[Newbies] Re: [etoys-dev] How can I play a sound from time A to time B?

2013-01-28 Thread Steve Thomas
, Steve Thomas sthom...@gosargon.comwrote: So I figured out how to read in a paragraph of text and split it into separate words I can highlight as I read. Still need to play around a bit to handle the different fonts/sizes and kerning. Each word is its own Text object embedded in a Rectangle

[Newbies] How can I embed an object in another holder

2013-01-27 Thread Steve Thomas
I'm using Etoys and I want to change and objects holder What is the squeak code to embed it in a different object? Thanks, Stephen ___ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org

Re: [Newbies] How can I embed an object in another holder

2013-01-27 Thread Steve Thomas
*playfield* with the variable used to store the original holder: self getOrigHolder include: self. Stephen On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 12:53 AM, K. K. Subramaniam kksubbu...@gmail.comwrote: On Monday 28 January 2013 09:54 AM, Steve Thomas wrote: I'm using Etoys and I want to change and objects

[Newbies] How can I play a sound from time A to time B?

2013-01-19 Thread Steve Thomas
So I figured out how to read in a paragraph of text and split it into separate words I can highlight as I read. Still need to play around a bit to handle the different fonts/sizes and kerning. Each word is its own Text object embedded in a Rectangle which highlights the words as I read. I set

Re: [Newbies] looking for mentors

2012-07-04 Thread Steve Thomas
+1 for keeping it on a public list. I would be very interested and can help if we put part of it in Etoys (but don't know squeak that well). If can do some things in Etoys, it can be used in OLPC deployments. Thanks, Stephen On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Chris Cunnington

[Newbies] Green Screen in Etoys

2012-06-10 Thread Steve Thomas
Folks, I created a video of a code walk through for my students. It's an algorithm to create a Green Screen effect in Etoys. As I am definitely a novice when it comes to Squeak, I would appreciate any feedback on how I can correct/improve the explanations. Here is a link to the video of the

[Newbies] Alba Lucia will be back this Friday

2012-01-18 Thread Steve Thomas
Just got your message. Stephen ___ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners

Re: [Newbies] Making a Morphic Book released, please critique

2011-08-04 Thread Steve Thomas
://mrstevesscience.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-i-create-etoys-minute-videos-for.html Cheers, Stephen Gary Dunn Open Slate Project http://openslate.org On Aug 3, 2011 4:00 PM, Steve Thomas sthom...@gosargon.com wrote: Gary, On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Gary Dunn garydun...@gmail.com wrote: One of the goals

Re: [Newbies] Making a Morphic Book released, please critique

2011-08-03 Thread Steve Thomas
Gary, On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Gary Dunn garydun...@gmail.com wrote: One of the goals for this effort is to use Squeak out of the box. I realize that to you folks, a little code here and there is easy. Picture an alternative to PowerPoint and you will be close to what I have in mind.

[Newbies] Bert Freudenberg's Squeakfest 2010 presentation available

2011-05-11 Thread Steve Thomas
If you want to see the power of Etoys (and squeak) and a great talk by Bert check this video of his Squeakfest 2010 presentationhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUxMP46PM-I . Its amazing how simple it is (once you know how ;) to create your own tiles and interface. FYI, one of the things Bert does

Re: [Newbies] Using text morph to save characters

2011-04-26 Thread Steve Thomas
Yes we need a way to append in Etoys. On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Bert Freudenberg b...@freudenbergs.dewrote: The new characters are inserted before the current cursor position. So if the cursor is 1 then the new characters are inserted before the text. Now if the cursor is the same as

Re: [Newbies] Need help with figuring out how to incorporate SqueakSSL + WebClient into Etoys

2011-04-18 Thread Steve Thomas
don't fully understand them, a pointer to some good documentation would be nice). Thanks again for your help, Stephen On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Levente Uzonyi le...@elte.hu wrote: On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, Steve Thomas wrote: So I found Andreas's post on Installing SqueakSSL with Seaside

[Newbies] Need help with figuring out how to incorporate SqueakSSL + WebClient into Etoys

2011-04-16 Thread Steve Thomas
So I found Andreas's post on Installing SqueakSSL with Seaside http://squeakingalong.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/using-squeakssl-with-seaside/and figured I would try it in Etoys (realizing it may not work). I tried: (Installer ss) project: 'SqueakSSL'; install: 'SqueakSSL-Core'; install:

Re: [Newbies] Re: Randomness + Pause/Delay?

2011-04-08 Thread Steve Thomas
Sound interesting is the Etoys project posted anywhere? On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 5:47 PM, michael rice nowg...@yahoo.com wrote: I ported my morphic app to Etoys and it does indeed work differently (randomly) now each time I bring it up.. The app simulates a simple game with two players taking

Re: [Newbies] I've never written a line of code, but want to be a programmer!

2011-03-30 Thread Steve Thomas
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 9:59 AM, David Corking li...@dcorking.com wrote: On Wed, Mar 30, 2011, Tim Retz wrote: My problem is that smalltalk is my first programing language, So I need to figure out how to break a problem down to something I can code out (3) Etoys is a much simpler

[Newbies] How can I create a script from within a script?

2011-02-28 Thread Steve Thomas
I am playing with the idea of creating a scripting language for kids. So given the script below p1 is being set to an object/Player named Ellipse: script2 | t1 t2 p1 | p1 := Ellipse t1 := 'forward'. t2 := 5 How can I get it to do/execute: *p1 forward: 5* Stephen

Re: [Newbies] How can I execute a script on carriage return?

2011-02-27 Thread Steve Thomas
Message Not Understood t2 := 2.54343 printShowingDecimalPlaces: 2 - OK Transcript show: t2 - OK showed 2.54 in Transcript Stephen On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 9:11 PM, K. K. Subramaniam kksubbu...@gmail.comwrote: On Friday 25 Feb 2011 12:07:42 pm Steve Thomas wrote: How do I print integers

Re: [Newbies] How can I execute a script on carriage return?

2011-02-27 Thread Steve Thomas
FYI, I have the same problem in Squeak 4.2 and Etoys 4.1 Also I noticed that if I use parentheses I can get it to work: Transcript show: (2.54343 printShowingDecimalPlaces: 2) - OK does not throw exception Stephen On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Steve Thomas sthom...@gosargon.comwrote

[Newbies] How can I execute a script on carriage return?

2011-02-24 Thread Steve Thomas
I just discovered Bots Inc. and am trying to render some of the lessons within Etoys. In Bots Incs. when you click on a Bot a balloon pop's up and when you enter text and hit return the text you entered is executed. How can I execute a command (do it) on return? Also, I have a script that on

Re: [Newbies] How can I create a scripting tile in Etoys/Squeak

2011-02-14 Thread Steve Thomas
to to Etoys-Scripting Player the getMajorTicks and setMajorTicks Methods. I also found I can use command instead of slot. Thanks, Stephen On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 12:04 AM, Steve Thomas sthom...@gosargon.comwrote: Subbu, Thanks perhaps I should have been clearer in my question, I want to know

Re: [Newbies] How can I create a scripting tile in Etoys/Squeak

2011-02-14 Thread Steve Thomas
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:41 PM, K. K. Subramaniam kksubbu...@gmail.comwrote: On Monday 14 Feb 2011 4:49:33 pm Steve Thomas wrote: In the class additionsToViewerCategoryFraction I added a slot using: (slot st1 'The quantity of Steve parts' Number readWrite Player getMajorTicks Player

[Newbies] How can I create a scripting tile in Etoys/Squeak

2011-02-13 Thread Steve Thomas
I am working on learning squeak and want to know how to create a scripting tile for use in Etoys. Thanks, Stephen ___ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners

Re: [Newbies] How can I create a scripting tile in Etoys/Squeak

2011-02-13 Thread Steve Thomas
and add property tiles that can be dragged from the viewer into the script. Stephen On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 8:39 PM, K. K. Subramaniam kksubbu...@gmail.comwrote: On Monday 14 Feb 2011 2:07:53 am Steve Thomas wrote: I am working on learning squeak and want to know how to create a scripting tile

Re: [Newbies] Any Beginner Introduction on Squeak Usage

2011-02-11 Thread Steve Thomas
In the Squeak By Example Book they reference a BlobMorph (which seems to have been removed from the latest version (4.2) Is there an HTML version of the book where I can add comments as I go for suggested changes? Stephen On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:32 AM, K. K. Subramaniam

[Newbies] Re: Learn about Speech Bubbles in: Etoys 4.1 Release Candidate 1

2010-09-14 Thread Steve Thomas
Folks, There seems to be a problem with showcase at the moment, you can use this link to see the project: http://www.squeakland.org/launcher/?http://www.squeakland.org/content/showcase/everyone/accounts/mrsteve/Talking%20Squirrel.004.pr On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:11 AM, Steve Thomas sthom

[Newbies] Learn about Speech Bubbles in: Etoys 4.1 Release Candidate 1

2010-09-13 Thread Steve Thomas
Hi all, One of the great new additions coming to Etoys in release 4.1 is speech bubbles. Not only can you talk in words, but also in graphics and animations. Any object can be placed in a speech bubble. Even an object of objects (like a playfield). Try the project just posted at:

[Newbies] Re: Learn about Speech Bubbles in: Etoys 4.1 Release Candidate 1

2010-09-13 Thread Steve Thomas
Hi all, One of the great new additions coming to Etoys in release 4.1 is speech bubbles. Not only can you talk in words, but also in graphics and animations. Any object can be placed in a speech bubble. Even an object of objects (like a playfield). Try the project just posted at: