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Re: OT: Mac question
Cmd-click on a finder title bar (and some apps' title bars) Is there anyway to show the path of the folder one is navigating to on the Mac. On the PC, I have an address bar which shows the location of where I'm at. I've a couple of windows open on the Mac and I've navigated to the same subfolder, but of different directories. Other than 'backing out', is there a simple way to know what directory path one is in? TIA, Chipp -- stephen barncard s a n f r a n c i s c o - - - - - - - - - - - - ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Obtaining the size of a file
John Craig wrote: I'm recursing through a (sometimes large) list of files and folders which can take a while, so I was trying to avoid another function call per line. A perfect case for using the detailed files, so you can rapidly get all of the size info for an entire directory in one call, and the just format the info or calculate it however you need. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Obtaining the size of a file
John, I'm recursing through a (sometimes large) list of files and folders which can take a while, so I was trying to avoid another function call per line. Josh's function is pretty speedy. And, if you know you are going to process all the files in a directory, then you can store a copy of the detailed files before filtering for the specific file you want. I've written several handlers in the past for things only to discover later that there is a command that does the task in a one liner [...] Another way to make quick work of the detailed files is to put them into an array: put the detailed files into foobar split foobar by return and comma then you can say, get item 1 of foobar[urlencode(myFileName)] to obtain the file size. How's that for a one-liner? ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Obtaining the size of a file
perhaps an applescript that did the whole list and returned one list as a result... only one handoff. Jim Ault Las Vegas On 4/21/07 12:17 AM, John Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the replies, everyone. I've written several handlers in the past for things only to discover later that there is a command that does the task in a one liner - I just never found it in the docs - so I thought I'd ask. I'm recursing through a (sometimes large) list of files and folders which can take a while, so I was trying to avoid another function call per line. JC Josh Mellicker wrote: Here are a couple of handlers that return the humanSize (a nicely formatted version) of a file provided the complete file path and filename: put humanSize(tPathAndFile) into fld file size FUNCTION humanSize tPathAndFile put theFileDetail(tPathAndFile) into tFileDet put item 2 of tFileDet + item 3 of tFileDet into tSize IF tSize 100 THEN set the numberformat to ##.## return tSize/100 MB ELSE set the numberformat to ## return tSize/1000 KB END IF END humanSize FUNCTION theFileDetail tPathAndFile set the itemdel to / put item -1 of tPathAndFile into tFile delete item -1 of tPathAndFile put / after tPathAndFile set the defaultfolder to tPathAndFile put the detailed files into tFiles filter tFiles with urlencode(tFile) comma * return tFiles END theFileDetail These only took a few days to write, I am not quite as fast as Richard :-) On Apr 20, 2007, at 7:02 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: John Craig wrote: Richard Gaskin wrote: John Craig wrote: Does anyone know of a native rev. method to obtain the size of a file without using shell or 'the detailed files'? What's the objection to using 'the detailed files'? It was added to the language specifically to provide what you're looking for. It's clumsy and long winded. Revolution allows you to write your own custom commands and functions, so you can get the exact info you want in a call as simple as: get FileSize(pFilePath) Since it only takes a minute to write the dozen or so lines needed, I'll go ahead and do that for you: function FileSize pPath set the itemdel to / put urlEncode(last item of pPath) into tShortFileName delete last item of pPath put the directory into tSaveDir set the directory to pPath put the detailed files into tFiles set the directory to tSaveDir set the itemdel to comma put lineoffset( crtShortFileNamecomma, crtFiles) into tLineNum if tLineNum 0 then put line tLineNum of tFiles into tLine return item 2 of tLine + item 3 of tLine end if end FileSize Now you can drop than handy function into a library somewhere and use it whenever you need it. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT: Mac question
I fire up Path Finder when that is important. About 18 months ago I investigated any way of 3rd party or other to show the path in all that space that is available, but could find nothing. I do lots of /web/ file paths and this is a real pain. I guess it is something about a file that we are easily supposed to observe. If multiple Finder windows are open, I have found no way of displaying the full path. Another welcome feature of Path Finder is the right-click copy path as UNIX, HFS, Terminal(spaces escaped), URL, Name Jim Ault Las Vegas On 4/21/07 12:08 AM, Stephen Barncard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cmd-click on a finder title bar (and some apps' title bars) Is there anyway to show the path of the folder one is navigating to on the Mac. On the PC, I have an address bar which shows the location of where I'm at. I've a couple of windows open on the Mac and I've navigated to the same subfolder, but of different directories. Other than 'backing out', is there a simple way to know what directory path one is in? TIA, Chipp ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Obtaining the size of a file
This is an example from documentation, assuming your file is MyFile.txt: get the detailed files filter it with MyFile.txt,* put item 2 of it + item 3 of it into myFileSize There is also size property which reports the amount of disk space taken by an object to judge how much memory an object takes when displayed. E.g.: get the size of image myImage However the size property of a stack does not report any meaningful value and is always 1. All the best! Viktoras ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Obtaining the size of a file
On 4/21/07 1:03 AM, Bill Marriott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another way to make quick work of the detailed files is to put them into an array: put the detailed files into foobar split foobar by return and comma then you can say, get item 1 of foobar[urlencode(myFileName)] to obtain the file size. How's that for a one-liner? You can include the size of the Mac data fork and still use just one line: get sum(item 1 to 2 of foobar[urlencode(myFileName)]) -- Dick ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: textHeight and textSize
Thanks for your time and answer. Setting the font works fine here. I try to be more specific with my point: I need the exact line height needed for the font and font size. So the font fits exactly in the line. For example: For the font Arial with a size of 96 pts, the line height should be 110 pts to fit the font exactly. But for the font Zapfino with a size of 96 pts it should be 324 pts. And Verdana needs 117 pts to fit on a line. (with a font size of 96) (i checked this on the texteditor on my Mac... ) It would be nice if there was a way to find this out and program it within Revolution. Otherwise I think I need to make a table with the font name and the line height/font size ratio... I hope I made my point clear this time, and I am sorry if it was not before... thanks again for your time. Ferdinand. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With textSize it's either automatic or manual. To make manual adjustments: First set choose the textFont and textSize from the Text Formatting Palette Second choose the textHeight from the Basic Properties Palette ANY change to the first palette will change the textHeight to Rev's default (not just textSize changes). You can set a typeface or font for the entire stack, rather than field by field and button by button, if you want. However any fields or buttons that already have a typeface selected will not have it overrided. So if you are going for a global typeface change run a script similar to this: repeat with i = 1 to the number of flds set the textFont of fld i to empty set the textSize of fld i to empty set the textHeight of fld i to empty end repeat Paul Looney Hi All, I have some troubles with the textHeight and textSize properties. The documentation says: If you change the field's textSize, Revolution automatically sets the textHeight to trunc(4/3 * the textSize of field). For example, if the textSize is set to 12, the textHeight is set to 16 by default. If the textSize is set to 14, the textHeight is set to 18. With some fonts this is okay, but I have some fonts with a greater textHeight/textSize ratio. For example handwriting fonts. With these fonts the text looks not so nice in a field. Is there a way to determine the good textHeight : textSize ratio within Revolution ? Thanks for your help! ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT: Mac question
On 4/21/07, Chipp Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there anyway to show the path of the folder one is navigating to on the Mac. On the PC, I have an address bar which shows the location of where I'm at. I've a couple of windows open on the Mac and I've navigated to the same subfolder, but of different directories. Other than 'backing out', is there a simple way to know what directory path one is in? I customize the toolbar for Finder windows to show a Path popup menu. This displays the path and allows you to navigate back through it. Cheers, Sarah ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
AW: mysterious set the clipboardData
Thank you Ken, Mark and Sarah, Text of... didn't worked for me Export... works And Sarahs trick did it too. Sarah was right, that the problem occurs only, when the image doesn't have the original size, so I choose Sarahs workaround. Did you report this bug Sarah, or shall I do it? Thank you all Tiemo -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:use-revolution- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Sarah Reichelt Gesendet: Freitag, 20. April 2007 23:44 An: How to use Revolution Betreff: Re: mysterious set the clipboardData thought, it would be very simple, now I get a mysterious result. I have an image with an assigned filename (png file). If I use: set the clipboardData[image] to image b1 and paste it into any graphic program, it gives me a totally black image of small size (128x32px) and not the copied image. At least there is any kind of communication, because the pasted image has the same dpi, as the source image There is some problem with copying an image if it is a referenced image and/or it it is displayed at a different size to it's actual pixels. Here is a routine I use, which requires a hidden image object called Clip lock screen put the rect of img MyImage into tRect set the width of img MyImage to the formattedwidth of img MyImage set the height of img MyImage to the formattedheight of img MyImage set the width of img Clip to the width of img MyImage set the height of img Clip to the height of img MyImage set the imagedata of img Clip to the imagedata of img MyImage set the clipboardData[image] to img Clip set the filename of img Clip to empty set the rect of img tImageName to tRect MyImage is an image object showing a specific image file at a reduced size, so I expand it to full size, copy the imageData to the Clip object, then set the clipboardData before restoring the original size of the MyImage object. HTH, Sarah ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT: Mac question
On 21 Apr 2007, at 09:27, Jim Ault wrote: Another welcome feature of Path Finder is the right-click copy path as UNIX, HFS, Terminal(spaces escaped), URL, Name On that subject, Path Snagger is a great donationware preference pane that adds a contextual menu item to the Finder, to copy Unix paths, HFS paths and URL paths, with options for escaped spaces etc. http://www.bergenstreetsoftware.com/ Ian ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT: Mac question
On Apr 21, 2007, at 6:44 AM, Chipp Walters wrote: Is there anyway to show the path of the folder one is navigating to on the Mac. On the PC, I have an address bar which shows the location of where I'm at. I've a couple of windows open on the Mac and I've navigated to the same subfolder, but of different directories. Other than 'backing out', is there a simple way to know what directory path one is in? Command Click the name of the folder in the title bar is one way. Another option is to edit the window toolbar in Finder (Customize Toolbar in the View menu) and add the path popup button. Robert ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT: Mac question
Though this works; even with most OSX compliant application documents, one of the first complaints I had with Rev was that it does not work when you have a Rev Stack open. This should not be a truly difficult fix I should think. Joe Wilkins On Apr 21, 2007, at 12:08 AM, Stephen Barncard wrote: Cmd-click on a finder title bar (and some apps' title bars) ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT: Mac question
Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote: Though this works; even with most OSX compliant application documents, one of the first complaints I had with Rev was that it does not work when you have a Rev Stack open. This should not be a truly difficult fix I should think. Wow. I knew about Cmd-click in the title for Finder windows, but never knew that was a standard behavior across most apps. So cool. With Rev it may be challenging to determine when to support this, since a stack file can contain multiple stacks. But if we came up with a rule that made sense, or maybe better a property of mainstacks, I'd vote for the BZ suggestion. Now that I know about this I want it for the document windows in my Rev-based apps, and I'll bet some of my cusyomers do too. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT: Mac question
On 4/21/07 10:22 AM, Richard Gaskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote: Though this works; even with most OSX compliant application documents, one of the first complaints I had with Rev was that it does not work when you have a Rev Stack open. This should not be a truly difficult fix I should think. Wow. I knew about Cmd-click in the title for Finder windows, but never knew that was a standard behavior across most apps. So cool. With Rev it may be challenging to determine when to support this, since a stack file can contain multiple stacks. But if we came up with a rule that made sense, or maybe better a property of mainstacks, I'd vote for the BZ suggestion. Now that I know about this I want it for the document windows in my Rev-based apps, and I'll bet some of my cusyomers do too. In some of my apps (for myself) and clients I want to be able to know which folder the stack is running from so I put a field at the top called appLocation, shared = true, in a group by itself, behave as background = true. on openstack put the effective filename of this stack into fld appLocation --the effective filename = the mainstack for substacks When the content of a card is linked to a folder on the hard drive, I do the same thing (but not shared text) on opencard or closefield, etc. Jim Ault Las Vegas ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: connected to LAN
Jim Sims wrote: I suppose I am asking if there might be a specific identifying item for a LAN that I can obtain in order to do the above. I don't want to simply check for connection to a LAN but connection to a specific LAN. I use ping files on the servers on the LANs. This assume of course you can set this up in advance. If your app finds /Volumes/Varuna/WWW/ping.txt then you know your are there. If your app can't find that file the you try /Volumes/LAN2/WWW/ping.txt. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT: Mac question
Jim Ault wrote: I fire up Path Finder when that is important. About 18 months ago I investigated any way of 3rd party or other to show the path in all that space that is available, but could find nothing. I do lots of /web/ file paths and this is a real pain. I guess it is something about a file that we are easily supposed to observe. If multiple Finder windows are open, I have found no way of displaying the full path. Another welcome feature of Path Finder is the right-click copy path as UNIX, HFS, Terminal(spaces escaped), URL, Name I have this same need.. all the time. I have a small rev utility Favorites that is always open. Among other things it as this drop field: -- all handlers on dragEnter set the acceptDrop to true end dragEnter on dragDrop put dragData[files] into tPaths set the clipboarddata[text] to tPaths put tPaths into me end dragDrop I just drag folders or file(s) onto this and my clipboard is loaded. Jim Ault Las Vegas On 4/21/07 12:08 AM, Stephen Barncard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cmd-click on a finder title bar (and some apps' title bars) Is there anyway to show the path of the folder one is navigating to on the Mac. On the PC, I have an address bar which shows the location of where I'm at. I've a couple of windows open on the Mac and I've navigated to the same subfolder, but of different directories. Other than 'backing out', is there a simple way to know what directory path one is in? TIA, Chipp ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution -- Om shanti (In Peace) Sivakatirswami www.himalayanacademy.com Get Hinduism Today Digital Edition. It's Free! http://www.hinduismtoday.com/digital/ ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT: Mac question
Thanks everyone for your helpful tips Much appreciated :-) ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT: Mac question
Maybe I exaggerated a bit; but even in 9.2 AppleWorks had that function and it continues with OSX and some other Apple apps. I don't know about 3rd party apps. I know that my favorite, MacDraft doesn't have that feature. Still, they all should IMO. Joe Wilkins On Apr 21, 2007, at 10:22 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote: Though this works; even with most OSX compliant application documents, one of the first complaints I had with Rev was that it does not work when you have a Rev Stack open. This should not be a truly difficult fix I should think. Wow. I knew about Cmd-click in the title for Finder windows, but never knew that was a standard behavior across most apps. So cool. With Rev it may be challenging to determine when to support this, since a stack file can contain multiple stacks. But if we came up with a rule that made sense, or maybe better a property of mainstacks, I'd vote for the BZ suggestion. Now that I know about this I want it for the document windows in my Rev-based apps, and I'll bet some of my cusyomers do too. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Automatically setting screen resolution
Sorry if I may have missed this topic in a previous forum. I'd appreciate any help on the following question: The standalones that I am creating require a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher to properly fit on the screen. Since some people may have their monitors set to a lower resolution, I've been including a ReadMeFirst file explaining the need for them to reset their monitors to the higher resolution. Is there a way within Revolution to automatically set the resolution to 1024x768 (and then convert it back to the original resolution when the standalone closes)? I've been finding Revolution enormously helpful in preparing programs in medical education. At this time all the CDs in my company (MedMaster) are in Revolution. There are a few free downloads on the MedMaster web site if anyone is interested. Thanks very much. Steve Goldberg, MD, President MedMaster Inc www.medmaster.net ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Automatically setting screen resolution
Steve, In my opinion as a very long time user of a great many different programs, I believe handling it as you have with a ReadMe instruction, is probably the best method. I have encountered a few programs that automatically make the change for me, and I've always hated it. I prefer to be in control - ALWAYS - since there can be other things affected by a change in resolution beyond what the programmer may have taken into consideration. Remember, just because your program is opened, that doesn't mean the user will stay there until they close it. Another approach would be to check the resolution on startup and provide a dialog informing the user to make the change. At this point the dialog could allow to stop the program and do the change themselves, or to continue and have the resolution changed for them. This would be acceptable. Of course, if the resolution IS the desired one, no dialog would appear in the first place. Joe Wilkins On Apr 21, 2007, at 7:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry if I may have missed this topic in a previous forum. I'd appreciate any help on the following question: The standalones that I am creating require a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher to properly fit on the screen. Since some people may have their monitors set to a lower resolution, I've been including a ReadMeFirst file explaining the need for them to reset their monitors to the higher resolution. Is there a way within Revolution to automatically set the resolution to 1024x768 (and then convert it back to the original resolution when the standalone closes)? I've been finding Revolution enormously helpful in preparing programs in medical education. At this time all the CDs in my company (MedMaster) are in Revolution. There are a few free downloads on the MedMaster web site if anyone is interested. Thanks very much. Steve Goldberg, MD, President MedMaster Inc www.medmaster.net ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Automatically setting screen resolution
Hello. First of all, adjusting screen resolution can make your user annoyed and can cause unforeseeable issues on their computer. The ReadMe would be good, but a dialog asking them if they want the software to change their resolution or to adjust it themselves and then relaunch would be preferable. To change it yourself, you have to use a little external help. There was a way to accomplish this using a tool called CScreen. It was a command line executable invoked via the shell and it did the job very well. Unfortunately, the author has dropped the code from his website. The internet is a great thing, however, and an executable version has resurfaced at the following address: http://forums.macosxhints.com/attachment.php? attachmentid=1416d=1156306718 This executable will work for Mac OS X and should work for Unix/ Linux. I do not know of a solution for Windows, however it is very possible that you could achieve the same effect with VBScript. Thanks, Brent Anderson Fiery Ferret ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Automatically setting screen resolution
Is there a way within Revolution to automatically set the resolution to 1024x768 (and then convert it back to the original resolution when the standalone closes)? To give an precise example of where automatic resolution changing would be disastrous - if I have open one of my programming languages (say Borland Delphi) with a project I'm working on and I run your program you will *destroy* the resources in my program in such a way as to make me have to completely redesign the user interface as the scaling will be all over the place. While I can probably do this OK it would annoy me immensely and a less experienced person using the IDE would have bigger problems. IMHO programs should *never* dictate to the user. They should politely ask or display a readme or message dialog asking me to fix the resolution to see the program properly. Scott ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Automatically setting screen resolution
On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:59:34 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a way within Revolution to automatically set the resolution to 1024x768 (and then convert it back to the original resolution when the standalone closes)? It's funny you mention this - I just posted an answer to this in the MetaCard list. You've already gotten all the caveats from others on this list, so if you really want to do it, here's how: For OS X you can download and implement Jon's Commands X with AppleScript (http://www.seanet.com/~jonpugh/). He has an AppleScript command called screen list that lets you get data on one or more screens, and set screens to to change them. Or you can use the 'cscreen' command line application, although the original developer has gone off the grid and his site is nowhere to be found (but you might be able to scare it up with a web search). For Windows, you can use one of these three third-party command line executables (MultiRes, Resolution Changer, or VidRes): http://www.entechtaiwan.com/files/multires.exe http://www.myitforum.com/inc/upload/1365Vidchng.zip http://www.jddesign.co.uk/ HTH, Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software, Inc. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
