I tried both and none of them worked.
2012/5/4 Sébastien Doeraene <sjrdoera...@gmail.com>
> 'Application' is not a string, it's an atom. "Application" is a string.
> Sébastien
>
>
> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Khadija EL MAHRSI <
> khadija.elmah...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The called procedure compares Var to some string ('Application' for
>> example) and even if Var really does contain 'Application', the result is
>> always "false".
>>
>>
>> 2012/5/4 Sébastien Doeraene <sjrdoera...@gmail.com>
>>
>>> It's up to the called procedure to use it in a way that is string-like.
>>>
>>> It's like in C with the 'char' type: it's used both for small integers
>>> and for characters. The interpretation is a consequence of the operations
>>> applied.
>>>
>>> Sébastien
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:27 PM, Khadija EL MAHRSI <
>>> khadija.elmah...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What if I wanted to use the content of Var as an argument?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2012/5/4 Sébastien Doeraene <sjrdoera...@gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>> Use {System.showInfo Var} instead.
>>>>> Sébastien
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Khadija EL MAHRSI <
>>>>> khadija.elmah...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>> Yes, I've figured that much and I remember running into this problem
>>>>>> before but I can't remember if I was able to display the string in
>>>>>> letters
>>>>>> not the ASCII codes or not. Because when I use {System.show Var}, I get
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> list of ASCII codes while the result I need is for the string in letters
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> be displayed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2012/5/4 Sébastien Doeraene <sjrdoera...@gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In Oz, a String *is* a list of numbers (the ASCII codes of the
>>>>>>> characters in the string). It's only the way you use it that determines
>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>> it is considered as a string or as a list of numbers.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> Sébastien
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Khadija EL MAHRSI <
>>>>>>> khadija.elmah...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>> I'm having another problem with the Dropdownlist. The value
>>>>>>>> returned by the command:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> {List.nth {D get($)} {D get(firstselection:$)}}
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> is a list of numbers (which I suppose represents the selected
>>>>>>>> virtual string from the list).
>>>>>>>> When combined with {L set(...)} the value displayed is really the
>>>>>>>> string but when I try:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Var := {List.nth {D get($)} {D get(firstselection:$)}}
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I get the list of numbers instead of the string itself in Var. Any
>>>>>>>> help?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2012/5/4 Torsten Anders <torsten.and...@plymouth.ac.uk>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Dear Khadija,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Great you solved it. Indeed, the graphics in this documentation
>>>>>>>>> are very distorted.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>>>>> Torsten
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 3 May 2012, at 22:41, Khadija EL MAHRSI wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> > Hi,
>>>>>>>>> > Thank you for trying to help. I managed to solve the problem
>>>>>>>>> which was caused by a silly mistake actually. When I was about to put
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> part of the code which caused the problem, I noticed that I somehow
>>>>>>>>> missed
>>>>>>>>> the handle part in the dropdownlistbox when I copied the code into my
>>>>>>>>> application (maybe due to the weird way the web page was displayed)
>>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>>> is why it didn't work. My mistake.
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > 2012/5/3 Torsten Anders <torsten.and...@plymouth.ac.uk>
>>>>>>>>> > Dear Khadija,
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > I have not used QTk for years, so I don't remember any of theses
>>>>>>>>> things I must say.
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > Anyway, I wrote some application once that uses the Listbox
>>>>>>>>> widget, and that is still working fine under Mozart 1.4.0 (just
>>>>>>>>> checked).
>>>>>>>>> Also, if I remember correctly the Prototyper application uses this
>>>>>>>>> widget
>>>>>>>>> -- so you could check its source out as an example.
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/documentation/mozart-stdlib/wp/qtk/html/node2.html#chapter.prototyper
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > So, for any more specific help I am afraid you need to send us
>>>>>>>>> some code demonstrating your problem :)
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > Best wishes,
>>>>>>>>> > Torsten
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > --
>>>>>>>>> > Dr Torsten Anders
>>>>>>>>> > Course Leader, Music Technology
>>>>>>>>> > University of Bedfordshire
>>>>>>>>> > Park Square, Room A315
>>>>>>>>> > http://www.torsten-anders.de
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > On 3 May 2012, at 15:07, Khadija EL MAHRSI wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > > Hello,
>>>>>>>>> > > I was experimenting with QTk and wanted to use the
>>>>>>>>> Dropdownlistbox. First of all, the documentation page is weirdly
>>>>>>>>> displayed
>>>>>>>>> compared to the other widgets and secondly (and more importantly),
>>>>>>>>> it's not
>>>>>>>>> working. The part where the label is supposed to display the selected
>>>>>>>>> value
>>>>>>>>> from the list is not working. I've tried making the label display any
>>>>>>>>> given
>>>>>>>>> string instead and it worked.
>>>>>>>>> > > I've also tried the Listbox widget and noticed that the items
>>>>>>>>> disappear when selected. Is this normal?
>>>>>>>>> > > Isn't there a way to have something close to the traditional
>>>>>>>>> List box or Drop-down list box?
>>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>>> > > Thanks.
>>>>>>>>> > >
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