Editing the Rev Environment

2008-09-20 Thread J. Downs
Quick question. How does one edit the stacks that make up the Rev development environment? Thanks, J. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: Editing the Rev Environment

2008-09-20 Thread J. Downs
Much obliged, Eric! :) J. On Sep 20, 2008, at 9:19 AM, Eric Chatonet wrote: Bonjour J. Le 20 sept. 08 à 15:57, J. Downs a écrit : Quick question. How does one edit the stacks that make up the Rev development environment? The best way to access IDE objects is: 1. In Preferences

Re: way OT bass players ... was filter without empty

2008-02-15 Thread J. Downs
Cool bass site! I believe Mark Wieder is also an earth shaker - any others here? Did both my undergrad and master's in music, so I was playing quite a variety of instruments. Played upright bass for a bit: poorly. :P Spent more time with the electric bass—some jazz, mostly rock—but

Re: Macintosh Modifier symbols in menuitem

2008-02-05 Thread J. Downs
Perhaps those interested could add their votes to an enhancement request that Jeanne filed back in 2005 which makes the request along with syntax suggestions: http://quality.runrev.com/qacenter/show_bug.cgi?id=3147 Absolutely brilliant proposal. Should have been done two years ago. J.

Re: [OT] Instructional design and the demise of AppleGuide

2008-02-05 Thread J. Downs
Research papers would be most helpful, but even offhand comments from interviews with Apple staff or others in the know would be good. So you're saying we should abstain from rampant speculation? Way to cut me off at the knees, Richard. ;) J.

Re: Books?

2008-02-05 Thread J. Downs
Have any good books on Rev/Transcript been published, or is everyone still using old HyperCard/Talk books as references? So, I'll take the lack of response as a no. Any of you have one in the works? I'd like to read some good references on language changes since HyperTalk. J.

Importing a HyperCard stack

2008-02-05 Thread J. Downs
How does one import an old HyperCard stack into the latest versions of Rev? Rev doesn't recognize the stacks via the Finder, Dock, or Open dialogue. Any hints? Thanks, J. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please

Books?

2008-02-03 Thread J. Downs
Have any good books on Rev/Transcript been published, or is everyone still using old HyperCard/Talk books as references? J. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage

Re: OT Re: Look and Learn . . .

2008-01-22 Thread J. Downs
is your german perfect, List-Mom? Ugh. Enough, people. Back to Revolution. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: LiveStage Pro (was: Another Revolution?)

2008-01-22 Thread J. Downs
Man, look at their value - they are traded (I guess - they havent filed anything since 2005). Is that an undersea canyon or ? My depth finder doesn't go that deep :-) Does that really say 18 cents per share? Wow, I've heard buy low, sell high but that's ridiculous. :P J.

Re: Look and Learn . . .

2008-01-20 Thread J. Downs
WHAT is needed is something with nearly all the capabilities of Runtime Revolution with a FRONT-END that is fully automated in such a way that a Professor of Anatomy (for example) can sit down in front of their computer and rapidly, and with no need to learn xTalk, Logo, Bogo or

Re: Another Revolution?

2008-01-19 Thread J. Downs
I've always stuck with Safari because it historically renders much faster on my machine than any other browser. Now you've all forced me to take another look at FF for my web development. Thanks. At least I will have something to keep me busy over the three-day weekend. ;) J. On

Re: Look and Learn . . .

2008-01-19 Thread J. Downs
PCs can and should be used for experts to produce materials for content delivery and reinforcement without those experts having to learn either programming or the intricacies of the modern WIMP GUIs that are almost universal. Back in ancient times, there were several engines that sat atop

Re: Many Cards Versus One Card and a List Field

2008-01-15 Thread J. Downs
What made it possible to use HC that way was its hint bits, a system for indexing field contents which is not only proprietary but patented as well. Hint bits made it ultra-fast for obtaining data across the otherwise-complex structures that make up cards and fields. Certainly any such

Re: Many Cards Versus One Card and a List Field

2008-01-15 Thread J. Downs
Cool. Let us know what Apples says when you write to ask them for the code. ;) lol. i'd reverse engineer it for you, but haven't the foggiest where to begin with such an enterprise. :P j. ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: HyperNext ? Worth a look ?

2008-01-14 Thread J. Downs
He's obviously built this with RealBasic. And, as someone who used to struggle with the poor quality and bugginess of RealBasic, I have to hand it to him, he's achieved something nearly miraculous. Namely, he's almost managed to make a working HyperCard-like environment and he's done it in

Re: Constructing and calling a handler as do

2008-01-13 Thread J. Downs
I think it is common amongst old-time xTalk programmers to use capitals instead of underscores, although that means you need to press two keys anyways. do myHandler -- now holds crdHandler The Bible on styling code, as far as I've ever been concerned:

Re: tapping into finder events

2008-01-12 Thread j downs
I can't think of anything more useful than being able to use automate file system objects as they are created by the user (in any program). Am i really the only one who is wishing in this direction? Imagine something as simple as having every image file tht ends up on the desktop being

Re: tapping into finder events

2008-01-12 Thread j downs
Don't confuse virtuoso violin playing with composing new music. This industry has got itself into a bit of trouble attracting more engineers than scientist/artists. A simple review of most independent developers' web pages confirms this. ;-P J.

Re: New User Doc Whine What?

2008-01-08 Thread j downs
The separation of the User Guide lets people have a PDF - a highly desired/demanded change - but it can make it harder to find specific things because the docs are not all in one place and can't be linked together or searched for globally as easily.) It would make sense to include both.

Re: OT: MacBook randomly shuts down..

2008-01-05 Thread j downs
you ... didn't ... buy... applecare? Do people really purchase extended warranties in this day and age? J. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: OT: MacBook randomly shuts down..

2008-01-05 Thread j downs
I certainly do for all my cars. I used to do it for laptops, until I was burned by CompUSA, and didn't purchase one for my most recent Sony. I recommend it for laptops for my wife and kid, as they are really hard on 'stuff.' I don't for desktops. 3-year max seems to be the best deal here.

Re: OT: One Customer's Experience with her Computer's Warranty

2007-12-31 Thread j downs
I feel for the customer as she purchased this high-end machine for business use. Vista's been nothing but problems when the computer is running, and Gateway will not refund, nor will they replace the machine. What is Gateway's length of warranty? J.

Re: Engelbart and Kay --was: Back to the Future with Hypercard

2007-12-31 Thread j downs
If all you want to do is sell Rev to that small niche (perhaps even smaller than the potential niche of the ed market!) of savvy programmers who aren't afraid to use something other than the commonly-accepted programming languages of C/++/#, Java etc., then fine; but if you want to open up Rev's

Re: OT: One Customer's Experience with her Computer's Warranty

2007-12-31 Thread j downs
1 Year... and she's had it for 3 months. Moral: Never Use Windows. Personally, I'd be calling Gateway four times per day until they replaced the machine. It clearly meets the textbook definition of defective. J. ___ use-revolution mailing

Re: Engelbart and Kay --was: Back to the Future with Hypercard

2007-12-31 Thread j downs
You can buy a lot of library books for the price of a computer lab. My rural, moderately low SES (approx. 30% Free and Reduced Lunch) elementary school has a full-loaded computer lab and *ten* technology- focused regular third and fourth grade classrooms (each equipped with 16 desktop