OT: [TIP] php debugging - msg window style (*.nix)

2003-09-26 Thread Cole Tierney
Pardon the OT. Since php is becoming a popular backend language for netlingo, I thought some here may appreciate the following. A two shell command method for debugging php as it executes. Output is directed to a fifo on the server which can be viewed like the msg window in a terminal window.

Re: Cursor property - solved

2003-09-26 Thread Troy Rollins
On Friday, September 26, 2003, at 01:27 PM, Peter Bochan wrote: This makes code less redundant, and, what was my aim, reauable. Not to mention appropriate and functional. ;-P -- Troy RPSystems, Ltd. http://www.rpsystems.net [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to h

Cursor property - solved

2003-09-26 Thread Peter Bochan
Thanks folks. This list is really usefull. As always, of course. --So yes, instead of using on beginSprite me myCursor = sprite(me.spriteNum).cursor end on mouseEnter me myCursor = 260 end on mouseDown me myCursor = 290 end on mouseUp me myCursor = 260 end on mouseLeave me myCursor

Re: Another cursor property question

2003-09-26 Thread Steve Rachels
problem solved: mouseWithin over a 0 alpha square thanks Steve Rachels [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning

Re: Another cursor property question

2003-09-26 Thread Stephen Ingrum
Why not just use the command- cursor 200 Stephen - Original Message - From: "Steve Rachels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 11:54 AM Subject: Re: Another cursor property question > Classical breakout game... paddle, ball, bricks. Nothing

Re: RE: Concatenating property list values

2003-09-26 Thread Irv Kalb
No escape sequences are needed. I just created a new movie, pasted the code I just posted into a movie level script, created a field called musiclibrary. I went to the message window and typed test(). Now I see the member musicLibrary has: Splish Splash - Bobby Darin Runaround Sue - Dion It m

Re: RE: Concatenating property list values (mavinson@ra.rockwell.com)

2003-09-26 Thread Howdy-Tzi
On Friday, September 26, 2003, at 11:37 AM, Mindy McCutchan wrote: --only stores the tag title thisString = tempList[#tagTitle] & " - " & tempList[#tagArtist] & RETURN No matter what method I use to store the information from the list, it won't even store anything that appears after the first "&

Re: Another cursor property question

2003-09-26 Thread Steve Rachels
Classical breakout game... paddle, ball, bricks. Nothing covering the entire screen, but I could put a box with 0 alpha over or under it if necessary. Steve Rachels - Original Message - From: "Charlie Fiskeaux II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2

Re: Another cursor property question

2003-09-26 Thread Charlie Fiskeaux II
what types of media do you have on screen when you're trying to hide the cursor? Do you have an item covering the entire stage? Charlie Fiskeaux II Media Designer The Creative Group www.cre8tivegroup.com 859/858-9054x29 cell: 859/608-9194 - Original Message - From: "Steve Rachels" <[EMA

RE: Concatenating property list values (mavinson@ra.rockwell.com)

2003-09-26 Thread Mindy McCutchan
Hi Everyone, Sorry about quoting the whole digest...i realized I forgot to delete the rest after I sent. Mike, I've changed the item to line. Now I think I understand the difference. Irv & Cath, Thanks for your continuing help. My project works differently on different computers. On my friend's,

Re: RE: Lingo-l digest, Vol 1 #972 - 20 msgs

2003-09-26 Thread mavinson
Mindy, your data structure is fine. Try the following handler. Remember that you are appending data to your text member, so you need to ... set member("myText").text = member("myText").text & "some more text!" on dispProps gMusicLib = [[#tagTitle "Splish Splash", #tagArtist "Bobby Darin",# tagAl

Re: RE: Lingo-l digest, Vol 1 #972 - 20 msgs

2003-09-26 Thread Irv Kalb
OK, so I had three typos - I warned that it was Email Lingo. This works: on test gmusicLib = [[#tagTitle: "Splish Splash", #tagArtist: "Bobby Darin",\ #tagAlbum: "The Bobby Darin Story", #tagYear: "1961", #tagGenre:\ "Oldies", #tagFilePath: "D:\My Music\old school\Bobby Darin - Splish\ Splash.m

Re: Another cursor property question

2003-09-26 Thread Steve Rachels
Can't seem to find how to make the cursor disappear on my game when I start the 'play' frame. I want to use the mouse to shoot, but don't want it visible. I know the code is 200, but getting it to work sigh Hints? Steve Rachels [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest

Re: copyPixels and alpha channel

2003-09-26 Thread Daniel Nelson
Hi Sébastien, I had to add two lines to get reasonable results: > >-- get the original alpha channel >alphaBuffer = imgDest.extractAlpha() imgDest.useAlpha = FALSE > > >-- copy the bitmap data >copyPixels(imgDest, imgSrc, rDest, rSrc) > >-- copy the alphachannel pixelmap >

Re: Cursor property

2003-09-26 Thread Charlie Fiskeaux II
Setting the cursor property of a sprite means that the cursor only changes when it's over that sprite, setting the cursor itself changes it for the whole movie (except when it's over sprites like Flash, that take control of the cursor themselves). Charlie Fiskeaux II Media Designer The Creative Gr

Re: Cursor property

2003-09-26 Thread Stephen Ingrum
After testing what I *thought* to be true... I answered my own question. Peter, if you are going to use sprite(spritenum).cursor, use it in the beginSprite handler (WITH the "me") there is no need to repeatedly set the property in the mouseEnter handler property spr,spritenum on beginSprite me

Re: Cursor property

2003-09-26 Thread Stephen Ingrum
On a semi-related note. What's the difference between saying on mouseEnter me sprite(spritenum).cursor=280 end and on mouseEnter me cursor 280 end Why would you use one method over the other? Thank you, Stephen Ingrum [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LeagueofDesign.com - Original Message --

RE: Lingo-l digest, Vol 1 #972 - 20 msgs

2003-09-26 Thread Mindy McCutchan
Cath & Irv-- Thanks for your suggestions, but neither will work. I'd previously tried storing it into a variable before displaying. Also, I had used "item" previously without writing over items in the list. At that time I had each of my properties stored in separate arrays. My troubles started whe

RE: Cursor property

2003-09-26 Thread Colin Holgate
Sorry, folks, but sprite(me.spriteNum).cursor as well as sprite(spriteNum).cursor doesn't want to work. That's because you are saying on mousedown, and not on mousedown me. Try sticking some "me"'s at the end of your handler's first lines. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to dig

RE: Cursor property

2003-09-26 Thread Peter Bochan
Sorry, folks, but sprite(me.spriteNum).cursor as well as sprite(spriteNum).cursor doesn't want to work. I've tried whatever I knew, but the compiler complains. Though this happens only when you manipulate the built in cursors. When you do the same action with the cursors in castLib (I mean cursor m

Re: Concatenating property list values

2003-09-26 Thread mavinson
Mindy, The item[i] is generally used for 'chunking' through comma-delimited lists. e.g. put "jazz,funk,blues".item[1] returns 'jazz' In your code, if you would add: member("musicLibrary").item[i] = member("musicLibrary") & & gmusiclib[i].tagArtist & ... you would see results like: (member 2 of cas

Re: copyPixels and alpha channel

2003-09-26 Thread Sébastien Portebois
Hi everyone My original post starting this thread stated that copyPixels() does not work when compositing _two_ images with alpha channels. I haven't followed this thread since the start, so I might be out of synchro, but FYI here comes a little movie script I used intensively when compositing

Re: Cursor property

2003-09-26 Thread Sébastien Portebois
Hi on mouseDown sprite(me.spritenum).cursor = 290 end on mouseLeave sprite(me.spritenum).cursor = 0 end on mouseUp sprite(me.spritenum).cursor = 260 End whats happening is the code is referencing the sprite you attach it to so sprite(me.spritenum) is what you need to use. and it would even

RE: Cursor property

2003-09-26 Thread Robin Pereira
Try this .. on mouseDown sprite(me.spritenum).cursor = 290 end on mouseLeave sprite(me.spritenum).cursor = 0 end on mouseUp sprite(me.spritenum).cursor = 260 End whats happening is the code is referencing the sprite you attach it to so sprite(me.spritenum) is what you need to use. kee

Cursor property

2003-09-26 Thread Peter Bochan
Hi Lingo Developers! I've got a little problem. I wrote a simple cursor change behavior for a vector sprite(2): on mouseEnter sprite(2).cursor = 260 end on mouseDown sprite(2).cursor = 290 end on mouseLeave sprite(2).cursor = 0 end on mouseUp sprite(2).cursor = 260 End This works fine.