Bring window to front on desktop

2010-11-14 Thread FlexibleLearning
Anyone solved how to bring a stack window to the top on the desktop after a file dragDrop? 1. drop files 2. bring stack window to top on desktop (ie. in front of the OS source drag window) 3. show a modal answer dlog 4. carry on What happens is that the source OS window can obscure the modal

Re: Bring window to front on desktop

2010-11-14 Thread FlexibleLearning
Thank you Marty. Will try this and wait to see if there is a solution for Windows. Hugh Senior FLCo --- On Mac I use this to bring the app to the front (but don't have an answer for windows): put tell application quote application name quote cr activate cr end tell into

Re: Beachball cursor Help

2010-11-09 Thread FlexibleLearning
Not sure who began this thread, but I have a 'running cheetah' using sequential frames if anyone wants to play with it. Not rocket science and not a cursor, but does show how smooth the engine is! pls apply off list. Hugh Senior FLCo ___

Re: How to reorder lines in a list field

2010-10-30 Thread FlexibleLearning
A very nice handler, BvG! As written it needs the traversalON to be true to display correctly. A minor change to one line and it displays correctly whether the traversalON is either true or false... on mousedown put the selectedText of me into myDrag put the mouseLine into mySelection

Big Stacks

2010-10-24 Thread FlexibleLearning
I'm not starting a competition, but what is the largest size (in Mb) stack file you have ever got to? Technically the limit is 4Gb assuming you have that amount of RAM available, of course. Is the 120Mb beta test stack just returned to me a relatively small fish in the grand scheme of

Re: Progress bar with lock?

2010-10-22 Thread FlexibleLearning
Hi Charles, According to the Scripter's Scrapbook: A useful tip for displaying a modal that will not block, for example, a progress indicator. The secret to having a modal dialog that you can update is this: go invisible stack MyModal as modal set visible of me to true By opening the stack

Re: dragData[files] question

2010-10-18 Thread FlexibleLearning
Mike Wrote: If it were me i'd sidestep the whole issue and just use a separate home rolled container to store tFilePaths, whether it be a property or whatever. Have come to the same conclusion. Drat. Means a more complicated implementation, but not rocket science. Jacque wrote: I think you can

dragData[files] question

2010-10-17 Thread FlexibleLearning
Is it my syntax, or is it simply not possible to modify the dragData[files] during a file drag operation? If I drag a .png file and a .rev file, I would expect the .rev filepath to have been removed, but it isn't... on dragEnter put the dragData[files] into tFilePaths set the itemDel to .

Re: dragData[files] question

2010-10-17 Thread FlexibleLearning
Hi Klaus, Duh! Getting tired, or old, or both! But even correcting the read-only as you point out, setting the dragData[files] fails to update the array. Will continue to ponder, but it appears not to be settable. Hugh Senior FLCo Klaus wrote: Hi Hugh, Is it my syntax, or is it simply not

Color contrast [was: [ANN] Simple RPN Calculator on RevOnline]

2010-10-14 Thread FlexibleLearning
On 10/14/10 7:20 AM, Andri Bisseret wrote: That's confirmed by results of researches in Ergonomics Dark text on light background combination are recommanded; among these kinds of combinations the black on white one brings the best legibility (and users' judgement of pleasantness). Infortunately

Pullout menus disappear

2010-10-02 Thread FlexibleLearning
If the mouse is moved into a pullout whose first item is disabled, the pullout vanishes as soon as the mouse leaves the main menu and enters the pulllout. Looks like mouse-tracking is flakey. It makes using a hierarchical menu with the first item disabled rather difficult! And yes, I know such

Scripter's Scrapbook: Where do the Files Go?

2010-09-25 Thread FlexibleLearning
Recently added to the Scripter's Scrapbook on-line reference library: http://www.flexiblelearning.com/ssbk/support/WhereDoTheFilesGo.pdf Following changes to the way plugins are treated in LiveCode 4.5, this document explains the three install alternatives for using your Scrapbook as a plugin,

Re: The Scripter's Scrapbook (was: Online Snippets library)

2010-09-24 Thread FlexibleLearning
As pointed out, you can either do the automatic update and replace existing with new, or manually download a starter-kit setup from the website and import a backup of your old Scrapbook. The downside of the manual updating is that you will also have to manually transfer any personal plugins and

The Scripter's Scrapbook (was: Online Snippets library)

2010-09-23 Thread FlexibleLearning
. I am using the standalone option as the in-IDE plugin just shows too many stacks in the browsers, and I use it for other kinds of code snippets. Should I just put the app itself in the dropbox? On 22 September 2010 13:06, FlexibleLearning ad...@flexiblelearning.comwrote: Thank you all

Re: The Scripter's Scrapbook (was: Online Snippets library)

2010-09-23 Thread FlexibleLearning
Correct. /H stephen barncard wrote: Right, but ssbk.rev also seems to be the core app loaded by the standalone. So the DATA and BUSINESS LOGIC are both in ssbk.rev ? On 23 September 2010 02:34, FlexibleLearning ad...@flexiblelearning.comwrote: Your Entries are stored in the stack data file

Re: The Scripter's Scrapbook (was: Online Snippets library)

2010-09-23 Thread FlexibleLearning
A hanging app has been reported when using an old version of the standAlone with ssBk. Go to www.flexibleLearning.com/ssbk, click FREE DOWNLOADS and download a replacement standalone application in the Extras: Application Programs section of the page. After an update, the 'new folder' is always

The Scripter's Scrapbook (was: Online Snippets library)

2010-09-22 Thread FlexibleLearning
Thank you all for the tributes. The Scripter's Scrapbook is also available in the new RunRev MarketPlace: http://www.runrev.com/store/product/scripters-scrapbook-1-0-0/ However, their new website has not yet been completed and there are no download links for any products. To get a download (many

Re: lineoffset Command

2010-09-11 Thread FlexibleLearning
Warren Kuhl wrote: I am using the lineoffset to search through a large number of lines (approx 40,000). My problem is I want to do a search where I return the line # if the string is the whole line and not just a subset. Can this be done with the lineoffset? If not, what would be my best

Rev iOS apps are legal again

2010-09-09 Thread FlexibleLearning
Specifically 3.3.1 has removed the app porting restictions. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/apple-throws-developers-a-bone-relaxes-restric tions-on-third-party-tools/38985?tag=nl.e539 Rev is back in the game. Hugh FLCo ___ use-revolution mailing list

RE: use-revolution Digest, Vol 84, Issue 13

2010-09-08 Thread FlexibleLearning
Thierry: You cannot 'set the cursor' during a DragMove (the command is simply ignored) so locking the cursor is moot. Stephen: You seem to be correct... Works on Macs but not on Windows. Tried v3.5 and v4.0, both refuse to change the drag cursor, even when dynamically setting the dragAction to

Drag cursor

2010-09-07 Thread FlexibleLearning
Does anyone know how to specify the drag cursor type? I am dragging images around and want to display a 'copy' cursor (with a little plus sign) when the ctrl key is down, a 'move' cursor (no little plus sign) when the ctrl key is up, and a 'cantDrop' cursor when appropriate. The engine seems to

Multi-dimensional arrays, tutorial?

2010-08-10 Thread FlexibleLearning
Can someone point me to an explanation or tutorial on using multi-dimensional arrays, and specifically persistence between sessions? Okay, so I'm a trifle late to the party but I am here now! I am making no headway at all from such information as I can find in the dox so obviously I have my

Re: Multi-dimensional arrays, tutorial?

2010-08-10 Thread FlexibleLearning
Thank you BvG. Persistence by putting an array into a property makes sense kinda... It was the syntax that had me fooled. If I have understood the system, then 1. set the dinnerNames[mains] of this stack to tex - good 2. set the dinnerNames[mains][spicy] of this stack to tex - bad! because [1]

Re: EXIF parser

2010-08-01 Thread FlexibleLearning
Thanks for the responses. Hugh ___ 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

EXIF parser

2010-07-31 Thread FlexibleLearning
Has anyone written an EXIF parser in rev? I have wrestled with this for quite a while, but have to now admit defeat. Examples exist in a variety of languages such as C# (for example http://renaud91.free.fr/MetaDataExtractor/), but I cannot transliterate them. Hugh

OT: Interactive reverse graph plot

2010-07-29 Thread FlexibleLearning
Excel. If you already have it. /H On 7/28/10 11:42 AM, Alex Adams a...@a2technology.com wrote: Sorry to sound obtuse, but I have been looking for what seems like it should be a simple tool or a program that contains the features to: Draw a graph line manually and have it generate/change

[ANN] ChartMaker Update (build 36)

2010-07-22 Thread FlexibleLearning
ChartMaker has been updated to build 36. If you already have ChartMaker, click the 'Check for updates...' link in either the Utility Wizard or the Library stack. Close Rev, then replace both ChartMaker.rev AND ChartMaker Utility.rev with the newer versions in Rev's plugins folder. To try

[OT-Rodeo] Still waiting for the aha moment

2010-07-21 Thread FlexibleLearning
Okay... I'll put up my hand and admit. I just don't get it. And it's *really* annoying me! 1. 'Rodeo uses WebKit'. This assumes I know what a 'webKit' is. Assuming it's a framework for Browsers (is it? Read the webkit page and it looks like it is), it immediately alientates any non-webkit Browser

[ANN] The Scripter's Scrapbook on RevSelect

2010-07-16 Thread FlexibleLearning
I am delighted to announce that the Scripter's Scrapbook is (at long last) now available on RevSelect at www.runrev.com/products/related-software/scripters-scrapbook/. Now in its 5th edition the Scripter's Scrapbook is more than a utility; it is your knowledge bank and your personal reference

ChartMaker download omission

2010-07-09 Thread FlexibleLearning
ChartMaker If you have recently download a copy of ChartMaker from RevSelect at www.runrev.com or from www.FlexibleLearning.com/xtalk, you will have found that the Utility wizard is missing. You can download the missing file at www.flexibleLearning.com/xtalk/chartmaker/ChartMakerUtility.zip and

Re: Intelligent sorting: NEW WINNER Dick Kriesel

2010-07-08 Thread FlexibleLearning
This solution from Dick Kriesel is more accurate than any other solution so far (to an unliminted depth for all practical purposes) and its speed is comparable with the best to date. Yes it is long, but the demands for an accurate intelligent sort require some heavy duty parsing. Breaking each

Re: Intelligent sorting: A bit of a poser RESULTS CORRECTION

2010-07-02 Thread FlexibleLearning
I made an inexcusable error when applying the solutions in the benchtests. When adjusting Mike's solution to handle commas in the list I omitted to adjust the itemDel. The corrected solution is below. As a result, Mike's solution is not only very fast, but also sub-sorts the alpha component and

Re: Intelligent sorting: A bit of a poser NEW WINNER

2010-07-02 Thread FlexibleLearning
by item 1 of each replace * with in h put h into fld 2 -- output end mouseUp - --- On Fri, 7/2/10, FlexibleLearning ad...@flexiblelearning.com wrote: From: FlexibleLearning ad...@flexiblelearning.com Subject: Re: Intelligent sorting: A bit of a poser RESULTS

Intelligent sorting: A bit of a poser

2010-07-01 Thread FlexibleLearning
I have a list of words, each ending in a number... img1 img10 img11 img2 img201 img3 img4 How do I sort them so they are in the visually correct numerical order, like this? ... img1 img2 img3 img4 img10 img11 img201 /H ___ use-revolution mailing

Re: Intelligent sorting: A bit of a poser

2010-07-01 Thread FlexibleLearning
Klaus, Colin... I should have been more clear! Looking for a generic solution to sorting arbitrary alphanumeric strings that have suffix numbers. For example... pic 10 pic 2 image1 pic 1 image10 image2 How do I sort them like this? image1 image2 image10 pic 1 pic 2 pic 10 /H

Re: Intelligent sorting: A bit of a poser RESULTS

2010-07-01 Thread FlexibleLearning
Oh boy! Just shows what a great list this is, and how a challenge sparks invention! Thanks to ALL who contributed and participated from which golden nuggets can be gleaned by everyone. The following 4 solutions were benchtested against a list of 10,000 lines using a fixed string suffixed with a

Re: It's almost that time

2008-04-10 Thread FlexibleLearning
Hi David, Try Iconomaker if it's for Windows. It's free, generates all the required bit-depth and sizes needed for a Rev app desktop icon, and includes a transparency layer. The latest release of the application can be downloaded from the following links: Exe-file:

Image conversion

2008-03-30 Thread FlexibleLearning
I have an embedded cd image. I want to know the GIF (or PNG or JPG, don't mind which) value of it so it can be stored in base64-format for another program. I suspect that the templateImage comes into play here, possibly with converting the imageData using export. How do I do this? /H

Re: Image conversion

2008-03-30 Thread FlexibleLearning
M A gem. Thank you. /H export img x to myVar as PNG Best, M ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Export card IMAGE (Re: question regarding print out of objects)

2008-03-13 Thread FlexibleLearning
Change of this cd to of this stack and you'll get the expected result... You could automate the screenshot part in Revolution ... repeat with x = 1 to the number of cds go cd x put snapshot x .jpg into tfilename export snapshot from rect (the rect of this cd) to file tfilename as

Re: Export card IMAGE (Re: question regarding print out of objects)

2008-03-13 Thread FlexibleLearning
Hi Richard: Indeed, this is much easier... export snapshot from cd x of this stack to file tfilename as png Thank you for the heads-up. /H FlexibleLearning wrote: Change of this cd to of this stack and you'll get the expected result... You could automate the screenshot part

Re: How to set a field to Caps or TitleCaps

2008-03-12 Thread FlexibleLearning
Duh! Thanks, guys... Too many late nights! /H I wrote: Anyone figured out how to force a field to display text as Caps only, or as TitleCaps, whatever the state of the capsLock key, AND as the user is typing? It's this last bit that has me beat at the moment. This doesn't work

How to set a field to Caps or TitleCaps

2008-03-11 Thread FlexibleLearning
Anyone figured out how to force a field to display text as Caps only, or as TitleCaps, whatever the state of the capsLock key, AND as the user is typing? It's this last bit that has me beat at the moment. This doesn't work but I wish it did as a starting point... on keyDown tk put

Reducing image data size

2008-02-18 Thread FlexibleLearning
If import a big image and reduce its dimensions to a thumbnail, how do I reduce the data size of the thumbnail? If this has already been written up somewhere, could someone point it out to me? The imageData dox entry describes what it is but not really how to use it. (Hugh has shinpads

Re: Inter-Application Communication on Windows

2008-02-13 Thread FlexibleLearning
After going all round the houses on this one, using files is exactly how the Scripter's Scrapbook IAC API works, with the benefit of being a cross platform solution as well. /H Dave wrote: I have an application that periodically creates or updates an SQLite database (actually there

Re: logicalTrunc

2008-02-11 Thread FlexibleLearning
Eric wrote: function logicalTrunc n if n is not a number then return NAN return n - (n mod 1) end logicalTrunc Sorry, Eric... MOD suffers from the same same floating point issue as TRUNC: get (36 - 34.1) * 100 -- 190, good put it - (it MOD 1)-- 189, bad Avoiding

Re: Finding a specific Windows volume

2008-02-05 Thread FlexibleLearning
Try modifying this, Richard, passing each line of the volumes as pDiskLette r in a repeat loop... function GetVolumeSN pDiskLetter local volumeSerialNumber --| Supports both C, C: and C:\ styles put char 1 of pDiskLetter : into pDisk set the hideConsoleWindows to true put shell(dirpDisk)

Re: check for a CD

2008-01-25 Thread FlexibleLearning
Well done Derek! I can confirm it works on VISTA. Looks very similar to the shell solution by Ken back in Dec 2004 'GetCDName'. Using shell is not a fast solution (takes about 0.27 seconds per drive and 1.27 for drive A:). A built-in Rev solution may not be very much quicker, however, and

[TIP] Blank Option button

2008-01-16 Thread FlexibleLearning
Here's one for your Scripter's Scrapbook: How to blank the label of an option btn without resorting to SPACE... set the label of btn MyOptionBtn to null So far as I am aware, this is an undocumented feature. Doing a Quick Search for 'null' in Rev throws it into a bit of a spin! /H

Re: Does the Player object support AVI and WMV on Windows?

2008-01-10 Thread FlexibleLearning
Recently, Ian Wood wrote: The Player object is a QuickTime player, so setting dontUseQT to false isn't going to do a lot... Scott said: This isn't the case, unless the Rev guys changed things recently. In fact, the docs say: Use the dontUseQT property to test operation of a stack using

Does the Player object support AVI and WMV on Windows?

2008-01-09 Thread FlexibleLearning
Trying to play different video formats using the Player object on Windows. - MPG, MPEG play fine - AVI will play sound track only; the video track is white - WMV results in Could not create movie reference Is the Player object restricted, or do I need to locate codecs? I have tried setting

[ANN] Scripter's Scrapbook 5.2.16 Update

2007-11-13 Thread FlexibleLearning
www.FlexibleLearning.com/ssbk or www.ssBk.co.uk UPDATE NOW AVAILABLE... THE SCRIPTER'S SCRAPBOOK v5.2.16 Released 13-NOV-2007 This release focuses on access to external files, plugins and Scrapbook archives. It includes a Scrapbook Archive Browser as requested to select and search for

Re: Stripping html tags

2007-11-03 Thread FlexibleLearning
This is a seriously detailed stripper, Jim! Small error in syntax: replace td with numtochar(160)td in pHtml should be... replace td with numtochar(160)td in pHtml Also, a couple of lines were posted html2Txt-mangled. Could you clarify: - replace nbsp; with space in pHtml replace

Windows - No Disk ERR

2007-11-01 Thread FlexibleLearning
When trying to resolve a path that refers to an empty drive (like a Zip drive with no disk in it), there seems no way to avoid the Windows - No Disk... Exception Processing message error w/ nasty sound from the (XP) OS. Using a Try/Catch doesn't. Anyone got a solution to gracefully avoid

[ANN] Scripter's Scrapbook 5.2.15 Update

2007-10-01 Thread FlexibleLearning
www.FlexibleLearning.com/ssbk or www.ssBk.co.uk UPDATE AVAILABLE Thanks to continued feedback and the support of Scrapbook users, an update is now available. For full release notes see http://www.FlexibleLearning.com/ssbk/ReadMe.html. THE SCRIPTER'S SCRAPBOOK v5.2.15 Update released

Re: custom Type-ahead function

2007-09-19 Thread FlexibleLearning
Sept, Ton Kuypers wrote: Mark, thats EXACTLY what I ment :-) Thanks! Warm regards, Ton Kuypers On 19-sep-07, at 06:05, Mark Swindell wrote: Could this be what you saw? Mark _ From FlexibleLearning at aol.com Wed Mar 1 10:46:13 2006 I use this to progressively auto-fill

Re: breakpoint is suddenly being ignored in IDE

2007-09-14 Thread flexiblelearning
Hi Mark Another instance when breakpoint will be ignored is if the object containing the breakpoint is disabled before the breakpoint occurs. I had that a couple of days ago and it took me a while to figure out what was happening! on mouseUp set the disabled of me to true

Re: Vista peculiarities

2007-09-03 Thread FlexibleLearning
Hugh: Another gotcha is that the menubar group needs the following line if you have a mouseDown handler to overcome the recent Rev menubar implementation peculiarities... on mouseDown if the mouse is not down then exit mouseDown .../... end mouseDown Ken: Nice! I hadn't

Re: Vista peculiarities

2007-09-02 Thread FlexibleLearning
Another gotcha is that the menubar group needs the following line if you have a mouseDown handler to overcome the recent Rev menubar implementation peculiarities... on mouseDown if the mouse is not down then exit mouseDown .../... end mouseDown /H

Re: Hilite Lines on Hover in List Field

2007-09-02 Thread FlexibleLearning
Hi S, If you want to indicate a hoverLine without losing the currently hilitedLine, use the same ideas as Mark gave (as ever both succinct and elegant) but adjust the mouseLine's foreColor and/or textStyle instead. With a little care, you can make this as much of a dog's breakfast as you

[ANN] Scripter's Scrapbook 5.2.13 Update

2007-09-01 Thread FlexibleLearning
www.FlexibleLearning.com/ssbk or www.ssBk.co.uk UPDATE AVAILABLE Thanks to continued feedback and the support of Scrapbook users, an update is now available. For full release notes see http://www.FlexibleLearning.com/ssbk/ReadMe.html. THE SCRIPTER'S SCRAPBOOK v5.2.13 Update released

Scripter's Scrapbook: Updating from 5.2.12 to 5.2.13...

2007-09-01 Thread FlexibleLearning
A problem has been reported in the updater notification on Mac OSX. OSX users should not update using the 'Automatic' setting in 5.2.12. It seems an inadvertant loop is created on this platform. Turn off 'Automatic' in your Preferences and check manually. We are working on solving this. /H

Re: Scripter's Scrapbook: Updating from 5.2.12 to 5.2.13...

2007-09-01 Thread FlexibleLearning
Scripter's Scrapbook: Update notice With my apologies to anyone inconvenienced during today. The updater problem in this morning's release has been resolved in 5.2.14 that is now available online. Reminder: Please do not choose the Automatically option in the update preferences until

Relative path parser

2007-08-13 Thread FlexibleLearning
Before I reinvent the wheel, as anyone written a relative path parser or know where I might find one? (I've written a simple 'hard-wired' relative path parser, but it's not comprehensive and would certainly not correctly handle complex paths) e.g. Given the effective filePath of the

Vista menubar btns: Bug?

2007-08-02 Thread FlexibleLearning
Gr... In Vista, menubar pulldown btns hilite as standard btns on mouseEnter. Although I have logged this as a bug, I am not yet entirely convinced. If anyone else can confirm the behaviour or provide an explanation I would VERY much appreciate it. Driving me nuts here! /H

Re: backcolor for cascading menus anyone?

2007-08-01 Thread FlexibleLearning
Reading my post I think I was not clear enough what I need. I want the white area you can see in the snapshot to be gray also. http://derbrill.de/menu.jpg Any pointers highly appreciated. Hi Malte, You can't. Cascaded menus seem live in a world of their own and do not seem to inherit

Re: Quotes become @ in Win32

2007-07-26 Thread FlexibleLearning
That would be a bug, Hugh. Have you reported it already? # 5265 /H ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: Quotes become @ in Win32

2007-07-25 Thread FlexibleLearning
Has anyone else noticed that you get @ instead of on a Windows keyboard after copying or pasting unicode text? Requires an engine restart to reinstate the correct keyboard mapping. Martin: Are you sure about the cause? Is it repeatable? Pretty sure. Possibly one of many causes.

Quotes become @ in Win32

2007-07-21 Thread FlexibleLearning
Has anyone else noticed that you get @ instead of on a Windows keyboard after copying or pasting unicode text? Requires an engine restart to reinstate the correct keyboard mapping. (2.8.1) /H ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: whole( )

2007-07-14 Thread FlexibleLearning
This is getting closer but is still not foolproof... on mouseUp answer whole(fld str,fld source) end mouseUp function whole stringToFind, sourceText --| Based on a script by Sakari Ruoho [EMAIL PROTECTED] --| Tests for a whole word or phrase in a variable. Returns TRUE or FALSE --| Handles

Re: scripting challenge Contest ?

2007-07-06 Thread FlexibleLearning
Hi Brian For a simple approach solution, this is pretty darn close, except where trailing punctuation forms part of the string to find... put This is a great script - Brian did good! into sourceText put script - Brian into findThis put wholeFindIt (sourceTest, findThis) = FALSE # should be

Re: scripting challenge Contest ?

2007-07-06 Thread FlexibleLearning
Well done, Sakari! This is impressive and building on prior published work is always sound practice. We may be close to an optimizable script here, folks. Your script handles the criteria including case sensitivity, except for ends of line (CR, LF and CRLF) and tab... put This is a

Re: scripting challenge Contest ?

2007-07-05 Thread FlexibleLearning
There is a wee challenge I posted to the metacard list for a function that returns whether a whole text string is in a variable (must handle all punctuation and ends of line etc), along the lines of... put This is a test-piece. into sourceText (note the punctuation and hyphen) whole(a

[ANN] Scripter's Scrapbook 5.2.11 Update

2007-06-27 Thread FlexibleLearning
www.FlexibleLearning.com/ssbk or www.ssBk.co.uk UPDATE AVAILABLE Thanks to continued feedback and the support of Scrapbook users, an incremental update has been uploaded and is now available. For full release notes including all improvements and bugfixes see

Re: [ANN] RevZilla 2.1.1 Is Now Available

2007-06-24 Thread FlexibleLearning
Sterling work, Ken, as always. Thank you for maintaining RevZilla; my constant companion with impeccable behaviour. Now, if it had a little Check for update button to take us to the web page and choose the download when a newer release is available... :-)) /H FLCo A maintentance

AltGr problem

2007-06-23 Thread FlexibleLearning
The following has taken me a while to resolve and may be quite a common problem for Windows users that rely on the AltGr key. If I am misrepresenting or overstating the issue, please post a correction. Problem: The AltGr key on Windows sets a third keyboard state so users can type the

German Keyboard identification (Win32)

2007-06-21 Thread FlexibleLearning
Does anyone know the registry entry and key that determines if the current keyboard is German? There seems to be a bug in the engine that, on win32, confuses Ctrl.Q with the @ symbol on such keyboards. Means that if a Rev menu has Ctrl.Q, a German keyboard cannot type @ :-( Insights

[ANN] Scripter's Scrapbook 5.2.10 Update

2007-06-19 Thread FlexibleLearning
www.FlexibleLearning.com/ssbk or www.ssBk.co.uk UPDATE AVAILABLE Thanks to feedback and feature requests, a major incremental update has been uploaded and is now available. The following are some of the main improvements. For full release notes including all bugfixes see

I-beam Artifact bug?

2007-06-19 Thread FlexibleLearning
Has anyone else noticed an I-beam artifact when locking a field? Try this in a field on Win32... on mouseLeave set the locktext of me to true end mouseLeave on mouseEnter set the locktext of me to false end mouseEnter Not affected on OSX. /H

Re: I-beam Artifact bug? (Now Bug #5161)

2007-06-19 Thread FlexibleLearning
I wrote: Has anyone else noticed an I-beam artifact when locking a field? Try this in a field on Win32... on mouseLeave set the locktext of me to true end mouseLeave on mouseEnter set the locktext of me to false end mouseEnter Not affected on OSX. Martin Baxter wrote: You

Re: Delimiting thousandths..converting 12345678 to 12, 345, 678 for example

2007-06-14 Thread FlexibleLearning
Hi Jim Of course, this is why universal functions are difficult to write. A tool for many purposes may become less and less convenient. You are, of course, quite right. The usability of a function should be proportionate to the required functionality. A currency formatter is not

The Scripter's Scrapbook

2007-06-14 Thread FlexibleLearning
Jim Ault wrote: Getting carried away is a good thing, especially when something like Scripter's Scrapbook becomes such solid and expansive program. Hey... A plug! So I shall immediately take full advatage and mention that a Scripter's Scrapbook update is in the pipeline. If ssBk Users

Re: Delimiting thousandths..converting 12345678 to 12, 345, 678 for example

2007-06-13 Thread FlexibleLearning
I will add arbitrary and optional currency (£ $ YEN etc) and alternative decimal (some countries use . for the thousands and , for the decimal) with 0.00 numberFormatting... on mouseUp put formatThousands(fld 1,LAT,. ,,) end mouseUp function formatThousands

Scripter's Scrapbook as a front-end repository

2007-06-10 Thread FlexibleLearning
(Was in Re: Imagine a world in which HyperCard had been open sourced 20 years ago?) David, Ken, Chipp, Jacque et al, As a mature product, the Scripter's Scrapbook is certainly an option for a front-end repository given its flexibility to store hard-wired content (in the form of Entries

[ANN] Scripter's Scrapbook 5.29 Update

2007-04-21 Thread FlexibleLearning
www.FlexibleLearning.com/ssbk or www.ssBk.co.uk UPDATE AVAILABLE Thanks to feedback, an incremental update has been uploaded and is now available that fixes some recent bugs and improves the 'interface experience'. 5.29 Update released 21-APR-2007 - Interface: Added 'Segoe UI' font

Re: How to create PDF files?

2007-03-05 Thread FlexibleLearning
General obvious point: If you have Acrobat PDF Writer as one of your print options, it works a treat on Windows. I don't know if Acrobat for OSX comes with a similar printer driver. /H ___ use-revolution mailing list

Playing Boings (was: No subject)

2007-03-02 Thread FlexibleLearning
Hi Jean-Marc Check out beepPitch, beepDuration and beepLoudness. Not exactly industrial strength MIDI, but then HC.boing wasn't either! /H I would like to insert in my application a little music generated by code and not by recording it previously. I remember, when using hyperCard (it was

Re: The Scripter's Scrapbook

2007-02-08 Thread FlexibleLearning
The price is £39.96 using PayPal. It is not a subscription, just the price. Simply click the 'Buy Now' button on the web page or follow the built-in link in your trial version. If you don't have time to fully evaluate within 30 days, wait for 30 days after expiry and you can start a new

The Scripter's Scrapbook

2007-02-06 Thread FlexibleLearning
Current Version: 5.28 A public 'thank you' to all the new users who have purchased The Scripter's Scrapbook over the past few months, and especially to those who have reported bugs and have made feature requests. Your comments and suggestions have truly helped improve the functionality,

Re: calling a remote function..

2007-01-19 Thread FlexibleLearning
Ken Ray wrote: On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:50:31 -0600, Chipp Walters wrote: Ding ding. You win the prize. answer value(foo( q(param1) comma q(param2) ), btn bar) Boy, I long for the simplicity that SuperCard uses to do this kind of thing. They have a via keyword that lets you point

[ANN] Scripter's Scrapbook 5.28 Update

2007-01-13 Thread FlexibleLearning
www.FlexibleLearning.com/ssbk or www.ssBk.co.uk UPDATE AVAILABLE Thanks to feedback, an incremental update has been uploaded and is now available that fixes some recent bugs and improves the 'interface experience'. 5.28 Update released 13-JAN-2007 - Interface: The hyperlink cursor now

Happy Time of Year

2006-12-21 Thread FlexibleLearning
Dear friends, Just to clarify my earlier response to 'Solstice Salutations', please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday,

[ANN] Scripter's Scrapbook 5.27 Update

2006-12-20 Thread FlexibleLearning
www.FlexibleLearning.com/ssbk or www.ssBk.co.uk UPDATE AVAILABLE Thanks to feedback, an incremental update has been uploaded and is now available that includes an internal navigation Find palette, a more GUI-sympathetic Search filter as well as some welcome minor adjustments to behavior.

Re: Solstice salutations!

2006-12-19 Thread FlexibleLearning
Solstice salutations! That is SO much better than the generic Happy Holidays! thanks. I concur, and perhaps the best we can hope for in these hyper-sensitive, criticism-aware times. But *please* don't get me started on that! /H ___

Re: getting U3 serial number on Mac OS X

2006-12-18 Thread FlexibleLearning
Nice piece of work, Phil. Small syntax error... case MacOS set the itemDelimiter to . if the systemVersion 10 then return empty -- system is not OS X should be... case MacOS set the itemDelimiter to . if item 1 of the systemVersion 10 then return empty -- system is not OS X /H

Re: Multi-standalone communication

2006-12-08 Thread FlexibleLearning
This is what the Scripter's Scrapbook uses in the IAC for third party add-ons and has the benefit of being inter-operably cross-platform. Build in a 'watched folder' with a polling timer and you're good to go. /H www.ssbk.co.uk Home of The Scripter's Scrapbook Dar wrote... You can also

Re: Expandable/collapsible lists

2006-11-22 Thread FlexibleLearning
Mike: You either roll your own (yeuch!) or use a pre-built template. The best I have seen is Califex Tree Field at http://homepage.mac.com/califexsoftware/CFX_res.html by Tereza Snyder. It is self-contained, well documented, flexible and straightforward to implement. Tereza... You

Re: Lets make a deal!!!!!!!!!!

2006-11-18 Thread FlexibleLearning
Yeah Lad, but we had it rough, lived in't ole in't ground -- Neah Lad, that's nothing, we were evicted from our 'ole in't ground! You were lucky! When I were a lad, we only deamed of having a hole! /H ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: Tree

2006-11-18 Thread FlexibleLearning
Matt Try www.califexsoftware.com/RES/CFX_treefield.rev /H Has anyone seen or made a tree browser field that has the little plusses and minusses that expand and collapse different parts of the tree? There are those tree things in just about every other language but rev (as far as i have

Re: Engine Versions (was Re: Open Letter to Rev: Quality Is Job #1)

2006-11-14 Thread FlexibleLearning
One of these days... it is on my toDo list, honest... A list of engine number against Rev release number... One of these days... /H Dave wrote: Sorry, yes, 2.61, for some reason it's named 2.6.6.152 as an application file, but the Get Info box says 2.6.1.152 Ken wrote: Just FYI, it's

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