Re: Possible New Book Titles
Thanks for all the input. After considering everyone's viewpoints, looking at my own interests, talking with some of the veteran RevHeads and checking in with the Mother Ship, I've decided my next eBooklet will be on standalone creation. I'll post an outline of the specific topics as soon as I can get a handle on how big the beast is. -- ~~ Dan Shafer, Information Product Consultant and Author http://www.shafermedia.com Get my book, "Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought" From http://www.shafermediastore.com/tech_main.html ___ 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: Possible New Book Titles
I'm guessing that my book on standalone creation will also have to cover the issues of cross-platform deployment you mention. I won't, however, try to cover things like raster vs. vector graphics, communicating with externals (though including them in the build process is obviously important), and OS functions. That may be a separate volume. But I need to examine carefully how much I can cover in a $5 ebooklet. It may take more than one to do this topic justice. On 7/6/06, Viktoras Didziulis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Dan, I would suggest adding a couple of sections on handling raster and vector graphics in Revolution which would be helpful too. Also all the basics and details on communicating with externals, libraries and OS functions and devices would be good to have in same book :-) Best regards Viktoras On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 23:33:06 -0700, "Dan Shafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, I'm trying to figure out the best next subject on which to > produce a > SmartEBook eBooklet. The following topics remain on my list and are > candidates based on the relatively small likelihood that > fundamental changes > in Rev will obsolete them in the next year. I'd be interested in > votes, > feedback, other suggestions, etc. > > * Script-based commands > > Edit script, editscript, wait, do, scriptlimits, text/font related > properties, insert script, remove script, start using > > * The Message Box > > Examination of all panes, properties, uses of the Message Box > > * Debugging strategies and techniques > > * Parameters, Variables and Values in Transcript > > * Building and Deploying Standalones ___ 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 -- ~~ Dan Shafer, Information Product Consultant and Author http://www.shafermedia.com Get my book, "Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought" From http://www.shafermediastore.com/tech_main.html ___ 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: Possible New Book Titles
Hi Dan, I would suggest adding a couple of sections on handling raster and vector graphics in Revolution which would be helpful too. Also all the basics and details on communicating with externals, libraries and OS functions and devices would be good to have in same book :-) Best regards Viktoras On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 23:33:06 -0700, "Dan Shafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, I'm trying to figure out the best next subject on which to > produce a > SmartEBook eBooklet. The following topics remain on my list and are > candidates based on the relatively small likelihood that > fundamental changes > in Rev will obsolete them in the next year. I'd be interested in > votes, > feedback, other suggestions, etc. > > * Script-based commands > > Edit script, editscript, wait, do, scriptlimits, text/font related > properties, insert script, remove script, start using > > * The Message Box > > Examination of all panes, properties, uses of the Message Box > > * Debugging strategies and techniques > > * Parameters, Variables and Values in Transcript > > * Building and Deploying Standalones ___ 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: Possible New Book Titles
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 23:33:06 -0700, "Dan Shafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: OK, I'm trying to figure out the best next subject on which to produce a SmartEBook eBooklet. The following topics remain on my list and are candidates based on the relatively small likelihood that fundamental changes in Rev will obsolete them in the next year. I'd be interested in votes, feedback, other suggestions, etc. * Script-based commands Edit script, editscript, wait, do, scriptlimits, text/font related properties, insert script, remove script, start using * The Message Box Examination of all panes, properties, uses of the Message Box * Debugging strategies and techniques * Parameters, Variables and Values in Transcript * Building and Deploying Standalones Hi Dan Sorry it's taken me so long to reply - I agree with others that debugging is a very interesting topic. I've written a lot of Rev code but I have never got beyond the simplest debugging tools, because I never seem to have time to experiment with what's on offer, particularly in the 'Development' menu of the RunRev IDE. An eBooklet would help get round this, and I'd certainly buy it. I'm also keen on the Standalones idea, particularly if it addresses the issue of platform-specific quirks and difficulties - at least for Mac and PC (sorry, Richmond). This also leads me to suggest an eBooklet dedicated to cross-platform issues such as fonts (and font sizes), menus, OS pitfalls and the like: the aim would be to guide people trying to produce a single code base for a multi-platform app, and would cover stuff like why and where to put conditional code which queries which OS the prog is running in, etc. HTH Graham (just off to buy your booklet on Printing) Graham Samuel / The Living Fossil Co. / UK and France ___ 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: Possible new book titles
On 5/7/06 18:10, Steve Goldberg wrote: One thing I think is needed is a thorough explanation of all the checkboxes and fields in the various property inspectors. I've been using Revolution for two years now and am still unsure about the uses of a number of items in the Property Inspectors, which do not appear to be well-documented in the user guide. Steve, (you may have already clocked this but in case not) it's worth noting that virtually every control in the property inspectors directly targets a particularly property of the object, and that these properties are in general documented. But - they're not necessarily documented under the names that they have in the property inspector. Here comes the tip: if you float your mouse over the control in the PI, the tool-tip displayed is the actual property name which you can then lookup in the documentation. There's also a preference which reverses this: it makes the PI use the actual property name for each checkbox (etc), and puts the more verbose label into the tool-tip. Ben Rubinstein | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cognitive Applications Ltd | Phone: +44 (0)1273-821600 http://www.cogapp.com| Fax : +44 (0)1273-728866 ___ 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: Possible new book titles
I agree, Stephen. I've actually started that project. But my concern is that forthcoming changes in the IDE may render a lot of what I'd write obsolete before I'd sold enough copies to recoup my cost. SO that's on the list, but not near term. On 7/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dan, One thing I think is needed is a thorough explanation of all the checkboxes and fields in the various property inspectors. I've been using Revolution for two years now and am still unsure about the uses of a number of items in the Property Inspectors, which do not appear to be well-documented in the user guide. It think such explanation should make it easier for new users to get into Revolution and also give more experienced users added abilities. Steve Goldberg In a message dated 7/4/06 2:25:46 PM, Dan Shafer wrote: > OK, I'm trying to figure out the best next subject on which to produce a > SmartEBook eBooklet. The following topics remain on my list and are > candidates based on the relatively small likelihood that fundamental changes > in Rev will obsolete them in the next year. I'd be interested in votes, > feedback, other suggestions, etc. > ___ 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 -- ~~ Dan Shafer, Information Product Consultant and Author http://www.shafermedia.com Get my book, "Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought" From http://www.shafermediastore.com/tech_main.html ___ 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
Possible new book titles
Dan, One thing I think is needed is a thorough explanation of all the checkboxes and fields in the various property inspectors. I've been using Revolution for two years now and am still unsure about the uses of a number of items in the Property Inspectors, which do not appear to be well-documented in the user guide. It think such explanation should make it easier for new users to get into Revolution and also give more experienced users added abilities. Steve Goldberg In a message dated 7/4/06 2:25:46 PM, Dan Shafer wrote: > OK, I'm trying to figure out the best next subject on which to produce a > SmartEBook eBooklet. The following topics remain on my list and are > candidates based on the relatively small likelihood that fundamental changes > in Rev will obsolete them in the next year. I'd be interested in votes, > feedback, other suggestions, etc. > ___ 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: Possible New Book Titles
I much appreciated your book on "Printing" and I would be very much interested by a book on "Debugging strategies and techniques". Best regards from Grenoble André Le 4 juil. 06 à 08:33, Dan Shafer a écrit : OK, I'm trying to figure out the best next subject on which to produce a SmartEBook eBooklet. The following topics remain on my list and are candidates based on the relatively small likelihood that fundamental changes in Rev will obsolete them in the next year. I'd be interested in votes, feedback, other suggestions, etc. * Script-based commands Edit script, editscript, wait, do, scriptlimits, text/font related properties, insert script, remove script, start using * The Message Box Examination of all panes, properties, uses of the Message Box * Debugging strategies and techniques * Parameters, Variables and Values in Transcript * Building and Deploying Standalones -- ~~ Dan Shafer, Information Product Consultant and Author http://www.shafermedia.com Get my book, "Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought" From http://www.shafermediastore.com/tech_main.html ___ 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: Possible New Book Titles
Dan, FWIW, I and others have been talking about the distribution of standalones and password issues and timers, etc. If this were thoroughly explored in detail I would purchase this. Also any tricks in Building SAs with icons and Start Bar menu's and Dock menu's and CD distribution, password protection, etc. My issue with CD distribution was that on the Windows side the external and alias for the app needed to be in a certain place in order for my paths to find it but the Mac side needed them to be somewhere else. I ended up having duplicate folders with the same (300 + images) media for distribution so as to not break the file paths. I know better now but I would have loved to have known before I started some of the pitfalls. My next project is an external/ library release and I would love to know some of the pitfalls before finishing this. Regards, Tom On Jul 4, 2006, at 2:33 AM, Dan Shafer wrote: OK, I'm trying to figure out the best next subject on which to produce a SmartEBook eBooklet. The following topics remain on my list and are candidates based on the relatively small likelihood that fundamental changes in Rev will obsolete them in the next year. I'd be interested in votes, feedback, other suggestions, etc. * Script-based commands Edit script, editscript, wait, do, scriptlimits, text/font related properties, insert script, remove script, start using * The Message Box Examination of all panes, properties, uses of the Message Box * Debugging strategies and techniques * Parameters, Variables and Values in Transcript * Building and Deploying Standalones -- ~~ Dan Shafer, Information Product Consultant and Author http://www.shafermedia.com Get my book, "Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought" From http://www.shafermediastore.com/tech_main.html ___ 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 Thomas J McGrath III [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lazy River Software - http://www.lazyriversoftware.com Lazy River Metal Art™ - http://www.lazyriversoftware.com/metal.html Meeting Wear - http://www.cafepress.com/meetingwear Semantic Compaction Systems - http://www.minspeak.com SCIconics, LLC - http://www.sciconics.com/sciindex.html ___ 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: Possible New Book Titles
I agree on debugging too.
On 7/4/06 8:12 AM, "Ben Rubinstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 4/7/06 13:03, Sarah Reichelt wrote:
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>>> * Debugging strategies and techniques
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>>> * Parameters, Variables and Values in Transcript
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>>> * Building and Deploying Standalones
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>> Any of the last 3 would get my vote, with debugging possibly the top
>> of the list.
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> I agree precisely with Sarah - I think those three are probably the most
> useful, with debugging marginally out in front.
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Re: Possible New Book Titles
On 4/7/06 13:03, Sarah Reichelt wrote: * Debugging strategies and techniques * Parameters, Variables and Values in Transcript * Building and Deploying Standalones Any of the last 3 would get my vote, with debugging possibly the top of the list. I agree precisely with Sarah - I think those three are probably the most useful, with debugging marginally out in front. Ben Rubinstein | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cognitive Applications Ltd | Phone: +44 (0)1273-821600 http://www.cogapp.com| Fax : +44 (0)1273-728866 ___ 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: Possible New Book Titles
OK, I'm trying to figure out the best next subject on which to produce a SmartEBook eBooklet. The following topics remain on my list and are candidates based on the relatively small likelihood that fundamental changes in Rev will obsolete them in the next year. I'd be interested in votes, feedback, other suggestions, etc. * Script-based commands Edit script, editscript, wait, do, scriptlimits, text/font related properties, insert script, remove script, start using * The Message Box Examination of all panes, properties, uses of the Message Box * Debugging strategies and techniques * Parameters, Variables and Values in Transcript * Building and Deploying Standalones Any of the last 3 would get my vote, with debugging possibly the top of the list. 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
Possible New Book Titles
OK, I'm trying to figure out the best next subject on which to produce a SmartEBook eBooklet. The following topics remain on my list and are candidates based on the relatively small likelihood that fundamental changes in Rev will obsolete them in the next year. I'd be interested in votes, feedback, other suggestions, etc. * Script-based commands Edit script, editscript, wait, do, scriptlimits, text/font related properties, insert script, remove script, start using * The Message Box Examination of all panes, properties, uses of the Message Box * Debugging strategies and techniques * Parameters, Variables and Values in Transcript * Building and Deploying Standalones -- ~~ Dan Shafer, Information Product Consultant and Author http://www.shafermedia.com Get my book, "Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought" From http://www.shafermediastore.com/tech_main.html ___ 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
