On Friday 07 July 2006 05:11, Richard Gaskin wrote:
While I don't normally have much respect for RB marketing resources,
SUSE makes a lot of sense.
This set of videos shows a seriousness about usability not often found
in other distros:
http://www.novell.com/video/desktop/
Sure, half of
On Friday 07 July 2006 04:47, Viktoras Didziulis wrote:
I personally have Ubuntu linux (Debian family) installed on my laptop PC
and PC as the second OS.
Talking about different families of Linux is probably more relevant. The
differences often come down to the package manager, mainly.
Red
On 7/7/06, Michael Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am having a problem with Revolution 2.7.2 that I never had with
previous versions!
After building a standalone application and opening it, the main
stack seems to works OK, it is when you create a new file ( cloning
of a sub-stack ) the new
Bob,
Regarding altBrowser for Linux.
We do have something running in the labs right now. But really, is
there enough of an installed user base of Rev developers in Linux to
make it a commercially viable product? Besides, aren't most Linux
users wanting NOT TO PAY for stuff?
Are you willing to
I think that the word 'Linux' (or, if we want to be picky 'Gnu-Linux') is
becoming increasingly distracting!
I have customers who come to me because they (like 95% of Bulgarians)
have a P copy of Windows on their PC and are just waking up (!!!),
mainly stimulated by the marching feet of the
As someone who has only used any kind of Unix in a protected
environment (I mean protected by human beings, who provided me with a
WIMP interface to keep me quiet), I am quietly horrified by this
discussion. If there are so many different flavours of the thing
(distros and maybe even more
Rev 2.6.1 / OS X
Greetings,
Is it better to use send or just use the name of the handler?
on subCheckNow
-- do stuff here
send subCheckNow to me
end subCheckNow
Or this?
on subCheckNow
-- do stuff here
subCheckNow
end subCheckNow
Is the second even allowed? And, if it is allowed,
The 2nd won't work, I'm pretty sure. I've used the 1st (usually send
subCheck to me in n seconds) without problem.
best,
Mark
On 7 Jul 2006, at 09:37, Garrett Hylltun wrote
Rev 2.6.1 / OS X
Greetings,
Is it better to use send or just use the name of the handler?
on subCheckNow
-- do
Mark Smith wrote:
The 2nd won't work, I'm pretty sure. I've used the 1st (usually send
subCheck to me in n seconds) without problem.
[snip]
Alrighty then, 1. it is! :-)
Thanks a bunch Mark and Scott,
-Garrett
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Scott Rossi wrote:
Recently, Garrett Hylltun wrote:
Is it better to use send or just use the name of the handler?
Short answer : Just use the name of the handler.
Long answer : see below.
on subCheckNow
-- do stuff here
send subCheckNow to me
end subCheckNow
Or this?
on
Stephen Barncard gave me the heads up on Dreamhost. Do it.
I've had rev cgi running from the get go (begining of this year) It was one of
the conditions I gave for signing up--the human (actual humman) in support told
me If rev doesn't work, we'll give you a full refund.
It worked (Linux
Dan Shafer wrote:
Stephen Barncard turned me on to Dreamhost over a year ago and I am a
delighted client.
I seem to recall getting Rev CGI working there at one point but as I
recall
I had some problem doing so. Stephen may be able to be more specific.
But for hosting, these guys are great.
True to a point... In a technical business, there must some kind of synergy
between technical and marketing. For MS, Gates had the huge market built
for him thru IBM opening the architecture to clones.
Jobs had the solidness of the system architecture - deeply integrated
operating system with
Hello again.
Is there a simple way of implementing a font/size menu?
I'm *sure* this must have been asked before, but I can't find any
references to it. I was hoping that it might be able to create it
automatically like the File, Edit and Help options in the Menu
Builder. (I can dream
Erhm.
Ignore this. (*embarrassed cough*)
Realised it is only 3 lines of code. :-)
Chris
On 7 Jul 2006, at 13:27, Chris Carroll-Davis wrote:
Hello again.
Is there a simple way of implementing a font/size menu?
I'm *sure* this must have been asked before, but I can't find any
Anybody have a quick-and-easy way to modify keyboard shortcuts in the
menubar which comes up when Rev's Script Editor is opened in the
debugging mode? For example, it's extremely time consuming to step
through a script without keyboard shortcuts for Step Over, Step Into,
and Run.
Thanks,
I think I saw somewhere on the Dreamhost site that they will give you
a Windows server, CF etc. if you want now. They'll discourage it, but
they'll do it and support it.
On 7/7/06 3:25 AM, Dan Shafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Jared,
Hi Dan,
Dreamhost is cheap, reliable, well supported,
Jim, et al:
I'm in agreement with everything you said except this:
Technically speaking, the Mac, even using the Intel chip, is light-years
ahead of the PC.
If you're speaking of internal architecture, I'm not qualified to judge.
If you're speaking of technology delivered to the user, what
This seems a no-brainer but I've stalled. I'm reading names from a
text file and then creating files based on these names. I'd like to
check and see if the file already exists before creating a new one.
The text files were created in BBEdit. I unable to figure out why I
can't cause a
Scott,
I don't know why it is not working, but check the filter command...
if you filter the var by a name, then, if the name is not there, it
becomes empty, so you can simply filter and check for empty...
it might work, it's a hack, but it might just work for you!
Andre
On Jul 7, 2006,
Indeed, I have been saving a number of scripts that participants in this
panel
have suggested over the past two years and found them helpful in a number
of different projects. It is sort of like having a collection of clip art
objects
that one can combine to create different works of art.
Scott Morrow wrote:
This seems a no-brainer but I've stalled. I'm reading names from a
text file and then creating files based on these names. I'd like to
check and see if the file already exists before creating a new one.
The text files were created in BBEdit. I unable to figure out
Could you let me know what that is for future refrence? I have no idea
how to do it.
On 7/7/06, Chris Carroll-Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Erhm.
Ignore this. (*embarrassed cough*)
Realised it is only 3 lines of code. :-)
Chris
On 7 Jul 2006, at 13:27, Chris Carroll-Davis wrote:
HAAH HAAHA HAHA HAHA! Scott, you slay me! :-)
Bob Sneidar
IT Manager
Logos Management
Calvary Chapel CM
On Jul 6, 2006, at 10:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Execute the following in your Revolution message box:
go url http://www.i-view.net/tactile/noiz.rev;
Regards,
Scott Rossi
Andre-
Thursday, July 6, 2006, 5:43:54 PM, you wrote:
I use JaguarPC everyday and with Rev, what is your problem there,
maybe I can help...
Yes, I know you're happy with your new VPS configuration. I was also
quite happy to find that I could get rev installed as a cgi with no
problems.
My
Thanks Chipp!
Please excuse the snips, but it's the best way of answering.
Chipp wrote:
In the words of Latrell Spreewell, I've got a family to feed!
Most of us have a family to feed. Try doing it in a 3rd world country
(where incidentally most computer users reside) where your
Bob,
Enjoy RealBasic. Let us know how that works out for you. It didn't
work out for the only other Brazilian I know.
Oh, and check out the reference to Latrell Spreewell-- it was intended
as a joke.
best regards.
Chipp
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Ray Horsley wrote:
Anybody have a quick-and-easy way to modify keyboard shortcuts in the
menubar which comes up when Rev's Script Editor is opened in the
debugging mode? For example, it's extremely time consuming to step
through a script without keyboard shortcuts for Step Over, Step Into,
Mark Wieder wrote:
The Officially supported linux distros are Mandriva, RedHat, SuSE,
and Linspire. All of these are mentioned during the installation
process. And on the runrev web site.
--
I would suggest reviewing official support for Redhat (and Fedora).
In my 2.6.1. Rev
On Jul 7, 2006, at 2:08 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:
You know, I'd really advise against modifying the Rev IDE very
much. It is a inter-dependent web of scripts with millions of lines
of code, and changing any one thing can cause problems elsewhere --
at least until you've gone over all
Rishi Viner wrote:
The point is, diversity is the strength of Linux. There will always pop
into existence a distro that does what a certain group of users needs
(no matter how small). The best thing is there is always choice.
Something the Mac/Win models have always lacked.
Let me jump in and endorse Scripter's Scrapbook. It has so many nifty script
snippets and tips built in and then you can add your own easily. It's one of
my most essential development tools.
On 7/7/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Indeed, I have been saving a number of scripts
But surely you can see what a nightmare that creates for companies like
RunRev, Altuit, and mine who may even *want* to deliver for Linux? I don't
know much about the LSB standard but it sounds like that's a step in the
right direction. Then the diversity at least diverges from a known starting
Chipp Walters wrote:
Bob,
Enjoy RealBasic. Let us know how that works out for you. It didn't
work out for the only other Brazilian I know.
Oh, and check out the reference to Latrell Spreewell-- it was intended
as a joke.
I'm sure you would like to complement
In a message dated 7/7/06 2:26:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Indeed, I have been saving a number of scripts that participants in this
panel
have suggested over the past two years and found them helpful in a number
of different projects. It is sort of like having a collection of
Chipp:
A practical suggestion: Why not start off altBrowser for Linux at a
relatively high price (perhaps not quite $200 which is excessive), and
then go diminishing the price as sales increase?
I would certainly prefer to pay for it than to be actually forced to
migrate to RB.
Bob
Bob,
As I've said, we've actually done a good bit of work on altBrowser for
Linux. Frankly, the external interface for RR on Linux is pretty bad.
Just ask around.
If we were to release altBrowser for Linux, I'm sure you wouldn't be
satisfied-- and I doubt we would be either. I do believe Rev's
Alex Tweedly wrote:
[snip]
Is it better to use send or just use the name of the handler?
[snip]
My script compiler doesn't object to it at all (Rev 2.6.1., WinXP). Did
you maybe have both options in the script at the same time (in which
case the script compiler would complain because
Thomas McCarthy wrote:
Stephen Barncard gave me the heads up on Dreamhost. Do it.
[snip]
I posted in on the rev forums about this. I use pgware.com hosting and
have been for sometime now. Due to this thread I thought I'd try rev on
my server. It works but with only one catch. I could not
On 7 Jul 2006, at 21:02, Garrett Hylltun wrote:
I think at the moment I'd better stick to using send until I can
find out whether the engine will get mucked up by using just the
handler name.
For doing what you're doing, I think 'send' is the way to go. Since
you're putting waits in
Garrett Hylltun wrote:
I've got a delay of 500 milliseconds at the top of the handler. This
was the full handler that I was using:
on subCheckNow
wait for 500 milliseconds with messages -- Delay here
put field fCounter + 1 into field fCounter
if field fCounter 1800 and field
Your a dream, Jackie! I missed this somehow. Thank you.
Ray Horsley
Developer, LinkIt! Software
On Jul 7, 2006, at 2:08 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:
Ray Horsley wrote:
Anybody have a quick-and-easy way to modify keyboard shortcuts in the
menubar which comes up when Rev's Script Editor is
On the topic of modifying the IDE. Some years ago Jeanne Devoto and
others helped me modify the message box to accumulate output, and
have a scrolling field for it, which kept scrolled to the bottom. The
output box was cleared via a command rather than on each entry. (This
behavior is how
Alex, Mark and Jacqueline,
Again, thanks so much for all the help and info. I had concerns since
this program is to be expected to run 24/7 for me. But it looks as if
it'll be good to go now.
Thanks a bunch,
-Garrett
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In a message dated 7/7/06 11:26:34 AM, Chris Carroll-Davis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On 7 Jul 2006, at 13:27, Chris Carroll-Davis wrote:
Is there a simple way of implementing a font/size menu?
I'm *sure* this must have been asked before, but I can't find any
references to it. I was hoping
Ray-
Friday, July 7, 2006, 5:50:17 AM, you wrote:
Anybody have a quick-and-easy way to modify keyboard shortcuts in the
menubar which comes up when Rev's Script Editor is opened in the
debugging mode? For example, it's extremely time consuming to step
through a script without keyboard
Mark-
Friday, July 7, 2006, 1:56:12 AM, you wrote:
The 2nd won't work, I'm pretty sure.
Nay, not so. I use recursion all the time. I'm not sure what the
recursion limit is dependent on - the following allows me 1445 levels
before causing an error:
local x=0
on mouseUp
grunt
end mouseUp
on
For some reason I'd imagined that functions could recurse, but not
handlers - I don't know why I thought this, and in fact it would be
strange if it were true.
Perhaps because I've only ever used recursion in functions.
So thanks for pointing it out!
Best,
Mark
On 7 Jul 2006, at 22:53,
Garrett Hylltun wrote:
Before I try it I have one reservation which I note further down in
this reply.
NOTE that a delayed send (such as send xxx to me in N ticks) is
commonly used, because it queues the message, and therefore affects
the order of execution. As the docs say,
I've got a
Alex Tweedly wrote:
You need to be careful (i.e. precise) when you say that :-)
send xxx to me in N ticks
is kind of like a (delayed) goto - the message is queues, then the
code following the 'send'; statement is executed (so it's not really
quite like a GOTO), and when the handler (and
On the other hand just take a look at free tools like Perl, Python, Tcl/Tk,
shells and a dozen of others. They are available for all Linuxes even the
small ones (this means it is possible!), Windowses and MacOS'es, and note
that they are free with thousands of modules for every imaginable purpose,
Chris Carroll-Davis wrote:
Erhm.
Ignore this. (*embarrassed cough*)
Realised it is only 3 lines of code. :-)
I failed to get a good Font menu in under a few dozen lines of code.
Which three lines did it for you?
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Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Media Corporation
On Jul 7, 2006, at 4:43 PM, Sarah Reichelt wrote:
Eric Chatonet wrote a plugin for doing this sort of thing which you
might find a good replacement.
It's near the bottom of this page:
http://www.sosmartsoftware.com/?r=revolutionl=en
Thanks for the advise. This looks like a really nice plugin
Michael Robinson wrote:
After building a standalone application and opening it, the main stack
seems to works OK, it is when you create a new file ( cloning of a
sub-stack ) the new file is created but does not work just right, almost
like it does not know who it is or where is located.
The RevCentral newsletter has a nifty routine which is only 5 lines
long, though could be 3 if the user placed the answerFont stack in
the message path earlier.
http://www.altuit.com/webs/revCentral/Number7/default.htm
on mouseUp
start using stack answerFont
put answerFont() into tFont
stop
On Jul 7, 2006, at 9:22 AM, Alex Tweedly wrote:
File separator issue ? (i.e. / vs \ vs :)
The paths had already been stripped off... as well as the file
extensions. It *appeared* to be a pretty vanilla list.
With the more liberal use of a Trim function (and an additional 7
hours of sleep)
Sarah,
1. yes after sub-stack is cloned it appears OK
2. the cloned stack saves work
3. checking the filename after it is cloned returns empty
4. I am saving the cloned stack to the default folder
5. when I reopen the cloned stack I am using ask file
6. Yes the preOpenstack is passed
I
Jacqueline,
I will try to give you more information here it is -
you build the standalone
start the application
after it is opened you then either create a new file (cloning of a
sub-stack) or open a file you already created. Either way when the
file opens, it opens another sub-stack as a
Michael Robinson wrote:
I will try to give you more information here it is -
you build the standalone
start the application
after it is opened you then either create a new file (cloning of a
sub-stack) or open a file you already created. Either way when the file
opens, it opens another
One thing to check for is the NULL char, using Rev keyword 'null'
I have found this to be the culprit for the FILTER function. Of course,
this is working with web site and datafeed sources, not system hard drive
listings, which should not have any nulls.
Try this function to find any invisible
You can find it here.
http://www.troutfoot.com/rev/revmovie2.html
Sandy
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On 7/8/06, AJ4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can find it here.
http://www.troutfoot.com/rev/revmovie2.html
Sandy
Gorgeous images. Very beautiful. Thanks so much for this.
--
Regards,
Howard Bornstein
---
www.designeq.com
PS The slide show jumped around a bit under
Hey,
Does anyone know how to make the backdrop display on anything but the
primary monitor? Revolution 2.7 says that they have support for multiple
monitors but all I could find was that the screenrects can return more than
one line. Can anyone point me to some other functions?
TTFN
Multi-monitor support does not include multi-monitor backdrop yet as far as
I know.
On 7/7/06, Bridger Maxwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey,
Does anyone know how to make the backdrop display on anything but the
primary monitor? Revolution 2.7 says that they have support for multiple
Mark-
Friday, July 7, 2006, 3:22:50 PM, you wrote:
For some reason I'd imagined that functions could recurse, but not
handlers - I don't know why I thought this, and in fact it would be
strange if it were true.
Perhaps because I've only ever used recursion in functions.
So thanks for
Viktoras:
Thanks for that great contribution. It's important to know what is
happening in countries such as yours. Here in Brazil, the move towards
Linux is perhaps not quite so advanced yet, but it is officially backed
by the government, the reason being, of course, that countries such as
False alarm, Sandy. Turned out to be an Internet connection problem on my
end. Great stuff. Thanks for the effort!
On 7/7/06, Dan Shafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That page refuses to load completely in either Firefox or Safari on OS X.
I get the Q but then nothing for many, many minutes.
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