Re: popups and tokens (was "Digest-something")

2002-01-09 Thread Robert Brenstein
> > Did I see a comment somewhere that the Rev folks are working on fields with >> multiple columns? If so, when should we expect to see it? > >Variable tabstops and grid lines are already supported. What's >missing is support for clipping to "cell" boundaries, and column >selection. Those ar

Re: script limit

2002-01-09 Thread Geoff Canyon
At 8:08 AM +0100 1/9/02, yves COPPE wrote: >is there as in HC a limit in the script length (32 K a in HC) >Same question : is there a limit in a fld contains (32 K a in HC) ? :-) Welcome to Revolution, my friend, where there are no limits. Actually, there are, :but so far beyond anything practic

Re: Import stack in another

2002-01-09 Thread Geoff Canyon
At 8:16 AM +0100 1/9/02, yves COPPE wrote: >So I created a substack I use as DLOG. >It's a complex DLOG and I'd like to use the same in another main stack without having >to redraw it >How can I import a substack from a main stack into another ? The stack mover. This is from memory -- open the a

geometry and multiple cards in a stack

2002-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
Hello, I'm learning revolution, so i daresay this is a dumb beginner question, To test various things I made a 3 card stack, and set up geometry management where appropriate for the objects on each card. Although the current card responds correctly when I resize the stack, the other cards don't

drag and drop

2002-01-09 Thread yves COPPE
Hello, is it possible to drag and drop text from a fld to another in place of copy paste ? Do I need a script ? thanks. -- ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: popups and tokens

2002-01-09 Thread J. Landman Gay
Scott Raney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What would be the best way to implement a popup menu when the user > > right-clicks over a standard button or over a field? Should I have a hidden > > popup-style button that I re-locate and show wherever the mouse was clicked? > > No, use the popup co

Re: Repeat speed and stripping chars

2002-01-09 Thread Geoff Canyon
At 8:38 AM -0500 1/9/02, Ivers, Doug E wrote: >Thanks, Geoff! The speed of "repeat for each char..." is a valuable >revelation for me! With this new understanding, what would be the most >efficient code for a >"stripChars(theText,theChars)" function? Normally, I would say "repeat with >i = numb

SMTP AUTH

2002-01-09 Thread sims
Am using smtp - sockets for sending email. I've run up against the need to include scripting/function which will enable me to do smtp authentication ( 550 error). Can anyone provide me with an example of how this is done? sims ___ use-revolution mail

Re: Repeat speed and stripping chars

2002-01-09 Thread yves COPPE
>At 8:38 AM -0500 1/9/02, Ivers, Doug E wrote: >>Thanks, Geoff! The speed of "repeat for each char..." is a valuable >>revelation for me! With this new understanding, what would be the most >>efficient code for a > >"stripChars(theText,theChars)" function? Normally, I would say "repeat with >>

Re: popups and tokens

2002-01-09 Thread Scott Raney
On Wed, 09 Jan 2002 "J. Landman Gay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Scott Raney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What would be the best way to implement a popup menu when the user > > > right-clicks over a standard button or over a field? Should I have a hidden > > > popup-style button that I r

Re: Repeat speed and stripping chars

2002-01-09 Thread Geoff Canyon
At 7:15 PM +0100 1/9/02, yves COPPE wrote: >I should try and test for speed the following : >replace theChars with "" in TheText > >Hope it goes fast ! With replace you'd have to loop through each of the characters to get rid of. Not that that's a bad thing. It would probably be very fast. You

How to check the Checkbox?

2002-01-09 Thread Magnus von Brömsen
Hello This is probably basic knowledge. But I have tried "everthing" and it does not work. 1. I have a checkbox, next to it is a textfield. 2. Another button sends a command (on mouseUp) to the checkbox. Then.. 3. If the checkbox is "on", I want the text, in the field next to it, to be put in

Re: Repeat speed and stripping chars

2002-01-09 Thread yves COPPE
>You could also do this in one command with the regular expression >syntax. I haven't timed it to see which of the three is fastest. I >suspect it depends on the details of how big a string you're working >on, and how many characters you want to replace with nothing. > >regards, > >Geoff > De

Re: How to check the Checkbox?

2002-01-09 Thread Sarah Reichelt
> 1. I have a checkbox, next to it is a textfield. > 2. Another button sends a command (on mouseUp) to the checkbox. Then.. > 3. If the checkbox is "on", I want the text, in the field next to it, to > be put in another textfield. > > 4. How do I check the checkbox? I tried this: > > on plusO

Re: appearance

2002-01-09 Thread Sarah Reichelt
> On MacOS > If you take for example the "find and replace" window in the edit > menu, you see the "options" and "properties" title made in a > appearance manage 9.x style. > > How can I access such a design ? > I've looked in the revolutions UI stacks in list, but I don't > understand how to acc

Cross-platform

2002-01-09 Thread Catnip
Hi, I'm a Revolution newbie and found some, perhaps by now well-known problems, with the 1.1 Tutorial Getting Started section. I'll be reading the archives shortly to catch up. Meanwhile, I was curious about how successful a bit of basic testing on some of the supported platforms would be. I down

Re: RAPID SEQUENCE of audioclips on a Mac

2002-01-09 Thread J. Scott Saults
I want to thank both Scott Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and Geoff Canyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for their separate suggestions (in Mon, 7 Jan 2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED]) regarding how to try playing a rapid sequence of sounds in Revolution. Although I really appreciate your efforts, neither procedure

Is Rev ready for commercial applications?

2002-01-09 Thread Richard D. Miller
As someone who has worked extensively with Hypercard, Supercard, OMO, and Toolbook, I'm impressed with Rev so far. It seems to have lots of potential. 1.1.1 appears much more stable. We're considering coming out with a CD based on Rev very shortly. Our product is mostly data, so the interface wor

Re: Creating an Icon Library

2002-01-09 Thread Rob Cozens
>I'd like to create my own library of icons. > >Is there a guide somewhere that steps you through the process? > >Where can I find more info? Hi David, I don't know where to look in RunRev documentation; but the issue is addressed in the MetaCard User Guide Rev. 2.2 (pp 13 & 14). One point to n

Re: geometry and multiple cards in a stack

2002-01-09 Thread Ken Norris
on 1/9/02 3:52 AM, Martin Baxter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > I'm learning revolution, so i daresay this is a dumb beginner question, > > To test various things I made a 3 card stack, and set up geometry > management where appropriate for the objects on each card. > Although the cur

Re: geometry and multiple cards in a stack

2002-01-09 Thread Sarah Reichelt
> To test various things I made a 3 card stack, and set up geometry > management where appropriate for the objects on each card. > Although the current card responds correctly when I resize the stack, the > other cards don't know that anything has changed, and their objects still > retain the dime

Re: Repeat speed and stripping chars

2002-01-09 Thread J. Landman Gay
>>At 8:38 AM -0500 1/9/02, Ivers, Doug E wrote: >I should try and test for speed the following : >replace theChars with "" in TheText > >Hope it goes fast ! It will be lightening fast, and is recommended over any other method. I use it all the time. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMA

Re: popups and tokens

2002-01-09 Thread J. Landman Gay
Scott Raney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >It has to be (not surprisingly) a popup button (i.e., menuMode popup, >button contents set to the menu items you want to display, menuPick >handler in its script). The other properties don't matter, and the >button will typically be hidden or placed off sc

Re: geometry and multiple cards in a stack

2002-01-09 Thread J. Landman Gay
>on 1/9/02 3:52 AM, Martin Baxter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Although the current card responds correctly when I resize the stack, the >> other cards don't know that anything has changed, and their objects still >> retain the dimensions that relate to the previous stack size. >> Is there a wa

Regular expressions

2002-01-09 Thread David Beck
1) Where can I find some documentation on Revs implementation of regular expressions? 2) (related) I'm trying to convert the HTMLText of a field to standard HTML. Everything is peachy except that the font sizes go amuck because HTML doesn't use point sizes. So I'm looking for a way to convert t

Re: tokens and parsing

2002-01-09 Thread David Bovill
Don't know if these help. I use them for the function "replaceWords". The function "knows" not to touch stuff inside quotes, etc... it's old, not optimised for speed etc), and I haven't checked it thoroughly so use with care: ---

Re: geometry and multiple cards in a stack

2002-01-09 Thread David Bovill
Either turn them into a group... Or use an "on preopenCard" handler to do the resizing... > From: Martin Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 11:52:40 + > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: geometry and multiple cards in a stack > > Hello, > > I'm

remove substack

2002-01-09 Thread yves COPPE
Hello, I've made a substack of a main stack, but with the further development, I don't need this substack anymore. How can I remove and delete the substack from the main stack ?? Thanks. -- ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lis