Re: Time field (please help)
On Sonntag, März 3, 2002, at 01:28 , Steve L wrote: > ... > How do you get the field to display live time? > ... A command is always executed once. When you want to do things repeatedly you have to issue the command repeatedly too. You can achieve that by using a loop (see "repeat" in the documentation). But in your case that would not be the ideal solution, as a loop can block other things from happening (not so well documented, as far as I know) thus you should rather search for "send" in the docu. As you can issue future command with it! Here is a example (solving your problem) how I would make it: on preopenCard setTheTime end preopenCard on setTheTime put the short system time into field "myTimeField" send setTheTime to me in 1 second --note that you can also send things to any other object -- You are not restricted to "me": --send setTheDate to field "myDateField" in 1 second --naturally you have to have that Handler (setTheDate) in that field! end setTheTime hope this makes it clear to you Björnke von Gierke PS: Try to read all the "About" topics in the documentation they helped me really often. ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Mouse polling
After reading the whole discussion on the "mouse" function twice, i still don't see exactly where the trouble comes from. Thus I wrote this long winded mail. Maybe im just too stupid (or my english isn't good enough) to understand where people have problems, but here is what I think the mouse SHOULD do: script: if the mouse is down result: true when the mousebutton is down when the script comes to the execution of the above line. this automatically leads to the following: script: repeat until the mouse is down beep end repeat result: This beeps repeatedly until the mouse is pressed while the script comes to the execution of the first line (because then: the mouse is down = true and the loop exists) Note: Don't try the script. Would beep really often and scare your cat away. Also interesting: If you put this in a mouseDown handler it will not beep (or only once? not sure here), as the mouse is already down (unless you are a really astounding fast clicker (professional quake gamer?)). I just don't understand how this can lead to any problem at all? A different mater is the following example: script: repeat while the mouse is down set the loc of field "grabMe" to the mouseLoc end repeat result: This will move the field around (kinda dragging) until you release the mousebutton. Maybe. As sometimes "the mouse" seems to "stick" to a certain state (good to know command-. in such cases!) Note that repeated clicking does not resolve the problem. Here seems to come something strange into the whole: Does the loop "forget" to check every round if the mouse is down? Does it repeat until it receives a mouseUp for speed purpose? Kind of cheating it would be, says Yoda. Or is it just underrun by the Quake-capabilities of the clicker? No one knows... Note: If the Loop would have more commands in it (slowing it considerably down) the cursor would naturally leave the field behind, if you want to have live dragging, use the grab function instead! Also if you release the mouse under such slow circumstances but click again before the loop checks the state of the "mouse" again it should still keep relocating the field. But it doesn't! I tested it with wait, and instead it sends you (once again) into endless dragging land. So to me there seems a merely technical problem in the implementation of the "mouse" function, a bug. But Scott says that "the mouse" merely does strange thing to my computer, and thus should not be used. This is the point where I always get lost :-( could someone (Scott) please explain to me (again) what the difference makes between the second and the last example and why that makes "the mouse" a not-so-well function, I mean it just checks a property! /Me doesn't get it... thank you Björnke von Gierke ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Time field (please help)
Hello, I have a field that I would like to display the current/active "short system time". I can get it to put the "short system time" in the field on preCardOpen, via the set or put commands, however, it does not update to show the actual time (like a clock), the time that it puts in the field is static. How do you get the field to display live time? Thanks Steve L. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo.com ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT -- Animation Programs
> FLASH! Definitely Flash. Flash is able to make animations, movies and > interactive projects of any kind. It is mainly a vector-based program, but > it handles pixel data as well. Thanks for everyone's input... Scott Rossi wins the prize for recommending Toon Boom Studio which most precisely meets our artists needs... which is to get a "digital assistant" which is closer to the actual drawing/creation point in the cycle, for sophisticated, hand drawn characters whose facial expressions and arm, leg body position movements change frame to frame in "custom" ways... Flash et al are more at the "post" drawing cycle of the production loop of for those who want to use the artists drawing after they are done. Hinduism Today. Sivakatirswami Editor's Assistant/Production Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.HinduismToday.com, www.HimalayanAcademy.com, www.Gurudeva.org, www.hindu.org ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT -- Animation Programs
FLASH! Definitely Flash. Flash is able to make animations, movies and interactive projects of any kind. It is mainly a vector-based program, but it handles pixel data as well. Terry http://www.discovery.nl > Van: Sivakatirswami <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Beantwoord: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Datum: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 18:21:45 -1000 > Aan: Metacard List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Onderwerp: OT -- Animation Programs > > Forgive this off topic query, but I can't think > of a better group to give recommendations: > > If you had to purchase animation/cartooning software for your art > director/artists, (already fluent in Adobe PS and IL) > what would be your choice? End product would be anything from > simple animated GIF's to movie cartoons. > > (email me off list) > > Thanks > > Hinduism Today > > Sivakatirswami > Editor's Assistant/Production Manager > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.HinduismToday.com, www.HimalayanAcademy.com, > www.Gurudeva.org, www.hindu.org > > Read The Master Course Lesson of the Day at > http://www.gurudeva.org/lesson.shtml ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
