Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 16:56:32 -0600, "J. Landman Gay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: And to this day, I just don't understand the whole purpose of the Case statement. Still don't even after reading a few of the replies to this thread. I prefer switch/case statements when there are ma

Object Library woes

Am I the only one or are other people having trouble using the Rev "Bog" standard object library with 2.7? After attempting to follow very vague installation instructions I have once again covered my forehead in key impressions, by banging it against the keyboard. Then, shaking my head in disgust

RE: Switch versus if/then/else ( was: Main menu puzzle, Klaus)

Yes, indeed. It is the difference between a seasoned programmer and a novice/non-programmer. The former is able to see the whole as a pattern that is already understood, allowing one to focus on whatever the problem is at hand. The latter, however, has to parse each and every word to look-up wha

RE: Switch versus if/then/else ( was: Main menu puzzle, Klaus)

> Yes, but do you think in these terms in day-to-day life? No. But (apart from some languages that optimize due to the use of case statements - not sure if Rev does) it is a heck of a lot easier to read code later in a case statement (in Rev a Switch) than it is to read if/then/else in complex co

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

Judy, "Guys" and "Gals", (sorry). ;-) Also, I hope you are feeling better. I know if then's made sense to me when I first started and I probably would never have thought up a switch statement. But I guess once I saw how it worked I didn't find it to be as some have said "Machine- speak" bu

Re: Where is the list of all the Revolution messages etc?

And of course, soon, Dan will be telling Ken how to get to the next conference. Richard Gaskin wrote: Mark Wieder wrote: This is getting silly, no? It shouldn't take a "How-to" document IMO to figure out how to use the "Help" feature. Or maybe it should. If it's going to get this complicated

Re: Switch versus if/then/else ( was: Main menu puzzle, Klaus)

Yes, but do you think in these terms in day-to-day life? IF I have the paycheck in-hand THEN it will clear the bank in 2 days I can write the rent check tomorrow and it will clear at the same time END IF IF the paycheck arrives tomorrow THEN IF tomorrow is not a weekend day THEN I can w

Re: sort of OT, CD names to iTunes

Charles, Is this on Mac or Win? On Mac you can do this with some applescripts. Let me know I have few around that will work in rev for you. Tom On Feb 18, 2006, at 11:32 PM, Charles Hartman wrote: On Feb 18, 2006, at 11:00 PM, Mark Smith wrote: Not exactly what you had in mind, I know,

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

Thomas, Well, as a "gal" as opposed to a "guy", I'll submit the following: In everyday/non-programming life, we just don't think in terms of case statements; we think in terms of if-thens: case paycheckArrivesInMail payRent switch case paycheckNotInMail waitToBeEvicted switch ... I dunno...

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

Mark, Yes I see that, and the docs point more towards that solution but I would not have as easily understood that way as easily as the individual breaks make it seem. Today I would do it the same way you describe. Thanks Tom On Feb 18, 2006, at 9:19 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: Thomas- Sa

2.7 Consensus

Hi all, There has been a lot of chatter here (in a good way) about the release of 2.7. I'm eligible for the upgrade and have downloaded it and so far have had zero problems in the tasks I have needed to perform. However - I'm leery on working on a project for real given some of the issues being

newbie questions/

hi! I downloaded Revolution to test some things I want to accomplish for a game. I am having trouble trying to find how to apply a command to make a picture (or quicktime movie) Draggable. Example of what I want to accomplish: I have a 3d Barrel picture: I want to be able to: -Move the barrel

Re: sort of OT, CD names to iTunes

On Feb 18, 2006, at 11:00 PM, Mark Smith wrote: Not exactly what you had in mind, I know, but couldn't you just import the digitized files into iTunes as aifs or wavs, enter the info there, and then burn the CD? Yes. Of course that also entails converting all the AIFFs to AACs and erasin

Re: Wow! It's starting to click now!

Garrett Hylltun wrote: Greetings, Well, it seems Rev is starting to click and stick for me now. I actually wrote some code without referring to the docs or looking at any examples, or asking for a sample on the list here! Ladies and gentlemen, another one has hit critical mass. :) -- Jac

Re: Retrieve List of Array Properties?

On 2/18/06 7:50 PM, "Richard Gaskin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Scott Rossi wrote: >> Recently, Dave Cragg wrote: >>> One further way... >>> >>> get the customKeys["specialData"] of field 1 >> >> *THIS* is what I had in my mind of how it should work, but couldn't get the >> syntax right. Tha

Re: sort of OT, CD names to iTunes

Not exactly what you had in mind, I know, but couldn't you just import the digitized files into iTunes as aifs or wavs, enter the info there, and then burn the CD? Mark On 19 Feb 2006, at 03:10, Charles Hartman wrote: I'm doing a lot of LP -> CD transfers, a process with many steps some o

sort of OT, CD names to iTunes

I'm doing a lot of LP -> CD transfers, a process with many steps some of which are silly & tedious. One of them is that, after I've split the digitized audio file into tracks, and named them (a little tedious in itself since I'm using an ancient Toast Lite to burn the CD), and go to import

Re: Wow! It's starting to click now!

Recently, Ken Ray wrote: > if the variable is 0, it sets it to abs(0-1) which is abs(-1) which is 1; > if the variable is 1, it sets it to abs(1-1) which is abs(0), which is 0. This reminded me of a long standing question about TransScript and x-talk languages in general: Why is it not possible

Re: Wow! It's starting to click now!

On 2/18/06 7:05 PM, "Garrett Hylltun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings, > > Well, it seems Rev is starting to click and stick for me now. I > actually wrote some code without referring to the docs or looking at > any examples, or asking for a sample on the list here! > > Garrett's pride a

Re: Where is the list of all the Revolution messages etc?

Mark Wieder wrote: This is getting silly, no? It shouldn't take a "How-to" document IMO to figure out how to use the "Help" feature. Or maybe it should. If it's going to get this complicated then a "how to use the documentation" section at the beginning would seem prudent. That's coming, and Er

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

Thomas- Saturday, February 18, 2006, 12:04:45 PM, you wrote: > switch colorBall > case "Blue" > answer "Blue" with "OK" > break > case "Red" > answer "Red" with "OK" > break > case "Green" > answer "Green" wit

Re: Where is the list of all the Revolution messages etc?

Jacque- > Chose the object you want to know about; for example, "button". A button > column will appear. Click on it to sort by it. Now all the messages, > properties, and commands that apply to buttons will be grouped together > at the bottom of the list. This is getting silly, no? It shouldn't

Re: Retrieve List of Array Properties?

Scott Rossi wrote: Recently, Dave Cragg wrote: One further way... get the customKeys["specialData"] of field 1 *THIS* is what I had in my mind of how it should work, but couldn't get the syntax right. Thanks very much Dave. Whoa. Never seen that before. I have mixed feelings about the s

Wow! It's starting to click now!

Greetings, Well, it seems Rev is starting to click and stick for me now. I actually wrote some code without referring to the docs or looking at any examples, or asking for a sample on the list here! Garrett's pride and joy code from scratch: local varTitleVisualStatus = 1 local varDateVis

Re: Switch versus if/then/else ( was: Main menu puzzle, Klaus)

On Feb 18, 2006, at 3:41 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote: @That's @a @lot @of "@" s in @that @there @statement! It looks almost like swear words @$#!%. Cool, Tom I did note that it was a bit of an @(odd) language ;-) You should see some mathematical statements in that language! -Garret

Re: Re: File sharing, locking, etc... between multiple users...

On 19/02/2006, at 9:21, Jim Ault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: > Subject: Re: File sharing, locking, etc... between multiple users... To: How to use Revolution Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" On 2/18/06 6:39 AM, "Kurt Kaufman" <[EMAIL PROT

Re: Switch versus if/then/else ( was: Main menu puzzle, Klaus)

@That's @a @lot @of "@" s in @that @there @statement! It looks almost like swear words @$#!%. Cool, Tom On Feb 18, 2006, at 6:17 PM, Garrett Hylltun wrote: If @not(@greater(%x,100))@greater(%x,500)@both(@greater(%x,200),@not (@greater(%x,400))) else end Thomas J McGrath III [EMAIL

Re: Switch versus if/then/else ( was: Main menu puzzle, Klaus)

On Feb 18, 2006, at 2:37 PM, Eric Chatonet wrote: switch case x < 100 case x > 500 case x > 200 and x < 400 break default end switch With a conditional structure you would write: if x < 100 or x > 500 or (x > 200 and x < 400) then else end if The first formulatio

Re: Where is the list of all the Revolution messages etc?

Graham Samuel wrote: Thanks Eric, that helps - a bit. In fact, this advice works with 'command' and 'function', but it doesn't work with 'object' or 'message'. You can get a partial listing of the kind you are after if you right-click (on Mac, control-click) anywhere in the heading section

RE: Installer design and backdrops

> MeshInstall looks nicer, pending a final release. And, if you > could have a MacOSX version available as well anytime real > soon now it would be the installer of my dreams. We (different company that Paradigma) created it because we have a thriving content business. I hate to admit it he

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

Garrett Hylltun wrote: And to this day, I just don't understand the whole purpose of the Case statement. Still don't even after reading a few of the replies to this thread. I prefer switch/case statements when there are many options a script has to deal with. I'll admit though that th

Re: Retrieve List of Array Properties?

Recently, Dave Cragg wrote: >>> If I set some custom properties of an object via an array: >>> >>> set the specialData["cool"] of fld 1 to "hello" >>> set the specialData["hot"] of fld 1 to "world" >>> >>> ...how do I retrieve a list of the custom property names (are >>> these called >>> "in

Switch versus if/then/else ( was: Main menu puzzle, Klaus)

Hi everyone, Does switch is able to bring more flexibility and readability than if/ then/else? The answer is yes. You can write: switch case x < 100 case x > 500 case x > 200 and x < 400 break default end switch With a conditional structure you would write: if x < 10

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

Exactly, I'm still chuckling over your response. Tom On Feb 18, 2006, at 4:28 PM, Garrett Hylltun wrote: On Feb 18, 2006, at 12:07 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote: OT It seems more people than I realize suffer from the A.D.D. here on the list. I suffer quite a bit myself. Tom To

Re: Retrieve List of Array Properties?

On 18 Feb 2006, at 20:07, Jeanne A. E. DeVoto wrote: At 11:59 AM -0800 2/18/2006, Scott Rossi wrote: If I set some custom properties of an object via an array: set the specialData["cool"] of fld 1 to "hello" set the specialData["hot"] of fld 1 to "world" ...how do I retrieve a list of th

Re: Where is the list of all the Revolution messages etc?

Hi Graham, Unfortunately you are perfectly right. There is a lot of work to do with new docs... Yes, write to Kevin :-) Le 18 févr. 06 à 21:49, Graham Samuel a écrit : Thanks Eric, that helps - a bit. In fact, this advice works with 'command' and 'function', but it doesn't work with 'object'

Broken Links

Hi all. It appears that the links to ArcadeEngine, the demo applications and my free eBook are broken in RunRevs Revselect section. I just transfered all files to my own server. ArcadeEngine and getting started: ArcadeEngine Demo app.: M

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

On Feb 18, 2006, at 12:07 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote: OT It seems more people than I realize suffer from the A.D.D. here on the list. I suffer quite a bit myself. Tom Tom, It's nice knowing there are others out there who go through the same thing I do. :-) Till now, I'd only met on

Re: MonsieurX's TAOO Tiki is gone!

MisterX wrote: Sorry if this comes as more bad news... I had to take the TAOO Tiki web site down on MonsieurX. The volume of traffic was going to exceed - for "this month" alone and just for the tiki - by 2X the traffic capacity which i've never exceeded in the past years including all my mad d

Re: Main menu puzzle

On Feb 18, 2006, at 3:45 PM, Rob Cozens wrote: As a programmer, I see any "if" construct with more than two mutually exclusive alternatives as crying out for switch [case] syntax. Not only is it easier to comprehend the total logic flow, but adding new alternatives is much simpler. As

Re: F1 as the men shortcut?

On Feb 18, 2006, at 11:47 AM, Jeanne A. E. DeVoto wrote: At 1:53 PM -0800 2/16/2006, Garrett Hylltun wrote: But what about the shortcut on the menu itself? That's what I'm trying to find out about. I tried typing in "Help/F1", but Rev won't accept such a thing. Not currently possible, I

Re: Where is the list of all the Revolution messages etc?

I also miss this feature as well. It was called "Objects" and gave a nice 'different' view of when the different commands could be used. I hope that it shows up again soon. Tom On Feb 18, 2006, at 3:49 PM, Graham Samuel wrote: but the next question would be 'what is the list of messages tha

New Rev file format and constellation auto save

Well, I got bit. I was using a stack and testing the tooltip function in 2.6.1 and wanted to see if it behaved any different in 2.7. So i opened it in 2.7 and changed a script line or two but remembered I was in 2.7 so I quit and clicked "Don't save changes" and reopened 2.6.1 and then wh

Re: Where is the list of all the Revolution messages etc?

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 19:41:25 +0100, Eric Chatonet wrote: Hi Graham, Just type "command", "function", "message", "keyword", "operator", etc. in the entry box in the dictionary pane :-) Le 18 févr. 06 à 19:32, Graham Samuel a écrit : I believe I have followed the various conversations about t

Re: Main menu puzzle

Judy, et al: Not being a programmer, I find if-thens more comprehensible than case statements. They both do the same thing, but one speaks more to normal humans and the other more to programmer-geeks. As a programmer, I see any "if" construct with more than two mutually exclusive alternativ

Re: File sharing, locking, etc... between multiple users...

Hi Kurt: Is this how most databases function? On further thought on the record locking.. It might be possible for you to take the approach that the real field is never edited real time, but only a temp field that is later processed in the time sequence (the seconds) 'submitted' in an orderly

Re: File sharing, locking, etc... between multiple users...

On 2/18/06 6:39 AM, "Kurt Kaufman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is this how most databases function? > >> On further thought on the record locking.. >> It might be possible for you to take the approach that the real >> field is >> never edited real time, but only a temp field that is later >> pro

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

Hi Judy :-) I do think too that Ken is making effort. I just wanted to encourage him and say that there are steps nobody can't saves on. Le 18 févr. 06 à 19:43, Judy Perry a écrit : Hi Eric, I do think that Ken IS making effort. Lots of effort. He is doing us and the company a favor b

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

Now, Array's confuse the h_ck out of me. Since I can't see them I am always confused by them. OT It seems more people than I realize suffer from the A.D.D. here on the list. I suffer quite a bit myself. Tom On Feb 18, 2006, at 2:38 PM, Garrett Hylltun wrote: I wouldn't go so far as to

Re: Retrieve List of Array Properties?

At 11:59 AM -0800 2/18/2006, Scott Rossi wrote: If I set some custom properties of an object via an array: set the specialData["cool"] of fld 1 to "hello" set the specialData["hot"] of fld 1 to "world" ...how do I retrieve a list of the custom property names (are these called "indexes"?) of

Re: F1 as the men shortcut?

At 1:53 PM -0800 2/16/2006, Garrett Hylltun wrote: But what about the shortcut on the menu itself? That's what I'm trying to find out about. I tried typing in "Help/F1", but Rev won't accept such a thing. Not currently possible, I'm afraid - the only shortcuts you can make appear in a menu

Re: Retrieve List of Array Properties?

Scott Rossi wrote: If I set some custom properties of an object via an array: set the specialData["cool"] of fld 1 to "hello" set the specialData["hot"] of fld 1 to "world" ...how do I retrieve a list of the custom property names (are these called "indexes"?) of the object? ("cool", "hot",

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

Hey guys, I don't understand why you guys don't like switch case statements? Really. I am trying to remember the first time I saw and used them back in Supercard. I remember thinking they were more difficult to write but once I did they seemed to do a lot more than if then's or at least w

Re: Retrieve List of Array Properties?

Recently, I wrote: > If I set some custom properties of an object via an array: > > set the specialData["cool"] of fld 1 to "hello" > set the specialData["hot"] of fld 1 to "world" > > ...how do I retrieve a list of the custom property names (are these called > "indexes"?) of the object? ("cool

Retrieve List of Array Properties?

If I set some custom properties of an object via an array: set the specialData["cool"] of fld 1 to "hello" set the specialData["hot"] of fld 1 to "world" ...how do I retrieve a list of the custom property names (are these called "indexes"?) of the object? ("cool", "hot", etc) I've been thro

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

On Feb 18, 2006, at 10:43 AM, Judy Perry wrote: Hi Eric, I do think that Ken IS making effort. Lots of effort. He is doing us and the company a favor by showing exactly what it is (in this particular situation) that absolutely bedevils newcommers who are not programmers. Case statemen

Re: Is duration (not delay) of the toolTip adjustable

Le Saturday, 18 Feb 2006, à 18:13 Europe/Paris, Eric Chatonet a écrit : Re Bonjour André, Afraid there is no way to master the duration for which a tooltip is displayed. The only thing you can do is to re-display the tooltip repeatedly... But flickering would probably appear... Re Bonjour

Re: Is duration (not delay) of the toolTip adjustable

Hello, I have uploaded a sample stack to my user space that will display a tooltip for a longer period of time than the standard tooltips using standard tooltips. It also shows how to display a multiple tooltip but that part does not always work for some reason. User space: mcgrath3 Stack

Re: Palette mystery

Recently, Graham Samuel wrote: > I've got three stacks, let's say stack 'A' whose style is topLevel, > and stacks 'B' and 'C' whose style is palette. The global property > raisepalettes is true, but despite this, if I click on 'A', it moves > in front of 'B' and 'C'. Something else is probably go

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

Hi Eric, I do think that Ken IS making effort. Lots of effort. He is doing us and the company a favor by showing exactly what it is (in this particular situation) that absolutely bedevils newcommers who are not programmers. Case statements and pWhich's simply are NOT comprehensible to non-progr

Re: Where is the list of all the Revolution messages etc?

Hi Graham, Just type "command", "function", "message", "keyword", "operator", etc. in the entry box in the dictionary pane :-) Le 18 févr. 06 à 19:32, Graham Samuel a écrit : I believe I have followed the various conversations about the RR documentation, and I've looked at the User Guide P

Palette mystery

I've got three stacks, let's say stack 'A' whose style is topLevel, and stacks 'B' and 'C' whose style is palette. The global property raisepalettes is true, but despite this, if I click on 'A', it moves in front of 'B' and 'C'. I tried setting 'A' to modeless, which would work with my app

Where is the list of all the Revolution messages etc?

I believe I have followed the various conversations about the RR documentation, and I've looked at the User Guide PDF (including its introduction). What I can't seem to find are any complete lists, e.g. a list of all the RR messages, a list of all commands etc. These used to exist in RR 2.6

Re: Main menu puzzle

Ken, Would it have been any clearer if, instead of using case statements, the same script had been presented as if-thens? (I'd re-write it for you here and now as if-thens, but just ingested a big load of cold meds and almost can't see straight, much less think straight). Not being a programmer,

Re: Disabled files in 2.7 - Followup

Hi Richard, The stackFileType is very helpful for our applications, but often unhelpful for working with the IDE. We may want to have files that the Finder associated with our app when double-clicked, but which we're still working on in Rev. BZ#1761 was introduced in July 2004 to assist

Re: Disabled files in 2.7 - Followup

Also, Revolution itself does not use either the extension nor the creator or file-type to determine whether a file is a Revolution stack or not. Instead, it checks the header to see if it conforms to the file-format. This means that the engine will attempt to load any file you give it as a

Re: Disabled files in 2.7 - Followup

Mark Waddingham wrote: The filetype/creator code of a particular stack is not remembered by the IDE - instead it will replace it with the setting of 'the stackFileType' at the time it is next saved. The stackFileType is very helpful for our applications, but often unhelpful for working with t

Re: Standalones, externals, file paths in 2.7

Jon Seymour wrote: When I launch the exe, the splash screen shows and then fails to go anywhere. Two possible problems, I think: first, there is a change in the methodology used to construct filepaths for Win in 2.7, or...this Externals folder wants to house altBrowser and that is somehow

Re: Disabled files in 2.7 - Followup

oops, I guess I was wrong. Didn't read Mark's full text. My apologies for misinformation. sqb Hi Paul, As stated: "The reason for existence of this property is so that developers producing systems in Revolution that base their file-format on Revolution stacks can tie their files to their

Re: Disabled files in 2.7 - Followup

Mark Waddingham wrote: Also, Revolution itself does not use either the extension nor the creator or file-type to determine whether a file is a Revolution stack or not. Instead, it checks the header to see if it conforms to the file-format. This means that the engine will attempt to load any fi

Parameters [WAS: Main menu puzzle]

Mark Swindell wrote: Parameters are, to me, the least well-explained and least intuitive aspect of Rev (and programming in general). The concept of parameters can be very tricky for lots of people new to programming. I've explained it before on other lists, but I can't find my old notes. B

Re: Disabled files in 2.7 - Followup

Hi Paul, As stated: "The reason for existence of this property is so that developers producing systems in Revolution that base their file-format on Revolution stacks can tie their files to their environment, rather than the Revolution or MetaCard IDE" The issue with 2.7 is that it has,

Re: Is duration (not delay) of the toolTip adjustable

Re Bonjour André, Afraid there is no way to master the duration for which a tooltip is displayed. The only thing you can do is to re-display the tooltip repeatedly... But flickering would probably appear... Not a very good answer :-( Le 18 févr. 06 à 18:05, André.Bisseret a écrit : Hello, T

Re: Disabled files in 2.7 - Followup

Mark, What if the developer wants to use his own Creator code, so that stacks open with a standalone. It appears that this code is being overwritten when that stack is edited in Rev.? Paul Looney PS Thank you for responding so promptly. -Original Message- From: Mark Waddingham <[EMAIL

Is duration (not delay) of the toolTip adjustable

Hello, The app. I am developing is a set of texts, one on each card. On a special card, accessible from the homeCard, there is a field that displays the list of all the titles of the texts. Of course, this field has a vertical scrollBar but also an horizontal one, because some titles are longer

Re: Followup on disabled files in 2.7

Thank you, Sarah, It appears that Rev 2.7 is changing both the file Type and the Creator code when it opens existing stacks. Big problem when I try to edit stacks that are designed to work wih a standalone. PL -Original Message- From: Sarah Reichelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: How to use R

Icon Editors

Hi all I've been working on an app and came across some icon editors / icons, thought I would just share these with the group. http://www.conware-pro.com/products/ia/about.php http://www.snidesoft.com/staticpages/index.php?page=20050504142037205 http://www.stardock.com/products/icondeveloper/

Re: Dumb Window size Question

Hi Stomfi, The "How to Manage Stack Resizing" tutorial might help you: This stack explains how to position, scale, etc. all controls in a card when the window is resized with the help of the Geometry Manager or by scripting. Tips and tricks, commented scripts, FAQ and example stacks. Print f

Re: Dumb Window size Question

I want to know how I can tell my runrev windows and all objects on them to scale for these different screen sizes. Use the Geometry Manager or (my preference) hand script a resizeStack handler. Rob Cozens CCW, Serendipity Software Company "And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three; W

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

Ken, Welcome to the Revolution! It is obvious that you could use a 'basic beginners' tutorial and might I suggest that you go to the revolution website and go through the Scripting Conferences for a basic introduction to the necessary elements of Revolution and how to understand it and use

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

On Feb 18, 2006, at 7:04 AM, Ken Apthorpe wrote: To answer Klaus. I know Rev is event driven. Problem is it seems no one can explain the driving. I get advice: do this (trust me, it will work). Do that: (trust me, this will work (better)). I do trust you, and that the suggested soluti

Re: Main menu puzzle

Ken, I'm sorry you're having problems, but like any language, you need to learn the basics. Why do you have to come to this forum? - because support is very expensive, and Runrev has this wonderful, helpful culture that will answer your questions. If runrev had to deliver the quality of suppo

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

Hi Ken, May be you should first dig in the docs to understand some basics: About the message path, custom handlers and functions, parameters, etc. for instance. The purpose of this list is to give *practical* answers (with some theory reminders if needed) but not to copy paste theory from the

Re: Main menu puzzle, Klaus

Hi Klaus, and all others This is getting out of control., I'm overwhelmed by the replies and can't keep up, so some may be delayed. And in Australia and it's past midnight. Also the forum seems to be unable to update in real time, I'm getting a blizzard of emails saying my replies haven't be

Path problem in RevGOURL + How to find current directory path

Hi Pradeep, Put these commands where you like (the mainstack Stack Script is a good idea) on openStack global GVSaveDefaultPath put the defaultfolder into GVSaveDefaultPath -- Keep for later restore. put "xx" into curPath

File sharing, locking, etc... between multiple users...

Is this how most databases function? On further thought on the record locking.. It might be possible for you to take the approach that the real field is never edited real time, but only a temp field that is later processed in the time sequence (the seconds) 'submitted' in an orderly event lo

Re: Main menu puzzle

Ken Apthorpe wrote: Alex You say: on menuPick pWhich switch pWhich case "Exit" answer "Are you sure you want to exit?" with "Yes" or "OK" if it is "OK" then quit break case "Quit" answer if it is "OK" then ...

Re: Main menu puzzle

Ken Apthorpe wrote: Thanks Alex I'll copy and paste that into my Rev tips file, so I remember it's a parameter name. I still do not understand how pWhich can tell that I've picked a menu item like Quit (or Open, or anything else). So, how does a pWhich identify what's been picked? (you se

Re: drag 'n' drop reordering

Bonjour Éric, Excellent :-)) I haven't noticed yet this grab command ! I just tried it ; very simple ; with mouseMove as well as with mouseDown. I kept "if shiftKey is down" . And, in order to avoid the actions launched by mouseUp, I put "if the shiftKey is down then exit mouseUp", in the m

Re: Main menu puzzle

When your user picks an item from a menu, the rev engine knows that this has happened. It also knows which item was chosen. So it then sends a message "menuPick" to your menu button, to let it know that a choice has been made, and it puts the name of the chosen menuItem into a parameter whi

Re: Main menu puzzle

Hi Ken, Alex You say: on menuPick pWhich switch pWhich case "Exit" answer "Are you sure you want to exit?" with "Yes" or "OK" if it is "OK" then quit break ... I'm sure this would work. Problem is, I don't understand why. This isn't your pr

Re: Main menu puzzle

Hi Ken, Thanks Alex I'll copy and paste that into my Rev tips file, so I remember it's a parameter name. I still do not understand how pWhich can tell that I've picked a menu item like Quit (or Open, or anything else). So, how does a pWhich identify what's been picked? (you see the dimen

Re: Main menu puzzle

Alex You say: on menuPick pWhich switch pWhich case "Exit" answer "Are you sure you want to exit?" with "Yes" or "OK" if it is "OK" then quit break case "Quit" answer if it is "OK" then ... break

Re: drag 'n' drop reordering

Bonjour André, Mousewithin (like the old idle HC message) is a message sent automatically by the engine every 200 milliseconds. You might prefer to use messages less *intrusive* like mouseMove that is sent repeatedly only if the mouse is moved. As for moving objects, have a look at the grab c

Re: Main menu puzzle

Kay Thanks, but I don't get it: Preview's search field? I was in Rev, searching Rev docs and assorted third part stacks. You were in Preview? So you had a pdf file open? Which one? As for pTheMenuSelectionImade.? I saw nothing remotely like this in any of the sample scripts I could fi

Re: Main menu puzzle

Thanks Alex I'll copy and paste that into my Rev tips file, so I remember it's a parameter name. I still do not understand how pWhich can tell that I've picked a menu item like Quit (or Open, or anything else). So, how does a pWhich identify what's been picked? (you see the dimensions of my

Dock icon - data update

Hi, I was wondering whether there is any way in Revolution to show text on the dock icon in Mac OS X? I'm updating my Stock Portfolio program and one of the neat features that has been suggested is the ability to see (say) the current value of your portfolio on the dock icon. Since it i

Re: Dumb Window size Question

stomfi wrote: I'm using a runrev runtime on a Linux Live CD. Depending on the platform, the live CD sets the screen size from the capabilities of the video card, using a frame buffer. This can be any valid size from 1200x1024 to 640x480. I can easily find out the screen size with the xwininfo

Re: Main menu puzzle

Ken Apthorpe wrote: Well, as Charley Brown would say, Good grief. I had to laugh. I thought I'd spare you all this by setting up a child forum. If there had been some instructions about how a child forum works it might have worked. No instructions, so it didn't. Situation normal I guess. I

Re: Main menu puzzle

On 2/18/06, Ken Apthorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi anyone > > SHORT VERSION (immediate problem) > > Created my first menu, using menu builder and autoscript. Ungrouped to > look > at scripts. File menu has Exit, divider and Quit (for Mac shift). Script > is: > > --The following menuPick

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