lingo-l info from mothership

2002-09-19 Thread nik crosina
PICKED THAT UP FROM THE GERMAN LINGO LIST 'STARTMOVIE.NET': nik [[[} In addition to the forthcoming new Director version, Macromedia is also currently working on producing the Flash MX Asset Xtra for Director. Details regarding a potential release

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2002-09-19 Thread jennie svedebring
Hi! I have a question about property lists. How do I do when I want to do a search among the properties in a list, not the values? And if i like to display both the property and the value in a text field, how does that work? The .text command only displays the value! Help! best regards Jennie

Re: lingo-l changing icon of projector

2002-09-19 Thread Fabrice Closier
Iconforge do the trick perfectly on win side. on mac, i use the very best Icon Machine III. Its macosX compatible, beter than previous versions in lots of aspects. to give you just one of them, if you copy select a 128x128 PS layer with transparantie, you'll get automatically in the picto the

lingo-l How to stop a loop.

2002-09-19 Thread Fabrice Closier
hi all, got a script than stays looping in a repeat. in some case, the loop takes several seconds to end. But i want to be able to let him stop during the repeat. tried something like this via a button, but its ignored. global stop on somehandler repeat with x = 1 to Myvar if

Re: lingo-l rotation of sprite

2002-09-19 Thread nitin sharma
hi Buzz Kettles i think i could not explaned. well i try it again spose i have three sprite on the stage a (rectange) b (cirle) c (triange) i want when i click on a(rectangle) it start rotating and just like that when i click one by one on next sprites, only then it should start

lingo-l help!

2002-09-19 Thread jennie svedebring
Hi! i have a question about property lists! If I like to do a search among the properties, not the values, in a list how do I do that? And if I like to display both the property and the value in a text field? the .text command only works for values! Please help me! best regards Jennie G.

Re: lingo-l help!

2002-09-19 Thread Tab Julius
The getPropAt() command gets you the property at a specific index, whereas the getAt() command gives you the value at a specific index. Thus (using old Lingo): numItems =count(myList) repeat with x=1 to numItems thisProp =getPropAt(myList, x) thisVal =getAt(myList, x) contents

lingo-l Windows Scripting commands within Director LINGO????

2002-09-19 Thread carlos
Hi! Is it possible to invoke Windows Scripting commands within Director handlers via LINGO? Thanks Carlos [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email

Re: lingo-l info from mothership

2002-09-19 Thread Robert Tweed
- Original Message - From: nik crosina [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... All I can say now is; the forthcoming new Director version and the Flash MX Asset Xtra for Director are both currently under development. ... Regards, Bob Tartar Not exactly anything new. Unless I'm mistaken, Bob posts

Re: lingo-l How to stop a loop.

2002-09-19 Thread Robert Tweed
- Original Message - From: Fabrice Closier [EMAIL PROTECTED] got a script than stays looping in a repeat. in some case, the loop takes several seconds to end. But i want to be able to let him stop during the repeat. tried something like this via a button, but its ignored. ... You

Re: lingo-l How to stop a loop.

2002-09-19 Thread Fabrice Closier
yes but i'am using a moviescript.. i just call an handler. the frame script is just on exitframe go to the frame end You cannot use a repeat loop like this, because it stops stage events from occuring. yes, thats the idea, i found running this particular script outside a frame event running

Re: lingo-l How to stop a loop.

2002-09-19 Thread Andreas Gaunitz P11
repeat with x = 1 to Myvar if the mouseDown then exit repeat else -- do your stuff end if end repeat -A. hi all, got a script than stays looping in a repeat. in some case, the loop takes several seconds to end.

Re: lingo-l How to stop a loop.

2002-09-19 Thread Andreas Gaunitz P11
You cannot use a repeat loop like this, because it stops stage events from occuring. yes, thats the idea, i found running this particular script outside a frame event running quicker. now, how do i stop it? if needed... i've tested some updatestage during loop in order to animate a progress

Re: lingo-l info from mothership

2002-09-19 Thread Fabrice Closier
it's unhuman to let us, with no informations, like this! I feel like a future father waiting for 3 days next to the delivery room, with 67 cigars, 15 liters of black coffee in blood... with no information coming from the medicals... only sometimes hearing a few sounds out that dev room...

Re: lingo-l How to stop a loop.

2002-09-19 Thread Kerry Thompson
hi all, got a script than stays looping in a repeat. in some case, the loop takes several seconds to end. But i want to be able to let him stop during the repeat. tried something like this via a button, but its ignored. global stop on somehandler repeat with x = 1 to Myvar if

Re: lingo-l How to stop a loop.

2002-09-19 Thread Fabrice Closier
Thanks! guess if keypressed asciinum can also work... then.. great!! just what i need! about the update stage, i agree with you, but since the loop is opening files and checks the content, i only update the stage when a new file is opened. the progress is size bar/howmuch file x filenumber. it

lingo-l intyeractive image scroller with thumbnails

2002-09-19 Thread sandeep
dear list i want to create a product showcase with around 250 images , say 50 in each of five sections. there would b 50 thumbnails that has to scroll using a scroll bar vertically. but these thumbnails r interactive , when u click on a thumbnail it shows the bigger version of the pic in the

Re: lingo-l intyeractive image scroller with thumbnails

2002-09-19 Thread Howdy-Tzi
On Thursday, Sep 19, 2002, at 10:23 US/Central, sandeep wrote: i want to create a product showcase with around 250 images , say 50 in each of five sections. there would b 50 thumbnails that has to scroll using a scroll bar vertically. but these thumbnails r interactive , when u click on a

Re: lingo-l rotation of sprite

2002-09-19 Thread Irv Kalb
I think I understand what you want. If so, you definitely want to use a single behavior and attach that same behavior to multiple sprites (in your case, the rectangle, circle, and triangle) sprite. Here's a sample behavior that will start the sprite rotating when clicked: property pRotating

lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Robin Pereira
Hi all im having problems with the preloadBuffer command i think? the following script brings up an alert saying list expected, from this i realised that the queue function dosent seam to be doing what i thought it would. When i play all the files from the inspector then run the movie it works

Re: lingo-l Netscape Navigator to - embedded shockwave Dir. movie??

2002-09-19 Thread Howdy-Tzi
On Thursday, Sep 19, 2002, at 08:32 US/Central, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can Netscape Navigator tell a shockwave movie to execute a function??? I thought there was a way to do it that was analogous to how Director and Flash communicate. I've done so little Shockwave work on that level

Re: lingo-l JPEG display as black shapes on XP

2002-09-19 Thread Howdy-Tzi
On Wednesday, Sep 18, 2002, at 11:52 US/Central, Stephen Baugh wrote: Below is an email from one of our staff that has just seen a problem on a users computer. Has anyone seen anything similar, and do you know a solution. Of the hundreds of installations we have, only 3 that I know have

Re: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Buzz Kettles
the preLoadBuffer() command is for streaming members only ... (these are regular sound members) hth -Buzz At 5:06 PM +0100 9/19/02, you wrote: Hi all im having problems with the preloadBuffer command i think? the following script brings up an alert saying list expected, from this i realised

RE: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Robin Pereira
Thanks for the reply but im trying to get the id3tag data from the mp3 files and this is the only way im aware of ( after reading the help files on it)it says that you can only get at the tags by using the preloadbuffer comand? do you now of any otherway? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Buzz Kettles
At 5:06 PM +0100 9/19/02, you wrote: Hi all im having problems with the preloadBuffer command i think? the following script brings up an alert saying list expected, from this i realised that the queue function dosent seam to be doing what i thought it would. When i play all the files from the

RE: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Robin Pereira
yep i tried that one and it returns the empty list, If i play the track within the inspector then play the movie it returns the list, How would i get the file to perload so the id3 tags can be used? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Buzz

RE: lingo-l help!

2002-09-19 Thread Thomas Higgins
Jennie and others, And for reference, here's a handy tech note about lists (written by yours truly some time ago): http://www.macromedia.com/go/14109 The info is good for D7 and later and shows both traditional verbose-syntax as well as the newer dot-syntax for all commands. It's a handy

RE: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Buzz Kettles
At 5:36 PM +0100 9/19/02, you wrote: Thanks for the reply but im trying to get the id3tag data from the mp3 files and this is the only way im aware of ( after reading the help files on it)it says that you can only get at the tags by using the preloadbuffer comand? do you now of any otherway? So

RE: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question? buzz kettles

2002-09-19 Thread Robin Pereira
i have to import via shockwave audio for the tags to work so the mp3s are not a normal import. am i triyng to do somthing thats not possiable. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robin Pereira Sent: 19 September 2002 17:47 To: [EMAIL

RE: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Buzz Kettles
typo in original post - please throw that one away At 5:36 PM +0100 9/19/02, you wrote: Thanks for the reply but im trying to get the id3tag data from the mp3 files and this is the only way im aware of ( after reading the help files on it)it says that you can only get at the tags by using the

Re: lingo-l How to stop a loop.

2002-09-19 Thread Robert Tweed
- Original Message - From: Fabrice Closier [EMAIL PROTECTED] yes but i'am using a moviescript.. i just call an handler. the frame script is just on exitframe go to the frame end You could use timers, or create an object to put in the actorList, or add it to exitFrame in your frame

RE: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Buzz Kettles
fixed ANOTHER typo in my original post - I should always test my Lingo first! (the code below was actually tested) At 5:36 PM +0100 9/19/02, you wrote: Thanks for the reply but im trying to get the id3tag data from the mp3 files and this is the only way im aware of ( after reading the help files

RE: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Robin Pereira
ok thats maybe why its giving me errors , thank for the help though it v-much appriciated -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Buzz Kettles Sent: 19 September 2002 18:15 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player

RE: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Buzz Kettles
At 5:46 PM +0100 9/19/02, you wrote: yep i tried that one and it returns the empty list, If i play the track within the inspector then play the movie it returns the list, How would i get the file to perload so the id3 tags can be used? I'm not sure what is meant by the above. Are you previewing

RE: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Robin Pereira
ok i guess i better try explain a bit more i think were getting mixed ideas: im tring to build an mp3 cd rom based project that can read id3 tags at the startmovie handler. the code you gave me works but when i try to see the results- (put gSong1List) just retuns null -Original

RE: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Colin Holgate
im tring to build an mp3 cd rom based project that can read id3 tags at the startmovie handler. Are the mp3's all on the CD? If they are, will the tags be changing any time soon? I was thinking that you could build your list in authoring, and then use a different technique at runtime. --

RE: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Robin Pereira
yes im using the put command but inthe on preparemovie handler: global Song1List,dummyStreamer on preparemovie dummyStreamer = new(#swa) -- make a dummy streaming member. dummyStreamer.URL = member(Song1).filename-- assign the filename of each

AW: lingo-l How to stop a loop.

2002-09-19 Thread Michael von Aichberger
related question: Does anybody know why sound continues to run smooothly during a tight repeat loop? After all, I presume sound is also using the CPU, isn't it? Michael [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages

Re: AW: lingo-l How to stop a loop.

2002-09-19 Thread Tab Julius
Runs in a separate thread, most likely. At 03:05 PM 9/19/02, Michael von Aichberger wrote: related question: Does anybody know why sound continues to run smooothly during a tight repeat loop? After all, I presume sound is also using the CPU, isn't it? Michael [To remove yourself from this

Re: AW: lingo-l How to stop a loop.

2002-09-19 Thread Colin Holgate
Runs in a separate thread, most likely. Or the sound managers are keeping up during interrupt routines. -- [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email

RE: lingo-l RE: Id3tags mp3 player question?

2002-09-19 Thread Buzz Kettles
At 7:16 PM +0100 9/19/02, you wrote: yes the mp3s are all on the cd the tags do not change im basically building it so my mate can put his track that hes writen onto cd and the tags are used for info on screen.it a template diretor file i guess. i can then, just put the next set of tracks in an

RE: lingo-l a color picker

2002-09-19 Thread Thomas Higgins
Steve, can any one tell me a good way to display or make a color picker. I want to let the user pick the color of there text. Something like these? scripts: http://www.directordev.com/code/behavior_frame/ColorPicker.ls http://www.directordev.com/code/behavior_frame/ColorMonitor.ls demo: