Re: RunRev and Linux

2010-04-12 Thread Peter Alcibiades
Richard keeps telling us that Linux now has low market share, as a reason or excuse for Rev to sell a Linux product that doesn't work. It is not. Market size and present product profitability is totally irrelevant to this issue. Market size and investment are relevant to whether to enter a

Re: RunRev and Linux, Peter Alcibiades palc

2010-04-12 Thread Peter Alcibiades
I shall wait for 4.5 and hope that these issues are fixed in it. Meanwhile, I'll learn either PyQT or RealBasic in parallel, because I have to have a Plan B. And either one is going to provide the intellectual exercise that was one motive for getting into Rev. I'll use Rev as little as

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread René Micout
Le 9 avr. 2010 à 19:15, Devin Asay a écrit : put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window Devin, When I launch the script above, I have [DEBUG] in the title bar. How can I remove it ? And where can I find all details about qlmanage fonction (even in Apple documentation I

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-12 Thread Pierre Sahores
Jobs last explainations ... http://www.macrumors.com/2010/04/10/steve-jobs-offers-explanation-about-iphone-sdk-changes-restricting-adobe-and-other-cross-compilers/ Best, P. Le 12 avr. 10 à 05:08, stephen barncard a écrit : Excellent dissertation, Geoff! sqb On 11 April 2010 19:48, Geoff

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread stephen barncard
I get the name of the file that I'm 'quick looking' - MacOS105.8 G5 Rev 4.5 dp3 On 12 April 2010 00:43, René Micout rene.mic...@numericable.com wrote: Le 9 avr. 2010 à 19:15, Devin Asay a écrit : put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window Devin, When I launch the

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread Jim Sims
On Apr 12, 2010, at 9:43 AM, René Micout wrote: Le 9 avr. 2010 à 19:15, Devin Asay a écrit : put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window Devin, When I launch the script above, I have [DEBUG] in the title bar. How can I remove it ? And where can I find all details

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread René Micout
Thank you, but I know that in Apple documentation... What about -d, -x, -s, -f, -c, -g parameters ? René Le 12 avr. 2010 à 10:06, Jim Sims a écrit : On Apr 12, 2010, at 9:43 AM, René Micout wrote: Le 9 avr. 2010 à 19:15, Devin Asay a écrit : put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread Jim Sims
On Apr 12, 2010, at 10:51 AM, René Micout wrote: Thank you, but I know that in Apple documentation... What about -d, -x, -s, -f, -c, -g parameters ? I'm not sure what you want, but if you use qlmanage -h you will get information on them (as shown below). I mainly used it to display images,

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread René Micout
I know the 2 web pages (and others...). But none of them gave details on the parameters... Thank you for information about parameter -d integer between 1 -4. I search where I can find informations about parameter -x, parameter -s (size, but what ?), parameter -f (scale factor, but what ?),

Re: RunRev and Linux, Peter Alcibiades palc

2010-04-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 12/04/2010 10:29, Peter Alcibiades wrote: I shall wait for 4.5 and hope Quite . . . it would be rather nice if: 1. We could have some sort of idea when 4.5 is due. 2. What specifically Linux things will be changed and/or improved in 4.5. I must say, I wonder why the RunRev folk are

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-12 Thread Thomas McGrath III
I guess I should have said portable. That would be funny watching my friend in her wheelchair dragging around an old Mac trying to talk to people at the local cafe shop. ;-) On Apr 11, 2010, at 1:33 PM, Richmond Mathewson wrote: On 11/04/2010 20:29, Thomas McGrath III wrote: The iPad is a

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread Klaus on-rev
Bonjour René, Le 9 avr. 2010 à 19:15, Devin Asay a écrit : put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window Devin, When I launch the script above, I have [DEBUG] in the title bar. How can I remove it ? I'm afraid you can't! I have been seaarching the net for a solution for

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 12/04/2010 14:39, Thomas McGrath III wrote: I guess I should have said portable. That would be funny watching my friend in her wheelchair dragging around an old Mac trying to talk to people at the local cafe shop. ;-) PowerBook_5300 Clamshell iBook wouldn't go too badly with the

Re: Do ... as Applescript, bugs??

2010-04-12 Thread Andrew Meit
My error msg: Execution Error The file name changes each time its run for its created via Rev script. So no file is made till the end. And I have to go through AS editor because am creating AS files on the fly for later use. It appears Rev is somehow not letting go of its connection to the AS

Re: RunRev and Linux

2010-04-12 Thread Richard Gaskin
Peter Alcibiades wrote: Richard keeps telling us that Linux now has low market share, as a reason or excuse for Rev to sell a Linux product that doesn't work. No, I explained the factors which affect prioritization at a company like RunRev. I will not reiterate that anymore. The archives

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-12 Thread Ian Wood
On 12 Apr 2010, at 13:10, Richmond Mathewson wrote: I see that the iPad has a USB2 connexion - but whether the iPhone OS will recognise pointing devices (seems unlikely) . . . ? The iPad does *not* have a USB port. There's a camera adapter kit with a USB port, but nobody knows if this

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-12 Thread Colin Holgate
On Apr 12, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Ian Wood wrote: The iPad does *not* have a USB port. There's a camera adapter kit with a USB port, but nobody knows if this can be used for anything but connecting to a camera. The iPad connects to my Mac via its USB cable, for what that's worth.

Re: [OT] What's an iPad?

2010-04-12 Thread Ian Wood
On 12 Apr 2010, at 15:41, Colin Holgate wrote: On Apr 12, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Ian Wood wrote: The iPad does *not* have a USB port. There's a camera adapter kit with a USB port, but nobody knows if this can be used for anything but connecting to a camera. The iPad connects to my Mac via

Re: Question about RevMobile

2010-04-12 Thread Jerry Daniels
Good technically thorough post on use of frameworks, run time on iPhone/iPad OS: http://www.devwhy.com/blog/2010/4/12/its-all-about-the-framework.html Last paragraph best, where author wants HyperCard Touch for iPad. Kevin and company should be awarded that contract. Best, Jerry Daniels

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread Devin Asay
On Apr 12, 2010, at 1:43 AM, René Micout wrote: Le 9 avr. 2010 à 19:15, Devin Asay a écrit : put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window Devin, When I launch the script above, I have [DEBUG] in the title bar. How can I remove it ? And where can I find all details

Re: Showcase of Rev-built apps?

2010-04-12 Thread J. Landman Gay
Ian Wood wrote: Against my own better judgement, I've got involved in one of the iPhone SDK threads over on Ars, and of course brought Rev up as something that can build native-looking apps (something that is apparently impossible!). Does anyone know of a showcase of Rev-built apps, or have

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread Peter Haworth
Thanks to all who responded to this. the qlmanage function will work for some of the things I want to do but in other cases, I want to display data returned to my app from the SQLite db I'm using. I guess that was the original genesis of my question on how to make a stack display in Rev

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread stephen barncard
No matter what you want to do with an image using the shell in this case, at least a temp file has to be created. Not a big deal, many apps do this all the time. Look at tempName() Anyway, a facsimile of the Quick Look window shouldn't be that hard to do with 4.0's graphic effects. On 12 April

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 12/04/2010 20:30, stephen barncard wrote: snip Anyway, a facsimile of the Quick Look window shouldn't be that hard to do with 4.0's graphic effects. Wow; Cowabunga! http://andregarzia.on-rev.com/richmond/STUFF/FREAKY.rev.zip well, it took this genius about 3 minutes (and that is because

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 12/04/2010 20:30, stephen barncard wrote: snip Anyway, a facsimile of the Quick Look window shouldn't be that hard to do with 4.0's graphic effects. Wow; Cowabunga! http://andregarzia.on-rev.com/richmond/STUFF/FREAKY.rev.zip well, it took this genius about 3 minutes (and that is

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread Andre Garzia
Richmond, You can't do that with Rev... In Rev all elements inherit the stacks own blendlevel :-( If you are not moving your stack, you can take a screenshot of the screen, crop it, set it as background of the stack with a clever image with a blend, then it will look like the effect you're

Re: Thoughts on fetching data from iRev cgi's (in chunks)

2010-04-12 Thread David Bovill
Yes - either that or DreamHost? On 11 April 2010 14:01, Michael Kann mikek...@yahoo.com wrote: David, Are you doing this on the on-rev server? --- On Sun, 4/11/10, David Bovill da...@vaudevillecourt.tv wrote: From: David Bovill da...@vaudevillecourt.tv Subject: Thoughts on fetching

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 12/04/2010 22:17, Andre Garzia wrote: Richmond, You can't do that with Rev... In Rev all elements inherit the stacks own blendlevel :-( Blast! If you are not moving your stack, you can take a screenshot of the screen, crop it, set it as background of the stack with a clever image with a

Re: Thoughts on fetching data from iRev cgi's (in chunks)

2010-04-12 Thread Andre Garzia
David, Check out HTTP Chunked Transfers, it will allow you to output chunks as you compute them but be aware, I don't know if you can do that with on-rev.com Cheers andre On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 8:28 AM, David Bovill da...@vaudevillecourt.tvwrote: What would be the best strategy for fetching

Redrawing datagrid from within

2010-04-12 Thread Andrew Kluthe
Ok, so I had a little handler that deletes all the data associated with any given lease. It works fine when it is in the mouseUp of a button. but, the boss would like the ability to double right click on the leaseName of the grid and delete the lease (and all information attatched to it). It

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread Andre Garzia
Fill an enhancement request on the QA Site and I will vote for it! :D On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/04/2010 22:17, Andre Garzia wrote: Richmond, You can't do that with Rev... In Rev all elements inherit the stacks own

Re: Question about RevMobile

2010-04-12 Thread David Bovill
On 11 April 2010 16:40, Richard Gaskin ambassa...@fourthworld.com wrote: But note that Apple didn't cancel their MacBook line when they introduced the iPad. They would be a bit silly to do that at this stage. Note though they are putting nearly all their investment into iPhone OS4

Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window

2010-04-12 Thread Scott Rossi
Recently, Andre Garzia wrote: If you are not moving your stack, you can take a screenshot of the screen, crop it, set it as background of the stack with a clever image with a blend, then it will look like the effect you're trying to achieve but if the window moves, the background will not

Re: Thoughts on fetching data from iRev cgi's (in chunks)

2010-04-12 Thread David Bovill
On 12 April 2010 20:36, Andre Garzia an...@andregarzia.com wrote: David, Check out HTTP Chunked Transfers, it will allow you to output chunks as you compute them but be aware, I don't know if you can do that with on-rev.com Thanks took a look - seems heavy - interesting for streaming maybe

Re: Do ... as Applescript, bugs??

2010-04-12 Thread Sarah Reichelt
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Andrew Meit meit...@bellsouth.net wrote: My error msg: Execution Error The file name changes each time its run for its created via Rev script. So no file is made till the end. And I have to go through AS editor because am creating AS files on the fly for

Re: Redrawing datagrid from within

2010-04-12 Thread Sarah Reichelt
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 5:47 AM, Andrew Kluthe and...@rjdfarm.com wrote: Ok, so I had a little handler that deletes all the data associated with any given lease. It works fine when it is in the mouseUp of a button. but, the boss would like the ability to double right click on the leaseName

Re: Question about RevMobile

2010-04-12 Thread Richard Gaskin
David Bovill wrote: On 11 April 2010 16:40, Richard Gaskin ambassador at fourthworld.com wrote: But note that Apple didn't cancel their MacBook line when they introduced the iPad. They would be a bit silly to do that at this stage. Note though they are putting nearly all their investment

Renaming a background using script

2010-04-12 Thread charles61
I have searched through Rev's documentation and could not find any way to rename background using a script. Anybody have any experience with setting or renaming a background using code? -- View this message in context:

Re: Renaming a background using script

2010-04-12 Thread Sarah Reichelt
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 7:15 AM, charles61 csz...@mac.com wrote: I have searched through Rev's documentation and could not find any way to rename background using a script. Anybody have any experience with setting or renaming a background using code? I would assume that this would work: set

Re: Renaming a background using script

2010-04-12 Thread J. Landman Gay
Sarah Reichelt wrote: On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 7:15 AM, charles61 csz...@mac.com wrote: I have searched through Rev's documentation and could not find any way to rename background using a script. Anybody have any experience with setting or renaming a background using code? I would assume that

Re: Question about RevMobile

2010-04-12 Thread Pierre Sahores
Alike a 2.5 inches multi-tasked server we could connect from any in- output devices we would have to use along the daytime..., a terminal laptop, a video-projector, a tablet device, etc... ? Best, P. Le 12 avr. 10 à 23:09, Richard Gaskin a écrit : As their patent filing I pointed to

Windows frontmost app and Rev System Window

2010-04-12 Thread Bill Vlahos
The Rev system window is always supposed to float above all other windows. However, in Window 7 it only sort of does. If a rev system window comes up it does float over everything else. However, it still appears to float above everything in that if I click on an application behind that

Re: Windows frontmost app and Rev System Window

2010-04-12 Thread Bill Vlahos
Upon further testing I think something that is compounding the problem is that I'm testing this on a laptop with a trackpad where a tap is a mouse click. If I use a mouse it behaves more consistently. I wonder if the extra action of the trackpad is causing issues. Bill Vlahos _

Re: Question about RevMobile

2010-04-12 Thread Andre Garzia
How would we all like it if RunRev allowed any third party developer to just upload stuff that was automatically incorporated into the IDE, which then broke the IDE? I do this at least twice per day... -- http://www.andregarzia.com All We Do Is Code.

Re: Question about RevMobile

2010-04-12 Thread Jim Kanter
I expect a bright future for the iPad to become a controller device for many apps. Think faders for mixing audio or video, or trackball replacements for color correction and surround-sound mixing applications. How long before stereos and televisions get bluetooth so they can be controlled by the

Re: Question about RevMobile

2010-04-12 Thread Andre Garzia
nothing will ever replace my newton 2000... That thing could replace a computer! Sadly both my newton and my emate broke, soon, I will go shopping for another one. As a writing device, nothing beats the emate with newtonworks. thats me being nostalgic... Now, if the iPad was half a newton, we

Re: Question about RevMobile

2010-04-12 Thread Ian Wood
On 13 Apr 2010, at 02:47, Andre Garzia wrote: Still the iPhone OS is quite good, specially version 4 that doesn't run on my iPhone 3G... It runs, it just doesn't multi-task with third-party apps. :-( Ian ___ use-revolution mailing list

[ANN] InfoWallet updated to 1.1.07

2010-04-12 Thread Bill Vlahos
The big new feature is the Login Assistant now for Windows as well as Macintosh. I don't know how to implement it on Linux. I implemented the VBScript SendKeys method instead of the SendInput() method because I was unable to get the DLL to load under Vista or Windows 7 in a reasonable manner

Record Audio for only 10 seconds?

2010-04-12 Thread John Patten
Hi All... I'm attempting to create a little stack that will allow the user to record audio, their voice, for a specific amount of time. I have the recording scripts down: put the long name of current stack into theTargetPath put the itemDel into tOrigItemDel set the itemDel to /