List to checkboxes how to?
Hi: I create a cr delimited list of attached disks, which can have 1 to 10 lines, and I want those lines to be choices in a checkbox field which I can turn on and off, and find out which ones are checked at any given time. I thought I might be able to simply specify that the field is a "checkbox field", or is a button with contents that displays as checkboxes, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I can't find an example of this basic scenario in the manual. Is there a resource I can access for how to use checkboxes in this manner? Thanks, m ___ 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: List to checkboxes how to?
Sounds like you want a list field with multiple selections allowed. For checkboxes you'd need to create a checkbox button for each disk and then check the hilite of each checkbox. Ian On 12 Sep 2008, at 23:44, Michael wrote: Hi: I create a cr delimited list of attached disks, which can have 1 to 10 lines, and I want those lines to be choices in a checkbox field which I can turn on and off, and find out which ones are checked at any given time. I thought I might be able to simply specify that the field is a "checkbox field", or is a button with contents that displays as checkboxes, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I can't find an example of this basic scenario in the manual. Is there a resource I can access for how to use checkboxes in this manner? Thanks, m ___ 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: List to checkboxes how to?
Bonjour Ian et Michael, In such a case I prefer to set an invisible locked template group that contains one check box. When needed and on-the-fly, the group is cloned and its only check box cloned also as many times as needed. Then the scroll bar of the group is shown according to its height and formattedHeight. The group has always the same height according to my layout (but it may be resized with the window if you wish it) and appears as a scrollable list. Le 13 sept. 08 à 01:36, Ian Wood a écrit : Sounds like you want a list field with multiple selections allowed. For checkboxes you'd need to create a checkbox button for each disk and then check the hilite of each checkbox. Ian On 12 Sep 2008, at 23:44, Michael wrote: Hi: I create a cr delimited list of attached disks, which can have 1 to 10 lines, and I want those lines to be choices in a checkbox field which I can turn on and off, and find out which ones are checked at any given time. I thought I might be able to simply specify that the field is a "checkbox field", or is a button with contents that displays as checkboxes, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I can't find an example of this basic scenario in the manual. Is there a resource I can access for how to use checkboxes in this manner? Thanks, m Best regards from Paris, Eric Chatonet. Plugins and tutorials for Revolution: http://www.sosmartsoftware.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ___ 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: List to checkboxes how to?
Michael wrote: I thought I might be able to simply specify that the field is a "checkbox field", or is a button with contents that displays as checkboxes, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I can't find an example of this basic scenario in the manual. Is there a resource I can access for how to use checkboxes in this manner? One method I've used successfully is to use "imagesource" in the field. Put the items you want to display into in a list field as usual. Then insert a known character as the first one in each line (I often use a space for this.) On the card somewhere, store 2 small hidden images. One is an image of a checkbox in its checked state, and the other is an image of an unchecked checkbox. Whenever you want to set the state of the checkbox, do this: set the imagesource of char 1 of line of fld "list" to The "imgID" variable is the ID of the correct image, "checked" or "unchecked". Your scripts can determine whether the line is checked or not by simply reading the imagesource of the first character of the line, which will be the ID of the appropriate image. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.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: List to checkboxes how to?
Bonsoir Jacque, If your solution works well it is not cross-platform and will be obsolete if controls design changes on the platform you are used to :-) It's the reason why I proposed to Michael to use a group with 'real' controls. Le 13 sept. 08 à 18:24, J. Landman Gay a écrit : Michael wrote: I thought I might be able to simply specify that the field is a "checkbox field", or is a button with contents that displays as checkboxes, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I can't find an example of this basic scenario in the manual. Is there a resource I can access for how to use checkboxes in this manner? One method I've used successfully is to use "imagesource" in the field. Put the items you want to display into in a list field as usual. Then insert a known character as the first one in each line (I often use a space for this.) On the card somewhere, store 2 small hidden images. One is an image of a checkbox in its checked state, and the other is an image of an unchecked checkbox. Whenever you want to set the state of the checkbox, do this: set the imagesource of char 1 of line of fld "list" to The "imgID" variable is the ID of the correct image, "checked" or "unchecked". Your scripts can determine whether the line is checked or not by simply reading the imagesource of the first character of the line, which will be the ID of the appropriate image. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com Best regards from Paris, Eric Chatonet. Plugins and tutorials for Revolution: http://www.sosmartsoftware.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ___ 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: List to checkboxes how to?
Does this method work faster than using a background? Whenever you want to set the state of the checkbox, do this: set the imagesource of char 1 of line of fld "list" to The "imgID" variable is the ID of the correct image, "checked" or "unchecked". Your scripts can determine whether the line is checked or not by simply reading the imagesource of the first character of the line, which will be the ID of the appropriate image. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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: List to checkboxes how to?
Eric Chatonet wrote: Bonsoir Jacque, If your solution works well it is not cross-platform and will be obsolete if controls design changes on the platform you are used to :-) It's the reason why I proposed to Michael to use a group with 'real' controls. Yes, that's true. It isn't very difficult to replace the images, but of course that won't fix any existing copies in circulation. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.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: List to checkboxes how to?
Stephen Barncard wrote: Does this method work faster than using a background? I don't know, I've never used a background. I like the image solution. Though as Eric points out, the images may become obsolete if the OS changes. Whenever you want to set the state of the checkbox, do this: set the imagesource of char 1 of line of fld "list" to The "imgID" variable is the ID of the correct image, "checked" or "unchecked". Your scripts can determine whether the line is checked or not by simply reading the imagesource of the first character of the line, which will be the ID of the appropriate image. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.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: List to checkboxes how to?
Eric Chatonet wrote: Bonsoir Jacque, If your solution works well it is not cross-platform I forgot to mention the cross-platform issue. What I generally do is create sets of images, one set for each platform. I load the IDs of the correct OS-based images into script-local variables the first time the script is used (or on startup, etc.), and use the variables when setting the imagesource. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.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: List to checkboxes how to?
Jacque- You know it yet: I'm an addict of custom controls* but I do prefer to use built-in controls when these ones are needed. * I have even written a tutorial about using PNG images to build any control ;-) Le 13 sept. 08 à 19:15, J. Landman Gay a écrit : Eric Chatonet wrote: Bonsoir Jacque, If your solution works well it is not cross-platform I forgot to mention the cross-platform issue. What I generally do is create sets of images, one set for each platform. I load the IDs of the correct OS-based images into script-local variables the first time the script is used (or on startup, etc.), and use the variables when setting the imagesource. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com Best regards from Paris, Eric Chatonet. Plugins and tutorials for Revolution: http://www.sosmartsoftware.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ___ 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: List to checkboxes how to?
Eric Chatonet wrote: Jacque- You know it yet: I'm an addict of custom controls* but I do prefer to use built-in controls when these ones are needed. That's what is so great about Rev. There are often so many different ways to do the same thing. Are you saying you are a control freak? ;) (Americanism, not sure it will translate.) -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.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: List to checkboxes how to?
Thanks Jacque and all, I figured out how to just give them all a base name, and then find all/ create and move all anew each time I need the set. I liked the imagesource clue, but then someone said it would break on different operating systems. But I couldn't see how it would break if a standard image type were used...? Thanks, m On 9/13/08 9:24 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One method I've used successfully is to use "imagesource" in the field. ___ 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: List to checkboxes how to?
Michael wrote: Thanks Jacque and all, I figured out how to just give them all a base name, and then find all/ create and move all anew each time I need the set. I liked the imagesource clue, but then someone said it would break on different operating systems. But I couldn't see how it would break if a standard image type were used...? It won't break. What was meant was that if a new OS update changes the appearance of its checkboxes, your embedded checkbox images will look old-fashioned and obsolete. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.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
