Re: Transposing sound clips?
On 22/9/00 9:03 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In hypercard, there is an option to transpose a single sound up and down a scale such as play "harpsichord" "c d e f g a b" is there a similar property in metacard instead of recording different notes for a single sound? No - this isn't supported. Regards, Kevin Scott Yang, M.D. Kadena Pediatrics Okinawa, Japan Kevin Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.runrev.com/ Runtime Revolution Limited (formerly Cross Worlds Computing). Tel: +44 (0)131 672 2909. Fax: +44 (0)1639 830 707. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
generating tones
Is there a way to generate two separate tones within metacard in sterio without just looping a *.wav file?
resizing and screen resolution
I make a lot of projects for children, and it is important that they pretty much fill the screen, lest distractions occur. I was dismayed when we got new larger high resolution monitors (mac) and discovered the projects shrank to a tiny size at the new, higher resolution. If you turn the resolution of the monitors down, the stacks grow back to their original size, but the rest of the computer looks funky, requiring a return to higher res after you finish the game. We hope to soon branch out to a larger client circle, and if so, the resolution of the client monitors will be an unknown. Ideally, I would like to be able to dynamically resize the projects. Has someone already written a script/external which will do the calculations so that objects and cards will grow proportionally with windows, in a general way? If not, I could work for an "average" monitor resolution...what would that be these days...or preferably in about a year in the future? What is the resolution of the newer imacs? And what about the windows world? Any ideas/ help will be greatly appreciated. mark mitchell Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: Transposing sound clips?
On 22/9/00 9:03 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In hypercard, there is an option to transpose a single sound up and down a scale such as play "harpsichord" "c d e f g a b" is there a similar property in metacard instead of recording different notes for a single sound? And Kevin Miller replied: No - this isn't supported. Regards, Kevin Can we feature request it? This was a *neat* ability. I used this and HC's ability to deal with speech in my most important programs. I could really use these features! Raymond Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: resizing and screen resolution
On 21/9/00 4:48 pm, Mark Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I make a lot of projects for children, and it is important that they pretty much fill the screen, lest distractions occur. I was dismayed when we got new larger high resolution monitors (mac) and discovered the projects shrank to a tiny size at the new, higher resolution. If you turn the resolution of the monitors down, the stacks grow back to their original size, but the rest of the computer looks funky, requiring a return to higher res after you finish the game. We hope to soon branch out to a larger client circle, and if so, the resolution of the client monitors will be an unknown. Ideally, I would like to be able to dynamically resize the projects. Has someone already written a script/external which will do the calculations so that objects and cards will grow proportionally with windows, in a general way? If not, I could work for an "average" monitor resolution...what would that be these days...or preferably in about a year in the future? What is the resolution of the newer imacs? And what about the windows world? Any ideas/ help will be greatly appreciated. My advice would really be not to worry about this too much. People use a wide variety of monitor resolutions (on monitors that are bigger and smaller and so look different in themselves) and the best thing to do is to recommend people change the resolution, before loading the program, to an optimal value. Trying to scale your work is going to be a non-starter. 800x600 is a good resolution to develop for: almost everyone can do it and its not as small as 640x480. Larger than that and you start to risk people not being able to switch to it. Regards, Kevin mark mitchell Kevin Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.runrev.com/ Runtime Revolution Limited (formerly Cross Worlds Computing). Tel: +44 (0)131 672 2909. Fax: +44 (0)1639 830 707. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Putting it to good use...
In a message dated 22/9/00 8:40:35 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've just downloaded the MetaCard starter kit, and had a bit of a look at the demo, and quite frankly it impressed the hell out of me. What I'd like now is a few ideas on how I might put this thing to good use. If anyone has any great ideas or tips on how make the most of MetaCard, please respond (on or off list as you prefer). This is an easy question, that doesn't need great scripting skills, so i'm gonna jump in so no one can accuse me of never contributing to the list. The limitations, such as they are, are likely to be mostly in you, not Metacard. I am very much a part time scripter, who was taught Algol 26 years ago at school. Since then i have just tinkered about, never working in IT, but never able to leave it alone. I discovered MC with absolute delight.I hack it about like a third rate Hypercard scripter (which is what I am).. Its fast fun forgiving and flexibleand baffles other RAD users...I don't mean in terms of scripting, i mean in terms of producing something so professional looking so quickly. . So, if your starting point is like mine, just do the same, and have fun. However, a huge chunk of the MC consituency come from neighbouring worlds where things are different. They do really clever stuff and write on the list about the Windows Registry, sockets and cmds. I guess some even make a living out of it. I read this stuff in the vague hope that by some kind of osmosis, it will pass into my mind and start to make sense. (Other threads are just a delight, despite being alien to your own interests. My all time favourite was the discussion about displaying Japanese in fields.) The fact that you were impressed means that you had the vision to perceive at least part of the potential of the tool. I guarantee that it is even better than you now think..but you'll have to discover those little treasures for yourself.they are different for different folks. (although the greatest AHA! for many, including myself is when you work out how groups in MC are so much more powerful than backgrounds in Hypercard) I wasted a lot of time to start with trying to convert the many Hypercard stacks i had accumulated over the years. In many ways the Hypercard/Supercard legacy is a hindrance as much as a help. True you get a boost with the metaphor and a fair bit of scripting, and old books on scripting can still come in handy, but there are lots of old habits and perceptions that get in the way too...not least in the prejudice that exists out there against anything that is even a distant relative of Hypercard. My advice would be to think of a project and have a go at making it work.even if you already have something that does the job in Visual basic or Hypercard.. Chances are you can do it easier and better in MCand just think of the buzz when it works cross platform! (Probably more fun for Mac users, I guess.) Happy scripting. David Glasgow Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: Putting it to good use...
Wow! Great post! And to think I was *just* getting ready of saying he never contributes... ;o) Phil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 22/9/00 8:40:35 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've just downloaded the MetaCard starter kit, and had a bit of a look at the demo, and quite frankly it impressed the hell out of me. What I'd like now is a few ideas on how I might put this thing to good use. If anyone has any great ideas or tips on how make the most of MetaCard, please respond (on or off list as you prefer). This is an easy question, that doesn't need great scripting skills, so i'm gonna jump in so no one can accuse me of never contributing to the list. The limitations, such as they are, are likely to be mostly in you, not Metacard. I am very much a part time scripter, who was taught Algol 26 years ago at school. Since then i have just tinkered about, never working in IT, but never able to leave it alone. I discovered MC with absolute delight.I hack it about like a third rate Hypercard scripter (which is what I am).. Its fast fun forgiving and flexibleand baffles other RAD users...I don't mean in terms of scripting, i mean in terms of producing something so professional looking so quickly. . So, if your starting point is like mine, just do the same, and have fun. However, a huge chunk of the MC consituency come from neighbouring worlds where things are different. They do really clever stuff and write on the list about the Windows Registry, sockets and cmds. I guess some even make a living out of it. I read this stuff in the vague hope that by some kind of osmosis, it will pass into my mind and start to make sense. (Other threads are just a delight, despite being alien to your own interests. My all time favourite was the discussion about displaying Japanese in fields.) The fact that you were impressed means that you had the vision to perceive at least part of the potential of the tool. I guarantee that it is even better than you now think..but you'll have to discover those little treasures for yourself.they are different for different folks. (although the greatest AHA! for many, including myself is when you work out how groups in MC are so much more powerful than backgrounds in Hypercard) I wasted a lot of time to start with trying to convert the many Hypercard stacks i had accumulated over the years. In many ways the Hypercard/Supercard legacy is a hindrance as much as a help. True you get a boost with the metaphor and a fair bit of scripting, and old books on scripting can still come in handy, but there are lots of old habits and perceptions that get in the way too...not least in the prejudice that exists out there against anything that is even a distant relative of Hypercard. My advice would be to think of a project and have a go at making it work.even if you already have something that does the job in Visual basic or Hypercard.. Chances are you can do it easier and better in MCand just think of the buzz when it works cross platform! (Probably more fun for Mac users, I guess.) Happy scripting. David Glasgow Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list. -- Phil Davis --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] days: (503) 417-7930 eves: (503) 557-5656 --- Facilitator Essentials of eBusiness Computing Information Technology Institute http://www.iti.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: resizing and screen resolution
on 9/21/00 8:48 AM, Mark Mitchell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If not, I could work for an "average" monitor resolution...what would that be these days...or preferably in about a year in the future? What is the resolution of the newer imacs? The iMacs do 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768. I always use 1024x768, but I've seen lots of people use 800x600. The iBook is 800x600, the powerbooks and the LCD studio displays 1024x768. LCDs can try to do lower resolutions, but it doesn't look nearly as good, and I've rarely seen anyone do it. I'm considering doing separate resolutions in my kid's software. If I do, I'm likely to support 600x400, 800x600, and 1024x768 for now. But my layout is fairly simple, making it fairly easy to do. gc Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: resizing and screen resolution
Agreed. We've developed a number of CDROM projects for Mac and PC. Whilst a couple of years ago 640x480 was a consideration, we now work to 800x 600. I'd suggest sticking to this 'average' resolution and adopt the following : i) center your stage to the center of the monitor (there are functions available to help you do this) ii) to avoid distractions fill the rest of the screen (border) with black iii) make sure nothing happens if they click on the black border Guaranteed users will focus on whats happening and not the border ( just like my TV when I watch a 'wide screen' film). If you ask users to change the resolution of the computer you're assuming they know how to. I'm not a fan of people having to change their set up in order to cater for my software. I'd prefer my software catered for their machines. However you can't please all the people all the time... Rgds Gary Rathbone on 23/9/00 16:18, Kevin Miller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21/9/00 4:48 pm, Mark Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I make a lot of projects for children, and it is important that they pretty much fill the screen, lest distractions occur. I was dismayed when we got new larger high resolution monitors (mac) and discovered the projects shrank to a tiny size at the new, higher resolution. If you turn the resolution of the monitors down, the stacks grow back to their original size, but the rest of the computer looks funky, requiring a return to higher res after you finish the game. We hope to soon branch out to a larger client circle, and if so, the resolution of the client monitors will be an unknown. Ideally, I would like to be able to dynamically resize the projects. Has someone already written a script/external which will do the calculations so that objects and cards will grow proportionally with windows, in a general way? If not, I could work for an "average" monitor resolution...what would that be these days...or preferably in about a year in the future? What is the resolution of the newer imacs? And what about the windows world? Any ideas/ help will be greatly appreciated. My advice would really be not to worry about this too much. People use a wide variety of monitor resolutions (on monitors that are bigger and smaller and so look different in themselves) and the best thing to do is to recommend people change the resolution, before loading the program, to an optimal value. Trying to scale your work is going to be a non-starter. 800x600 is a good resolution to develop for: almost everyone can do it and its not as small as 640x480. Larger than that and you start to risk people not being able to switch to it. Regards, Kevin mark mitchell Kevin Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.runrev.com/ Runtime Revolution Limited (formerly Cross Worlds Computing). Tel: +44 (0)131 672 2909. Fax: +44 (0)1639 830 707. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Can of Worms...
As a Mac developer I monitor both the Realbasic and Supercard lists. Whilst I'm active (and hopefully have assisted people) on this list, there are people using RB and SC who are asking questions which could easily be solved using MC. Previously, as a long term SC user, an MC 'mercenary' had a quiet word in my ear, and, poached me from the SC list many, many months ago. Although this person will remain anonymous I remain in their debt. The question is 'Do I maintain my competitive advantage by keeping quiet...' or 'assist by suggestion...' TIA Gary Rathbone Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
How do you delete a custom property set?
I can set the contents of a set to empty but haven't figured out hw to delete an entire set? Could someone help me with the syntax? Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: Can of Worms...
Simple, the more the merrier. Everyone benefits from the Metacard community growing. The more people that use it and the more customers that are aware of it - the more work there is for everyone. From: Gary Rathbone [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 22:49:56 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Can of Worms... As a Mac developer I monitor both the Realbasic and Supercard lists. Whilst I'm active (and hopefully have assisted people) on this list, there are people using RB and SC who are asking questions which could easily be solved using MC. Previously, as a long term SC user, an MC 'mercenary' had a quiet word in my ear, and, poached me from the SC list many, many months ago. Although this person will remain anonymous I remain in their debt. The question is 'Do I maintain my competitive advantage by keeping quiet...' or 'assist by suggestion...' TIA Gary Rathbone Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: How do you delete a custom property set?
I can set the contents of a set to empty but haven't figured out hw to delete an entire set? Could someone help me with the syntax? I believe what you're after is: set the customKeys of (myObject) to empty Regards, Scott Scott Rossi Tactile Media, Multimedia Design Creative Director Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.tactilemedia.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: Can of Worms...
As a Mac developer I monitor both the Realbasic and Supercard lists. Whilst I'm active (and hopefully have assisted people) on this list, there are people using RB and SC who are asking questions which could easily be solved using MC. Previously, as a long term SC user, an MC 'mercenary' had a quiet word in my ear, and, poached me from the SC list many, many months ago. Although this person will remain anonymous I remain in their debt. The question is 'Do I maintain my competitive advantage by keeping quiet...' or 'assist by suggestion...' My philosophy on this issue is that a good tool in the hands of a bad mind is worth less then a bad tool in the hands of a good mind. At the same time a larger user base of MetaCard is beneficial to almost everybody involved with the product. The worst thing that can happen to a MC developer is to see possible clients shying away from their product because they never heard of MetaCard. Not to mention my recent experience with a web hosting company trying to use MC for cgi. TIA Gary Rathbone Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list. . Regards, Andu ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Feature request 14312: groupReferences property
As part of my campaign to make distributable components out of Metacard groups... I find myself dissatisfied with the way that Metacard looks for an object by name. I am at the moment writing for every single object reference that I script something like: put "hello" into fld "Text" of the owner of me The reason for this is just in case there is another field named text in the environment. Now this is beginning to annoy me as it is long winded. I would prefer "fld Text" to refer first to a field named text within the current group, and then anything in groups within any groups in that group, and not to something outside of the current group unless I explicitly say so. Now as this would clearly cause too many compatibility problems, how about a little change so that I can set an object property (stack or group), so that when "groupReferences is true" all references to controls are within the current group (ie the owner)? This should apply to numbers as well as names. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: Can of Worms...
on 9/23/00 2:49 PM, Gary Rathbone at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The question is 'Do I maintain my competitive advantage by keeping quiet...' or 'assist by suggestion...' To me, there's no question here. You help out if you can. The only question I ask is, "Am I being intrusively promotional of a competing product on this product's list?" And that question tends to cause me to be quiet. If there is an obvious case for MetaCard, then I'll state it. If someone mentions looking for a way to solve a problem, as someone recently did on the 4D (a database product with rapid application development capabilities) list, and doesn't mention MetaCard, then I'll point out that they should consider it. But I don't go much farther than that unless someone asks me directly off the list. gc Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
