Re: [MacRuby-devel] Dynamic refresh in a view - xcode 4 / MacRuby

2011-05-24 Thread Thomas R. Koll
Laurent is right and and I think best would be for you to use a NSTimer. def drawWord if !next_word self.timer.invalidate return end self.label.stringValue = next_word self.setNeedsDisplay true end def next_word ... end self.timer = NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval( 1/20.

Re: [MacRuby-devel] Dynamic refresh in a view - xcode 4 / MacRuby

2011-05-24 Thread Laurent Sansonetti
Hi, It doesn't work because you're (probably) blocking the main thread, which is responsible for drawing. What you want to do instead is scheduling a timer inside the main run loop. Look at the NSTimer class. Also, don't forget to force the view to be redrawn, by using the setNeedsDisplay: method.

Re: [MacRuby-devel] Constant definitions

2011-05-24 Thread Robert Rice
Thanks Laurent: You may want to remove the bad files from the daily download page. Bob Rice On May 24, 2011, at 4:51 PM, Laurent Sansonetti wrote: > Hi Bob, > > https://github.com/MacRuby/MacRuby/commit/68ac3fcaf1041ef9b25fb3bc940a47f41505b7e5 > happened. This fixes bugs but also introduces

[MacRuby-devel] Dynamic refresh in a view - xcode 4 / MacRuby

2011-05-24 Thread az...@gmx.net
I have a label that I have set to blank, and after a user clicks 'go' I generate a random word or number and use: self.label.stringValue = "some_word" to update the view. However, I would like to show 200 or so random words in quick succession before the final one is shown - just because it's

Re: [MacRuby-devel] Constant definitions

2011-05-24 Thread Laurent Sansonetti
Hi Bob, https://github.com/MacRuby/MacRuby/commit/68ac3fcaf1041ef9b25fb3bc940a47f41505b7e5 happened. This fixes bugs but also introduces others. We have tickets covering the new bugs and Kouji-san is working on them. https://www.macruby.org/trac/ticket/1292 https://www.macruby.org/trac/ticket/

Re: [MacRuby-devel] How do I add a background image in xcode4/macruby

2011-05-24 Thread az...@gmx.net
Just a quick note to say I've got the background image working - it was as simple as dragging it from the media drawer (after being copied to the resources folder) duh! On 24 May 2011, at 16:46, az...@gmx.net wrote: > Hi All - I'm new to MacRuby so please be gentle! > > I am trying to add a b

[MacRuby-devel] How do I add a background image in xcode4/macruby

2011-05-24 Thread az...@gmx.net
Hi All - I'm new to MacRuby so please be gentle! I am trying to add a background image to my app. I drag an 'image view' over to the window, but none of the options in any of the utilities drawers allows me to specify an image (which is what seems I need to do - according to various youtube vid

[MacRuby-devel] Constant definitions

2011-05-24 Thread Robert Rice
Hi Fans: What changed on 5/19/2011? I haven't been able to use the nightly builds since 5/18/2011. Constant definitions stopped working and I get an uninitialized constant xxx (NameError) message wherever my code tries to reference a constant defined in the same class. Thanks, Bob Rice _