[REBOL] Re: Forum Name

2004-01-06 Thread Jason Cunliffe
> OTOH, More developers, more buttons in the GUI. > Btw, it is easy to contribute. The sending part is closed, but the data is > easily loadable in rebol. And to process. One could even reserve groups to > post in a forum. About the format, well, ask in the rebol-world ;) All good points. Thanks

[REBOL] Re: Interlacing blocks

2004-01-06 Thread Volker Nitsch
Am Montag 05 Januar 2004 06:48 schrieb Henrik Mikael Kristensen: > Hi > > Interlacing blocks: > > a: [a b c] > b: [x y z] > c: [1 2 3] > > => d: [a x 1 b y 2 c z 3] > > Is there a function to do this? I wrote my own, but was curious. If nothing else is at hand, a: [a b c] b: [x y z] c: [1 2 3

[REBOL] Re: Forum Name

2004-01-06 Thread Volker Nitsch
Am Dienstag 06 Januar 2004 22:08 schrieb Jason Cunliffe: > > > Yeah I agree. I wouldn't want to fracture the community much more at > > this > > > > point. I do think Altme serves a great purpose. > > > > Problem with AltMe is it nature - it is great when comes to (rather > > small IMO) group

[REBOL] Re: bit of mysql help?

2004-01-06 Thread Nenad Rakocevic
Hi Tom, I guess you're on a unix system. If you connect locally, the C mysql client use local sockets while mysql.r use TCP ports. So the points to check are : - Does your mysql server run on the default port 3306 or different one ? - Does your mysql server allow for TCP connection ? - Is your [

[REBOL] Re: bit of mysql help?

2004-01-06 Thread Petr Krenzelok
Tom Foster wrote: >hi guys, > >I can open up the mysql listener from bash, and access a database, but >when I try to use the mysql.r protocol, > >a: open mysql://user:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/database > > try 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost? -pekr- >I get, "cannot connect to localhost" > >what can I l

[REBOL] Re: Forum Name

2004-01-06 Thread Ammon Johnson
I personally am of the opinion that REBOL needs all of the before mentioned forms of support. AltMe for those of us who like the IM/Chat style communication, Mail List for those who are stuck in their email clients and a forum for a quick and easy way to check out REBOL's strengths and weaknesses

[REBOL] Re: Forum Name

2004-01-06 Thread Paul Tretter
Well on second thought, I suppose Altme is not the best solution either. What we need is a cross between the two - the strength of the Altme is its realtime action - where we can see whos logged on and we need the strength of the forum where we can moderate it so that there is archive searchable d

[REBOL] bit of mysql help?

2004-01-06 Thread Tom Foster
hi guys, I can open up the mysql listener from bash, and access a database, but when I try to use the mysql.r protocol, a: open mysql://user:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/database I get, "cannot connect to localhost" what can I look at to fix this? -- signature riding a horse: "clopclopclopclop" -tom -

[REBOL] Re: Forum Name

2004-01-06 Thread Jason Cunliffe
> > Yeah I agree. I wouldn't want to fracture the community much more at this > > point. I do think Altme serves a great purpose. > > Problem with AltMe is it nature - it is great when comes to (rather small > IMO) group cooperation in making something - but fails, when someone new > comes in.

[REBOL] Re: 'do vs 'reduce

2004-01-06 Thread Andreas Bolka
Tuesday, January 6, 2004, 5:24:10 AM, Volker wrote: > Am Montag 05 Januar 2004 17:59 schrieb Gregg Irwin: >> Hi Andreas, >> >> AB> i was wondering if, letting refinements and non-block! parameters >> AB> aside, 'do is really just a "last reduce", in other words, if (a >> AB> simplified) do coul

[REBOL] Re: Forum Name

2004-01-06 Thread Defiant Mail
Last night we purchased reboltalk.com and rebol-help.com I am currently creating a index page for rebol-help and will instal phpbb on reboltalk as soon as the domain resolves. While I understand the concerns about fragmentation I feel the need for archived information for new users will definitel

[REBOL] Re: Interlacing blocks

2004-01-06 Thread Gregg Irwin
Hi Alain, AG> I needed something to evaluate a function on ALL elements of a AG> block, and keep ALL the results (in a block), so I did these. AG> Can this be useful, or is there a better way ? And also better AG> names ? Looks kind of like MAP to me. map: func [fn blk args /local result][

[REBOL] Re: understanding rebol

2004-01-06 Thread Jason Cunliffe
> a. vid-usage.r that can be posted to the script library good news > b. the vid-usage.leo which is the LEO outline for the same more good news !! Delighted to hear you use Leo. So I assume Leo will be you prime editing tool for easy-vid? Hopefully adding a small plug-in will allow one to run e

[REBOL] Re: Interlacing blocks

2004-01-06 Thread Alain Goyé
Hi all, after NFOREACH, this will look very simplistic, but I needed something to evaluate a function on ALL elements of a block, and keep ALL the results (in a block), so I did these. Can this be useful, or is there a better way ? And also better names ? These functions are almost 1-liners. Ther

[REBOL] Re: Cookbook submissions idea

2004-01-06 Thread Jason Cunliffe
> Robert Muench proposed REBOLDOC sometime back. That would be a website with > extended user-contributed examples and documentation for each REBOL word -- so > you could look up various tricks and traps for say 'if or 'open. Vanilla could be a great tool to use for that:-) http://www.vanillasite

[REBOL] Re: Forum Name

2004-01-06 Thread Alekk
- Original Message - From: "Paul Tretter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 5:57 PM Subject: [REBOL] Re: Forum Name > > Yeah I agree. I wouldn't want to fracture the community much more at this > point. I do think Altme serves a great purpose.

[REBOL] Re: Forum Name

2004-01-06 Thread Carlos Lorenz
Em Ter 06 Jan 2004 14:47, you wrote: > The problem I see with the forum Idea is that Carl S. promotes altMe en > masse and the vast majority of rebolers accept Carl's views as the default > pattern thinking for anything rebol. > by the way how do I get access to REBOL-View world? Carlos -- To

[REBOL] Re: Forum Name [off topic]

2004-01-06 Thread Maxim Olivier-Adlhoch
> -Original Message- > From: Carlos Lorenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > its harder to break than her smoke habbit... > > > > ;-) > > I may tell you that you are right because I used to be a heavy smoker > back at those days before REBOL. > > I wonder if REBOL isn't the cure to my stres

[REBOL] Re: Forum Name [off topic]

2004-01-06 Thread Carlos Lorenz
> > but isn't rebol a drug for the majority of us... ask my wife, she'll tell > you !! > > its harder to break than her smoke habbit... > > ;-) I may tell you that you are right because I used to be a heavy smoker back at those days before REBOL. I wonder if REBOL isn't the cure to my stressed

[REBOL] Re: Forum Name

2004-01-06 Thread Paul Tretter
Yeah I agree. I wouldn't want to fracture the community much more at this point. I do think Altme serves a great purpose. Problem is that we need a place where quick access to answers can be provided. The more scattered the mediums that attempt to gain our rebol attention the more chances that

[REBOL] Re: extending IE with Rebol was RE: Re: Easy-Vid

2004-01-06 Thread Paul Tretter
Getting the windows titles would be much easier if RT would include callback functionality at some point. ;) I can't seem to comment about that enough. Paul Tretter - Original Message - From: "bryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:57 AM S

[REBOL] Re: Forum Name

2004-01-06 Thread Maxim Olivier-Adlhoch
I prefer rebolforum it IS a rebol forum so its the most direct name you can give it. BUT The problem I see with the forum Idea is that Carl S. promotes altMe en masse and the vast majority of rebolers accept Carl's views as the default pattern thinking for anything rebol. trying to virge t

[REBOL] Re: extending IE with Rebol was RE: Re: Easy-Vid

2004-01-06 Thread Romano Paolo Tenca
Hi, > That is not imo needed. AFAIK even RT is interested in browser plug-in > resurrection. RT should do the source code for plugin open source or better public domain, so people can improve/change/adapt it. > Of course I have not studied consequences of the plug-in > problem MS was sued paten

[REBOL] Re: extending IE with Rebol was RE: Re: Easy-Vid

2004-01-06 Thread Petr Krenzelok
Gerard Cote wrote: >i Bran, > >I also thought about addind some COM interface for REBOL to be used instead of >Javascript as the scripting language for IE but my >programming knowledge was falling short too soon. Sorry about that but life is like >that. > > That is not imo needed. AFAIK even

[REBOL] Re: extending IE with Rebol was RE: Re: Easy-Vid

2004-01-06 Thread bryan
Okay it looks like Paul Tretter has done a lot of the ground work I needed for user32.dll http://www.rebol.org/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/rebol/view-script.r?script=topwindo ws.r -- To unsubscribe from this list, just send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe as the subject.

[REBOL] Re: extending IE with Rebol was RE: Re: Easy-Vid

2004-01-06 Thread bryan
>But I think you are in a good idea to explore this avenue. May be someone >more experienced can explain us SIMPLY what has to be done >and if this can be done what we need to get as information to start with. Well I think it's not so much what needs to get done, as in what people would like don

[REBOL] Re: Forum Name

2004-01-06 Thread Chaz
fwiw, RebolForum embodies both a) the sense of academic gathering together e.g. discussion forum b) the sense of excitement and adrenaline e.g. the Roman Forum - Original Message - From: "Defiant Mail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 7:16 AM Su

[REBOL] Re: Cookbook submissions idea

2004-01-06 Thread Gerard Cote
Hi Robert, consider we are now 3 on your REBOLDOC workers' list, I propose you (if you agree) as our first Master to share your vision and keep the ship in the right direction and we'll try together to get the peers review committee on foot and alive. Give me some link referring to what you fo

[REBOL] Re: extending IE with Rebol was RE: Re: Easy-Vid

2004-01-06 Thread Gerard Cote
i Bran, I also thought about addind some COM interface for REBOL to be used instead of Javascript as the scripting language for IE but my programming knowledge was falling short too soon. Sorry about that but life is like that. I also asked myself how could be added a MySql protocol to REBOL w

[REBOL] Re: understanding rebol

2004-01-06 Thread Gerard Cote
Hi Cybarite, Nice start. I am impatient to see the new results. I'll have to revive my AltMe but I think it will be of some real value this time - more than chatting for chatting as I was doing before. Regards, Gerard - Original Message - From: "Cybarite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAI

[REBOL] Re: Cookbook submissions idea

2004-01-06 Thread Gerard Cote
Hi Sunanda and others contributors to the actual Library and Documentation systems, I'll be glad to help the community as much as in the sense of doing some work cataloging submitted scripts, ideas and the like as I would have liked to get them used myself from the start I learned REBOL. Howeve

[REBOL] Re: ANN: Mailing list archive in DyBase format

2004-01-06 Thread "Robert M. Münch"
On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 13:15:21 +1300, Graham Chiu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have exported my copy of the REBOL mailing list database > ( July 2k to Jan 2004 of 38,000+ messages ) to DyBase > format, and have placed it *temporarily* on my ftp server. > It was 60Mb uncompressed, and 15Mb zippe

[REBOL] Re: Cookbook submissions idea

2004-01-06 Thread "Robert M. Münch"
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 05:27:00 EST, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert Muench proposed REBOLDOC sometime back. That would be a website > with extended user-contributed examples and documentation for each REBOL > word -- so you could look up various tricks and traps for say 'if or > 'open. > > He

[REBOL] Re: understanding rebol

2004-01-06 Thread Cybarite
I have started to revive my 2001 version of easy-vid.r. ---Script and Outline I will have a version by Friday in two formats: a. vid-usage.r that can be posted to the script library b. the vid-usage.leo which is the LEO outline for the same ---Why Leo I like LEO for organizing scripts (alt

[REBOL] extending IE with Rebol was RE: Re: Easy-Vid

2004-01-06 Thread bryan
>It might just be a question of patents. Maybe MS has patented loading of >scripts on web pages or something else obscenely vague. Well no actually Microsoft got sued by eolas: http://www.betanews.com/article.php3?sid=1065601616 The desire to have some sort of way of plugging rebol more close

[REBOL] Re: Cookbook submissions idea

2004-01-06 Thread SunandaDH
Hi Gerard: > We simply miss some formal structure as to how and what has to be officially > presented. May be the scripts library committee or > other REBOL and/or DOC expert can help us to start with ... There isn't a committee on the script Library as such -- just Gregg, Volker and myself.

[REBOL] Greetings

2004-01-06 Thread Matt Burns
Hi folks, just delurking from the list to wish you a very happy new year, and hope your respective festive seasons were all you hoped for. Thanks to everyone for all the great advice over the past year or so. Back to lurking now! Matt -- Matt Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Freelance Web/New Media