Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-18 Thread Robert Brenstein
On 14.06.10 at 07:38 -0700 charles61 apparently wrote: Hi Sarah, The user does not get the file by selecting ti. In this situation, 1. The user creates a new file and populates the file 2. Then saves the file "abc". 3. User decides to make a change in the file. 4. The user opens a new file with

Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-14 Thread Peter Brigham MD
On Jun 14, 2010, at 10:38 AM, charles61 wrote: Hi Sarah, The user does not get the file by selecting ti. In this situation, 1. The user creates a new file and populates the file 2. Then saves the file "abc". 3. User decides to make a change in the file. 4. The user opens a new file without sa

Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-14 Thread charles61
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Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-13 Thread Mike Bonner
whereas if you just save directly using the file >> name, then it won't. >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> Sarah >> >> Rodeo discussion: >> http://rodeoapps.com/rodeo-discuss-among-yourselves >> ___________ >>

Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-13 Thread charles61
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Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-13 Thread Sarah Reichelt
> The question is how do you get the name of the file that is opened from a > script to save in a variable. This is what I been unable to do. How do you open the file? Do you get the user to select a file using the answer file dialog? If so, try something like this: global gOpenDataFile answer fi

Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-12 Thread charles61
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Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-12 Thread charles61
> > changes. > > -- > > View this message in context: > > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/How-do-you-get-the-name-of-an-open-saved-file-in-memory-using-message-box-tp2252969p2253195.html > > Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at N

Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-12 Thread stephen barncard
le to appear in the dialog so the user can > choose to save the file with its current name, a new name or disregard the > changes. > -- > View this message in context: > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/How-do-you-get-the-name-of-an-open-saved-file-in-memory-usi

Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-12 Thread charles61
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Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-12 Thread Sarah Reichelt
On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 5:16 AM, charles61 wrote: > > I have going through various scripts to get the name of a text file (not > stack) that is open in my app using the message box. Does anyone know how to > do this? Charles, at some stage in your scripts, the file was opened. A

Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-12 Thread stephen barncard
e that is never needed. On 12 June 2010 13:00, charles61 wrote: > > Stephen, > > I typed your suggestion in the message box and I only got the select file > dialog box but not the name of the file that is already opened. Any other > suggestions? I went through the RevList archive

Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-12 Thread charles61
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Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-12 Thread charles61
Stephen, I typed your suggestion in the message box and I only got the select file dialog box but not the name of the file that is already opened. Any other suggestions? I went through the RevList archives and could not find an example of getting the name of an open file! Charles Szasz csz

Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-12 Thread stephen barncard
ot;select file:";put it into temp;get URL("file:" & temp);put > temp & return & return & it > > On 12 June 2010 12:16, charles61 wrote: > >> >> I have going through various scripts to get the name of a text file (not >> stack)

Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-12 Thread stephen barncard
answer file "select file:";put it into temp;get URL("file:" & temp);put temp & return & return & it On 12 June 2010 12:16, charles61 wrote: > > I have going through various scripts to get the name of a text file (not > stack) that is open in my ap

How do you get the name of an open saved file in memory using message box?

2010-06-12 Thread charles61
I have going through various scripts to get the name of a text file (not stack) that is open in my app using the message box. Does anyone know how to do this? -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/How-do-you-get-the-name-of-an-open-saved-file-in-memory

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-17 Thread Mark Wieder
Jim- Monday, May 17, 2010, 4:33:09 PM, you wrote: > www.jimbofhawaii.com/downloads/SmartSearch.rev Nice and fast, but really hasn't kept up with the times. To get it to work with modern versions of rev (3.5 and up), change the last line of the mouseup handler in the "Edit Script" button to sele

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-17 Thread Jerry Daniels
William, There are docs for the tRev plugins on our site. Look on the right side of main page. Those docs have the names of all the tRev fields and some basic built- in services. What you want to do, however, can be done by just getting the text from the field "source", munging it and then

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-17 Thread william humphrey
Thanks. That plug-in will always be useful. How hard is it to turn into a tRev plug in? ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists

RE: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-17 Thread Jim Bufalini
Bob Sneidar wrote: > spaces in url's and web files are evil. Link no workie. Yes they are. Now been switched to have no spaces: www.jimbofhawaii.com/downloads/SmartSearch.rev Aloha from Hawaii, Jim Bufalini ___ use-revolution mailing list use-re

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-17 Thread Bob Sneidar
Oddly I copied the entire text from the email including the space. The browser substituted the appropriate %20 but I still got the file not found 404 error. By going to the directory, I was able to download it, but only by using Save to Downloads in a right click. Just saying. :-) Looks like a

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-17 Thread stephen barncard
cmon, gang we're coders! URLEcode! go URL("http://www.jimbofhawaii.com/downloads/Smart%20Search.rev";) in the msg box (tested) this is a fast and versatile search dialog. I like it. Thanks, Jim, thanks Eric! On 17 May 2010 15:42, Bob Sneidar wrote: > www.jimbofhawaii.com/downloads/Smart

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-17 Thread Bob Sneidar
spaces in url's and web files are evil. Link no workie. Bob On May 16, 2010, at 12:16 PM, Jim Bufalini wrote: > www.jimbofhawaii.com/downloads/Smart Search.rev ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-17 Thread Bob Sneidar
BACKWARDS OFFSET! HERE HERE!!! Like the dBase function RAT(). Bob On May 15, 2010, at 10:43 AM, stephen barncard wrote: > collect the line numbers on the first pass, they ya gotta count backwards if > you delete lines, Mark. Repeat for each won't work unless the entire script > is rebuilt. >

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-17 Thread Bob Sneidar
> how much I love tRev. Anyway how do you search for a "put" that is like > > "put variable" > > and doesn't have an "into" so it opens the message box. I realize that I > should have marked my code there or put message box because it is

RE: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-17 Thread Jim Bufalini
Devin Asay wrote: > The link seems to be broken, Jim, although I was able to get it by just > listing the downloads folder contents. > > Thanks for offering this. The link is ok, it just got broken at the space in the send. Hopefully it won't get broken this time, If it does, just copy the enti

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-17 Thread Devin Asay
On May 16, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Jim Bufalini wrote: > > Here is a small Rev plugin that finds orphaned puts in any open stack you so > designate. It was written by Eric Chatonet. Offered "as is." It will also > find other lines of code. Please put it in your plugins folder and launch it > from there

RE: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-16 Thread Jim Bufalini
William, > I'm asking this question on the RunRev forum because I want to announce > here > how much I love tRev. Anyway how do you search for a "put" that is like > > "put variable" > > and doesn't have an "into" so it opens the

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread Mark Wieder
stephen- Saturday, May 15, 2010, 3:44:39 PM, you wrote: > makes sense. Should have run the code. Sorry to jump to conclusions. Well, as I pointed out, I didn't actually run it myself. But while I was writing it I noticed that deleting lines might be a problem, thought it through and figured that

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread stephen barncard
makes sense. Should have run the code. Sorry to jump to conclusions. On 15 May 2010 12:01, Mark Wieder wrote: > stephen- > > Saturday, May 15, 2010, 10:43:22 AM, you wrote: > > > collect the line numbers on the first pass, they ya gotta count backwards > if > > you delete lines, Mark. Repeat for

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread Mark Wieder
stephen- Saturday, May 15, 2010, 10:43:22 AM, you wrote: > collect the line numbers on the first pass, they ya gotta count backwards if > you delete lines, Mark. Repeat for each won't work unless the entire script > is rebuilt. It's not collecting line numbers, otherwise it would indeed run into

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread Mark Wieder
william- Saturday, May 15, 2010, 11:34:49 AM, you wrote: > Except that you have to say > filter someVariable with "*put*" for it to work as there must be a space or > something before the word put If you're thinking in generic terms, you'd need to do some more work after that. Your example woul

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread stephen barncard
Inside the tRev plug environment, perhaps it would be easiest for your plug script to 'comment out' all the instances of found puts with a special comment that could be easily found like "-- * put it". Otherwise you'd need a dialog or something to do them individually unless it's a mass removal

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread william humphrey
Thanks (I started to say Stephen but I see I should say) "everyone" -- I found my orphan put using put yourScript into someVariable filter someVariable with "put*" filter someVariable without "*into*" Except that you have to say filter someVariable with "*put*" for it to work as there must be a

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread stephen barncard
I never said there was one. No, Jerry in his wisdom, has left* *it up to us to develop it as an exercise. So I'll probably do it if someone else doesn't. It's not *that*much of a brain teaser. On 15 May 2010 11:06, william humphrey wrote: > Just went to the tRev site. There are some plug-ins th

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread william humphrey
Just went to the tRev site. There are some plug-ins there (ones that put lists of cards, scripts etc into an email message) but no "find orphan puts" plug-in ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscrib

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread william humphrey
I really like the idea of there being a plug-in for tRev that "finds orphaned puts" On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 1:43 PM, stephen barncard < stephenrevoluti...@barncard.com> wrote: > collect the line numbers on the first pass, they ya gotta count backwards > if > you delete lines, Mark. Repeat for eac

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread stephen barncard
collect the line numbers on the first pass, they ya gotta count backwards if you delete lines, Mark. Repeat for each won't work unless the entire script is rebuilt. Do we need a "backwards offset"?? On 15 May 2010 10:33, Mark Wieder wrote: > Scott- > > Saturday, May 15, 2010, 9:58:47 AM, you w

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread Mark Wieder
Scott- Saturday, May 15, 2010, 9:58:47 AM, you wrote: > The other thing to do is to make sure the line has no "into". ...as in (untested, but you get the idea) put yourScript into someVariable filter someVariable with "put*" filter someVariable without "*into*" repeat for each line tLine in so

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread Jerry Daniels
hrey wrote: > >> I'm not sure it has only two words. I will try your suggestion though. It >> could be "put variable1 && variable2" >> It sure teaches me to never do this again. Always explicitly call the >> message box. I wish RunRev would remove

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread Jerry Daniels
e here > how much I love tRev. Anyway how do you search for a "put" that is like > > "put variable" > > and doesn't have an "into" so it opens the message box. I realize that I > should have marked my code there or put message b

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread Jim Ault
don't have time to do the RegEx string that would locate all put ignore 'into' 'after' 'before' on the same line thus creating a short list of -- A running detection technique could be - if the message box i

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread Scott Rossi
riable1 && variable2" > It sure teaches me to never do this again. Always explicitly call the > message box. I wish RunRev would remove the feature... > > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: > >> Try putting the script in variable, and then findi

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread stephen barncard
orphaned puts" if it could be made foolproof. On 15 May 2010 09:42, william humphrey wrote: > I'm not sure it has only two words. I will try your suggestion though. It > could be "put variable1 && variable2" > It sure teaches me to never do this again. Always e

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread william humphrey
I'm not sure it has only two words. I will try your suggestion though. It could be "put variable1 && variable2" It sure teaches me to never do this again. Always explicitly call the message box. I wish RunRev would remove the feature... On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Sc

Re: searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread Scott Rossi
tion on the RunRev forum because I want to announce here > how much I love tRev. Anyway how do you search for a "put" that is like > > "put variable" > > and doesn't have an "into" so it opens the message box. I realize that I > should have marked

searching for a put that opens message box

2010-05-15 Thread william humphrey
Jerry I'm asking this question on the RunRev forum because I want to announce here how much I love tRev. Anyway how do you search for a "put" that is like "put variable" and doesn't have an "into" so it opens the message box. I realize that I should have

Re: driven mad by the message box!

2009-12-14 Thread Peter Alcibiades
er tried it from the IDE. These things are sent to make us into a better person. Not completely sure they are succeeding. william humphrey-2 wrote: > > He must be running Linux. > -- View this message in context: http://n4.nabble.com/driven-mad-by-the-message-box-tp963215p963793.

Re: driven mad by the message box!

2009-12-14 Thread william humphrey
He must be running Linux. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: driven mad by the message box!

2009-12-13 Thread J. Landman Gay
Peter Alcibiades wrote: Does anyone know why put shell() should bring up the message box, showing the last command exectuted from it (and not the command that was executed by the shell() step in the script? I've been racking my brains for an hour or more, trying just

driven mad by the message box!

2009-12-13 Thread Peter Alcibiades
Does anyone know why put shell() should bring up the message box, showing the last command exectuted from it (and not the command that was executed by the shell() step in the script? I've been racking my brains for an hour or more, trying just about everything I can think of

Re: Message Box History

2009-11-25 Thread J. Landman Gay
dunb...@aol.com wrote: Once again, since I cannot remember anything anymore, where are this and similar underground goodies documented? They aren't, because they are part of the IDE code. They're just custom handlers and properties, meant only for internal use, like anything we'd write ours

Re: Message Box History

2009-11-25 Thread Richard Gaskin
ge Log, down in the section toward the bottom labeled "Currently Unsupported Feature". Here's one related to the Message Box that's kinda cool if you need it: -- the revMessageBoxRedirect ~~~

Re: Message Box History

2009-11-25 Thread Mark Wieder
Craig- Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 12:52:42 PM, you wrote: > Now that is a much cleaner solution. > Once again, since I cannot remember anything anymore, where are this and > similar underground goodies documented? You want all the undocumented stuff *documented*? Bwahaha... Anyway, it's in

Re: Message Box History

2009-11-25 Thread Mikey
I would LOVE to know all the underground goodies, because I'd like to put them into a "Tao of RR" document. On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 15:52, wrote: > Now that is a much cleaner solution. > > Once again, since I cannot remember anything anymore, where are this and > similar underground goodies docu

Re: Message Box History

2009-11-25 Thread DunbarX
Now that is a much cleaner solution. Once again, since I cannot remember anything anymore, where are this and similar underground goodies documented? In a message dated 11/25/09 3:49:37 PM, mwie...@ahsoftware.net writes: > put the cREVSingleLineHistory of stack "revPreferences" > ___

Re: Message Box History

2009-11-25 Thread stephen barncard
The late Eric Chatonet's Message Box picker might be good. http://www.sosmartsoftware.com/?r=revolution&l=en Message Box Picker 1.1 Utility for Revolution Studio or Enterprise Freeware Additional functionalities for the message box This utility reorganizes the message history and

Re: Message Box History

2009-11-25 Thread Mark Wieder
Howard- Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 12:28:56 PM, you wrote: > I know you can use the up and down arrow keys to cycle through the history > of previous items in the message box, but I don't know off-hand a way to see > the entire list at once. Maybe someone else knows that t

Re: Message Box History

2009-11-25 Thread DunbarX
I modified the script of the "message field" in the message box for my own purposes, but if you add just one line to the "enterInField" and "returnInField" handlers there, you can send the contents of the field to some storage facility every time you use it: p

Re: Message Box History

2009-11-25 Thread Howard Bornstein
On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Mike Kerner wrote: > I thought I vaguely recalled a way to pull up message box history. Maybe > I'm thinking of some plugin. I know you can use the up and down arrow keys to cycle through the history of previous items in the message box, but I don

Message Box History

2009-11-25 Thread Mike Kerner
I thought I vaguely recalled a way to pull up message box history. Maybe I'm thinking of some plugin. -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little d

Re: Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-16 Thread Jim Sims
On Oct 16, 2009, at 8:11 AM, Kay C Lan wrote: As far as I know, the only difference between UK, USA, MB and MBP keyboards are some graphics and their .keylayout files. The Return key on my UK keyboard uses up the far right space of two rows, it is sort of like an upsidedown L shape. That

Re: Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-15 Thread Kay C Lan
A while ago I recommended Ukelele to Richmond who wanted to change his Caps Lock key into a Shift Lock key. I understand it did the job. Basically Ukelele a GUI for modifying .keylayout files on OS X. If you have two Option keys you should be able to turn one of them into Enter. Actually you can tu

Re: Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-15 Thread Andre.Bisseret
Le 15 oct. 09 à 00:52, Andre Garzia a écrit : mine is british... it even has that silly pound symbol that I will never use here in Brasil... Bonjour, Are you sure ? ;-) One french saying is : Il ne faut pas dire : fontaine je ne boirai pas de ton eau (something like : don't say : Fountain

Re: Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Andre Garzia
mine is british... it even has that silly pound symbol that I will never use here in Brasil... On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Jim Sims wrote: > On Oct 14, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: >>> For what it's worth, the MacBook Pro I have has an Enter key to the right of the righ

Re: Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Colin Holgate
On Oct 14, 2009, at 6:09 PM, Jim Sims wrote: There has been a difference in UK and USA keyboards for years. My UK keyboard has an alt/option key to the right of the command key SPACE BAR - CMD KEY - ALT/OPTION KEY My USA keyboard has: SPACE BAR - CMD KEY - ENTER KEY It's not j

Re: Missing Enter Key - was Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Andre Garzia
They have a keyboard with labels now... I haven't tried it yet. I like my microsoft wireless one, it is not fancy but it gets me around. On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Paul Looney wrote: > Andre, > I have not tried "Das Keyboard". I understand they have a newer model that > has labeled keys (i

Re: Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Jim Sims
On Oct 14, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: For what it's worth, the MacBook Pro I have has an Enter key to the right of the right-side command key, and that works as an Enter key should. I see that MacBooks have a second Option key there instead. As do the newest MacBook Pros. :-( Have to

Re: Missing Enter Key - was Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Paul Looney
Andre, I have not tried "Das Keyboard". I understand they have a newer model that has labeled keys (instead of all black). Still, why pay more for it than a genuine model "M" and get dome switches instead of buckling springs? Have you tried it? PL On Oct 14, 2009, at 1:57 PM, Andre Garzia

Re: Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Alex Tweedly
Richard Gaskin wrote: Between that and the full-glare reflective screen it's enough to keep me from upgrading my MBP for a while. The matte screen is available (as a $50 option !!) for both 15- and 17- inch MBPs -- Alex (who is trying hard to convince himself to buy one NOW) _

Re: Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Richard Gaskin
Devin Asay wrote: On Oct 14, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: For what it's worth, the MacBook Pro I have has an Enter key to the right of the right-side command key, and that works as an Enter key should. I see that MacBooks have a second Option key there instead. As do the newest MacBo

Re: Missing Enter Key - was Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Andre Garzia
If you like clicky keyboards, don't forget to check out "Das Keyboard", it is more expensive than those listed before but some people swear by them. http://www.daskeyboard.com/daskeyboard_model_s_professional.php It appeals to the model M fans out there... On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 5:51 PM, Paul Lo

Missing Enter Key - was Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Paul Looney
William, I have four different Mac laptops and the Function, Enter, and Option keys are in different places on each. I expect the next round of Apple keyboards to rearrange them again. So, I use a USB Unicomp Model "M" keyboard. I can attach it to any of the laptops (or any desktop) and the k

Re: Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Devin Asay
On Oct 14, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: On Oct 14, 2009, at 3:10 PM, william humphrey wrote: So if you want to run a multi-line script you have to hold the function key down on the mac laptop keyboard and hit the return key for it to be an enter key For what it's worth, the MacBo

Re: Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Andre Garzia
my macbook pro has a second option key as well... :-/ On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: > > On Oct 14, 2009, at 3:10 PM, william humphrey wrote: > > So if you want to run a multi-line script you have to hold the >> function key down on the mac laptop keyboard and hit the ret

Re: Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Colin Holgate
On Oct 14, 2009, at 3:10 PM, william humphrey wrote: So if you want to run a multi-line script you have to hold the function key down on the mac laptop keyboard and hit the return key for it to be an enter key For what it's worth, the MacBook Pro I have has an Enter key to the right of t

Re: Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Richmond Mathewson
william humphrey wrote: When you're using a mac-laptop the enter key is a combination enter key and returnkey. So if you want to run a multi-line script you have to hold the function key down on the mac laptop keyboard and hit the return key for it to be an enter key. I spent ten minutes or so tr

Re: Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread Andre Garzia
use the FN key on the mac to make your return an enter... now, hold CMD+FN+RETURN and soon we'll ressemble emacs in its cumbersome keychords... On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 4:10 PM, william humphrey < b...@bluewatermaritime.com> wrote: > When you're using a mac-laptop the enter key is a combination en

Newbie question - Using multi-line message box

2009-10-14 Thread william humphrey
When you're using a mac-laptop the enter key is a combination enter key and returnkey. So if you want to run a multi-line script you have to hold the function key down on the mac laptop keyboard and hit the return key for it to be an enter key. I spent ten minutes or so trying to find another way t

Re: Putting Stuff Before the Message Box

2009-08-20 Thread Gregory Lypny
I agree, Jim. Not worth the risk or the bother. Gregory On Thu, Aug 20, 2009, at 1:00 PM, use-revolution-requ...@lists.runrev.com wrote: Message: 13 Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:50:08 -0700 From: Jim Ault Subject: Re: Putting Stuff Before the Message Box To: How to use Revolution

Re: Putting Stuff Before the Message Box

2009-08-19 Thread Jim Ault
facilitate building the characters that get sent back to a browser, etc. It is not a good idea to treat this as the normal PHP variable, such as $myDataString. The message box stack is also a special area that began its life in Hypercard 1.0 Back then it was unchangeable. Now that you can

Re: Putting Stuff Before the Message Box

2009-08-19 Thread Gregory Lypny
Thanks for thoughtful responses Craig, Peter, and Shao, So, it wasn't the meds. As I mostly use the message box for dumping the results of rough tests, it's good to know its idiosyncrasies so I don't mistakenly think I've goofed. Regar

Re: You cannot put stuff before the Message Box

2009-08-19 Thread DunbarX
Mark. Right, it is not about putting text, it is about selecting. Craig ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/ma

Re: You cannot put stuff before the Message Box

2009-08-19 Thread Mark Schonewille
seemed cute, but misleading. This thread is not about putting text before (or after) the msg box, it is about selecting in the message box. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe

Re: You cannot put stuff before the Message Box

2009-08-19 Thread Mark Schonewille
Craig, on mouseUp repeat with x = 1 to 10 put x & cr & msg end repeat end mouseUp Btw I have always considered the results in the message box as something uneditable and have no problems with that. -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Consul

Re: You cannot put stuff before the Message Box

2009-08-19 Thread DunbarX
The title seemed cute, but misleading. This thread is not about putting text before (or after) the msg box, it is about selecting in the message box. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe

You cannot put stuff before the Message Box

2009-08-19 Thread DunbarX
The thing here is that if there is already a selection in the message box, a blinking cursor or hillited text, you cannot select before (or after) either the "results" field or the "message" field. It only works if there is no selection at all. Trying to do so selects

Re: Putting Stuff Before the Message Box

2009-08-18 Thread Shao Sean
put WHATEVER before fld "results" of stack "message box" ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.

Re: Putting Stuff Before the Message Box

2009-08-18 Thread DunbarX
Peter. Since you seem to be into msg stuff, here is another of my changes to the msg box. Make a field yourField with some text in it. If you write in the message box something like: select word 2 of field yourField The text hilite will not persist. I hated that, and with a little help

Re: Putting Stuff Before the Message Box

2009-08-18 Thread DunbarX
Peter. I ran into this during my learning, and unlearning, of rev, coming from HC. Try these two short scripts, perhaps in a button; on mouseUp select before text of fld "message field" of stack "message box" end mouseUp on mouseUp put "select before text of

Re: Putting Stuff Before the Message Box

2009-08-18 Thread Peter Brigham MD
lines: put "One" & return & "Two" & return & "Three" into theList I want to have the message box display 3 One Two Three Why does put theList put the number of lines in theList & return before msg put only 3 into the

Putting Stuff Before the Message Box

2009-08-17 Thread Gregory Lypny
Hello again, I apologize in advance. Maybe it's the meds. I created a list with three lines: put "One" & return & "Two" & return & "Three" into theList I want to have the message box display 3 One Two Three Why does

Re: Message box mild oddity

2009-03-27 Thread DunbarX
Picky. In a message dated 3/27/09 3:03:57 PM, co...@rcn.com writes: > > You have bigger issues in your script anyway, such as it doesn't work  > if you haven't yet shown the message box. > ** Check all of your email inboxes from anywhere on the web. Try

Re: Message box mild oddity

2009-03-27 Thread Colin Holgate
there were idle events between the text being put and the selection being set. The holding the mouse down may be introducing stilldown events that could change the conditions. You have bigger issues in your script anyway, such as it doesn't work if you haven't yet shown the m

Re: Message box mild oddity

2009-03-27 Thread DunbarX
, after all, a mouseUp handler, and that delay works, though it should not. All I did was dally in releasing the button? How do it know? Craig In a message dated 3/27/09 2:12:24 PM, co...@rcn.com writes: > The send happens after the selecting of the message box text has  > happened.

Re: Message box mild oddity

2009-03-27 Thread Colin Holgate
On Mar 27, 2009, at 2:03 PM, dunb...@aol.com wrote: So why does the internal wait in the send command differ from a separate wait command? The send happens after the selecting of the message box text has happened. Doing an inline wait would be before the selecting of the message box

Re: Message box mild oddity

2009-03-27 Thread DunbarX
co...@rcn.com writes: > Try this: > > on mouseUp >     put space & the selectedLine of me into fld "message field" of  > stack "message box" >     put "select before text of fld" && quote & "message field" & quote  >

Re: Message box mild oddity

2009-03-27 Thread DunbarX
And I thought I was the klugeMaster. Craig In a message dated 3/27/09 1:17:45 PM, co...@rcn.com writes: > Try this: > > on mouseUp >     put space & the selectedLine of me into fld "message field" of  > stack "message box" >     put "selec

Re: Message box mild oddity

2009-03-27 Thread Colin Holgate
Try this: on mouseUp put space & the selectedLine of me into fld "message field" of stack "message box" put "select before text of fld" && quote & "message field" & quote && "of stack" && quote &

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