RE: Basic math help

2010-02-21 Thread Hugh Senior
Thank you, Peter... My school days are long gone too. However, I came up with this: GW = (n * MW) + [(n - 1) * 25] GW = (n * MW) + (n * 25) - 25 GW + 25 = (n * MW) + (n * 25) GW + 25 = n * (MW + 25) n = (GW + 25) / (MW + 25) Now back on track! /H Can anyone help me

Re: Basic math help

2010-02-21 Thread Jim Ault
..and the only undefined value to pre-test for would be mW = -25, which makes the denominator 0 On Feb 21, 2010, at 12:47 AM, Hugh Senior wrote: Thank you, Peter... My school days are long gone too. However, I came up with this: GW = (n * MW) + [(n - 1) * 25] GW = (n * MW) + (n *

Re: the files, get URL and Unicode File Names

2010-02-21 Thread Bernard Devlin
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 5:32 AM, Igor de Oliveira Couto i...@pixelmedia.com.au wrote: Please do send any more suggestions, though. I really want this to work, and I'll try anything!!!  :) Igor, I tried with Vista and there's a bit of good news and a lot of bad news. The good news is it

Data grid columns headers

2010-02-21 Thread Sarah Reichelt
Hi All, I have to say that I haven't really taken to the data grid. I recognise that it is an awesome piece of work from Trevor, but to me, it's too difficult to use to be a true Xtalk thing. So I looked at the tutorials in the beginning, but didn't actually implement it, except in a very simple

Re: Data grid columns headers

2010-02-21 Thread Éric Miclo
Hello, Already reported as bug #8030 on 2009-05-03. Seems it's still there... Best regards, ÉrIC Miclo Le 21 févr. 2010 à 12:11, Sarah Reichelt a écrit : Hi All, I have to say that I haven't really taken to the data grid. I recognise that it is an awesome piece of work from Trevor, but

Re: the files, get URL and Unicode File Names

2010-02-21 Thread Shao Sean
When adding some features in to my Mac external to handle file paths, I had to use older non-unicode system calls so Rev could handle the file paths.. Hopefully Rev updates these routines to use the unicode system calls (on Mac and Windows, not certain about Linux)..

[Q] cocoa/objective-c based rev

2010-02-21 Thread Shao Sean
With revMobile for iPhone, does this mean that work has been started on the engine/interface to use cocoa/objective-c ? ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your

Fonts and Ubuntu

2010-02-21 Thread Richmond Mathewson
Just clearing out my 'sent' box . . . . . . Original Message Subject:Fonts and Ubuntu Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:46:48 +0200 From: Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com So there I am, merrily

Linux, Fonts, endless nagging . . .

2010-02-21 Thread Richmond Mathewson
RIGHT! Feeling suitably belligerent . . . [Pentium 4, pots of RAM, Ubuntu 8.04.4, mixed GNU/KDE] Installed my specialist font in /usr/share/fonts and /home/username/.fonts/ and mucked around with the terminal: sudo fc-cache -f -v (which is really going to turn on end-users like nobody's

RunRev to Sybase

2010-02-21 Thread Kee Nethery
Does anyone on this list have RunRev talk to Sybase? I've got a bug open that seems to be a very low priority (and it probably something simple to fix since it causes an instant runaway condition in runrev) and I really need to move forward with some projects that need Sybase connectivity.

Re: RunRev to Sybase

2010-02-21 Thread Mark Schonewille
Kee, You could do this through PHP. -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer Economy-x-Talk is always looking for new projects. Op 21 feb 2010, om 17:09 heeft Kee

Re: RunRev to Sybase

2010-02-21 Thread Pierre Sahores
As Mark point it on, PHP can be your friend there... I did that before for Oracle 9i and 10g and a Rev = PHP = Sybase will work for sure too. Best, P. Le 21 févr. 10 à 17:29, Mark Schonewille a écrit : Kee, You could do this through PHP. -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille

Re: Entering Time of Day

2010-02-21 Thread Peter Haworth
Thanks Jeff. I am interfacing with iCal by creating .ics files that can be imported into iCal, but I use a lot of data fields that aren't available in iCal so don;t think I could use it as my main data storage vehicle. I am looking at using the Mac address book though since it seems to

Re: Menubar problem

2010-02-21 Thread Peter Haworth
Thanks for the suggestions. The detsroystack property was already false. I tried the other suggestion but no joy. It does cause the window to start displaying from it's original size again but when I next open Rev, the same few pixels have been added to the window height. I guess I was

Re: RunRev to Sybase

2010-02-21 Thread Kee Nethery
Thanks, I'll give that a look. Kee On Feb 21, 2010, at 8:50 AM, Pierre Sahores wrote: As Mark point it on, PHP can be your friend there... I did that before for Oracle 9i and 10g and a Rev = PHP = Sybase will work for sure too. Best, P. Le 21 févr. 10 à 17:29, Mark Schonewille a

Re: [Q] cocoa/objective-c based rev

2010-02-21 Thread Jerry Daniels
Excellent question. On Feb 21, 2010, at 7:07 AM, Shao Sean wrote: With revMobile for iPhone, does this mean that work has been started on the engine/interface to use cocoa/objective-c ? ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: [Q] cocoa/objective-c based rev

2010-02-21 Thread Colin Holgate
On Feb 21, 2010, at 1:51 PM, Jerry Daniels wrote: Excellent question. In the case of Flash, the code is compiled straight to ARM, it doesn't need to go via Objective-C. Rev could do that too. ___ use-revolution mailing list

displaying numerous large image files quickly

2010-02-21 Thread Mark Swindell
I'm working on a simple game of concentration for the kids I teach. I have 24 small image rectangles grouped on a card that are populated in a repeat loop which sets their fileNames to line x of a list of filenames held in a variable. These files can be large images. lock screen put the

Re: Stack working in MACOS, not in Windows.

2010-02-21 Thread stephen barncard
the saga continue... I think I might be getting close... this works in mac, but not on Windows XP: get the tempName put it .txt into tNamePath put it into tURL put binfile:/ before tURL put the platform return (PUT INTO URL METHOD the time) into URL tURL put URL tURL works as

Re: Stack working in MACOS, not in Windows.

2010-02-21 Thread Mark Wieder
stephen- Sunday, February 21, 2010, 11:58:51 AM, you wrote: put binfile:/ before tURL Make that put binfile: before tURL -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this

Re: Stack working in MACOS, not in Windows.

2010-02-21 Thread J. Landman Gay
stephen barncard wrote: put binfile:/ before tURL Ditch the slash: put binfile: before tURL -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ use-revolution

Re: Stack working in MACOS, not in Windows.

2010-02-21 Thread stephen barncard
THis works on mac... does Windows require the loss of that character or does that mean my 'typo' got ignored on Mac? - Stephen Barncard San Francisco http://houseofcubes.com/disco.irev On 21 February 2010 12:52, J. Landman Gay jac...@hyperactivesw.com wrote: stephen

RE: Stack working in MACOS, not in Windows.

2010-02-21 Thread Jim Bufalini
stephen barncard wrote: THis works on mac... does Windows require the loss of that character or does that mean my 'typo' got ignored on Mac? I've never seen that slash used for binfile: of file: on any platform. Aloha from Hawaii, Jim Bufalini

Re: Stack working in MACOS, not in Windows.

2010-02-21 Thread stephen barncard
Well the mac ignores it for some reason. Anyway, that typo was not in the script in question and further tests (without my typo) show that files are being written where I want. So it's something with the player not working. - Stephen Barncard San Francisco

Re: the files, get URL and Unicode File Names

2010-02-21 Thread Igor de Oliveira Couto
On 21/02/2010, at 10:02 PM, Bernard Devlin wrote: Finally I checked in RQCC. Unfortunately there seem to be relevant bug reports dating back almost 2 years: On 22/02/2010, at 12:05 AM, Shao Sean wrote: Hopefully Rev updates these routines to use the unicode system calls (on Mac and

RE: Stack working in MACOS, not in Windows.

2010-02-21 Thread Jim Bufalini
stephen barncard wrote: Well the mac ignores it for some reason. Anyway, that typo was not in the script in question and further tests (without my typo) show that files are being written where I want. So it's something with the player not working. I downloaded your test stack and after

Re: Stack working in MACOS, not in Windows.

2010-02-21 Thread stephen barncard
on it now - Stephen Barncard San Francisco http://houseofcubes.com/disco.irev On 21 February 2010 14:13, Jim Bufalini j...@visitrieve.com wrote: stephen barncard wrote: Well the mac ignores it for some reason. Anyway, that typo was not in the script in question

RE: the files, get URL and Unicode File Names

2010-02-21 Thread Jim Bufalini
Igor de Oliveira Couto wrote: I checked the bugs system, too, and there seem to be quite a few unicode-related reports - some dating back a lot longer than 2 years. It is disappointing to see, to say the least. For a product that is trying to gain marketplace on the web, lack of total support

Re: the files, get URL and Unicode File Names

2010-02-21 Thread Kenji Kojima
On Feb 21, 2010, at 05:36 PM, Jim Bufalini wrote: I believe RunRev is very aware of the Unicode issues and is actively working to resolve all of them soon. Aloha from Hawaii, Jim Bufalini I had heard soon since Rev was V2. I have to buy a new English dictionary. -- Kenji Kojima

Re: the files, get URL and Unicode File Names

2010-02-21 Thread Igor de Oliveira Couto
Dear Jim, Thank you for the reassurance: On 22/02/2010, at 9:36 AM, Jim Bufalini wrote: I believe RunRev is very aware of the Unicode issues and is actively working to resolve all of them soon. Revolution is a fantastic platform for cross-platform development, and I hope this core issue

Re: Stack working in MACOS, not in Windows.

2010-02-21 Thread Björnke von Gierke
A slash at the start of a url means root folder. So when your data is directly in macintosh hd, or when you give it a full path after the slash, then it will work. On 21 Feb 2010, at 22:56, stephen barncard wrote: Well the mac ignores it for some reason. Anyway, that typo was not in the

Re: Stack working in MACOS, not in Windows.

2010-02-21 Thread stephen barncard
it was a typo - Stephen Barncard San Francisco http://houseofcubes.com/disco.irev 2010/2/21 Björnke von Gierke b...@mac.com A slash at the start of a url means root folder. So when your data is directly in macintosh hd, or when you give it a full path after the slash,

Re: the files, get URL and Unicode File Names

2010-02-21 Thread J. Landman Gay
Igor de Oliveira Couto wrote: I hear that a new version (4.5) is in the works. If this does not break any confidentiality agreements, can a beta tester tell us perhaps if any unicode issues are being addressed in this new version? The road plan is confidential so we can't really say here. But

Re: displaying numerous large image files quickly

2010-02-21 Thread J. Landman Gay
Mark Swindell wrote: I'm working on a simple game of concentration for the kids I teach. I have 24 small image rectangles grouped on a card that are populated in a repeat loop which sets their fileNames to line x of a list of filenames held in a variable. These files can be large images.

Re: Menubar problem

2010-02-21 Thread J. Landman Gay
Peter Haworth wrote: Thanks for the suggestions. The detsroystack property was already false. I tried the other suggestion but no joy. It does cause the window to start displaying from it's original size again but when I next open Rev, the same few pixels have been added to the window

Re: the files, get URL and Unicode File Names

2010-02-21 Thread Jeffrey Massung
On Feb 21, 2010, at 5:50 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: Igor de Oliveira Couto wrote: I hear that a new version (4.5) is in the works. If this does not break any confidentiality agreements, can a beta tester tell us perhaps if any unicode issues are being addressed in this new version? The

Re: displaying numerous large image files quickly

2010-02-21 Thread Sarah Reichelt
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 5:34 AM, Mark Swindell mdswind...@cruzio.com wrote: I'm working on a simple game of concentration for the kids I teach. I have 24 small image rectangles grouped on a card that are populated in a repeat loop which sets their fileNames to line x of a list of filenames

Data Grid brain fart

2010-02-21 Thread Jeffrey Massung
Sorry, but I'm not seeing this in the documentation. I'm adding a row to a DG form, and after I add it, I'd like to get the dgDataControl of the row I just added so I can send a couple messages to it. Is this doable? Jeff M.___ use-revolution mailing

Re: displaying numerous large image files quickly

2010-02-21 Thread Mark Swindell
Yes, using smaller images definitely reduces the display time... a batch of smaller gif/jpg line drawings only takes 1.5 seconds to display, but the idea is that the user can choose any image folder off their HD to create a custom, high-interest game (family members, friends, animals being

Re: [Q] cocoa/objective-c based rev

2010-02-21 Thread Shao Sean
In the case of Flash, the code is compiled straight to ARM, it doesn't need to go via Objective-C. Rev could do that too. That is true, but I cannot see Rev splitting the engine up like that and it would make sense for them to use the revMobile platform as a starting point for bringing the

Re: [Q] cocoa/objective-c based rev

2010-02-21 Thread Jerry Daniels
Am I missing something here? Doesn't Apple need to review the code to let it into the App Store? Don't they review the Objective-C code? Jerry On Feb 21, 2010, at 7:07 PM, Shao Sean wrote: In the case of Flash, the code is compiled straight to ARM, it doesn't need to go via Objective-C.

Re: How to enter a time of day

2010-02-21 Thread Scott Rossi
Recently, Peter Haworth wrote: I have a need for users to enter a start and end time of an event and I'm trying to come up with a graphical way for them to do that to ensure that the time is in the correct format. What appeals to me the most is to use some sort of slider that would

Re: [Q] cocoa/objective-c based rev

2010-02-21 Thread Colin Holgate
On Feb 21, 2010, at 8:34 PM, Jerry Daniels wrote: Am I missing something here? Doesn't Apple need to review the code to let it into the App Store? Don't they review the Objective-C code? They check to see that you're not calling some forbidden internal system routines, but the apps are

Re: the files, get URL and Unicode File Names

2010-02-21 Thread Kenji Kojima
I've been waiting only three Unicode bugs fixing for long long long while. 1) Unicode file name 2) Unicode file path. 3) Unicode menu. After fixing them we can make a true Japanese application. -- Kenji Kojima http://www.kenjikojima.com/999ViewsRenga/

Re: the files, get URL and Unicode File Names

2010-02-21 Thread Shao Sean
I can look into an external work-around while we await Rev to fix this at the engine level if anyone is brave enough to do some testing.. (email me off-list) ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: How to enter a time of day

2010-02-21 Thread stephen barncard
This is absolutely brilliant. What a gift. I'm speaking of both your gift, and the gift to us. Thanks - Stephen Barncard San Francisco http://houseofcubes.com/disco.irev On 21 February 2010 17:49, Scott Rossi sc...@tactilemedia.com wrote: Recently, Peter Haworth

Re: [Q] cocoa/objective-c based rev

2010-02-21 Thread stephen barncard
I believe the Apple SDK will still be needed (which is free). But what one needs to actually build and submit shouldn't cost more than the $100 developer fee. sqb - Stephen Barncard San Francisco http://houseofcubes.com/disco.irev On 21 February 2010 17:49, Colin

Re: [Q] cocoa/objective-c based rev

2010-02-21 Thread Michael Kann
Just replace Javascript/HTML with Transcript: http://phonegap.com/ ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: [Q] cocoa/objective-c based rev

2010-02-21 Thread Jeffrey Massung
I don't know about all 3rd party app tools for the iPhone/iPod, but the two I know and have used don't actually compile directly to the iPod. Instead, they create a iPhone Cocoa project (literally, at compile time), generate the Obj-C source code from your project, and then launch GCC to

Destroying cloned stacks

2010-02-21 Thread Jeffrey Massung
I assume this is a pretty simple problem, but it just caused me to lose a good 3 hours of work (teach me to not backup!)... I have an app that is similar to a multi-document app. User says File - Open and a clone of the document stack opens up. The user does some stuff and then closes it. Many

Re: displaying numerous large image files quickly

2010-02-21 Thread J. Landman Gay
Mark Swindell wrote: Yes, using smaller images definitely reduces the display time... a batch of smaller gif/jpg line drawings only takes 1.5 seconds to display, but the idea is that the user can choose any image folder off their HD to create a custom, high-interest game (family members,

Re: [Q] cocoa/objective-c based rev

2010-02-21 Thread Colin Holgate
On Feb 21, 2010, at 9:48 PM, stephen barncard wrote: I believe the Apple SDK will still be needed (which is free). It may not be needed. Unity does use it, an Xcode project is made, and you have to build the app to the phone yourself, but with GameSalad your GameSalad project gets converted

Re: Destroying cloned stacks

2010-02-21 Thread Mark Wieder
Jeffrey- Sunday, February 21, 2010, 7:08:31 PM, you wrote: on closeStack destroy this stack end closeStack Yikes! Destroy isn't a keyword, so I'm hoping that's a typo, or the result of agitation after having lost some work. That said, have you set the destroyStack of the cloned stacks

Re: Destroying cloned stacks

2010-02-21 Thread J. Landman Gay
Jeffrey Massung wrote: Main Stack: on newDocument clone stack Document ## setup document stack here... go to it end newDocument Document stack: on closeStack destroy this stack end closeStack I didn't even know that syntax worked. Apparently it works pretty well. Too well.