Ta all

2001-08-18 Thread Kerry Thompson
I'm off to the land of sun and in-laws...my father-in-law's 90th birthday, in Honolulu (it's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it). See you all in a week! Aloha, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks

RE: Cue Points and Shockwave

2001-08-17 Thread Kerry Thompson
>As far as i can see, there is absulutely NO difference between swa and mp3 The audio is compressed the same way, but they have different headers. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi

Re: OOP and ancestor access

2001-08-16 Thread Kerry Thompson
>This sounds like the book I've been looking for, you don't have an ISBN >for it do you? ISBN: 0201633612 Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the li

Re: hi

2001-08-14 Thread Kerry Thompson
> Do you know how to speak chinese? And how do you know I am a chinese? I know everybody is fascinated with this thread :P, but I'm taking it off-list. But, for the record, yes, I speak Chinese (as if most of you don't already know ;-) Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove

Re: Thank You! kerry!

2001-08-14 Thread Kerry Thompson
Bu yao keqi, xiao Ding. Jiu shi wo yingai zuo de. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for

Re: Timer

2001-08-14 Thread Kerry Thompson
countDown into field "count display" end if end Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is f

Re: timeout

2001-08-14 Thread Kerry Thompson
eresting things about Lingo--those lines *will* execute. Any code after a "go to frame" (or move) will continue to execute. It's counterintuitive to a beginner, but there it is. Have you set the timeoutLength? TimeoutLapsed is the number of ticks since the last timeout. Cord

Re: File IO - how do I erase text in a file?

2001-08-09 Thread Kerry Thompson
art about the 4 and the 3 and 0 and the 4th 0 of the third minor seventh. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL

RE: Putting text into sprite not member

2001-08-09 Thread Kerry Thompson
>hasn't this question been asked and answered in the past few days here >or on Direct-L? Sure has. Check the header--the message was sent Monday. We're getting duplicates--I've seen a few others go drifting by in the stream. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourse

Fwd: test lingo filter

2001-08-09 Thread Kerry Thompson
Hey Tab-- This could be trouble. I've gotten spammed from this "I Hate Spam" alias before. It looks like he/she is testing to see if their mail gets through your spam filter. I have them filtered out in Eudora, but not coming through Lingo-L. Cordially, Kerry Thompson &g

Re: flash 4 swf and QT direct to stage flickering

2001-08-09 Thread Kerry Thompson
preciated. If the swf isn't animating, you can set its #static property to true, and make it not DTS--two DTS sprites will definitely compete. Also, make sure it is paused. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penw

RE: CD playing using MCI command

2001-08-09 Thread Kerry Thompson
straight :-) Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]

Re: CD playing using MCI command

2001-08-09 Thread Kerry Thompson
sound playFile, and you don't need to import the audio into a cast. If you're using Director 8 or later, there is a whole new set of sound commands that give you a lot of control over audio. Check the Lingo dictionary, Lingo by Feature, under "Sound." Cordially, Kerry T

Archives

2001-08-08 Thread Kerry Thompson
I know this has been asked and answered, but where are the archives for this list? I could have sworn I bookmarked them. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list

RE: FileXtra 3 - can't create folder across network in NT but can in 98

2001-08-03 Thread Kerry Thompson
rm development, and we have an NT server. The Mac creates these "Icon" files on the server, and that stops Windows file copying dead in its tracks. So, I have a little utility to delete all these icon files. The bug? baFolderExists("Icon" & RETURN) returns true. Not a sho

RE: FileXtra 3 - can't create folder across network in NT but can in 98

2001-08-03 Thread Kerry Thompson
didn't, on similar functions. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and

Re: download problems for CD ROMS

2001-08-02 Thread Kerry Thompson
tions--after that, you pay a [quite reasonable] fee). It doesn't have the range of functions Buddy has, though. Check them out--one or both of them will do the job for you. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com

Re: Director 8 back to Director 7

2001-08-02 Thread Kerry Thompson
I don't know how much they're paying the programmers, but this sounds like a false economy to me. I'd upgrade to 8.5 and be done with it. You'd spend a *lot* of time copying and pasting, and with a very good probability of introducing new errors. Cordially, Kerry Thompso

RE: mpg files on cdrom

2001-07-31 Thread Kerry Thompson
> Por favor ayudemen: deseo retirarme de la lista. If you don't speak Spanish, he's asking to unsubscribe. Politely, at least. Tab is aware now, if he wasn't before. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http:

Re: setvariable FLASH - DIRECTOR

2001-07-30 Thread Kerry Thompson
t. The high ANSI characters get corrupted. The only way we can get them to display properly is by using charToNum(). Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email

Re: setvariable FLASH - DIRECTOR

2001-07-30 Thread Kerry Thompson
ile the album is open, and the cover isn't showing, Flash corrupts the variable. When the album closes, it says "Mi ‡lbum". So there seems to be some relationship, at least in high Ansi characters, between being visible at the time it is set or not. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To

Re: File IO

2001-07-29 Thread Kerry Thompson
3 different programmers (I'll do UltraEdit for the compares). Then I will set up the merged code in .ls files as external scripts, so we can get some version control going. Maybe I should move version control to the top of my wish list. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from

Re: action called on attaching behavior to sprite

2001-07-27 Thread Kerry Thompson
ce to put up the dialog, and again when you finish. Maybe you could check to see if the properties have been set, then call your handler. I haven't tried it, but it's an idea. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://w

Re: File IO

2001-07-27 Thread Kerry Thompson
;. In the process, some of the file names were too long for the Mac. Error trapping doesn't help much--when you try to create a file with a name that's too long, Director simply crashes. It doesn't even return an error. Bad, bad. I'm doing it on Windows now--longer file name

Re: RESEND - creating a handler that executes on every frame

2001-07-27 Thread Kerry Thompson
>btw (sprite -5) is the frame channel You can also address a frame script by sendSprite(0, #someMessage) So I guess the frame channel is both -5 and 0? Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.

File IO

2001-07-26 Thread Kerry Thompson
It successfully writes out about 20 files, then crashes to the debugger. Maybe I'm too tired. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Pro

RE: message window question

2001-07-26 Thread Kerry Thompson
t Set.exe" and I have a "Get Set.ini" file with this line in it: MessageWindow=1 Then I put this in my prepareMovie handler: the debugPlayBackEnabled = TRUE Works for me. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://

Re: Checking parameters

2001-07-25 Thread Kerry Thompson
#format: #member, #range: suitableSound, #default: whatever]] return p_list end Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email

Re: message window question

2001-07-25 Thread Kerry Thompson
>Sure. You will need a .INI file of the same name as the projector in the >same folder as the projector. And, if you're running Director 8.5, you need to set the debugPlaybackEnabled property to TRUE. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to chang

Re: mac stub dir 8.5

2001-07-25 Thread Kerry Thompson
you're doing cross-platform projects, buy Director for both platforms, and add a dollar to your hourly rate. Amortize the cost over several projects, or pass it along to a single customer. You're doing yourself a favor. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, o

Re: Projector -- solved :-)

2001-07-24 Thread Kerry Thompson
ghts problems, especially on NT. All the Xtras you use in the movie have to be available, though--either included in the projector, or in the Xtras folder. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cg

Re: FileXtra3 - fx_folderCreate not working across network

2001-07-24 Thread Kerry Thompson
lem, but that might give you more information. The command is baCreateFolder. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAI

Re: Comparing Multiple Lists with One List

2001-07-24 Thread Kerry Thompson
o 0011 2. 0011 = 0001 evaluates to false. On the other hand, rearranging the parentheses: if (0010 = 0001) OR (0001 = 0001) if (0010 = 0001) evaluates to FALSE, but (0001 = 0001) evaluates to TRUE so your OR comparison works. HTH. Maybe I've done too much assembly language programming.

Re: RESIZE PROJECTOR

2001-07-24 Thread Kerry Thompson
prites in the lower right will be cut off. If you go to a larger stage, you will have a big blank area in the lower right. HTH. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the li

Re: Controlling Flash Buttons?

2001-07-24 Thread Kerry Thompson
ash. Some day, I'll go back and try it with the other project that has the 44 sprites. It would be interesting to see if it sped it up enough. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post

Re: RE: referring to the hard drive on a Mac

2001-07-24 Thread Kerry Thompson
inting this out, Mr./Ms./Miss/Mrs. Griffin :-P Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for l

RE: Controlling Flash Buttons?

2001-07-24 Thread Kerry Thompson
tes were single-frame static Flash movies. Direct to stage, idleHandlerPeriod = 0, 4 fps (the motion was being driven by a timeout object, not the frame rate). I'm not saying don't use Flash--just use it judiciously, with its limitations in mind. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove y

RE: referring to the hard drive on a Mac

2001-07-23 Thread Kerry Thompson
#x27;m sure you've had to deal with users who have multiple hard drives and multiple CD-ROM drives installed. But I don't want to get into a pissing contest with you, Al :-) Let's just agree that we've both contributed to the discussion, and Kelly can glean the necessary info from

Re: FILE IO xtra - how to?

2001-07-23 Thread Kerry Thompson
use 2 or less functions. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]

RE: referring to the hard drive on a Mac

2001-07-23 Thread Kerry Thompson
ensable that you will likely end up buying it. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]

RE: Splash Screen

2001-07-20 Thread Kerry Thompson
stub that shows a bitmap. Took me almost 5 minutes ;-) Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-

RE: Splash Screen

2001-07-20 Thread Kerry Thompson
>You're including filename extensions, right? What, you think I'm a Mac user? ;-) (Please, no religious wars--I'm OS agnostic). Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To po

Splash Screen

2001-07-19 Thread Kerry Thompson
x27;t seem to work. Yep--checked the docs, didn't find anything, and it looks like the achives are down. Thanks. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [

Windows Font Woes

2001-07-19 Thread Kerry Thompson
ch thinner than the #plain style. It looks like Comic Sans MS doesn't have an italic style built in--the choices when you import it are plain and bold. Somebody must have run into this before, though I can't find a reference to it in the archives. Any ideas? Cordially, Kerry Thomp

RE: Message window

2001-07-18 Thread Kerry Thompson
> > MessageWindow=1 > > > >For D8.5, you also have to set the debugPlaybackEnabled system property to >TRUE (prepareMovie). Thanks, guys--that did it. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penwork

Message window

2001-07-18 Thread Kerry Thompson
ronment. And by the way, does Alt-F4 always return a key code of 16? Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: RE: 2 Monitor System

2001-07-18 Thread Kerry Thompson
to be nigh impossible. I'm not upset--I'm ok with stretching the main window. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, e

charPosToLoc--Interesting

2001-07-16 Thread Kerry Thompson
urning a point for a character that doesn't exist. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is f

Re: Finding If Something is divisible by a number

2001-07-16 Thread Kerry Thompson
>Colin, I don't understand; what is your problem? He had a prune Danish for breakfast. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Ling

Re: music during vo

2001-07-12 Thread Kerry Thompson
>a childhood emotional trauma? Proving what we have suspected all along--Bhakti is a Californian ;-) Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EM

RE: QuickTime path names on Mac

2001-07-10 Thread Kerry Thompson
blem--Toast is pretty much the standard, and most of us use it day in and day out without problems. I'm puzzled--I really don't know what your problem is. It will probably turn out to be some real forehead-slapper. Maybe you should get some sleep and let your unconscious mind figure

RE: QuickTime path names on Mac

2001-07-10 Thread Kerry Thompson
mes? Are you sure your QuickTime movies are in the HFS partition? Can you see them if you put the disc in the Mac? If so, can you play them outside of Director? Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.

Re: Fading sound

2001-07-09 Thread Kerry Thompson
>yes, do it on an exitframe. Or, if you don't want it tied to Director's frame rate, try: sound(1).fadeTo(50, 500) That fades channel 1 to a volume of 50 over a period of 500 milliseconds. The volume can range from 0 to 255. Only works in D8 and above, though. Cordially, K

Re: Fading sound

2001-07-09 Thread Kerry Thompson
>I'd like to slowly fade sound down from volume = 150 to volume = 50, not >to volume = 0. D8? Check out the "sound FadeOut" and "sound FadeTo" commands. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://w

Re: LDM or Film Loop?

2001-07-09 Thread Kerry Thompson
>I just checked the help files, and don't see any commands for controlling >the gif. Can you start and stop the animation from Lingo, and tell when >it's done? Scratch that--brain lock. I found the commands. Pause, Resume, Rewind. Gonna try that! Cordially, Kerry Th

Re: LDM or Film Loop?

2001-07-09 Thread Kerry Thompson
imation from the Director frame rate (slow on low-end machines). I just checked the help files, and don't see any commands for controlling the gif. Can you start and stop the animation from Lingo, and tell when it's done? Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this li

Re: LDM or Film Loop?

2001-07-09 Thread Kerry Thompson
s leaning anyway. Good to have some confirmation. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learnin

LDM or Film Loop?

2001-07-09 Thread Kerry Thompson
done. The code is very nicely structured OOP (shameless plug--Bill Garr, the original author, is moving to the east coast and might be looking for some contract work). So, what do you recommend? LDM's or film loops? And, of course, why would you recommend one over the other? Cordially, K

RE: a faster way to draw than using setpixel ??

2001-07-06 Thread Kerry Thompson
eavy apps run just fine as is--sometimes "good enough" is good enough. But, for some of us--Macromedia, you're killin' us! We're in major pain without at least a partial compiler option. I'd just love to be able to tell my boss/customer, "Yeah, we can get about

RE: a faster way to draw than using setpixel ??

2001-07-05 Thread Kerry Thompson
make some noise at Macromedia--the more people who put this on the wish list, the more likely they are to pay attention. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, em

Re: UNSUBSCRIBE

2001-07-03 Thread Kerry Thompson
>UNSUBSCRIBE Just trying to keep an even keel here--I've been sending these guys polite off-list messages with polite instructions on how to politely GET THEIR *#@^&*# ACT TOGETHER. There. Now I feel better. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or

Re: Mac Stub anyone??

2001-07-02 Thread Kerry Thompson
and stubs used to be available on sites like updatestage. I hear that Macromedia asked Gretchen to remove the stubs, though. Best wishes to you, mate, but I'm afraid the only legal way you can get a stub is to buy the Mac version. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from

Re: Scrolling Timeline Image

2001-07-02 Thread Kerry Thompson
x it might be (untested): on mouseEnter me currentLoc = the locH of sprite 54 repeat while currentLoc <3400 sprite(54).locH = currentLoc + 10 currentLoc = the locH of sprite 54 updateStage if the rollover <> 54 then exit repeat end repeat end mouseEnter Cord

Corrupt characters

2001-06-29 Thread Kerry Thompson
alue of the Director list--it's displaying the correct Spanish characters in the Flash movie, though. When I do the same thing on Windows, it maps the wrong character in Flash, but doesn't corrupt the Director list. We've tried publishing the Flash movie as Flash 5--no change.

Re: Director 8.5

2001-06-29 Thread Kerry Thompson
f your problems persist? Or install Director long enough to make a projector on a Slovak system? Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Prob

Re: recording sound using Microphone

2001-06-29 Thread Kerry Thompson
>Does any body know how to record the sound(voice) using Mic within DIrector >Is it posible?? Yes--use the Audio Xtra from www.updatestage.com. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi T

Re: Locking someone out

2001-06-28 Thread Kerry Thompson
administrator can give him a directory that nobody else can even see. So, how about a hidden password-protected zip file on a removable hard drive on a server that only Fred can access? Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.pen

Re: find and compare

2001-06-28 Thread Kerry Thompson
ght environment. It sounds more like a C++ project. From your description, it doesn't sound like you're really planning to utilize Director's multimedia features very much. If that's true, it's probably not the right tool. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself

Re: Director 8.5

2001-06-28 Thread Kerry Thompson
when you run it? If you can open the file, you should be able to look at the text fields and see what fonts are being used. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the l

RE: Can I program a MIAWS to control the cursor?

2001-06-28 Thread Kerry Thompson
eters to the handler in the main movie, perhaps as a property list. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: find and compare

2001-06-28 Thread Kerry Thompson
s. And by the way, it's generally considered good etiquette to wait more than 1 1/2 hours for an answer before posting your question again. Not to scold you, but just practical advice--it annoys some of us when we see duplicate posts, and we may be less inclined to help that person out. C

Re: problem reading compiled scripts

2001-06-27 Thread Kerry Thompson
sure you "save and compact" frequently. If those don't work, let us know. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [

RE: disable Esc button

2001-06-27 Thread Kerry Thompson
>Maybe they have D8.5 and can't cope with the HTML help? Ooh, don't go there, friend. You can never tell--there might be some developers lurking, and I hear those folks have some opinions. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mod

RE: disable Esc button

2001-06-27 Thread Kerry Thompson
>Wow, Kamil...you have GOT to see this absolutely terrific feature!! That wouldn't be slightly tongue in cheek, would it, Chris? :P Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post mes

Re: simple sprite rollover

2001-06-27 Thread Kerry Thompson
set the blend to 0, and place it over the individual states? Then check for a mouseOver and send a message to its twin bitmap sprite. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages

Re: Director 8.5

2001-06-27 Thread Kerry Thompson
that could cause some problems. Have you tried it on Slovak system? Or one of the other Latin 2 systems--Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovenian, etc. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.c

Re:

2001-06-26 Thread Kerry Thompson
answers >at next paragraph. Here what happening is, sometime >very difficult to get the answers ( means will have to >serach for the answers). Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi

Re: Language settings

2001-06-26 Thread Kerry Thompson
(there are differences between the French used in Canada, Belgium and France). That's something localization folks wish was there. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages

Re: Multi tread with Lingo

2001-06-26 Thread Kerry Thompson
>What's multi-tread?? Firestone's programming technique ;-) Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EM

Re: Buddy API and Director 8.5?

2001-06-22 Thread Kerry Thompson
8.5--at least I haven't had any problems. 3. This is really a question for Buddy support, isn't it? This is a Lingo list, after all :-) Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages

Re: Buddy API and Director 8.5

2001-06-22 Thread Kerry Thompson
>Does the current version of Buddy work with Director >8.5? I haven't had any problems with it--works like a charm. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the

Re: freezing MPEG2?

2001-06-22 Thread Kerry Thompson
>Reboot the box once every night. If it's a Windows box, you can do that with the "Scheduled Tasks" control panel. Well, you can't reboot the machine, I don't think, but you can restart your program at least. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself fro

Re: passing variables from behavior to behavior

2001-06-22 Thread Kerry Thompson
--you're sending three parameters with sendSprite. The first is the sprite you're targeting. That "me" is the sprite's instance reference. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l

RE: FileXtra and Network Volumes

2001-06-22 Thread Kerry Thompson
hat's good--I hadn't looked into that function. The environment I'm writing for, schools, won't necessarily have the volumes mapped. For some reason, we don't here in our company, either. I guess it's fortunate I found out early :-) Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove you

Re: FileXtra and Network Volumes

2001-06-22 Thread Kerry Thompson
>1) Inspect the variable via a 'put' or in the debugger just to make sure >you built it right. Thanks, Tab--been there, done that :-) Buddy was the answer--FileXtra doesn't seem to like network volumes. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, o

RE: FileXtra and Network Volumes

2001-06-22 Thread Kerry Thompson
Exists() instead of the FileXtra. Good ol' Buddy to the rescue again--thanks, Gary Smith! Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (P

FileXtra and Network Volumes

2001-06-21 Thread Kerry Thompson
l Win 95, and our market has a lot of low-end machines. Any ideas? Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: director player error

2001-06-21 Thread Kerry Thompson
> >Hi Friends, > >In my project if i go at any screen i got director player error run by >cd.(protected movie). how can i remove that. please help me & one more >problem is that some time text is not display on screen. > >Please give me replay as soon as possible. > >Mitesh [To remove yourself

Re: icon

2001-06-21 Thread Kerry Thompson
>tell me as fast as possible. Now, now, Mitesh. Patience. You've got some of the best Director programmers in the world here on the List, but we're all *volunteering* to help. Show your colleagues the proper respect and you'll get it in return :-) Cordially, Kerry Tho

Re: Shocked images not showing up

2001-06-20 Thread Kerry Thompson
A cast member won't load into memory if it's not needed. However, I believe Shockwave downloads cast members to the local machine pretty much as I described. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/li

RE: Shocked images not showing up

2001-06-20 Thread Kerry Thompson
ber before you use it. There are some problems inherent in that, though--lots of extra code, and the possibility that the script you need hasn't been downloaded yet. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/ling

Re: create a folder with fileio

2001-06-20 Thread Kerry Thompson
>>Kerry is asking if the older version of the FileXtra still works with the >>newest version of Director. Actually, more than one good reason. FileXtra3 doesn't work with original Windows 95--only rev 2. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to

Re: Convert String

2001-06-20 Thread Kerry Thompson
John didn't say anything about any other languages, so it will probably work for him. If you're developing for multiple languages, though, it probably won't work. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penwo

RE: authorware vs director - training packages

2001-06-20 Thread Kerry Thompson
ot of things you can do more easily in AW than in Director. My 2 %. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: create a folder with fileio

2001-06-20 Thread Kerry Thompson
t. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's doing this. I'm just curious to know if the changes are really necessary. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages

Re: workaround for disappearing insertion cursor

2001-06-19 Thread Kerry Thompson
ield members, not editable text. There was a rather long-winded thread about this on another list last week. It's a good thing we don't always listen to common knowledge, eh? Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://

Re: create a folder with fileio

2001-06-19 Thread Kerry Thompson
find them in your code. Also, if you use FileXtra3, you have to instantiate it, like that curmudgeon Irv showed us ;-) The older FileXtra didn't have to be instantiated. As far as I know, FileXtra still works fine with 8.5. Has anybody found any different? Cordially, Kerry Thompson [T

Re: Shocked images not showing up

2001-06-19 Thread Kerry Thompson
jpeg cast member before you display it. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning a

Re: Fonts- Win v/s mac, text vs/ field

2001-06-15 Thread Kerry Thompson
een out of touch for about a year. I don't want to get too far behind :-) Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [E

Re: Fonts- Win v/s mac:

2001-06-15 Thread Kerry Thompson
the way of text manipulation, but it's a good idea for titles and the like. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAI

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