Brad,
I'm no TK on Mac expert, but the _canvas.after() call is what does the
delay. So I guess it is a Mac-ish problem.
I wonder if anyone else using a Mac has noticed the same?
Vern
Brad Miller wrote:
> Vern,
>
> I just got to my office and tried the same stuff on my linux box. Its
> definitely a mac problem. I can recreate it very easily interactively:
>
> from turtle import *
> reset()
> speed('fastest')
> forward(300)
> speed('slowest')
> foward(300)
>
> On the mac there is no discernable difference in speed. I'm using 2.4.3
> universal framework build and the Batteries included Aqua Tcl/Tk
>
> I poked around the code a bit and, strangely, commenting out the
> self._canvas.after call doesn't seem to change anything!
>
> Brad
>
>
> On 5/19/06, *Vern Ceder* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>
>
> Brad,
>
> I haven't heard this from anyone else. Could you whip up some code that
> illustrates this? I assume that the new demo with spiral of triangles
> displays the same behavior?
>
> Vern
>
> Brad Miller wrote:
> > Vern,
> >
> > I've been doing some more experimenting with the new turtle on my
> mac.
> > It appears that the speed function does not have any effect. The
> turtle
> > seems to have only two speeds:
> >
> > 1. with tracing on it runs normal
> > 2. with tracing off it runs at light speed.
> >
> > My understanding is that, even with tracing on,
> > speed('fastest')
> > forward(200)
> > should draw a line almost instantaneously. But for me it draws
> the same
> > speed as
> > speed('slowest')
> > forward(200)
> >
> > I've tried both the speed function and the delay function, but I
> can't
> > change the speed of the turtle except for the two speeds above. has
> > anyone else seen this? Is this a mac only bug?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On 5/10/06, *Vern Ceder* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Brad Miller wrote:
> > > I don't know if either of you are interested but I've started
> > working on
> > > 'StarPython' which I've been experimenting with as a wrapper
> > around your
> > > new turtle class that allows me to implement some of the
> programs in
> > > StarLogo using Python.
> >
> > Brad,
> >
> > Definitely keep us posted as you progress with StarPython,
> particularly
> > if you have any code you want to post or any ideas you want
> to kick
> > around.
> >
> > Vern
> >
> > --
> > This time for sure!
> > -Bullwinkle J. Moose
> > -----------------------------
> > Vern Ceder, Director of Technology
> > Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>;
> > 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
>
> --
> This time for sure!
> -Bullwinkle J. Moose
> -----------------------------
> Vern Ceder, Director of Technology
> Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137
>
>
>
>
>
> >
--
This time for sure!
-Bullwinkle J. Moose
-----------------------------
Vern Ceder, Director of Technology
Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137
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