On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, Sivakatirswami wrote:
> I am posting this again with a proper subject line:
>
> re space available for undestroyed stack and files downloaded into the cache
> what about movies and sounds?:
>
> >> Unfortunately this depends on the platform. Windows 95/98 uses the
> >> regular file system,. . . . Some OSs will notify the user when swap space is
> > getting
> >> low, some don't. But as a general rule, you should probably just not
> >> be wasteful and then don't worry about it.
> >
> OK, then I suppose 2 meg of stacks in memory is probably a reasonable limit
> for most machines these days.
> >
> >>> 2) is the space available for undestroyed stacks in MC's heap space or only
> >>> limited by available RAM?
> >
> >
> >>> There's no point in keeping the cached version of the URL around once
> >>> you've opened a stack. You should "unload" the cached copy
> >>> immediately after opening the stack.
>
> What about movies and sounds? If you download a quicktime movie with sound
> only and no images (one way we like to play sounds because you have control
> over the position of the sound, at least do in Supercard), load it into a
> player object then unload the URL. . .will the movie/sound track still be
> available to play after you unload the URL? i.e is the sound/movie file held
> in memory just like a stack that still exists in the mainstacks?
You can't play sound and movie files from memory or directly from an
HTTP server, nor can you use a player as a container like you can an
image. You have to save them to files before you can play them, so
this is a non-issue for now.
Regards,
Scott
> Hinduism Today
>
> Sivakatirswami
> Editor's Assistant/Production Manager
> www.HinduismToday.com
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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