Re: HP printers
On Sun, 7 Nov 1999, Richard Gaskin wrote: > >None of the LaserJets have problems as far as we know, nor do any of > >the all-in-one machines. Even the older inkjets (more than a year or > >two) seem to be OK, but we've received so few bug reports that include > >model number and driver version that we're really just guessing about > >that. > > > >Oh, and we've received exactly squat for feedback on whether the new > >engine fixes the problems or causes any new ones. If anyone is using > >it, it sure would be good to get some information on how it's > >working. That address again is ftp://ftp.metacard.com/MetaCard/hp/ > > Thanks for the info. I just picked up an HP 832c, and am pleased to > report that it has passed all of my printing tests under Win98, with no > affect on other applications. > > We have not yet tested with the HP-fix version of MC, and will report > those results back through normal channels, along with our testing matrix > once we finish collecting data. > > Thanks again for your work on this, Scott. What work? I thought you just said the standard 2.2.5 release works with that printer? Is that a very new printer? Maybe HP has fixed the bug. Or maybe that's just one of the one's that never had it... Regards, Scott > - Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > Multimedia Design and Development for Mac, Windows, UNIX, and the Web > _ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com > US: 800-288-5825 Int'l: 323-225-3717Fax: 323-225-0716 > > Scott Raney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.metacard.com MetaCard: You know, there's an easier way to do that...
Re: MidiControl
On Sun, 7 Nov 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've been having a great time playing Quicktime movies in MC2.3B1 on > Win98. Congratulations to Scott and the crew. > > Kevin Miller wrote in reply to someone using the old method to play QT > on Windows: > > "You could switch to using the 2.3B1 release. That has a 'player' > object that plays back Quicktime movies (you can easily convert your > MIDI to QT)." > > Over here I don't have to convert from MIDI -- it plays MIDI files > directly. > > I do have some questions, though. While playing a QT or MIDI file you > can stop the start the playing with the SPACEBAR or the ENTER key. I > slow believe that you can stop the playing with a PERIOD. I would like > to type into a field while listening to MIDI or viewing a QT movie, but > without the keys dedicated to controlling the player the typing is > constrained. Would it be possible to keep the music playing and type at > the same time? Could we map other keys to control the player? You can always do that with a keyDown or rawKeyDown handler. But the behavior you're describing is a bug: it was fixed in the Mac engine but that fix apparently didn't migrate to the Windows engine. The correct behavior is for it to only intercept the keys when the mouse cursor is in the movie (this isn't great either, but at least would make sense to someone who ran into it). QT is very greedy about grabbing messages, and it's hard to fake it out or make it wait. > Along the same lines, if a movie and music are playing at the same time > would it be possible to switch control from one player to another. I've > been fooling around with adding MIDI soundtracks to some silent movie > trailers to see how everything works. It seems like control is always on > the object that starts first, but I haven't done any detailed > investigations. > > There are a lot of possibilities and it seems to work well. > > One more thing. Would it be possible to make control-V the PASTE > accelerator rather than control-Y. On Windows I'm just used to that > because all the other Windows programs seem to use it. Control-C and > Control-V work well together on most keyboards. It should be that way in beta 1. I'm not sure exactly what the problem is here, but it sounds like the emacsKeyBindings property is set to true. This is not the first report we've had of this, so it may be that the Home stack had this preference set to try by default. You can change this using the "Preferences" dialog. Regards, Scott > Thanks for the great product. I'm really having fun with it. > Michael Kann, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Scott Raney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.metacard.com MetaCard: You know, there's an easier way to do that...
Re: HP printers
>None of the LaserJets have problems as far as we know, nor do any of >the all-in-one machines. Even the older inkjets (more than a year or >two) seem to be OK, but we've received so few bug reports that include >model number and driver version that we're really just guessing about >that. > >Oh, and we've received exactly squat for feedback on whether the new >engine fixes the problems or causes any new ones. If anyone is using >it, it sure would be good to get some information on how it's >working. That address again is ftp://ftp.metacard.com/MetaCard/hp/ Thanks for the info. I just picked up an HP 832c, and am pleased to report that it has passed all of my printing tests under Win98, with no affect on other applications. We have not yet tested with the HP-fix version of MC, and will report those results back through normal channels, along with our testing matrix once we finish collecting data. Thanks again for your work on this, Scott. - Richard Gaskin Fourth World Multimedia Design and Development for Mac, Windows, UNIX, and the Web _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com US: 800-288-5825 Int'l: 323-225-3717Fax: 323-225-0716
re: notes
>I'm sorry to hear that using MC was such a traumatic experience for you. Na, no trauma! Actually working with MC has been a lot of fun. But it's sometimes easier to see the shortcomings of software when you first start using it, rather than trying to document these things later once you've "adapted" to all the idiosyncrasies. It's a great piece of software, but there are areas of the (authoring) UI in particular that could be better. R. Rodney Tamblyn HEDC, 33 Union Street, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone 64 3 479 7580 Fax 479 5194 ICQ 4145098 PGP available
Re: Going from PC to Mac
On Sun, 07 Nov 1999 18:47:12 Andrew Griffin<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> answered his own question: > > Hey, you idiot! The answer to your problem is simple. Just type: open > "stack name" into the message box of metacard on the mac. Gosh, you're so > stupid. I sent the message and then figured it out, so I had to answer it. > Heh heh. > > --Andrew Come now, Andrew. No name calling -- even to yourself. After all, anyone who has the perspicacity to work with MetaCard can hardly be called an idiot. We *are* a pretty select and intelligent group here. You belong. ;-) Raymond
Re: Notes from a new user
>Here are some notes from my recent work with Metacard. > >I've using MC 2.3 on Mac OS9. > > Script editor >- The cmd+w keyboard command doesn't close a script window, but it does >delete some script data in the window. >- undo (cmd+z) does not undo a paste operation (possibly doesn't work with >some other operations as well). >- is there any documentation for "launch external editor" (how does this >work on the Mac? Would this allow me to use an external editor like BBEdit >if I would like to?) >- Is there a keyboard command to close a script window without saving >changes (without invoking any dialogs)? >- I'd be curious to know why selecting "Find" from the menu bar opens a >find dialog box, while selecting cmd+f invokes an inline find in the menu >bar. Is there full documentation on how the latter works (eg how do I >"Find again" when using the latter method of finding?) >- When I open script editor for an object with no script, an empty handler >is inserted (when I didn't ask for it), >- Why am I asked to save changes for scripts when I haven't made any? > >Groups >- I think that inadequate warning is given that ungrouping will delete >shared data on other cards. This caught me out. The current dialog >wording is ambiguous. [I've just tested this out in the latest version >and NO warning is given when ungrouping a group containing a field with >different text on multiple (2) cards. This must be a bug?] > >Groups >In the group editor, groups are arranged in card and stack categories, yet >referring to a group as cd grp causes a script error. (I think I >understand why this is, but is there any way we could make the dialog less >ambiguious in meaning). Perhaps referring to a cd grp should be allowed? > >List variables: > > is empty >returns true (ie the list is empty) when... > >[param] >returns a value (ie the list is not empty) > >What is the correct way to test whether a list variable is empty? > >Custom properties dialog box >Enter key in Custom properties dialog should close dialog box - shouldn't >have to click "OK" button. > >Authoring tool palette: >- What is the keyboard shortcut to toggle between editing modes? >- Is there any way to save palette configurations (visibility, position) >to prevent need to reposition palettes each time the application launches? > >Startup: >Why does dragging and dropping a stack onto Metacard open in the >non-editing version (no editing tool bars). > Is this because authoring startup relies on OpenStack being passed to >init authoring tools?). > >Bug: editing group object scripts >- edit a group, open script for an object and make some changes, stop >editing group with script window for the group object still open, attempt >to save script - error appears. > > > >Rodney Tamblyn >HEDC, 33 Union Street, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand >email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Phone 64 3 479 7580 Fax 479 5194 ICQ 4145098 PGP available > I'm sorry to hear that using MC was such a traumatic experience for you. Was there anything at all that worked as expected ;-) The good news is that there is a [EMAIL PROTECTED] for legitimate bugs, 2.3 is still beta so problems are fixed as they are discovered and the possibility to customize the hell out of MC environment to make it to your liking. Regards, Andu
Re: Going from PC to Mac
Hey, you idiot! The answer to your problem is simple. Just type: open "stack name" into the message box of metacard on the mac. Gosh, you're so stupid. I sent the message and then figured it out, so I had to answer it. Heh heh. --Andrew
Notes from a new user
Here are some notes from my recent work with Metacard. I've using MC 2.3 on Mac OS9. Script editor - The cmd+w keyboard command doesn't close a script window, but it does delete some script data in the window. - undo (cmd+z) does not undo a paste operation (possibly doesn't work with some other operations as well). - is there any documentation for "launch external editor" (how does this work on the Mac? Would this allow me to use an external editor like BBEdit if I would like to?) - Is there a keyboard command to close a script window without saving changes (without invoking any dialogs)? - I'd be curious to know why selecting "Find" from the menu bar opens a find dialog box, while selecting cmd+f invokes an inline find in the menu bar. Is there full documentation on how the latter works (eg how do I "Find again" when using the latter method of finding?) - When I open script editor for an object with no script, an empty handler is inserted (when I didn't ask for it), - Why am I asked to save changes for scripts when I haven't made any? Groups - I think that inadequate warning is given that ungrouping will delete shared data on other cards. This caught me out. The current dialog wording is ambiguous. [I've just tested this out in the latest version and NO warning is given when ungrouping a group containing a field with different text on multiple (2) cards. This must be a bug?] Groups In the group editor, groups are arranged in card and stack categories, yet referring to a group as cd grp causes a script error. (I think I understand why this is, but is there any way we could make the dialog less ambiguious in meaning). Perhaps referring to a cd grp should be allowed? List variables: is empty returns true (ie the list is empty) when... [param] returns a value (ie the list is not empty) What is the correct way to test whether a list variable is empty? Custom properties dialog box Enter key in Custom properties dialog should close dialog box - shouldn't have to click "OK" button. Authoring tool palette: - What is the keyboard shortcut to toggle between editing modes? - Is there any way to save palette configurations (visibility, position) to prevent need to reposition palettes each time the application launches? Startup: Why does dragging and dropping a stack onto Metacard open in the non-editing version (no editing tool bars). Is this because authoring startup relies on OpenStack being passed to init authoring tools?). Bug: editing group object scripts - edit a group, open script for an object and make some changes, stop editing group with script window for the group object still open, attempt to save script - error appears. Rodney Tamblyn HEDC, 33 Union Street, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone 64 3 479 7580 Fax 479 5194 ICQ 4145098 PGP available
MidiControl
I've been having a great time playing Quicktime movies in MC2.3B1 on Win98. Congratulations to Scott and the crew. Kevin Miller wrote in reply to someone using the old method to play QT on Windows: "You could switch to using the 2.3B1 release. That has a 'player' object that plays back Quicktime movies (you can easily convert your MIDI to QT)." Over here I don't have to convert from MIDI -- it plays MIDI files directly. I do have some questions, though. While playing a QT or MIDI file you can stop the start the playing with the SPACEBAR or the ENTER key. I slow believe that you can stop the playing with a PERIOD. I would like to type into a field while listening to MIDI or viewing a QT movie, but without the keys dedicated to controlling the player the typing is constrained. Would it be possible to keep the music playing and type at the same time? Could we map other keys to control the player? Along the same lines, if a movie and music are playing at the same time would it be possible to switch control from one player to another. I've been fooling around with adding MIDI soundtracks to some silent movie trailers to see how everything works. It seems like control is always on the object that starts first, but I haven't done any detailed investigations. There are a lot of possibilities and it seems to work well. One more thing. Would it be possible to make control-V the PASTE accelerator rather than control-Y. On Windows I'm just used to that because all the other Windows programs seem to use it. Control-C and Control-V work well together on most keyboards. Thanks for the great product. I'm really having fun with it. Michael Kann, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Going from PC to Mac
Andu wrote: > > >I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but here it goes. I > >need to move my MetaCard stack on my PC to my Macintosh but it doesn't > >seem to work. I have tried moving the file via ZipDisk, e-mail, ftp, > >regular disk, etc. but none of them seem to work. I have also attempted > >zipping up the stack and then bringing it to the mac, but I still have > >the same problem. Once I get the file to the Mac, the mac changes it to > >a Simple Text document and MetaCard can't read it. I have put the .mc > >extension on the end of the file name on the mac, but still MetaCard > >can't open it. Is there a special way of bringing PC stacks to the > >Mac? How can I open a PC stack on my Macintosh? > > > >Thanks in advance! > > > >--Andrew > > You need to set CREATOR/TYPE of the files to MC's with any of the > established techniques. > I use a contextual menu module to copy creator/type among files. Else you can use Resedit or FileBuddy to set the CREATOR/TYPE of the stacks to "MSTK/MCRD" > > Regards, Andu Cheers, Pierre -- ~~ Pierre Sahores CRDP de l'academie de Creteil Tel.: +33 143247509 20, rue Daniele-Casanova Fax.: +33 148726072 94170 Le Perreux - France [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.crdp.ac-creteil.fr Web applications servers design, XTalk's, MacOS, Linux ~~
SV: Going from PC to Mac
Andrew wrote: Is there a special way of bringing PC stacks to the >Mac? How can I open a PC stack on my Macintosh? > Hi Andrew, There is a small app that Tuviah made which you can drag-drop your files onto and they'll become mc stacks. A very nifty little thing. It is called MC creator code, or something like that. Here is one place where you can find it: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/index.htm regards, Eva >Thanks in advance! > >--Andrew > >
Re: Going from PC to Mac
Hi Andrew, I created a button for myself whose script looks like this: on mouseUp answer file "Open which stack?" -- presents *all* files if it = empty then exit mouseUp toplevel it end mouseUp Once your stack is open, do a "Save As" under a different name. That way MC will assign the correct Mac creator and filetype to it. If you just do a "Save", MC won't assign the Mac-specific ID info to it. HTH. Phil Davis Andrew Griffin wrote: > > I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but here it goes. I > need to move my MetaCard stack on my PC to my Macintosh but it doesn't > seem to work. I have tried moving the file via ZipDisk, e-mail, ftp, > regular disk, etc. but none of them seem to work. I have also attempted > zipping up the stack and then bringing it to the mac, but I still have > the same problem. Once I get the file to the Mac, the mac changes it to > a Simple Text document and MetaCard can't read it. I have put the .mc > extension on the end of the file name on the mac, but still MetaCard > can't open it. Is there a special way of bringing PC stacks to the > Mac? How can I open a PC stack on my Macintosh? > > Thanks in advance! > > --Andrew -- Phil Davis -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Going from PC to Mac
>I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but here it goes. I >need to move my MetaCard stack on my PC to my Macintosh but it doesn't >seem to work. I have tried moving the file via ZipDisk, e-mail, ftp, >regular disk, etc. but none of them seem to work. I have also attempted >zipping up the stack and then bringing it to the mac, but I still have >the same problem. Once I get the file to the Mac, the mac changes it to >a Simple Text document and MetaCard can't read it. I have put the .mc >extension on the end of the file name on the mac, but still MetaCard >can't open it. Is there a special way of bringing PC stacks to the >Mac? How can I open a PC stack on my Macintosh? > >Thanks in advance! > >--Andrew You need to set CREATOR/TYPE of the files to MC's with any of the established techniques. I use a contextual menu module to copy creator/type among files. Regards, Andu
Re: ask password
>What icon should should it use, and why isn't the question icon >sufficient? Perhaps one which is less HyperCard circa 1985 and more in keeping with the icons used for info|question|error|warning. /H Hugh Senior The Flexible Learning Company Consultant Programming & Software Solutions Fax/Voice: +44 (0)1483.27 87 27 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.flexibleLearning.com
Going from PC to Mac
I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but here it goes. I need to move my MetaCard stack on my PC to my Macintosh but it doesn't seem to work. I have tried moving the file via ZipDisk, e-mail, ftp, regular disk, etc. but none of them seem to work. I have also attempted zipping up the stack and then bringing it to the mac, but I still have the same problem. Once I get the file to the Mac, the mac changes it to a Simple Text document and MetaCard can't read it. I have put the .mc extension on the end of the file name on the mac, but still MetaCard can't open it. Is there a special way of bringing PC stacks to the Mac? How can I open a PC stack on my Macintosh? Thanks in advance! --Andrew
Re: HP printers
On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Richard Gaskin wrote: > I'll be picking up an HP printer tommorrow to resolve some long > outstanding issues with HP printers. Are there any models which DO NOT > have problems with MetaCard? Which ones? None of the LaserJets have problems as far as we know, nor do any of the all-in-one machines. Even the older inkjets (more than a year or two) seem to be OK, but we've received so few bug reports that include model number and driver version that we're really just guessing about that. Oh, and we've received exactly squat for feedback on whether the new engine fixes the problems or causes any new ones. If anyone is using it, it sure would be good to get some information on how it's working. That address again is ftp://ftp.metacard.com/MetaCard/hp/ Regards, Scott > TIA - > > > - Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > Multimedia Design and Development for Mac, Windows, UNIX, and the Web > _ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com > US: 800-288-5825 Int'l: 323-225-3717Fax: 323-225-0716 > > Scott Raney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.metacard.com MetaCard: You know, there's an easier way to do that...
Re: ask password in 2.3B1
On Sun, 7 Nov 1999, Hugh Senior wrote: > The new "ask password" implementation in 2.3B1 raises a couple of problems. > > [1] > "ask password" needs its own standard icon to conform with the new syntax > which should now include the password parameter: > > ask [with [or ] > > where is one of info|question|error|warning|password What icon should should it use, and why isn't the question icon sufficient? > [2] > Since "ask password" now proposes using the same dialog as the standard > "ask", we have lost any ability to customise either and this instantly > limits flexibility. (It also puts a bug in the Resource Mover when trying > to move the password dialog which no longer exists.) The "ask password" > dialog should be reinstated as a separate stack. The resource mover will be fixed. The fact that the password dialog is now the same dialog as the other ask forms in no way limits your flexibility because you can always tell what to display based on what is stored in the dialogData property. Regards, Scott > /H > > Hugh Senior > > The Flexible Learning Company > Consultant Programming & Software Solutions > Fax/Voice: +44 (0)1483.27 87 27 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: www.flexibleLearning.com > Scott Raney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.metacard.com MetaCard: You know, there's an easier way to do that...
other colors in stack when opening directly
Hi, when I open a stack by doubleClick in Windows there are other color than when I open it from the original MC-homestack??? Especially the hilitecolor of buttons and the backgroundcolor of a scrollbar. opened with MC-home its grey, by doubleClick its black... How can I make it the same??? Regards, Ernst Ernst M. Reicher A-7571 Rudersdorf, Lahnbachweg 3 Tel: 03382 / 73020 Fax: 03382 / 73020-12 eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ask password in 2.3B1
The new "ask password" implementation in 2.3B1 raises a couple of problems. [1] "ask password" needs its own standard icon to conform with the new syntax which should now include the password parameter: ask [with [or ] where is one of info|question|error|warning|password [2] Since "ask password" now proposes using the same dialog as the standard "ask", we have lost any ability to customise either and this instantly limits flexibility. (It also puts a bug in the Resource Mover when trying to move the password dialog which no longer exists.) The "ask password" dialog should be reinstated as a separate stack. /H Hugh Senior The Flexible Learning Company Consultant Programming & Software Solutions Fax/Voice: +44 (0)1483.27 87 27 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.flexibleLearning.com
