Re: [ANN] StackRunner 1.0
On Sep 6, 2005, at 2:52 PM, Howard Bornstein wrote: Very nice. One thing you might consider is if a user plays a stack -- but if *only* if! fron the answer file dialog (i.e. not using main.rev or a config file), after the stack closes, put up the answer file dialog again, so the user can choose a different stack to run. Right now, if you open a stack this way and then close it, StackRunner stays open but you can't do anything in it. if you want to open another stack, you have to quit SR and then restart it. Otherwise, very clean and elegant! :-) I agree-- it's a great boon for those of us using Dreamcard publicizing stacks (not standalones). Charles Hartman ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
[ANN] StackRunner 1.0.2
Based on input and suggestions, this new version of StackRunner allows you to configure how you want SR to handle things when the last stack it opened as been closed - you can quit it, or you can bring up a new Please select a stack answer file dialog. This can be part of the config.srn file, or you you let it take its default behavior. For more info, please see: http://www.sonsothunder.com/devres/revolution/downloads/StackRunner.htm Have fun! Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: movies in metacard?
Hi Eric, In metacard you have these things called players... interesting. You tell the player the location of the filename. Also nice. E.g. directory/directory/foo.mov ok. nice so far. Here is my question: How can I get metacard to know that the file I am referring to is right there in the same folder as metacard *without indicating the full directory structure (e.g. c:\programs\metacard\project\foo.mov)? Is my question clear? I want to avoid indicating the entire directory structure for obvious cross platform compatability on distribution. I'd rather not import all the movies. I want to be able to refer to them locally either as in the same directory as the MC standalone or in a subdirectory of the directory in which the MC standalone is found *regardless* of the higher levels of the directory above the standalone. Is that possible? Yes :-) How? When you start a standalone, the directory = the folder where the standalone resides. Thus you can simply refer to relative files/pathnames. Like this: Standalone.exe Moviefolder moovie.mov Imagefolder nice_image.jpg etc... So you can simply set the filename of your player to: Moviefolder/movie.mov I do this all the time, never had any problems. Be careful if you set the directory in your scripts! ;-) When developing i always set the directory to the folder witht he stack(s) i am creating so i can use relative paths even during development. My nice MC plug-in 2lz3 also provides a tool that can convert absolute pathnames to relative ones (among other nice features ;-)! So you can develop with absolute paths and then before creating a standalone i convert them to reltive paths, very handy :-) Hope that helps... Best from germany Klaus Major [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.major-k.de ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: movies in metacard?
In metacard you have these things called players... interesting. You tell the player the location of the filename. Also nice. E.g. directory/directory/foo.mov ok. nice so far. Here is my question: How can I get metacard to know that the file I am referring to is right there in the same folder as metacard *without indicating the full directory structure (e.g. c:\programs\metacard\project\foo.mov)? Is my question clear? I want to avoid indicating the entire directory structure for obvious cross platform compatability on distribution. I'd rather not import all the movies. I want to be able to refer to them locally either as in the same directory as the MC standalone or in a subdirectory of the directory in which the MC standalone is found *regardless* of the higher levels of the directory above the standalone. Is that possible? How? Look at the filename property. You can use it to dynamically build the path to the movie file and pass that to your player. Robert ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: movies in metacard?
On 9/8/05 3:06 PM, Eric Engle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is my question clear? I want to avoid indicating the entire directory structure for obvious cross platform compatability on distribution. I'd rather not import all the movies. I want to be able to refer to them locally either as in the same directory as the MC standalone or in a subdirectory of the directory in which the MC standalone is found *regardless* of the higher levels of the directory above the standalone. Is that possible? How? One thing that might also help, Eric, is the Scripting Conference stack I just presented that covers files and folders. It's called How to Work With Files (although it covers folders as well) and you can download it from this page: http://support.runrev.com/scriptingconferences/ HTH, Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
scripting player objects?
The MC documentation is very complete; However, I don't find anything about scripting a movie player object. I've bounced around the documentation, and found nothing; A google search doesn't yield much because player is also a keyword for the dreamcard player environment. Basically, the hypercard and metacard syntax for playing movies is fundamentally different (this is partly because the HC syntax was never consistent, there being at least 3 different Apple XCMDs for playing movies); Though the MC syntax is different (presumably superior) I've found no nice neat summary of it anywhere. Any ideas appreciated! __ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: scripting player objects?
Hi Eric, The MC documentation is very complete; However, I don't find anything about scripting a movie player object. I've bounced around the documentation, and found nothing; A google search doesn't yield much because player is also a keyword for the dreamcard player environment. Basically, the hypercard and metacard syntax for playing movies is fundamentally different (this is partly because the HC syntax was never consistent, there being at least 3 different Apple XCMDs for playing movies); Though the MC syntax is different (presumably superior) I've found no nice neat summary of it anywhere. Any ideas appreciated! please check the MC index for QuickTime, playing. There you find all commands for scripting players. Regards Klaus Major [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.major-k.de ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: scripting player objects?
On 9/8/05 4:17 PM, Klaus Major [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Eric, The MC documentation is very complete; However, I don't find anything about scripting a movie player object. I've bounced around the documentation, and found nothing; A google search doesn't yield much because player is also a keyword for the dreamcard player environment. Basically, the hypercard and metacard syntax for playing movies is fundamentally different (this is partly because the HC syntax was never consistent, there being at least 3 different Apple XCMDs for playing movies); Though the MC syntax is different (presumably superior) I've found no nice neat summary of it anywhere. Any ideas appreciated! please check the MC index for QuickTime, playing. There you find all commands for scripting players. Well, not all of them, Klaus... :-) He'll also need play and stop at least... Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: scripting player objects?
Hi Ken, On 9/8/05 4:17 PM, Klaus Major [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Eric, The MC documentation is very complete; However, I don't find anything about scripting a movie player object. I've bounced around the documentation, and found nothing; A google search doesn't yield much because player is also a keyword for the dreamcard player environment. Basically, the hypercard and metacard syntax for playing movies is fundamentally different (this is partly because the HC syntax was never consistent, there being at least 3 different Apple XCMDs for playing movies); Though the MC syntax is different (presumably superior) I've found no nice neat summary of it anywhere. Any ideas appreciated! please check the MC index for QuickTime, playing. There you find all commands for scripting players. Well, not all of them, Klaus... :-) OK, almost all of them... He'll also need play and stop at least... play player xyz, ah, I see ;-) The funny thing is, THAT DOES WORK! :-D Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards Klaus Major [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.major-k.de ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: scripting player objects?
Eric Engle wrote: The MC documentation is very complete; However, I don't find anything about scripting a movie player object. How fortuitous. :) Our next scripting conference is... ta da!... Multimedia! The stack has some great info about scripting and using players, graphics, and animation, all by expert Trevor DeVore. The stack should go online first thing next week. Please do come to the online chat on Sept. 17. You can ask Trevor everything you want to know and get personalized answers. You could even prepare some scripts for us to analyze if you want. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
