Here are the directions for producing cursors for Revolution that won't
come out white:
1. Open Photoshop. Name the image, Mode being RGB color, Background
Transparent, and width and height 16 pixels.
2. Change Image/Mode to Indexed Color, using the defaults for indexed
color (Palette:
I've successfully gotten a stack to show up in Safari in test mode with
webmedia. Navigation between cards is quick, but any script with RevGoURL
does not work. In addition, on attempting to upload the stack to my website
using Freeway Pro (the development tool I used to create the
Image resolutions can be easily determined in Photoshop under the File menu
Image/Image Size. Then, within the same menu,one can alter either the
image resolution or dimensions of the image.
Stephen Goldberg
www.medmaster.net
In a message dated 5/18/09 10:26:52 PM,
I'd appreciate it if anyone has a solution to the following: When images,
sounds, and movies are referenced from Revolution and placed in a folder
separate
from the standalone, is there a way to hide the referenced folder so that the
only thing the viewer sees is the standalone itself? Thanks.
I know they can't compete with Scott Rossi's amazing interfaces, but there
are a number of free educationally useful downloads of MedMaster medical
applications at http://medmaster.net/freedownloads.html. All were built with
Revolution.
Stephen Goldberg, President
MedMaster Inc
I’m not sure if the following 2 problems were addressed in the forum, but
hope that someone can help:
I updated from Rev 2.7.4 to Rev 2.9.0 and then made a few small changes to a
stack I had created with Rev 2.7.4. The stack was working fine under 2.7.4 (I’
m working on a Mac desktop with OS X
Regarding created cursors showing up as black, I realize that you are not
using Photoshop, but perhaps something in the following directions for creating
cursors in Photoshop make be useful in the program you are using:
1. Open Photoshop. Name the image, Mode being RGB color, Background
I am trying to set the zoom, tilt, and pan settings for a Quicktime player by
typing their values into the Quicktime player property inspector. However,
this does not seem to change anything. I presently have to write a script to
create the zoom, tilt, and pan settings. Am I doing
Sorry if I may have missed this topic in a previous forum. I'd appreciate
any help on the following question: The standalones that I am creating require
a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher to properly fit on the screen.
Since some people may have their monitors set to a lower
Yes, Apple does require that you ask permission to distribute their Quicktime
player, even though one can normally download it for free. It is a simple
matter to obtain permission, by filling out and mailing the application that
Apple provides. Remember, also, that Apple requests that their
In a message dated 1/11/07 11:00:06 AM,
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The IDE stacks aren't generally listed there (you aren't really expected
to mess with them,) but here is a handy trick:
put the short name of the mousestack
This will put the name of the stack the mouse is currently
Can anyone suggest a script to hide the Tools Palette on OpenStack? I have
not been able to find a way. Thanks.
Steve Goldberg
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Thanks for the word revTools Klaus to refer to the tools palette. I
didn't find it in the Rev dictionary. However, in order to hide the tools
palette, I suggest modifying the command to CLOSE stack revTools rather
than HIDE
stack revTools, since the HIDE command, while hiding the tools
I've used Revolution to create an invoice program consisting of a Main stack
and several substacks in which all the stacks contain 2006 as the last
word of their names. Now, for 2007, I want to change all the times 2006
appears in the stack names and scripts to 2007. I've done this
In a message dated 12/18/06 6:29:08 AM,
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I know this issue has been raised in the past, but bring it up once more
with
the hope that someone may have a resolution. The problem is that after
using my Mac to create a standalone and then transferring the Windows
I've found a workaround to the problem of slow opening of card 2, as follows:
a. Originally, card 1 (the opening screen) had a Start button with the
script going next to card 2
b. Make this opening screen card 2
c. Make card 1 a dummy card
d. Add to the stack script:
on openStack
set
I know this issue has been raised in the past, but bring it up once more with
the hope that someone may have a resolution. The problem is that after
using my Mac to create a standalone and then transferring the Windows
standalone
version to a Windows computer, the intial opening screen may
A simple script to accomplish the removal of blank spaces (in field
datafield) is as follows:
repeat with x = 1 to the number of chars in field datafield
if char x of field datafield is then delete char x of field
datafield
end repeat
Steve Goldberg
In a message dated 11/2/06
I'm creating Rev standalones containing movies, for both Mac and Windows, to
be distributed on CDs. I create the Rev standalones on a Mac, incorporating
Quicktime movies. Since many Windows users do not have Quicktime installed
on their computers, I include a Quicktime installer on the CD,
I see that one can import Flash animation .swf files into the Rev Quicktime
player. However, is it also possible to import a Flash game with all its
interactivity as well? Thanks.
Steve Goldberg
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The now defunct program mTropolis had a simple method for creating
rounded corners on images. One simply placed the mTropolis graphic
icon on the image and checked off the round rectangle option; the image
instantly changed to one with rounded corners. I used this extensively
for images and
I've noticed that when I issue the script Save this stack that the stack
saves very quickly. However, when using Command/S (on my Mac) a Saving...
window appears and the saving process takes a long time. Can someone clarify
the
difference between Save this stack and Command/S? Thanks.
Perhaps someone can clarify whether the Universal Binary version of Rev
standalones will work on all versions of OS X or only on OS 10.3.9 and above.
There seems to be a difference of opinion in the forum. If Universal Binary
will work on all versions of OS X, then Universal Binary would
I just upgraded from Rev 2.7.1 to 2.7.4 and am impressed by the ability to
build for so many Macs, including Intels, but am a bit confused by the wealth
of
options:
On the Standalone settings, one is given the options to build for
a. Mac OS (Classic, for which there is a notation, Build for
Regarding which of the standalone versions to include in distributing one's
built applications, please correct me if my logic is wrong here:
a. I assume that very few Mac users have operating systems that are earlier
than OS X, so one does not have to be so concerned about distributing for OS 9
Regarding mp4 playback, I understand (at least in Rev 2.7.1 which I'm using)
that mp4 has to be incorporated as a referenced control rather than an
imported control as mp4 does not import well, at least in 2.7.1. Assuming
that the
movie is used as a referenced control, how can one build the
Lately I've been incorporating Quicktime mp4 movies into my Rev standalones.
When distributing the standalones to others, I've included the Quicktime
Player installer, in case they do not have Quicktime (especially Windows
users).
If they forget to install Quicktime, the movie instead
Thanks Phil (and Ian Wood and Mark Schonewille)! Knowing that there is no
Quicktime version on someone's computer will enable the script to hide the
player and see the underlying message.
Steve Goldberg
In a message dated 9/29/06 2:45:26 PM,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
From: Phil Davis
I'm confused. I've just received (unsolicited) Revolution in a CD case
titled Version 2.5.0 for Macintosh Classic, OS X, and Windows. I thought it
was an update, but now that I think of it, that's an earlier version.
Looking at the ReadMe file it does indeed appear to refer to version
Does anyone have any preliminary impressions about the reliability of
Revolution 2.5.0? I received this update, but I've been reluctant to install it
and
apply it to all my stacks without getting some feedback first from the group as
to whether or not there are any problems. Any thoughts?
I've used both Bryce and Vue to create quicktime VR 3D scenes. They create
the QTVR instantly, but at the expense of having significant distortion when
the scene is rotated while viewing. Another way is to photograph the scene
within Bryce or Vue taking still pictures at 60 degree
In a message dated 7/11/06 2:28:26 PM,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Aha. Then it is likely they use QuickTime VR. Any idea what else can be
used
to draw dynamically a 3D terrain, or several planes with textures loaded
from images, or 3D piece of something in Rev Studio? I will still try to
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
Regarding Revolution and object-oriented programming, it seems to me that
Revolution, which I have been actively using for the past two years, does do
that since one can save useful scripts (sometimes long, complex ones) from one
application and apply in another without having to start from
Dan,
One thing I think is needed is a thorough explanation of all the checkboxes
and fields in the various property inspectors. I've been using Revolution for
two years now and am still unsure about the uses of a number of items in the
Property Inspectors, which do not appear to be
Thanks Ken,
Your script works.
Steve Goldberg
In a message dated 7/2/06 12:35:48 AM, Ken Ray writes:
on mouseUp
set the playrate of player 1 to 1
play player 1
CheckPlayer
end mouseUp
on CheckPlayer
if the playRate of player 1 is 1 then
if the currentTime of player 1 is
Can someone suggest a good way of making a quicktime movie play continuously
back and forth rather than starting from the beginning with each loop? This
would be useful in creating a realistic continuous water wave motion that does
not loop and jerk back to the beginning of the movie when the
One way to access a title bar that is hidden under the menubar is to type
Hide menubar in the message box, move the title bar and then type Show
menubar.
Steve Goldberg
In a message dated 6/29/06 2:25:15 PM,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Is there any easy way to fix the totally aggravating
On rechecking, I was using Rev 2.7.0 to test the stack, rather than 2.7.1.
The qtIdleRate appears in 2.7.1, exactly as you say. I love this forum!
Thanks
for the really helpful advice, Trevor.
Steve Goldberg
In a message dated 6/26/06 12:59:43 PM, Trevor Devore writes:
The engine change log
Thanks Trevor,
Your suggestion immediately corrected the problem of jerkiness to QTVR
motion. The only small change I needed to make in the script is to use
idleRate
rather than QTidleRate since rev 2.7.1, which I am using, does not appear to
have a global property for QTidleRate and gives
I've noticed that when a Quicktime VR movie is played through Apple's
Quicktime player the motion around 360 degrees is smooth. However, the same
movie
shown through Revolution's player results in a jerky stepping motion. Any
suggestions? Thanks.
Steve Goldberg
Yes, Malte. You are absolutely right. By unchecking variable checking in
the preferences, the scripting no longer requires me to declare local
variables before using them. Thanks!
Steve Goldberg
In a message dated 6/7/06 2:20:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Have you accidently checked
For the past two years I've benefited greatly from advice given through this
forum, so I'd like to give something back in return. Creating cursors in
Revolution has been problematic. Despite creating 16x16 images in black and
white, sometimes the cursors do not show up correctly on both
Saving information in Revolution is simple. While data cannot be saved to
a standalone mainstack, it can be saved to a standalone's substack as
follows:
1. In the standalone setting, under Stacks check off Move substacks into
individual stackfiles
2. Put Save this stack into the
Can anyone suggest how to increase the inventory of cursors in Revolution?
I have not had much success in trying to do this through creating new images.
They don't seem to show up correctly. It would be particularly helpful to
have such standard cursors as hand left, hand right, hand
Is there a way to expand the width of cells within a table field? I did not
see a description of the controls for the table field in the Rev
documentation. Thanks.
Steve Goldberg
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Recently, using Revolution 2.7 (I'm not sure if the problem is related to the
version or something else) on my Mac running OS X, I have noted the following
problem in trying to build a standalone:
I first built a main stack, then decided that since I wanted to save data in
the standalone, created
In a message dated 3/15/06 12:34:17 PM, Glen Bojsza wrote:
I was wondering if anyone has used Revolution in creating
1. A multiple choice quiz stack?
2. A multimedia training stack ?
My interest is in the look and feel from the user experience and how
self-contained training modules show
In a message dated 3/15/06 12:34:17 PM, Glen Bojsza wrote:
I was wondering if anyone has used Revolution in creating
1. A multiple choice quiz stack?
2. A multimedia training stack ?
My interest is in the look and feel from the user experience and how
self-contained training modules show
Recently I've noted a problem on building standalones (on my Mac OS X using
Rev 2.7) and moving them to Windows. While the standalones work on Windows, if
I try to move them to the trash in Windows, I get a message:
Cannot delete (the program). Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not
Regarding the inability to trash certain standalones that are transferred
from Mac to Windows, it does appear that I can trash the standalone in Windows
using control-alt-delete. But to prevent the problem in the first place, you
are correct, Scott, that quitting the program through the Quit
I just got back from my local Mac store where they were demonstrating the new
Intel Macs and tested a number of Rev standlalones I built using Rev 2.7 on
my Mac OS X system. I am pleased to report that all the standalones worked
fine, including those with movies, sounds and hundreds of cards.
I've tried photocopying the magGlass cursor (black and white 16x16 pixel) and
then setting the cursor to the ID of the image, but on my computer (OS X
Revolution Studio version 2.7) I still only get a white outline, rather than
the
graphic. If you are right, Jacquie, that this may be a bug
I have been puzzled by the color feature in the object inspector for some of
the objects (e.g. images) which list the options of First color, second
color, third color etc. What does this do? If I check off a color, nothing
happens and the option disappears on leaving the object inspector.
I hope this is a simple matter and I'm just overlooking the obvious: I'd like
the cursor to change to a magnifying glass when the mouse is down, so I've
written:
on mouseDown
set cursor to 378
set lockcursor true
end mouseDown
This works fine before the standalone. But after the standalone,
Perhaps someone can help with the following problem I have involving the
pass command. I have a button that performs a certain action. A field (it
could also be another button) overlies the button. I'd like to arrange so
that
if I click on the field the message passes through it to the
I have an Excel file on my hard drive that I would like to access from within
revolution (just like I can access the Internet through RevGoUrl). What
command can issue to open and see the file? I am having some trouble trying
to
do this through the open or open file commands. Thanks.
Hi Phil,
No, I'm not interested in importing data from the Excel sheet into Rev, just
opening an existing Excel application from a command in Rev. I still can't
seem to do this. I've put the Excel file (and also the Excel application)
into the same folder as the Revolution stack and just
If anyone would like have a look at the program I wrote in Revolution, called
MedSearcher, let me know and I'll have a copy emailed to you for your opinion
as to any copyright issues. I've had not difficulty using it without
registering an ID. As far as I can tell, anyone who uses the program
I'm having a copyright attorney check out the issue and will get back to the
group with an opinion. Basically the question involves the difference
between issuing a command like:
REvGoURL http://images.google.com/;
which only goes to the google/images page, where the user can type in any
Thanks to Ken Ray for the script:
on keyDown pKey
put toUpper(pKey) into the selection
end keyDown
It works like a charm to insure that only capital letters are typed into
a field. This is a forum full of gurus. Thanks!
Steve Goldberg
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Does anyone know if there is a way to change the type in a field to capital
letters and keep it that way as a property whenever one types into the field?
I know that the Text Formatting option of a text field has a Change Case
option to change the text into capital letters during development.
I'm creating a Revolution stack on the Macintosh and would like to transfer
the same stack and substack (not built as a standalone) to my Windows computer.
Can I continue to modify the stack on Windows using the Windows version of
Revolution? I presume that I will have to purchase the
Does anyone know if there is a copyright issue with using the powerful
RevGoURL command to access websites using known Internet search engines? For
instance, if one is interested in dogs one can access Google simply by writing:
RevGoURL http://www.google.com; or
RevGoURL
In writing a Rev command such as:
RevGoURL http://www.google.com/search?q=dogs; (for literature)
or
RevGoURL http://www.images.google.com/images?svnum=10hl=enlr=;
ie=ISO-8859-1q=dogs (for images)
it seems to me that what one is really doing is the equivalent of
automatically typing in the
I have iconographer, but a simple question: After transferring the .ico
graphic to the Windows hard drive, how do you actually incorporate the .ico
graphic into the Revolution built application? If I create a Shortcut to
the
Rev application in Windows, the Properties window of the shortcut
Thanks Xavier. Works beautifully and much simpler than I thought. Wierdly,
I think you anwered my question before I even posted it. I love this group.
Steve Goldberg
In a message dated 1/3/06 10:19:25 AM,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:Transporting icons
First, much thanks to Malte Brill for his suggestion that immediately
resolved the problem with importing referenced controls of mpeg-4 movies. I
have
a different problem, though, with importing mpeg-4 using Import As Control:
After importing the mpeg-4 movie using Import As Control, it is
Thanks to everyone for the helpful suggestions.
Steve Goldberg
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preferences:
What are the optimal Revolution stack dimensions to fill a screen set at
1024x768 resolution (I'm using Mac OSX to develop)? Setting the stack
dimensions
to 1024x768 seems too big, because the titlebar adds extra space on Windows,
and the dock gets in the way on Macintosh. It would seem that
Sorry if this subject may have been discussed before. I'm new to videos on
Rev and have noted the following difference between Revolution 2.5.1 and
2.6.1 on my Macintosh OS X:
In Revolution 2.5.1, I can import mpeg-4 movies as a referenced control. In
the quicktime player Property
I've noticed that when going from one card in the main stack to another card
in the same stack the transition is smooth. However, when going from the
main stack to a card in a substack there is a brief flash showing one stack
closing and the other opening. This does not seem to be
Yes, thanks for the suggestion. Your script alteration eliminates the jumping
flash from mainstack to substack. Can you suggest how to eliminate the jump
on returning from the substack to the mainstack? Thanks very much.
Steve Goldberg
From: Bj?rnke von Gierke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:
Back again, with thanks, to tap the brains of the RR experts once more: I
have created a Revolution application (on Macintosh) that calls for a screen
size close to 1024x768. Since some users (Mac or Windows) may have their
monitors set to less than that, I am concerned that the stacks may
Thanks Klaus and Ken for the great suggestions.
Steve Goldberg
Back again, with thanks, to tap the brains of the RR experts once
more: I
have created a Revolution application (on Macintosh) that calls for
a screen
size close to 1024x768. Since some users (Mac or Windows) may
Thanks, Jacquie - Your solution worked perfectly. You are the true master
of the Standalone Settings (among other things).
Steve Goldberg
In a message dated 11/29/05 4:47:49 PM,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I tried using cursor ID 28 instead of hand but the
I tried using cursor ID 28 instead of hand but the problem persists.
The watch cursor still shows up instead of hand in the standalone. Has
anyone else experienced this? I'm using Mac OS 10.3.9 and revolution 2.6.1.
Temporarily I'm trying to work around the problem by hiliting the
Different people learn in different ways. In my own case, it is
indispensable to read through entire manuals first in a systematic way.
That's the way
I learned Hypercard (Danny Goodman's and Dan Shafer's books), Supercard,
mTropolis, Revolution (including Dan Shafer's book), Photoshop,
Hope someone can help with the following problem. I want to program a
button so that the cursor changes to hand on MouseEnter and changes back to
Arrow on mouseLeave. I inserted the following script (using Macintosh OS X
Panther):
on MouseEnter
set the cursor to hand
set the lockcursor
Regarding mTropolis versus Revolution, I've used mTropolis for many projects.
Presently all the programs in our medical publishing company have been done
in mTropolis (www.medmaster.net). Since the demise of mTropolis, I've looked
at other programs but have now gone to Revolution, which works
Yes, Jaqueline, that seems to be the problem. The missing pictures are all
in the same place and same size and correct layer, but getting the imagedata
of the missing images comes up empty, unlike the other images. I don't know
why, but thanks for the clarification.
Another mystery,
I've created a stack containing several hundred cards, each with a jpeg of
a radiologic image. In order to test students, each x-ray is unlabeled with
arrows. In order to provide a clue to the student, I've prepared a duplicate
hidden picture on each card with the same picture, but with
This group has really been very helpful. I noted another problem today which
I hope someone can resolve. I have created a stack with a black background.
The answer dialog box I created shows up fine before the stack is built.
However, once it has been built, the background of the dialog box
Hope someone can help with this question. If I import an image, say 1 meg,
into Revolution using Import as Control and then resize it to make it
smaller, does it still take up 1 meg, or does it take up less memory? Thanks.
Steve Goldberg
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Is Mac OS fat a combination of Mac OS PPC and 68k? Thanks.
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So far I'm running close to 100% success with advice received from this
forum and am very grateful for that. One more question: I'm planning a
program
that uses one or more substacks. The question is whether to place all the key
data into one substack or to divide them into 2 or more
Hopefully someone can help with the following question. A created a Rev
program using Mac and built a standalone for Windows. The program resides in
a
folder. On Windows, the name of the folder shows up in the program bar at
the bottom of the screen, as it should. However, on opening
Hi Chipp,
Thanks for the suggestion. However, where can I obtain documentation about
how to set up libraries or special biz logic windows in order to save data
in that way, instead of including a substack in the standalone? Thanks.
Steve Goldberg
In a message dated 8/17/05 11:06:49 PM,
Once again I'd like to approach the great minds on the Revolution forum.
Hopefully, someone can offer a suggestion for the following issue:
I used Revolution in Mac OS X to create a standalone in which I'd like
the user to be able to save data. Since standalone's do not normally save
I've created a stack (using Mac OS X, Revolution 2.5.1, Panther) with
dimensions of 1024x768 with the expectation that it will fit on a screen with
resolution of 1024x768. However, when moving the stack (built as standalone
or as
unbuilt stack) to another Mac with 1024x768 screen resolution,
Hi Sarah,
I appreciate your comment about different learning styles. In my own case,
I prefer to read a manual cover to cover to gain a more complete
understanding. While I have started to use Revolution quite a lot, and am
more impressed
with it every day, I don't think I would be using
Placing the window in the middle of the screen is a simple script:
on openstack
set the loc of this stack to the screenloc
end openstack
Stephen Goldberg
From: Ban Nguyen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: place the window in the middle of screen?
To: How to use Revolution
Perhaps someone can help with the following question: Is it possible for
Revolution, after clicking on a word, to connect to the Internet (Google e.g.)
and
automatically paste in the word into Google's search field? Connecting to
the Internet is easy (RevGoUrl http://www.google.com;). And I
I have a stack I'm working on, which when I want to save as a standalone (for
either Mac or Windows) comes up with the message There was an error saving
the standalone application. I can't figure out why, since other stacks save
easily as standalones. I'm using Mac OS X (Panther). There
Thanks Eric! This is a great convenience and should prove very useful to
educators who want to enable their students to connect directly to Internet
searches without intermediate steps. This forum is great!
Steve Goldberg
In a message dated 6/3/05 12:43:27 PM,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Thanks Jacqueline,
Your suggestion worked immediately and there was no difficulty saving the
standalone as soon as I turned off Search for required inclusions and turned
on
Select inclusions for the standalone. I'm impressed with the great talent
in the forum. Thanks.
Steve Goldberg
In a
Thanks, Malte for your suggestions. However, in this case what I am
suggesting is that rather than having to type in numbers to resize an object
proportionately, there needs to be some way to do this manually, such as
holding down
the Shift key while doing the resizing (like in Photoshop),
If an image is going to appear on many cards and one wants to save disc
space, I found the advice very useful from the forum to use the image as an
icon. I
was wondering whether or not it may also save disc space to group the image
and set it to act as a background. For instance if I have an
As a new Revolution user (former HyperCard/mTropolis user) and having read
through the User Manual and Dan Shafer's book, I find the program very powerful
and useful. However, I'd like to make the following suggestions toward
producing a new User Guide, and which I think would better attract
This is an addendum to my previous note also listed today. I erred in
referring to the current Glossary terms being listed in the Index. Rather
they
currently are listed, of course, in the Table of Contents, and as mentioned,
the Glossary terms do not need to be duplicated in the Table of
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