Michael
I believe the icon needs to be on the same level as the projector.
This may anecdotal but I have never had a problem with the following
combination in autorun.inf
[autorun]
open=uth.exe
icon=uth.ico
autorun.inf, projector icon all reside at the root level of the CD
I create the autorun
John wrote:
snip
Anyway, Director can't find the video in a video folder below its
subdirectory and it can't even find it in the SAME directory that my
projector is in. The ONLY way we've ever gotten this video to be found is a
straight hard-coded path. (ie. D:\Main\video\video.mpg)
/snip
I know
Ciao Pranav
Thanks for sharing over the last years and good luck in the future.
You wouldn't remember but it was you that helped me understand getNetText,
netDone() etc. when I first started out (4 years back?).
Sadly Flash is truly coming to rule the world (and just when I was starting
to get
DS wrote :
hi
im using the draw xtra by tabuleiro. it works fine
however, i cant seem to get the colors right. is it
possible using this xtra to do a color picker. using a
bitmap. if anyone can help me i would appreciated.
thanks
---DS---
I'm not sure about using the draw extra but Luke at mecca
Francesco Scarfato wrote:
it possibile to convert textmember with its own text formatting into a
field cast member with that retain the most of text formatting like bold
italic and so on? with lingo or with an extra?
i've a lot of html file and i need to print them but print-o-matic
doesn't print
Tom wrote:
Hi, Does anybody know if it is possible to import a compressed image
format (like JPG) in director (not transforming to a bitmap, so keeping
the compression intact)?
Or does Director always convert to bitmap when importing compressed
filetypes?
Hi Tom,
AFAIK Director will always
Eric wrote:
Develop platform:Win98SE (CHI) + Director MX(Eng)
Test Platform
Win98SE (Chi/Eng) ok
Win2000 (Chi/Eng) ok
WinMe (Chi/Eng) ok
Winxp (Chi/Eng) fail
Just to add to your test data:
I had no trouble opening the dir file nor creating a projecter that worked
fine.
winXP (eng) using
Michael wrote:
How can I ensure that member(1) is always referring to the cast
in the MIAW,
regardless from where the handler in the object is called?
Not sure if this is what you mean but ..
Could you use a prefix on the MIAW casts to ensure you had unique
references?
for instance name all
This thread got me thinking.
Are the images re-compressed or simply the existing compression used ?
I would have thought recompression in which case it would be better to
import lossless images then apply the compression.
I'm also wondering if you had noticed any significant time delay or
It's the existing compression IIRC, unless you change the settings.
Excellent, that makes it flexible.
I'm also wondering if you had noticed any significant time delay or
processor load when decompressing the images on the fly for the
In *my* experience there's not a significant delay.
Daniel wrote:
Did you ever succeed in influencing the background color via .ini
settings?
Not directly but you can set a number of global parameters indirectly in the
lingo.ini and use them to adjust subsequent movies.
This method also works well for version and existence checking on things
Michael wrote:
The only difference I see in what you did is that you seem to have changed
the icon of a .dxr-file, whereas my file is an .exe.
No I changed the exe file.
The file that I link to (the .dxr) is the one listed in the ini so perhaps
this is where the confusion lies.
To explain and
Michael wrote:
Now it works, except for one thing: The movie runs in a window, not in
fullscreen mode. How can I change that? I guess that's just
another entry in
the .ini-file. Is it?
Excellent!, glad it was a help.
You can choose the fullscreen setting for the projector when creating the
SLava wrote:
1) Is there an Xtra to zip the files and then upload them using the FTP
protocol or something similar? I want to do this transparently for the
user--not by starting an external application to do the zipping and
uploading. I know ShockFiler will upload, but it won't zip first.
I
You sure there's not something strange with the images or other
imported/ linked media? I have a feeling I've been through similar
difficulties with Dir 7 and images I got from a photographer. I
I've had similiar problems with images supplied by a photographer coming in
black or not at all,
grimmwerk wrote:
What's the best way of changing icons for a pc projector? I've used
microangelo in the past, but it seems to kill projectors now...
Quick simple - Add these lines to the ini file
[Movies]
Movie01=the name of your movie
On PC I can recommend:
Resource Hacker for changing over
Uni wrote:
I'm trying to make a list of words with the equal translation
next to those
words.
i.e.
makan : to eat
tidur: to sleep
duduk : to sit
etc...
Because I have about 100 words, I guess it is not very effective if I have
to type every single words...
So, I was
Just reference the cast
firstWord = member(text,4).text.word[1]
you can also use firstWord = member(1,4).text.word[1] but if you move your
text member it will break
Look up member chunk in the help files for more information
HTH
Brad
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You will need to ensure that your text member is either named text or that
you change that part of the code to the name of your text member. The object
it expects is a member called text in castLib 4.
Brad
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Charlie Fiskeaux II wrote:
I'm using Buddy API to make sure a window stays on top of other
windows, and
have tried this code, without success:
gBUDAPI=xtra(BudAPI).new()
lwinHandle=baWinHandle()
baWindowToFront(lwinHandle)
I had a similiar issue and had to use
Marcus wrote:
When I create a projector it works fine, but on the hyperlinks it
opens an
unfound html page, before going to the default email program. Any
ideas what
I'm doing wrong?? Do I need an extra, or can this be done from within
Director?
I'm working on D8, PC Windows 98.
Please
Alan wrote:
Can any body tell me what xtra this is referring to. I made sure each
movie's xtras in Director included QuickTime Agent.x32 and QT3Asset.x32.
But still got this error message. I then made sure Download if
needed was
selected for QT3Asste.x32, which seems to have stopped this
Have you tried calling the status(fileIObj) or error(status(fileIObj)) of
the fileio object this may give you some useful information
prefpath also seems to be undeclared as global or property.
HTH
Brad
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Mark A. Boyd wrote:
OK = baOpenFile(the pathName test.txt, maximized)
3. Even though the Buddy API help file still use it, the pathName is
obsolete. Substitute it with the moviePath.
OK = baOpenFile(the moviePath test.txt, maximized)
Actually you'll need Maximised (note the s instead of
Just wondering if anyone has a better way to work out percentage values.
Currently I'm having to append text to the number then use value
it works but seems kinda kludgy.
something like this:
PercentAddition=2
eq=value(PercentAddition)
if value(PercentAddition)100 then eq=value(0.
Carl West wrote:
To avoid getting an integer result you need to introduce a non-integer.
You could use:
eq=PercentAddition/100.0
eq=PercentAddition/float(100)
eq=float(PercentAddition)/100
But this won't work because the result is already an integer
before you take the 'float' of it:
Mike wrote:
Hi list...
I know I may be opening a can of worms here, but why is it that the long
date in the following code works in authoring mode but not in projector
mode?
on beginSprite(me)
pSp = sprite(me.spriteNum)
r = (the long date).item[3]
rr = (c) r Factory Mutual
Paul Steven wrote:
Simply question hopefully! I want to include a video intro in a director
projector I am creating. The playback spec is PC only however must include
win 98 as a minimum. What is the best format to create or convert the
digital video to in order that the user does not need any
Michael wote:
Thanks for responding.
As half of what I'm doing is going to be distributed to Europe, and they
format the date differently from the US (my system), will temporarily
changing the itemDelimiter do anything to screw up
either-side-of-the-Atlantic systems regarding date?
Hi
Does anyone know if the problem encountered with the recent security update
to shockwave affects standalone projectors?
I recently migrated a project from 8 to 8.5 and have had reports back from
the client on the updated version that the error Ordinal 1333 could not be
located in IML32.dll comes
a = []
add a, the text of member(blablabla).line[?].item[?]
Now if I put a I get . Is there a way to get nothing?
-- if you want to use a handler to check the existance/value of a and return
a result then
option1.
if a.count1 then
return nothing
else return a
-- if you just want the list
Phil Gross wrote:
is a button look like not a button? They took it away for D8.5,
but now it's back in DMX. Anyway, to make a short story long,
they never took out the code for the different button styles. You
can switch back and forth
between the buttons and the Windows (Bill's) flat style.
John Lodge wrote:
I want my user to input information into several editable sprites
consecutively. After entering data into the first sprite I want them to be
able to press ENTER and then for the focus to shift to the next sprite.
How might I tackle this? i.e.
1. Display several editable
Peter Witham wrote:
I'm starting to think people don't want to answer any of my questions
:P I can't believe I'm doing stuff so unique that no one else has ever
tried or come across it before lol. Guess I'll have to try and figure it
out myself. Could ya grant my Xmas wish and even tell me
Jeremy wrote:
Bahaviors attached to the sprites.
Perhaps if the sprite thats populated dynamically is in a higher sprite
channel and expands over the other sprite its trapping the mouseup?
Brad
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Jeremy wrote:
I've found the issue I was having. Suppose you have 2 separate text
members out on the stage in the same spot, the difference is that you
use lingo to turn on/off visibility when needed. Well, if both have
hyperlinks one of them will interfere with the other, in my case the one
Robert Tweed wrote:
I don't get the basic principle of what you are suggesting. Could you
explain a bit more please? The problem with the score is that there is no
way (in code) to *tell* the score what member type is has in a particular
sprite channel.
Hi Robert,
The setting of the type was
Charlie Fiskeaux II wrote:
Why do you have the Flash sprite puppeted? I thought that since automatic
puppeting came about, manual puppeting was no longer necessary.
I think your right but it's just habit I guess,
It just wouldn't feel right not to explicitly puppet the sprite on off.
Like not
Robert Tweed wrote:
A go to frame loop counts as playhead movement. The playhead leaves the
frame, then jumps back to it again. The same updates occur as if the
playhead jumped to the next, or any other frame.
aaah! of course - I wasn't thinking
BTW I found I needed the updatestage call as
Robert Tweed wrote:
The trouble with dynamic puppets (and the big reason they are still
undocumented) is that Director sets different sprite properties
depending on
the type of the member. With dynamic puppets, it does not know
what type the
member is, so type specific properties tend not to
Colin Kettenacker wrote:
I could be wrong about this (it's been a while since I've used
fileIO) but I
thought fileIO only had a problem with long file paths in the openFile()
function. With the createFile() function you should be able to
use a normal file path without having to resort to the
Just wondering if someone can add a new perspective to a problem.
I am developing for a win system and using fileio.
Currently fileIO has a problem with paths over 126 chars so I use BuddyAPI's
baShortfilename to truncate the path.
All good so far, but now the problem arises.
The baShortFileName
Mamao wrote:
Nono, i want to open the PDF OUTSIDE director, but in a determined page
that I choose FROM director
8)
one option is to use gotonetpage and something like the following code
a href=prodlist.pdf#page=3 : this does work in a browser envionment
There is also a command line argument
Just wondering if anyone's come across an xtra that allows the creation of
simple external pdf files .
From the archives/ mediamacros/ mile high table etc. it doesn't seem
possible but to my client this seems like basic functionality as it is
integrated into so many applications now.
Any help
Kerry Thompson wrote:
Your script was returning the result regardless of what happened. The
return goes to the calling routine, wherever it is located. You
don't need to place it inside the tell.
Your script will also crash if you run it from the stage without a MIAW
open, because the
Kerry Thompson wrote:
I use linked script casts in MIAWs, and have had no particular problem,
even if the stage is linked to the same script cast.
You could shorten your script a bit, also:
if the activeWindow=the windowList[1] then
tell windowList[1]
end tell
end if
return the
Just a bit of advice required here from my esteemed peers.
I am currently using a number of parent scripts in my project as well as
MIAW's.
Both the stage and the MIAW need to access the parent scripts, currently I
perform checking on the active window to format the return
ie. if the
Robert Tweed wrote:
Is it better practice to locate parent scripts in linked casts
In short, yes. There is no major drawback to this method as far as I am
aware.
Excellent, that was the answer I was hoping to get!
thanks Robert.
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What I don't get is why she USED to have a mustache, and now she doesn't.
Seems like some sort of gender confusion issues for toddlers. But
at least
I don't find them too annoying. I have to say they've saved my sanity. I
had to take my daughter - at a year and a
gday Grimmwerks,
I came across a post in the archive from 2001 where you had jaggy lo res
printing of html members using POM lite.
Just wondering if you found a fix for that as I have the same problem
tried everything I can think of at the moment with no luck.
thanks in advance
Brad
re: your
I've got your post but haven't seen any for days.
Brad
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Sent: Monday, 11 November 2002 1:51 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: lingo-l test
is this list still
I did post this before but not sure if it made it.
I'll send it again while things are quiet, thanks for any help you can
offer
Brad
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I'm using html tables to format data in a program I'm working on so that I
can take advantage of both the layout and table border.
On screen it looks great but
Chris Aernoudt wrote:
http://www.electric-chicken.co.uk/
Is all I have to add to this.
LOL That's great work, and Ellen Feiss, well a picture says a 1000 words...
I'll be forwarding that URL to many a developer I know..
Good to see the Beige Panthers (Windows users) striking back.
BTW I
Does anybody have any idea what he's asking? My Martian is a bit rusty.
Cordially,
Kerry Thompson
Looks like a bad case of freeonlinetranslationitis
I think he's looking for Media Terminal or something similiar to restart a
PC when it locks up.(for a kiosk maybe)
Seems like Media
2702NET wrote
...or generated using a Markov Chain perhaps?
Now your making me feel stoopid ;)
But at least I can add a new title to my name Markov sequence interpreter
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information . This would correlate with the jaggy edges I'm
seeing (but it only in occurs in print though)
Grimmwerks?, Anybody?... help
Brad
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Sent: Tuesday, 5 November 2002 1:49
Uh Oh it's a holy Platform War!!
Ron, Didn't you know MAC stands for Member of the Apple Church...
Your in for it now ;)
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To:
Just came across a problem and wondered if anyone has a suggestion.
I'm using html tables to format data in a program I'm working on so that I
can take advantage of both the layout and table border.
On screen it looks great but when I print it looks like something out of my
old epson dot matrix
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Sent: Tuesday, 29 October 2002 9:03 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: lingo-l Quicktime Thumbnails
Any ideas as to how to grab the first frame of a quicktime movie in
Is there a searchable archive of this list available somewhere? I need to
find a special mail which got lost in my own archive.
the headers say: http://mail4.fcgnetworks.net/archives/lingo-l/
I also have this bookmarked:
http://www.mail-archive.com/lingo-l;penworks.com/
Brad
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Something like this will work Fabrice.
If you change the text color and copypixels ink value you can also get
interesting effects.
Hope this helps
Brad
watch for word wrapping---
--set a default text member to the text you want to grab the image
of
-- you may need to play
Hi Mike,
One I know of is DirectFTP
http://www.directxtras.com/DFTP_home.asp?UUID=1186729
I haven't used it so can't vouch for it though.
Just a thought, as it's only text could you use postNetText in conjunction
with a php/cgi script to do what you need?
regards
Brad
Hi all,
I was wondering
Hmm very interesting, This might be a better option for what I'm working on.
Thanks Pranav,
Sorry Brad, I haven't got a solution to your problem, but if you're
interested in using sprites as windows, you could try Jim Andrew's Windows
for Shockwave. Try the site http://vispo.com/lingo/windows/.
Converting to image is one way.
Take a look at http://www.director-online.com/accessArticle.cfm?ID=947
or search for scroll text at director-online.com for lots of different
examples
HTH
B
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I've been trying to get this to work for hours with no success. Can someone
be so kind as to point out the stupid thing I'm doing wrong here.
I can get the window to resize correctly but when I test the drawrect it
returns the original window value or when I reset it to match the new
dimensions I
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Anyway, today Brad Hile sent a request for archives, and so I thought I'd
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PRegEx News update:
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HI Al,
FWIW, I think from memory your required to distribute the most current Qt
version available so your install wouldn't be so complicated but basically
it's a live with it scenario. Just remembered the person installing may
need to download the Qt activeX replacement thingy as well since
Hi All,
Has anyone experienced an editable Text or Field (tested both) sprite
stopping an image sprite from receiving mouse events?
The editable text is not DTS and I added dummy mouseEvents to it
eg. on mouseUp
pass
end mouseUp
There are 2 director buttons on stage that are able to receive
Don't worry everyone- thanks to those already thinking about this.
It's working as expected now
Amazing what a good system restart will do.
B
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Sent: Wednesday, 2 October 2002 11:38 AM
Not a question just a big thanks to Irv Kalb.
Your article on Data Cast Members was excellent.
http://www.director-online.com/accessArticle.cfm?id=442
I've never used parent scripts before but I'm converted, and this method of
data management is great.
Brad Hile
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Kev,
Have a look for GlomTime VR by Norm Glomski (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED])
I think it will be the perfect solution for you, or at least a long way
there.
here's the file's header:
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--GlomTime VR was created by Norm
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