Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
On 12/04/2010 23:17, Andre Garzia wrote: Fill an enhancement request on the QA Site and I will vote for it! :D I'm missing something: I know the QC (= Quality Control) centre, but I don't know the QA centre . . . On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/04/2010 22:17, Andre Garzia wrote: Richmond, You can't do that with Rev... In Rev all elements inherit the stacks own blendlevel :-( Blast! If you are not moving your stack, you can take a screenshot of the screen, crop it, set it as background of the stack with a clever image with a blend, then it will look like the effect you're trying to achieve but if the window moves, the background will not move with it... On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/04/2010 20:30, stephen barncard wrote: snip Anyway, a facsimile of the Quick Look window shouldn't be that hard to do with 4.0's graphic effects. Wow; Cowabunga! http://andregarzia.on-rev.com/richmond/STUFF/FREAKY.rev.zip well, it took this genius about 3 minutes (and that is because he's slow!). I have just uploaded a new version of this which shows up a slight problem: while it is a breeze to set the blend of a stack to, say, 50%; there is no way that I can find to stop objects in the stack from inheriting that blend value. My stack contains an image DEVO which I would like to have a blend value of 0; and it does; but, because it inherits the blend value of the stack that is overridden and the image is still partly transparent. I think that those smoky, grey (whoops; gray), semi-transparent windows in Mac are really very sexy; but they would be a lot sexier if they could be used to contain/present fully opaque objects (such as images). ___ ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
oops... its that one I got it wrong! :D On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 6:03 AM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/04/2010 23:17, Andre Garzia wrote: Fill an enhancement request on the QA Site and I will vote for it! :D I'm missing something: I know the QC (= Quality Control) centre, but I don't know the QA centre . . . On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/04/2010 22:17, Andre Garzia wrote: Richmond, You can't do that with Rev... In Rev all elements inherit the stacks own blendlevel :-( Blast! If you are not moving your stack, you can take a screenshot of the screen, crop it, set it as background of the stack with a clever image with a blend, then it will look like the effect you're trying to achieve but if the window moves, the background will not move with it... On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/04/2010 20:30, stephen barncard wrote: snip Anyway, a facsimile of the Quick Look window shouldn't be that hard to do with 4.0's graphic effects. Wow; Cowabunga! http://andregarzia.on-rev.com/richmond/STUFF/FREAKY.rev.zip well, it took this genius about 3 minutes (and that is because he's slow!). I have just uploaded a new version of this which shows up a slight problem: while it is a breeze to set the blend of a stack to, say, 50%; there is no way that I can find to stop objects in the stack from inheriting that blend value. My stack contains an image DEVO which I would like to have a blend value of 0; and it does; but, because it inherits the blend value of the stack that is overridden and the image is still partly transparent. I think that those smoky, grey (whoops; gray), semi-transparent windows in Mac are really very sexy; but they would be a lot sexier if they could be used to contain/present fully opaque objects (such as images). ___ ___ 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 -- http://www.andregarzia.com All We Do Is Code. ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
Righto; happy Runrevvers . . . I have filed an enhancement request that Blendlevel not be inherited by objects from the stacks on which they sit. Report 8722 Blendlevel Inheritance at the Quality Control Center I should be very grateful if those who think this would be a good thing vote for it. sincerely, Richmond Mathewson. ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
Le 9 avr. 2010 à 19:15, Devin Asay a écrit : put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window Devin, When I launch the script above, I have [DEBUG] in the title bar. How can I remove it ? And where can I find all details about qlmanage fonction (even in Apple documentation I don't find explanations about parameters...) ? Thank you Bon souvenir de Paris René ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
I get the name of the file that I'm 'quick looking' - MacOS105.8 G5 Rev 4.5 dp3 On 12 April 2010 00:43, René Micout rene.mic...@numericable.com wrote: Le 9 avr. 2010 à 19:15, Devin Asay a écrit : put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window Devin, When I launch the script above, I have [DEBUG] in the title bar. How can I remove it ? And where can I find all details about qlmanage fonction (even in Apple documentation I don't find explanations about parameters...) ? Thank you Bon souvenir de Paris René ___ 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 -- - Stephen Barncard Back home in SF ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
On Apr 12, 2010, at 9:43 AM, René Micout wrote: Le 9 avr. 2010 à 19:15, Devin Asay a écrit : put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window Devin, When I launch the script above, I have [DEBUG] in the title bar. How can I remove it ? And where can I find all details about qlmanage fonction (even in Apple documentation I don't find explanations about parameters...) ? René - Open Terminal in OS X, then type man qlmanage Also, using Google will turn up some comments on using it. ciao, sims ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
Thank you, but I know that in Apple documentation... What about -d, -x, -s, -f, -c, -g parameters ? René Le 12 avr. 2010 à 10:06, Jim Sims a écrit : On Apr 12, 2010, at 9:43 AM, René Micout wrote: Le 9 avr. 2010 à 19:15, Devin Asay a écrit : put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window Devin, When I launch the script above, I have [DEBUG] in the title bar. How can I remove it ? And where can I find all details about qlmanage fonction (even in Apple documentation I don't find explanations about parameters...) ? René - Open Terminal in OS X, then type man qlmanage Also, using Google will turn up some comments on using it. ciao, sims ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
On Apr 12, 2010, at 10:51 AM, René Micout wrote: Thank you, but I know that in Apple documentation... What about -d, -x, -s, -f, -c, -g parameters ? I'm not sure what you want, but if you use qlmanage -h you will get information on them (as shown below). I mainly used it to display images, but I was also able to use it to preview MS Word files and also iWorks files. Also, I used the kill command as shown in this web page: http://srhaber.com/blog/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/ I also found this web page useful: http://www.tuaw.com/tag/qlmanage/ -- jim-sims-Computer-2:~ sims$ qlmanage -h Usage: qlmanage [OPTIONS] path... -h Display this help -r Force reloading Generators list -r cacheReset thumbnail disk cache -m [name ...] Display statistics about quicklookd. Stats names: * plugins Show the generators list * serverShow quicklookd life information * memoryShow quicklookd memory consumption * burst Show statistics about the last burst * threads Show concurrent accesses stats * other Show other information about quicklookd -d debugLevel Integer between 1-4 -p Compute previews of the documents -t Compute thumbnails of the documents -x Use quicklookd (remote computation) -i Compute thumbnail in icon mode -s size Size for the thumbnail -f factor Scale factor for the thumbnail -z Display generation performance info (don't display thumbnails) -o dir Output result in dir (don't display thumbnails or previews) -c contentType Force the content type used for the documents -g generatorForce the generator to use ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
I know the 2 web pages (and others...). But none of them gave details on the parameters... Thank you for information about parameter -d integer between 1 -4. I search where I can find informations about parameter -x, parameter -s (size, but what ?), parameter -f (scale factor, but what ?), parameter -c (content type, but ?), parameter -g. I need what value put for above parameters... In french, I think, my expression will be better... Thank you René Le 12 avr. 2010 à 11:02, Jim Sims a écrit : On Apr 12, 2010, at 10:51 AM, René Micout wrote: Thank you, but I know that in Apple documentation... What about -d, -x, -s, -f, -c, -g parameters ? I'm not sure what you want, but if you use qlmanage -h you will get information on them (as shown below). I mainly used it to display images, but I was also able to use it to preview MS Word files and also iWorks files. Also, I used the kill command as shown in this web page: http://srhaber.com/blog/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/ I also found this web page useful: http://www.tuaw.com/tag/qlmanage/ -- jim-sims-Computer-2:~ sims$ qlmanage -h Usage: qlmanage [OPTIONS] path... -h Display this help -r Force reloading Generators list -r cacheReset thumbnail disk cache -m [name ...] Display statistics about quicklookd. Stats names: * plugins Show the generators list * serverShow quicklookd life information * memoryShow quicklookd memory consumption * burst Show statistics about the last burst * threads Show concurrent accesses stats * other Show other information about quicklookd -d debugLevel Integer between 1-4 -p Compute previews of the documents -t Compute thumbnails of the documents -x Use quicklookd (remote computation) -i Compute thumbnail in icon mode -s size Size for the thumbnail -f factor Scale factor for the thumbnail -z Display generation performance info (don't display thumbnails) -o dir Output result in dir (don't display thumbnails or previews) -c contentType Force the content type used for the documents -g generatorForce the generator to use ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
Bonjour René, Le 9 avr. 2010 à 19:15, Devin Asay a écrit : put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window Devin, When I launch the script above, I have [DEBUG] in the title bar. How can I remove it ? I'm afraid you can't! I have been seaarching the net for a solution for the DEVBUG in the window title, but apparently this is how it works on OS X = 10.6! Of course I would be very happy if we can get rid of it! :-) And where can I find all details about qlmanage fonction (even in Apple documentation I don't find explanations about parameters...) ? Thank you Bon souvenir de Paris René Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major.on-rev.com ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
On Apr 12, 2010, at 1:43 AM, René Micout wrote: Le 9 avr. 2010 à 19:15, Devin Asay a écrit : put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window Devin, When I launch the script above, I have [DEBUG] in the title bar. How can I remove it ? And where can I find all details about qlmanage fonction (even in Apple documentation I don't find explanations about parameters...) ? Other more knowledgeable folks have already commented on this in this thread. I'm sorry, I don't know the answer. I only just noticed it myself, having recently upgraded to 10.6. Everything I know I learned from Jim Sims and Bernd, and from reading through the man page. Devin Devin Asay Humanities Technology and Research Support Center Brigham Young University ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
Thanks to all who responded to this. the qlmanage function will work for some of the things I want to do but in other cases, I want to display data returned to my app from the SQLite db I'm using. I guess that was the original genesis of my question on how to make a stack display in Rev that looks like the Quick Look window. I could write the SQL data to a file I suppose but then I'm face with formatting it correctly instead of just displaying it in fields, etc on a card. Pete Haworth http://www.mollysrevenge.com http://www.sonicbids.com/MollysRevenge http://www.myspace.com/mollysrevengeband On Apr 12, 2010, at 10:00 AM, use-revolution-requ...@lists.runrev.com wrote: Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
No matter what you want to do with an image using the shell in this case, at least a temp file has to be created. Not a big deal, many apps do this all the time. Look at tempName() Anyway, a facsimile of the Quick Look window shouldn't be that hard to do with 4.0's graphic effects. On 12 April 2010 10:13, Peter Haworth p...@mollysrevenge.com wrote: Thanks to all who responded to this. the qlmanage function will work for some of the things I want to do but in other cases, I want to display data returned to my app from the SQLite db I'm using. I guess that was the original genesis of my question on how to make a stack display in Rev that looks like the Quick Look window. I could write the SQL data to a file I suppose but then I'm face with formatting it correctly instead of just displaying it in fields, etc on a card. Pete Haworth http://www.mollysrevenge.com http://www.sonicbids.com/MollysRevenge http://www.myspace.com/mollysrevengeband On Apr 12, 2010, at 10:00 AM, use-revolution-requ...@lists.runrev.comwrote: Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window ___ 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 -- - Stephen Barncard Back home in SF ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
On 12/04/2010 20:30, stephen barncard wrote: snip Anyway, a facsimile of the Quick Look window shouldn't be that hard to do with 4.0's graphic effects. Wow; Cowabunga! http://andregarzia.on-rev.com/richmond/STUFF/FREAKY.rev.zip well, it took this genius about 3 minutes (and that is because he's slow!). ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
On 12/04/2010 20:30, stephen barncard wrote: snip Anyway, a facsimile of the Quick Look window shouldn't be that hard to do with 4.0's graphic effects. Wow; Cowabunga! http://andregarzia.on-rev.com/richmond/STUFF/FREAKY.rev.zip well, it took this genius about 3 minutes (and that is because he's slow!). I have just uploaded a new version of this which shows up a slight problem: while it is a breeze to set the blend of a stack to, say, 50%; there is no way that I can find to stop objects in the stack from inheriting that blend value. My stack contains an image DEVO which I would like to have a blend value of 0; and it does; but, because it inherits the blend value of the stack that is overridden and the image is still partly transparent. I think that those smoky, grey (whoops; gray), semi-transparent windows in Mac are really very sexy; but they would be a lot sexier if they could be used to contain/present fully opaque objects (such as images). ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
Richmond, You can't do that with Rev... In Rev all elements inherit the stacks own blendlevel :-( If you are not moving your stack, you can take a screenshot of the screen, crop it, set it as background of the stack with a clever image with a blend, then it will look like the effect you're trying to achieve but if the window moves, the background will not move with it... On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/04/2010 20:30, stephen barncard wrote: snip Anyway, a facsimile of the Quick Look window shouldn't be that hard to do with 4.0's graphic effects. Wow; Cowabunga! http://andregarzia.on-rev.com/richmond/STUFF/FREAKY.rev.zip well, it took this genius about 3 minutes (and that is because he's slow!). I have just uploaded a new version of this which shows up a slight problem: while it is a breeze to set the blend of a stack to, say, 50%; there is no way that I can find to stop objects in the stack from inheriting that blend value. My stack contains an image DEVO which I would like to have a blend value of 0; and it does; but, because it inherits the blend value of the stack that is overridden and the image is still partly transparent. I think that those smoky, grey (whoops; gray), semi-transparent windows in Mac are really very sexy; but they would be a lot sexier if they could be used to contain/present fully opaque objects (such as images). ___ 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 -- http://www.andregarzia.com All We Do Is Code. ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
On 12/04/2010 22:17, Andre Garzia wrote: Richmond, You can't do that with Rev... In Rev all elements inherit the stacks own blendlevel :-( Blast! If you are not moving your stack, you can take a screenshot of the screen, crop it, set it as background of the stack with a clever image with a blend, then it will look like the effect you're trying to achieve but if the window moves, the background will not move with it... On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/04/2010 20:30, stephen barncard wrote: snip Anyway, a facsimile of the Quick Look window shouldn't be that hard to do with 4.0's graphic effects. Wow; Cowabunga! http://andregarzia.on-rev.com/richmond/STUFF/FREAKY.rev.zip well, it took this genius about 3 minutes (and that is because he's slow!). I have just uploaded a new version of this which shows up a slight problem: while it is a breeze to set the blend of a stack to, say, 50%; there is no way that I can find to stop objects in the stack from inheriting that blend value. My stack contains an image DEVO which I would like to have a blend value of 0; and it does; but, because it inherits the blend value of the stack that is overridden and the image is still partly transparent. I think that those smoky, grey (whoops; gray), semi-transparent windows in Mac are really very sexy; but they would be a lot sexier if they could be used to contain/present fully opaque objects (such as images). ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
Fill an enhancement request on the QA Site and I will vote for it! :D On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/04/2010 22:17, Andre Garzia wrote: Richmond, You can't do that with Rev... In Rev all elements inherit the stacks own blendlevel :-( Blast! If you are not moving your stack, you can take a screenshot of the screen, crop it, set it as background of the stack with a clever image with a blend, then it will look like the effect you're trying to achieve but if the window moves, the background will not move with it... On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/04/2010 20:30, stephen barncard wrote: snip Anyway, a facsimile of the Quick Look window shouldn't be that hard to do with 4.0's graphic effects. Wow; Cowabunga! http://andregarzia.on-rev.com/richmond/STUFF/FREAKY.rev.zip well, it took this genius about 3 minutes (and that is because he's slow!). I have just uploaded a new version of this which shows up a slight problem: while it is a breeze to set the blend of a stack to, say, 50%; there is no way that I can find to stop objects in the stack from inheriting that blend value. My stack contains an image DEVO which I would like to have a blend value of 0; and it does; but, because it inherits the blend value of the stack that is overridden and the image is still partly transparent. I think that those smoky, grey (whoops; gray), semi-transparent windows in Mac are really very sexy; but they would be a lot sexier if they could be used to contain/present fully opaque objects (such as images). ___ 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 ___ 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 -- http://www.andregarzia.com All We Do Is Code. ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
Recently, Andre Garzia wrote: If you are not moving your stack, you can take a screenshot of the screen, crop it, set it as background of the stack with a clever image with a blend, then it will look like the effect you're trying to achieve but if the window moves, the background will not move with it... As you correctly point out Andre, there is no built-in way to set varying levels of transparency to different objects in a stack. You must create a custom window mask (bitmap) that defines which portions of the stack are more transparent than others. Instead of the above, the way to do this is to snapshot objects within the stack, not the desktop background, to create the bitmap mask. This way, the stack will blend with whatever is behind it, anywhere it is dragged. It works perfectly, but the method is not dynamic so may not be suitable unless you have a fairly static UI. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX Design ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
Thank you Devin ! Very useful ! René Le 9 avr. 2010 à 19:15, Devin Asay a écrit : On Apr 9, 2010, at 11:07 AM, Peter Haworth wrote: Not sure the correct term for this but I'm looking for a way to to implement windows that look like the Quick Look windows on a Mac. They explode out from the document icon popup menu that you select the Quick Look function from. They have a semi-transparent border around the document they display and a close button at the top left and a vertical scroll bar. I thought maybe the opaque property of a card might be a starting point but it doesn't seem to affect the appearance of the card at all. Also tried playing around with the various options of the Blending Properties but they seem to affect the appearance of objects on the card rather than the card itself. Thanks for any pointers as to how to do this, Actually, Pete, if you are on a Mac, 10.5 or higher, you can can access the QuickLook capability directly. I wrote this script after a discussion on this list a few months back. Thanks to Bernd Niggeman and Jim Sims for the ideas: on mouseUp answer file please choose ... if it is empty then exit mouseUp put it into theFile put apostrophe (theFile) into theFile --put qlmanage -t -s 900 theFile into tcmd -- apparently sets it to max orig size, white window -- put qlmanage -t -f 5 theFile into tcmd apparently sets it to max orig size, white window put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window get shell (tCmd) if the result is not empty then put the result end mouseUp function apostrophe what return ' what ' end apostrophe Regards, Devin Devin Asay Humanities Technology and Research Support Center Brigham Young University ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
Thanks, this sounds perfect. I am on 10.5 so will try this out. Pete Haworth http://www.mollysrevenge.com http://www.sonicbids.com/MollysRevenge http://www.myspace.com/mollysrevengeband On Apr 9, 2010, at 11:55 PM, use-revolution-requ...@lists.runrev.com wrote: Not sure the correct term for this but I'm looking for a way to to implement windows that look like the Quick Look windows on a Mac. They explode out from the document icon popup menu that you select the Quick Look function from. They have a semi-transparent border around the document they display and a close button at the top left and a vertical scroll bar. I thought maybe the opaque property of a card might be a starting point but it doesn't seem to affect the appearance of the card at all. Also tried playing around with the various options of the Blending Properties but they seem to affect the appearance of objects on the card rather than the card itself. Thanks for any pointers as to how to do this, Actually, Pete, if you are on a Mac, 10.5 or higher, you can can access the QuickLook capability directly. I wrote this script after a discussion on this list a few months back. Thanks to Bernd Niggeman and Jim Sims for the ideas: on mouseUp answer file please choose ... if it is empty then exit mouseUp put it into theFile put apostrophe (theFile) into theFile --put qlmanage -t -s 900 theFile into tcmd -- apparently sets it to max orig size, white window -- put qlmanage -t -f 5 theFile into tcmd apparently sets it to max orig size, white window put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window get shell (tCmd) if the result is not empty then put the result end mouseUp function apostrophe what return ' what ' end apostrophe Regards, Devin Devin Asay Humanities Technology and Research Support Center Brigham Young University ___ 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
Re: Implementing the Mac Quick Look type of window
On Apr 9, 2010, at 11:07 AM, Peter Haworth wrote: Not sure the correct term for this but I'm looking for a way to to implement windows that look like the Quick Look windows on a Mac. They explode out from the document icon popup menu that you select the Quick Look function from. They have a semi-transparent border around the document they display and a close button at the top left and a vertical scroll bar. I thought maybe the opaque property of a card might be a starting point but it doesn't seem to affect the appearance of the card at all. Also tried playing around with the various options of the Blending Properties but they seem to affect the appearance of objects on the card rather than the card itself. Thanks for any pointers as to how to do this, Actually, Pete, if you are on a Mac, 10.5 or higher, you can can access the QuickLook capability directly. I wrote this script after a discussion on this list a few months back. Thanks to Bernd Niggeman and Jim Sims for the ideas: on mouseUp answer file please choose ... if it is empty then exit mouseUp put it into theFile put apostrophe (theFile) into theFile --put qlmanage -t -s 900 theFile into tcmd -- apparently sets it to max orig size, white window -- put qlmanage -t -f 5 theFile into tcmd apparently sets it to max orig size, white window put qlmanage -p theFile into tcmd -- shows it in a black window get shell (tCmd) if the result is not empty then put the result end mouseUp function apostrophe what return ' what ' end apostrophe Regards, Devin Devin Asay Humanities Technology and Research Support Center Brigham Young University ___ 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
