Best modality for rather large stacks
Hi: I have to port a bunch of Hypercard Stacks over to Revolution. A typical stack contains 5000 cards with one background and about 50 fields. While these are not huge stacks, they are big enough where if I simply port them as they are to Revolution, searches will be glacially slow. I need to be able to search quickly and see different views of the material. For example, one of the stacks is my address stack. Most of the time I just need to find a person's name; at other times, I need to see a list of everyone with a certain zip code, or a list of those who responded to a mailing, etc. Can anyone advise on the best mode? At the moment I am inclined to create a one-card stack that links to a text file. In the text file, one line of text would contain all of the data for one card. So to go to card 533 the computer would simply read line 533 of the text file, parse it, and set up the data onto the fields. This method seems really good as searches are very fast using lineoffset, and if things get fouled up I can simply open the text file in any word-processor and fix it. I also like the fact that I don't have to continually save the stack -- in my script the text file would be continually updated as fields are changed, cards created/deleted. Before I invest the time in the above method, can anyone tell me if I am taking the right approach? For example, what about using arrays, or Valentina? I don't know anything about them. I'm not asking for detailed instructions, just a hint at what is the best approach. Thanks for your suggestions. Fred Moyer ___ 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: rawkeydown
In a message dated 12/7/05 8:46:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I tried that here with a G4 and a wireless Gyration Keyboard and it shows me four numbers for F10,Enter,k,9 etc. SO I assume it is working. I did not lookup the numbers to see if they were correct. Actually, there should be 5 numbers. I don't know if you looked at the Keyboard Shortcuts Tab in the Keyboard Mouse Pane in the System Preferences... With Full Keyboard Access on the F keys are treated differently out of the box on the newer powerbooks. Did you try turning off the F key shortcuts? etc. Yes, I tried all of those things. Good ideas, though. Thanks. The other thing I thought of was the International Keyboard Pane Input Source Options and/or the Universal Access Pane. I've looked all over these areas for mention of F9 or the Enter key or k, i or 9, but haven't found anything. What systems/computers did this work on? Maybe I can test them here to see this working. Thanks a lot for offering to help. I'm only using this app on my Powerbook G4. I used to have an aluminum G4 Powerbook 1.25 mHz speed and it worked fine. Then 2 weeks ago, I got the latest Powerbook G4 and now it messes up. I went back to the store and tried it on one of their demo Powerbooks and it also didn't work. On Dec 7, 2005, at 12:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: until I got the latest Powerbook. Now suddenly, the computer gets all fouled up when I type certain key combinations. I wish I could figure it out. ___ 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
rawkeydown
I have created a stack that allows you to type with one hand. It uses a technique called chording where you press several keys down at the same time. It has worked fine for me until I got the latest Powerbook. Now suddenly, the computer gets all fouled up when I type certain key combinations. I wish I could figure it out. My stack takes advantage of rawkeydown. You can see it in action if you make a stack, put a field into it, and then set the stack script to: on rawkeydown put the keysdown into fld 1 end rawkeydown Now, type a bunch of keys all at the same time. Their keycodes will be displayed in the field. The hand position that I need to be in has me typing the following keys: F10, 9, i, k, Enter. On a Powerbook that feels comfortable to me. With the new Powerbook, the F10 and Enter keys are messing up, but in interesting ways. Here are the key combinations (chords) that work F10, Enter F10, Enter,9 These chords don't work: F10, Enter, i F10, Enter, k F10, Enter, k, 9 F10, Enter, i, 9 F10, Enter, k, 9, i When I type them, sometimes I get no keycodes; other times some of the keycodes are missing. Is there any alternative to rawkeydown? Incidentally, I've tried putting the following into the script: On enterkey beep end enterkey on functionkey beep end functionkey But again, when those other above keys are pressed simultaneously, there is no beep. Any ideas? Thanks Fred Moyer ___ 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
Printing Transparent Bitmap Images
I'm having problems printing overlapping transparent bitmap images in Revolution. I try it so many ways, but it seems that whatever I do, transparent images print poorly (they become fuzzy) and opaque images print nice and sharp. Oddly enough, sometimes images that are transparent on screen print sharp, but they also turn out to be opaque on the printout (i.e., they obliterate the images underneath.) I have tried taking a snapshot of the card and printing that; the image does print transparent, but the printout becomes fuzzy. These images need to be transparent because they often overlap one another. I am using png's. Does anyone (e.g. Chipp Walters, Scott Rossi) have any suggestions? Thanks a lot. Fred Moyer ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Revolution Hypercard cellophane color
Thanks, Mark. Maybe I don't know how to use it, but when I set the ink of the graphic to blend, the colors underneath blend with the color of the graphic. That's not what happens in Hypercard. In Hypercard, the color of the top object trumps everything underneath unless what is underneath is black. Any other color is completely obliterated. There is no blending. So blue over a white background remains blue. With blend in Revolution, I believe blue over a white background becomes light blue. Perhaps there is something that I don't understand about blend. Thanks. Fred Hi Fred, Sorry I'm so terribly late answering this question. You can obtain the cellophane effect by blending objects in Rev. Best, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. I wish I could get Revolution's color to work the way Hypercard does. Hypercard's color is like cellophane, except for one really neat thing. In Hypercard, if you put a colored object on top of another colored object, that top object's color trumps everything underneath, and you don't get a muddy composite color as you would in the real world, or as you do in Revolution when using the admin ink. In Revolution, if 2 admined objects overlap, a 3rd muddy composite color is created. Is there any way to make Revolution behave like Hypercard, where: black pixels on any objects show through and the top colored object has precedence over any colored objects underneath. Thanks. Fred Moyer ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Revolution Hypercard cellophane color
Hi. I wish I could get Revolution's color to work the way Hypercard does. Hypercard's color is like cellophane, except for one really neat thing. In Hypercard, if you put a colored object on top of another colored object, that top object's color trumps everything underneath, and you don't get a muddy composite color as you would in the real world, or as you do in Revolution when using the admin ink. In Revolution, if 2 admined objects overlap, a 3rd muddy composite color is created. Is there any way to make Revolution behave like Hypercard, where: black pixels on any objects show through and the top colored object has precedence over any colored objects underneath. Thanks. Fred Moyer ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Digital Audio File/Quicktime Help
Is there anyone out there who knows the insides of digital audio files? I am writing an application where it would be helpful to be able to manipulate these files. For example, I'd like to create a new sound file that consists of just a portion of a larger sound file. I have no idea if it is even possible to dig inside a sound file without messing it up. I would also like to find someone who knows the insides of Quicktime. I am needing to use Quicktime in some slightly unorthodox ways. For example, I need to allow the user to click a mouse to play a portion of a Quicktime file with no time lag -- in other words as soon as the user clicks the mouse, the music plays. Thanks Fred Moyer ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
mousedown situation
Hi. Am I missing something really elementary? Create a button with the following script: on mousedown answer Click OK only once to make this message disappear. end mousedown Try it. If you are running Panther, I bet you have to click OK twice. I understand that if you are running Jaguar, you need only click once. If addition, put in the stack script: on mousedown put This message shouldn't show up. end mousedown Now try the button. If you have Panther, the first time you click the OK, up comes This message shouldn't show up. The stack is receiving that mousedown message. I know I can solve this by just using mouseup in the button but for the application I'm designing, I need it to be mousedown. Any clues why this is happening? Thanks. Fred Moyer ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: imagedata problem
On Aug 7, 2004, at 4:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone else have this experience? -- I'm trying to analyze the imagedata of a whole bunch of grayscale images. What version are you using? (Some things are fixed in the beta and some weird stuff has been added.) Dar Scott I'm using 2.2.1 and MacOSX. But I may be onto an answer -- could have more to do with something I probably did wrong in GraphicConverter. Except it still is puzzling that the imagedata would be so obviously corrupt while the image looks fine. Thanks. Fred ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
imagedata problem Ken Ray
Does anyone else have this experience? -- I'm trying to analyze the imagedata of a whole bunch of grayscale images. The problem is that the imagedata for almost every pixel is: 0,191,191,191 or 0,85,85,85 or 0,200,200,200 Each image has its own favorite number and it seems to make no difference whether the pixel is actually white or black or gray. On the other hand, there are parts of the image (usually the far left side or the far right side) where believable numbers suddenly appear. These images are bxw tiffs that I turned into transparent gifs in GraphicConverter. But I don't understand: if the imageData is corrupt, why do the images look fine? Any ideas how I can figure out the correct imagedata? Maybe I'm mistaken, but I'm expecting to see white pixels listed as: 0,255,255,255 and black pixels: 0,0,0,0 Thanks. Fred Moyer ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Revolution-Quicktime-Channels problem
I have a tough question. I don't know if it is a Quicktime question, a Revolution question, a Mac OSX question or even a Soundflower question. Plus I really don't know a whole lot about the subject at hand -- which is digital audio files. So I'm not even sure I can explain the question properly. Anyway, I am a pianist. I have just recorded with a cellist. We had 2 mikes on the cello and 2 mikes on the piano. I have written an application in Revolution to help me choose the edits for this and other recordings. I found that by creating 2 players, I can play all 4 channels in Revolution -- Player 1 plays the 2 cello mikes and Player 2 plays the 2 piano mikes. These 2 players are perfectly synchronized - - it's really fantastic. I can turn up or down one of the players so that I can focus on one instrument or the other. Once I have chosen my edits, I need Revolution to play each edit into Digital Performer, which is the digital audio editing program that I use. Soundflower is a little program I downloaded which allows for a direct audio connection between two applications. It can carry up to 16 separate channels at a time. Digital Perormer can of course record many channels. But it's not working. I start the 2 players going in Revolution, and press the record button in Digital Performer, but what is recorded is 2 channels (a single stereo pair.) Does anyone have an idea how these 4 channels are being squished into 2? It seems that the culprit is either Quicktime or Revolution. Any ideas how I might get around it? Each channel needs to remain separate for post-editing manipulation. For that matter, is there a better way altogether? I would prefer to dig into the innards of these sound files and grab portions of each as if I were copying and pasting material from several text documents. Does anyone know how to do this? Or am I asking for big trouble by messing around inside sound files? Thanks Fred Moyer ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Revolution/QuickTime/Channels question
I have a tough question. I don't know if it is a Quicktime question, a Revolution question, a Mac OSX question or even a Soundflower question. Plus I really don't know a whole lot about the subject at hand -- which is digital audio files. So I'm not even sure I can explain the question properly. Anyway, I am a pianist. I have just recorded with a cellist. We had 2 mikes on the cello and 2 mikes on the piano. I have written an application in Revolution to help me choose the edits for this and other recordings. I found that by creating 2 players, I can play all 4 channels in Revolution -- Player 1 plays the 2 cello mikes and Player 2 plays the 2 piano mikes. These 2 players are perfectly synchronized - - it's really fantastic. I can turn up or down one of the players so that I can focus on one instrument or the other. Once I have chosen my edits, I need Revolution to play each edit into Digital Performer, which is the digital audio editing program that I use. Soundflower is a little program I downloaded which allows for a direct audio connection between two applications. It can carry up to 16 separate channels at a time. Digital Perormer can of course record many channels. But it's not working. I start the 2 players going in Revolution, and press the record button in Digital Performer, but what is recorded is 2 channels (a single stereo pair.) Does anyone have an idea know where these 4 channels are being squished into 2? Is it Quicktime or Revolution? Any ideas how I might get around it? Each channel needs to remain separate for post-editing manipulation. For that matter, is there a better way altogether? I would prefer to dig into the innards of these sound files and grab portions of each as if I were copying and pasting material from several text documents. Does anyone know how to do this? Or am I asking for big trouble by messing around inside sound files? Thanks Fred Moyer ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Find and Replace
Can anyone shed any light on the Find and Replace... feature in Revolution? I open a stack, and then press command-F. Up comes Find and Replace. I type in a word to search for, and make sure only Field Text is checked. The results of the search are baffling -- I get the same card listed over and over. And then when I double-click on a line, instead of being led to that card, the script for the field where that text is found opens. Why would I want see the script for the field where that word exists? It seems completely illogical to me -- but maybe I'm missing something. Then if instead of searching This Stack I choose Stacks in a Folder and then choose a folder, I get a bunch of error messages and then the computer freezes and I have to force-quit Revolution. I'm using MacOS 9. Are others experiencing similar issues with Find and Replace? Thanks Fred Moyer ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Deleting lines in a field...
In a message dated 10/17/03 2:01:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi All, In previous versions of Revolution if you used a command like: delete line 3 of fld test the entire line would be deleted (if there were 10 lines, now there would be 9 lines). In version 2.1, if I use the same command, the contents of line 3 are deleted, but the empty line remains (there are still 10 lines in the field). Anybody else find this to be true? How do I delete the entire line? Have I missed something? John I am confused by everyone's responses. I am experiencing the same thing as John. But that is the way it has always been -- in Hypercard, in Metacard and in all versions I've used of Revolution. If you have 10 lines in fld test and type delete line 3 of fld test you still have 10 lines; the only difference is that line 3 is blank. I'd be really surprised if version 2.1 changed that. The way I delete I would delete the entire line is: put line 1 to 2 of fld test return line 4 to 10 of fld Test into fld test (If anyone knows a more elegant way, please let me know!) Fred ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Deleting lines in a field...
Message: 5 Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 07:48:04 -0700 From: Richard Gaskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Deleting lines in a field... To: How to use Revolution [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am confused by everyone's responses. I am experiencing the same thing as John. But that is the way it has always been -- in Hypercard, in Metacard and in all versions I've used of Revolution. If you have 10 lines in fld test and type delete line 3 of fld test you still have 10 lines; the only difference is that line 3 is blank. That's not how it works in HyperCard, Rev, or any of the xTalks as far as I can recall. After being mystified by this thread I double-checked both Rev and HyperCard. To get the blank line you'd use: put empty into line 3 of fld test Wow! I learn something new everyday! I misread John's email. I honestly didn't know you could just type delete line 3 of fld test and get rid of the whole line and the carriage return. Besides feeling stupid, I'm overjoyed that I don't have to go to such ridiculous lengths to delete a line and keep textstyles intact. ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
