Hugh Senior wrote:
Playing QuickTime movies in 2.3.1 freezes computers with 64Mb RAM. Fine on
the machine with 128Mb.
Jacqueline replied:
What platform? I am having similar problems in Windows 98, even if there
is 128 MB of RAM. It only happens on some machines (Dells, particularly.)
Same
t; to true
set the fileName of player "classroomVideo" to empty
unlock screen
end cleanUpVideoPlayer
I can now interrupt movies, play them in quick succession, do whatever. No
freezes, no problems.
Seems like we gotta give QT a chance to reset itself between files.
/H
Hugh Senior
T
EY_CLASSES_ROOT\EbookFacil\Shell\Open\command\", "Ebo
okFacil.exe%1")
Last registry entry above should include the full path to the application.
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for the CDROM to catch up.
Does the original burn speed (x4) have anything to do with this?
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Is it possible to pre-set the selected line of an Option menu?
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... This does not seem to work.
Does anyone else have any insights?
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the
responsiveness you have shown in solving the earlier glitches. [The fact I
now throw away all the work-arounds and the hours of figuring them out is
beside the point!]
Beers all round.
/H
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function isAcrobatInstalled
get word 1 to -2 of
queryRegistry("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AcroExch.Document\shell\o
pen\command\")
return it""
end isAcrobatInstalled
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Type this in the message box...
put 5.45 - 1 = 4.45 TRUE
put 5.45 - 2 = 3.45 TRUE
put 5.45 - 3 = 2.45 TRUE
but...
put 5.45 - 4 = 1.45 FALSE
Huh? This is not helping my sanity, nor writing a finance checking routine
that answers false instead of true!
Any answers out there?
/H
Hugh
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Is there any way to reduce the timeout for the load and url commands?
Problem:
If you have an internet connection when mc starts up, then disconnect,
using either of these commands involves an unacceptably long 30 second
delay before
mc has started up, requiring the user to exit completely and
re-launch. Seems a bit harsh!
/H
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lick "Start", I want the field to auto-scroll and keep
scrolling, until I click the "Stop" button. Obviously a simple repeat loop
in the Start button won't work. Anyone done this?
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this, and more importantly figured out what the problem
was/is and how to resolve it?
Aaargghhh!
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pacts
on what we can reliably offer clients and what workable advice we can give
them.
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repeat
The only drawback will be the available RAM you have available to store
such a large text file in memory during the operation. Maybe you will have
to break the original file down into more mamagable sized portions, or do a
read/replace/write in chunks.
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is up then
put false into tGrab
exit mouseMove
end if
put item 1 of the screenMouseLoc into smLoc1
put item 2 of the screenMouseLoc into smLoc2
set the loc of this stack to smLoc1+xOff,smLoc2+yOff
end if
end mouseMove
/H
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thing I can use?
Hi sims!
Test the keyStroke and ignore further tabs once the limit is reached. This
allows 4 tab strokes per line:
on tabKey
set the itemDel to tab
if the number of items of the selectedLine = 5 then exit tabKey
else pass tabkey
end tabKey
/H
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error: not a number
Number exceeds limit: Returns error: too big
Let me know off-list if you'd like a copy, or swap me for your own.
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Does anyone know of a Spell Checker/Thesaurus/Word Association
Database/XCMD/External which I could use with Metacard ?
Gary:
I think Richard Gaskin was looking into this a while ago. Meanwhile, there
is a MetaCard spellchecker at www.flexibleLearning.com in the XTalk section.
/H
Hugh Senior
to be displayed and printed
in a browser as a 'helper application' which I've most useful. Requires 3
steps: convert the text to html, save as a temp.htm file and launch. This
has the advantage of being cross platform as well as providing a preview
with the option of archiving the generated reports.
/H
Hugh
Has anyone used metaCard to control external devices? The need is to flash
various combinations of LED's and beep on right / left speakers (don't ask!)
Many thanks.
/H
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Sivakatirswami wrote:
There was a thread in January relating to exporting text from Metacard and
the woes of retaining styles in the absence of RTF translation.
There is a metacard export utility including RTF at www.flexibleLeaning.com
in the XTalk section.
/H
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is
available. Had the same problem with rendering Arabic, but worse for
various boring reasons!
Which font are you using, btw? The one requested we apply here (DavidD)
incorrectly displays some higher level characters when copied from MSWord
into metaCard. Do you get this problem as well?
/H
Hugh
.
I did write a routine to generate htmlTables from tabbed mc field contents.
Let me know if this would be of use.
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calc to 2 (set the numberFormat to
0.00).
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HELP!!
I get an initialisation error when trying to use EXT.dll with mc2.4. Works
fine with mc2.3
Is there a problem with this configuration?
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of QT behaviour and not under mc control.
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This standard mailTo handler is meant to launch the user's default email
program and open a new email with the recipient's address under 95, 98,
Millennium, NT, XP and 2000. It is causing problems as mc complains about
'process already open' with no email program on screen, or in XP something
Hi Ray... Same problem (Win2000)... process is open but email prog not
displayed just hangs. Then OS msg Which program do you want to use to
open the document email address? is displayed!
Dunno... Is launch broke?
I don't know if this works on XP, but here's my handler... perhaps you
Ken,
Eudora 5.1 (running Win2000) although the same problem is also reported on
Win98 with Outlook, and on XP with Outlook Express...
put word 1 to -2 of \
queryRegistry(hkey_local_machine\software\classes\mailto\shell\open\command\)
\
into tPath
launch mailto:; tAddress with
Does anybody know how to work around MCs inability to calculate dateTime
before 1970 and after 2037???
Regards,
Ernst
Use the centuryCutOff function.
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disconnect if on-line. Please drop me a line saying if it works for you and
your setup (95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP) or if you foresee any problems
implementing it.
Many, many thanks in advance.
/H
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rasphone.exe
end mouseUp
Does it work for you? It should allow you to connect if off-line, or
disconnect if on-line. Please drop me a line saying if it works for you and
your setup (95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP) or if you foresee any problems
implementing it.
/H
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Hi List:
Please... What is the registry entry to find the program needed to
launch the user's dial-up connection dialog?
I can use queryRegistry .rnk for Win2000 to find rasphone.exe (works
great), but it is not listed on our Win98 machine. So is there some magic
key to cover 95, 98, NT,
anyone has a bright notion?
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acting up recently.
Perhaps someone can confirm whether this is working reliably on other
Windows versions.
Both good on my Win2000.
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answer color with 255,0,0
MC never ceases to amaze.
How do we decode the returned value of 'answer effect'? base64Decode seems
to contain actual text, but not in any form that appears usable.
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Scott Rossi asked:
On Windows, how does one check if a volume is write protected, such as a CD
or some other locked volume?
Related: how does one check the write status of a target folder without
resorting to checking the detailed folder info of the target folder's
parent?
What we do is write a
Make sure that each of your 2.5 stacks has been saved in the new format.
/H
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:53:02 -0400
From: David Epstein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Metacard 2.5 to Revolution 2.9 glitch
I am trying to use in Revolution Media 2.9 some stacks I
Thank you, Klaus. Anyone else noticed that their script editor fontSize
keeps reverting back to 13 under win32? Perhaps resolved in v3.0.0
/H
I just uploaded the new MC IDE 3.0!
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I think you mean something like this in the stack script...
on commandKeyDown pKey
if pKey=C then copy
else if pKey=V then paste
else pass commandKeyDown
end commandKeyDown
/H
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Thank you Klaus... I thought it was just me! I cannot step through any lines
that refer to objects as the mc script editor immediately reports an 'no
such object' (or similar) error. Is becoming a royal P.I.T.A. and am
resorting to writing out to .txt debugging files, beeps, msg box put
statements
Thank you, Ken.
/H
OK guys, as I'm the owner of the VW, I think I have found the problem - it
appears that the defaultStack is being set in a handler which doesn't seem
to need it (which for some reason didn't affect the engine 3.0 but does
now).
[snip]
Hi Richard
I build a sampler stack to try it out. Will send you off-list.
/H
Richard asked...
Anyone make a gradient tool for MC 3.0?
If not I'll see what I can whip up, but it sure would be handy if it
were available right now. :)
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Since it's modal, the window is blocking and has to close before anything
can be done at all outside the modal. The only thing that springs to mind is
you trap cmd.period in the modal itself.
2p
/H
From: Richard Gaskin ambassa...@fourthworld.com
Subject: ask/answer annoyance,
It's bugged me
Yup, on WinXP also for... well as long as I can (almost) remember (2.81?).
The missing cmd.M to step-over has been an especial irritant, but I suppose
I have just become used to its little ideosyncracies and use breakpoint dots
instead as cmd.R still works fine. Not sure why I haven't delved into
These properly belong in the main menubar, not in the script editor as they
have nothing to do with the script. We should keep only script-specific
commands in the SE menubar.
Nice idea, but I vote 'No'.
/H
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Hi all,
while I am changing the IDE to support DataGrids
Hugh, did you really think I'm nuts? :-D
Of course not, Klaus. But I absolutely reserve the right to be so myself.
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You are not alone in your preference, Shari. I'm sure that the Rev IDE is
very clever (and I still use it to build standalones); I just like the an
IDE that doesn't mess with the engine, customPropertySets and my head.
/H
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Still here.
Still prefer the MC IDE.
Had to
Wilhelm:
IF the new standAlone builder forces the inclusion of spurious development
properties to each control, I for one shall not be upgrading. At present,
at least we can set the custompropertysets to remove any spurious rev-IDE
crap if migrating a stack from RevIDE to MC-IDE, but if it becomes
IF the new standAlone builder forces the inclusion of spurious
development
properties to each control, I for one shall not be upgrading.
Klaus answered:
As far as I know this is NOT part of the process of building the
standalone but a scripted Rev IDE only thingie!
Jacqueline answered:
Rev
I have just inherited a .rev project with 'small' vertical scrollbars...
rather cute, and actually more approriate for smaller fields.
Obviously this sub-style is supported at engine level because MC displays
them, so how do we do apply 'small' vscrollbars in MetaCard? And am I going
to need
Thank you Mark... Useful to know this.
/H
set the scrollbarwidth of fld x to 16
On Mac, any value between 1 and 16 is valid, on Windows and Unix it is
up to and including 20.
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Yes, I have noticed this but not for a while. I put it down to digital
indigestion.
/H
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