On 03/13/2012 07:24 PM, Peter Rolf wrote:
Actually, round (uniformdeviate(nopics-1)) does not give equal weightage
to 1 and nofpics. A better solution is
n:= floor(uniformdeviate(nofpics)) + 1;
:-)
I used 'floor' in my prior tests, but changed it to 'round' because of
the very small
On 15-3-2012 10:18, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:
On 03/13/2012 07:24 PM, Peter Rolf wrote:
Actually, round (uniformdeviate(nopics-1)) does not give equal weightage
to 1 and nofpics. A better solution is
n:= floor(uniformdeviate(nofpics)) + 1;
:-)
I used 'floor' in my prior tests, but changed
On 03/15/2012 07:06 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:
Ah, but keep in mind that the random number is stored in the tuc file!
So, as long as that file is not wiped, you get the same random number
initialization. Imagine what would happen if we would not do that. So,
just erase the tuc if you want another
Hi all,
scenario: for a presentation, I want the background to be a random
picture, taken from a directory backgroundpics. The pictures are
numbered consecutively as 1.jpg through 22.jpg. For some complex
reasons, it would be easier for me to include these pictures via metafun
(I want to add
Hi all,
scenario: for a presentation, I want the background to be a random picture,
taken from a directory backgroundpics. The pictures are numbered
consecutively as 1.jpg through 22.jpg. For some complex reasons, it would be
easier for me to include these pictures via metafun (I want to add
Am 13.03.2012 15:45, schrieb Thomas A. Schmitz:
Hi all,
scenario: for a presentation, I want the background to be a random
picture, taken from a directory backgroundpics. The pictures are
numbered consecutively as 1.jpg through 22.jpg. For some complex
reasons, it would be easier for me to
On 03/13/2012 05:33 PM, Peter Rolf wrote:
string mypath, rndfile;
mypath:= backgroundpics/;
nofpics:= 22;
n:= round(uniformdeviate(nofpics-1)+1);
rndfile:= mypath decimal n;
HTH, Peter
Aditya, Peter,
thank you both for your quick replies! Peter's works wonderfully;
Aditya's untested
On 03/13/2012 05:56 PM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:
thank you both for your quick replies! Peter's works wonderfully;
Aditya's untested code throws an error ! Not implemented:
(string)(known numeric). I guess this is too arcane for the wiki?
To clarify: I wasn't talking about the error, which is
On Tue, 13 Mar 2012, Peter Rolf wrote:
Am 13.03.2012 15:45, schrieb Thomas A. Schmitz:
Hi all,
scenario: for a presentation, I want the background to be a random
picture, taken from a directory backgroundpics. The pictures are
numbered consecutively as 1.jpg through 22.jpg. For some complex
Am 13.03.2012 19:00, schrieb Aditya Mahajan:
On Tue, 13 Mar 2012, Peter Rolf wrote:
Am 13.03.2012 15:45, schrieb Thomas A. Schmitz:
Hi all,
scenario: for a presentation, I want the background to be a random
picture, taken from a directory backgroundpics. The pictures are
numbered
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