Re: MIAW closing problem

2000-11-16 Thread Tab Julius
Yes, this will happen, as you have so seen. The MIAW cannot tell the stage to forget the MIAW while the MIAW is in the process of giving the command to do so. Basically, you're pulling the rug out from under the feet of the MIAW while it's in the middle of a call. You can set up very elabor

RE: MIAW closing problem

2000-11-16 Thread Sean Wilson
> I'm pretty sure someone has a more classic > "looping flagWatcher" approach handy. I also found the "looping flag-watcher" approach a bit plain-vanilla and tried a little experiment prompted by (if memory serves) Jakob's telling a list that each window maintains it's own actorList (as well as

Re: Window media player

2000-11-16 Thread pua jeand
>From: Kerry Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>how do i set end of movie(MPEG movie) auto return to >>normal mode(without pressing Esc) and also go to next frame?? > >Try this in a frame script: > >on exitFrame > if sprite(x).movieRate <> 0 then > go the frame > end if >end exitFrame --i

3D

2000-11-16 Thread JUAN COLON
I have a 3d background composed of 60 castmembers example1: castmember1 shows a tree, castmember2 shows the tree closer,castmember3shows the tree even closer. so if your using this while pressing the up-arrow key then it looks like your getting closer to the tree. example2: next to the tree is

Detecting the delete key

2000-11-16 Thread Andrew Jervis
Hi all, Was just wondering whether anyone new of a solution to my problem. I have a field on the stage with editable property enabled. The user is able to select the text with the mouse and delete it with the help of a keydown event, no problem. But if the user doubleclicks on the field to select

RE: Lingo for checking out the performance of the computer system

2000-11-16 Thread Quixadá
hi, rob i know about windows media encoder, but how to import .asf files into director? it's not accepted. activex, maybe? best regards At 16:38 14/11/00 -0500, Robert Wingate wrote: > > could you elaborate on how to create a multiple bit-rate mpg video? > >Our video guys use Windows Media Enco

Multiuser games

2000-11-16 Thread Jose Cueto
Hi. Does anybody knows if there is a multiuser game list or something like that?? *---* Jose Cueto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Director de Multimedia Oveja Negra (525) 5281-4170 ext. 100 -- [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.c

Re: Window media player

2000-11-16 Thread Kerry Thompson
>how do i set end of movie auto return to >normal mode(without pressing Esc) and also go to next frame?? Try this in a frame script: on exitFrame if sprite(x).movieRate <> 0 then go the frame end if end exitFrame And by the way, you'll get better video performance if you do puppetT

Window media player

2000-11-16 Thread pua jeand
hi list,, i'am using AvtiveX--Window media player to play xx.mpg file,(set the filename of sprite 1 to the pathname&"xx.mpg") i can set it 1st start movie to play full screen mode(set the displaysize of sprite 1 = 3), how do i set end of movie auto return to normal mode(without pressing Esc) and

Re: how to call dll file from lingo

2000-11-16 Thread Daniel Plaenitz
At 08:09 17.11.2000 +0700, Chaiya Whangmongkollert wrote: >Hi all, > >How can I call dll file from lingo? >thank in advance. >chaiya chaiya, take a look at www.updatestage.com There is an dllGlue xtra there which does that. best regards daniel plaenitz [To remove yourself from this list,

Re: how to call dll file from lingo

2000-11-16 Thread Kerry Thompson
>How can I call dll file from lingo? There's an Xtra called glu32 -- that should do the trick for you. Cordially, Kerry Thompson Learning Network [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, emai

fade out sound and then jump to ...

2000-11-16 Thread Michael von Aichberger
Hello everybody, I have an easy question to the experts here and would very much appreciate their help: I am in one part of a movie. Music is playing. There is a button that leads to somewhere else. When this button is pressed, I want the music to fade out and then the jump to another part of th

how to call dll file from lingo

2000-11-16 Thread Chaiya Whangmongkollert
Hi all, How can I call dll file from lingo? thank in advance. chaiya _ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode

AW: Site Check Please------------

2000-11-16 Thread Michael von Aichberger
Hello! Yes, I liked it very much, your web site. In the advertising section though on some items the mouse cursor changed as if there were clickable items behind, but when I clicked nothing happenend. And after clicking ten seconds or so I was prompted a shockwave script error and that was it.

Moving big images.

2000-11-16 Thread Hugo Fernando
Hello Lingo-friends! My platform, win98, director 5, pentium-2 machine. I am working in a learning game. A car's race. All is going well with car running on a straight road. Now I am putting a road curve. In other words, changing the casts that contains the curve at diferents positions. (This

Re: Site Check Please------------

2000-11-16 Thread Kerry Thompson
> Ok, since nobody replied to my previous posting I replied--I advised you to be patient, that answers would come. To be honest, I'm not much inclined to respond any more. That happens when you bug people. You do realize, don't you, that this is not Macromedia tech support? We're a group of

Site Check Please------------

2000-11-16 Thread hr016356
Ok, since nobody replied to my previous posting, I'd like to hear some comments about this web site that we've just launched. www.i-creationdesign.com *It takes a little time to load though, hope I can get some responses this time bye Hilda [To remove yourself from this list, or to change t

Re: MIAW closing problem

2000-11-16 Thread Jakob Hede Madsen
Mike wrote: >I'm opening a MIAW from my projector. I have a close routine (x >in the upper right) with the following code > >on mouseUp > tell the stage to closeMiaw >end > >and in my main movie... > >on closeMiaw > if ilk(gMyMiaw) <> #window then exit -- MIAW is not opened so >exit > clos

CORSS POST: bitmap vs. vector

2000-11-16 Thread CASTILLO VAZQUEZ, FERNANDO
Hi, I would like to know what would you suggest: I*m should code an application which could read an external 1-bit image (for example: bitmap format *.bmp -perfectly clean image-). Then I should code an option to create a new Pattern. The main idea is to create a Pattern Library so when the pro

MIAW closing problem

2000-11-16 Thread Mike Hiatt
I'm opening a MIAW from my projector. I have a close routine (x in the upper right) with the following code on mouseUp tell the stage to closeMiaw end and in my main movie... on closeMiaw if ilk(gMyMiaw) <> #window then exit -- MIAW is not opened so exit close gMyMiaw

White papers on save as java

2000-11-16 Thread Thomas Szewc
Hi everybody, It's good to be back on the list. I tried to find the Dir Tech Notes on save as java at Macromedia. Not there. Does anybody know where I can get them or similar info. I was looking for the paper on what lingo I can and can't use when saving the dir as an applet thanks > T h o m a

Re: PLEASE SOMEBODY KNOWS??PoP Up Shockwave window from Fla sh

2000-11-16 Thread Kerry Thompson
>Hi, >I'm new to this list (few weeks). Yes, we can tell :-) Welcome. You don't need to post your question twice. Give the people on the list a chance to look at it and reply. If you don't get an answer in a couple days, then you might send it again, saying "I asked this once before, but..."

RE:

2000-11-16 Thread Robert Wingate
> Sorry, Rob, can't use it--the output of this handler are null > and void. Har har har! /* * Rob Wingate, Software Human* * http://www.vingage.com * * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * */ [To remove yourself from this list,

RE:

2000-11-16 Thread Kerry Thompson
>on DesplanchesCrypt str > repeat with i = 1 to str.length > txt = txt & numToChar( 0 ) > end repeat > return txt >end Sorry, Rob, can't use it--the output of this handler are null and void. -Kerry [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.pen

PLEASE SOMEBODY KNOWS??PoP Up Shockwave window from Flash

2000-11-16 Thread hr016356
Hi, I'm new to this list (few weeks). I have this shockwave file that we'd like to launch to the web, I have a few concerns that I'd like to mention if someone can help me. 1. I want to make a pop up window from flash to open my shockwave movie, I always get a syntax error, the scrip from fl

RE:

2000-11-16 Thread Robert Wingate
> Hey, neat trick! What kind of encryption did you use? on DesplanchesCrypt str repeat with i = 1 to str.length txt = txt & numToChar( 0 ) end repeat return txt end Best parts are, it doesn't require a crypt key, and it's impossible to crack! :oP /* *

Re:

2000-11-16 Thread Kerry Thompson
At 09:03 PM 11/16/00 +0100, Desplanches wrote: >[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to >http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, Hey, neat trick! What kind of encryption did you use? I can't get the text of either of your messages

2000-11-16 Thread Desplanches
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2000-11-16 Thread Desplanches
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Re: couple of basic questions...

2000-11-16 Thread Kurt Griffin
> In Director 7.02 (pc), I'm looking at the scrollbyline command in lingo, which > says it will work with either field or text cast members, but I can only get > it to work with field cast members. > > I'm trying to make my own interface for a scrolling text box, and I was hoping > to get nice an

PoP Up Shockwave window from Flash

2000-11-16 Thread hr016356
Hi, I'm new to this list (few weeks). I have this shockwave file that we'd like to launch to the web, I have a few concerns that I'd like to mention if someone can help me. 1. I want to make a pop up window from flash to open my shockwave movie, I always get a syntax error, the scrip from flash

RE: opening browsers

2000-11-16 Thread Kerry Thompson
>Does anyone know if director cd rom project have the function to open >browsers and allow connection to the web? Yes--use goToNetPage. It'll open your browser and go to the url you specify. Depending on how your computer is configured, your browser might also let you connect if you're not on

RE: opening browsers

2000-11-16 Thread Mavis
Does anyone know if director cd rom project have the function to open browsers and allow connection to the web? also can power point files be imported to run in director? Mavis [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To pos

Re: string 2 variable??

2000-11-16 Thread Tab Julius
Technically it's the same call, just different syntax. As opposed to using the loop, which is actually a different technique. At 07:26 AM 11/16/00 -0800, Neil Madsen wrote: >>There's also a shortcut, if you know your way around, which is: >> >>on doit >> myList =[] >> setAt(myList, 100, 0

Sound synchronization in Flash !

2000-11-16 Thread Martin Bedard
hi all, Somebody know how to syc a sound in flash like we syn sound with cue point in Director. Any shortly exemple or references will be appriciate . I use director 7 & flash 4 & soundedit 16 thank's Martin [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www

couple of basic questions...

2000-11-16 Thread Kelly Meeks
Hey Folks, I'm picking up director again, after about a 2 year layoff, and I'm afraid I've forgotten most of what I'd learned! In Director 7.02 (pc), I'm looking at the scrollbyline command in lingo, which says it will work with either field or text cast members, but I can only get it to work

Re: string 2 variable??

2000-11-16 Thread Neil Madsen
>There's also a shortcut, if you know your way around, which is: > >on doit > myList =[] > setAt(myList, 100, 0) >end Don't forget this shortcut on doit myList = [] myList[100] = 0 end >But either way, you now have a list with 100 slots initialized to 0. Later. ...Neil [To remove

Re: FileIO overwrite ?

2000-11-16 Thread Ramesh CT
At 04:48 PM 11/16/00, you wrote: >Hello again list ! > >Does anyone know a fullproof way of overwriting a list or text in a >"txt.document" using FileIO ? I know this must be easy, but i cant get it >to work > >thanxalot ! Hi, -- movie script on overWriteFile pathToFile, newString fi

overlapping issue

2000-11-16 Thread Yariv Rosenstein
Hi all, We have MFC app that uses shockwave activeX control. We are using mouse events in the shockwave movie to Do some things. the problem is that when we are opening a dialog from within the MFC app and this dialog is overlapping the shockwave movie we get this mouse event in the movie althoug

Re: FileIO overwrite ?

2000-11-16 Thread Mark A. Boyd
At 12:48 AM 11/16/00, Magnus Ewald wrote: >Does anyone know a fullproof way of overwriting a list or text in a >"txt.document" using FileIO ? I know this must be easy, but i cant get it >to work If the file already exists, delete it before storing the new data. -- Mark A. Boyd Keep-On-L

Comparision between two sounds?

2000-11-16 Thread Ramesh CT
Hi all, Is there any way to compare two sounds?. What i mean is, I have Alphabets on the stage, when clicked each play its own pronunciation. Then the user is supposed to record the same thing what he heard before in his own voice. The recording the sound can be done using some xtras, but how to

FileIO overwrite ?

2000-11-16 Thread Magnus Ewald
Hello again list ! Does anyone know a fullproof way of overwriting a list or text in a "txt.document" using FileIO ? I know this must be easy, but i cant get it to work thanxalot ! [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.