you solved it. Indeed, the graphics in this documentation >>>>>>>>>> are very distorted. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Best wishes, >>>>>>>>>> Torsten >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 3 May 2012, at 22:41, Khadija EL MAHRSI wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> > Hi, >>>>>>>>>> > Thank you for trying to help. I managed to solve the problem >>>>>>>>>> which was caused by a silly mistake actually. When I was about to >>>>>>>>>> put the >>>>>>>>>> part of the code which caused the problem, I noticed that I somehow >>>>>>>>>> missed >>>>>>>>>> the handle part in the dropdownlistbox when I copied the code into my >>>>>>>>>> application (maybe due to the weird way the web page was displayed) >>>>>>>>>> which >>>>>>>>>> is why it didn't work. My mistake. >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > 2012/5/3 Torsten Anders <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> > Dear Khadija, >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > I have not used QTk for years, so I don't remember any of >>>>>>>>>> theses things I must say. >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > Anyway, I wrote some application once that uses the Listbox >>>>>>>>>> widget, and that is still working fine under Mozart 1.4.0 (just >>>>>>>>>> checked). >>>>>>>>>> Also, if I remember correctly the Prototyper application uses this >>>>>>>>>> widget >>>>>>>>>> -- so you could check its source out as an example. >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/documentation/mozart-stdlib/wp/qtk/html/node2.html#chapter.prototyper >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > So, for any more specific help I am afraid you need to send us >>>>>>>>>> some code demonstrating your problem :) >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > Best wishes, >>>>>>>>>> > Torsten >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>>>>> > Dr Torsten Anders >>>>>>>>>> > Course Leader, Music Technology >>>>>>>>>> > University of Bedfordshire >>>>>>>>>> > Park Square, Room A315 >>>>>>>>>> > http://www.torsten-anders.de >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > On 3 May 2012, at 15:07, Khadija EL MAHRSI wrote: >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > > Hello, >>>>>>>>>> > > I was experimenting with QTk and wanted to use the >>>>>>>>>> Dropdownlistbox. First of all, the documentation page is weirdly >>>>>>>>>> displayed >>>>>>>>>> compared to the other widgets and secondly (and more importantly), >>>>>>>>>> it's not >>>>>>>>>> working. The part where the label is supposed to display the >>>>>>>>>> selected value >>>>>>>>>> from the list is not working. I've tried making the label display >>>>>>>>>> any given >>>>>>>>>> string instead and it worked. >>>>>>>>>> > > I've also tried the Listbox widget and noticed that the items >>>>>>>>>> disappear when selected. Is this normal? >>>>>>>>>> > > Isn't there a way to have something close to the traditional >>>>>>>>>> List box or Drop-down list box? >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> > > Thanks. >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> > > mozart-users mailing list >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> > > http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> > mozart-users mailing list >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> > http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> > mozart-users mailing list >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> > http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> mozart-users mailing list >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> mozart-users mailing list >>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>>>> mozart-users mailing list >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>>> mozart-users mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>> mozart-users mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>> mozart-users mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> mozart-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>> mozart-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>> >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________________________________________ >> mozart-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >> > >
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