Re: Strategies for two-byte char systems
Doesn't sound like it'll do what I need, which is to display Japanese characters and to convert them to HTML. I know for sure that on the stack itself Japanese characters are displayable -- assuming, of course, a Japanese-capable OS with Japanese font(s). But MC itself, for example in the property windows for font-selection or a text-field, will display characters as goobledegook. And editing Japanese text thru a stack is possible but a mess ... hence mine and some others' past request that MC support two-byte chars, but which unfortunately is not at the top of the feature request list... :-( About converting to HTML, I guess it would work, but I don't really know. At this point you would need to check the character set (tag) embedded in the exported html file:- if it is any western set number you will get garbage; on editing it to your required character set the file should magically display in Chinese / Japanese, etc. George Wade, Kochi, Japan BTW, this topic's been raised before, and IMO was covered well by Dave Cragg. Search the archives for his name -- or perhaps he'll answer you himself any moment now :-) Hope that helps. Cheers. Nicolas R Cueto Nagoya, Japan -- ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Getting dirty
At 4:14 PM -0800 2/14/2002, Ray G Miller wrote: The MC openField behaves quite a bit differently than in other languages. In most others, openField is hit when a change occurs in a given field, thereby allowing a dirty detection; but MC generates an opnfield hit as soon as it receives the focus. (Just out of curiosity, what environments don't send openField until you change the text?) Has anyone come up with a more natural solution other that comparing the current text of a given field with its previous value? In other words, how can you tell if you're getting dirty? Check out the closeField message. -- Jeanne A. E. DeVoto ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.runrev.com/ Runtime Revolution Limited - Power to the Developer! ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Programs on CD
Hi all, important correction ! Example: You want to store some highscore. In this example it is stored into a text file in the prefenrences folder on a mac. See specialfolderpath in the index for more info. on xxx get fld highscore ##or wherever you keep it put it into url(file: specialfolderpath(preferences) yourhighscore.prf) this line should be: put it into url(file: specialfolderpath(preferences) / yourhighscore.prf) end xxx That's it... Now if you want to retrieve the highscore file, try this: on xxx if there is not a file (specialfolderpath(preferences) yourhighscore.prf) then exit xxx this line should be: if there is not a file (specialfolderpath(preferences) / yourhighscore.prf) then exit xxx Regards Klaus Major [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: ANN: SmoothTalk Library 1
Curry wrote: SmoothTalk Library 1 features 46 handlers to add power and convenience to your scripts, including: Math: random by range and interval, rounding to interval and up or down, two forms of sign(), formatting with temporary numberFormat and rounding control, custom comma formatting, frac(), decimal pad. Text: chunks with temporary delimiter, text string difference, aligned padding with desired fill character and truncation options, substrings, fast duplication, reversal and shuffling by character or chunk, greatest and least text items, punctuation-aware title case, versatile spreadsheet-style lookup, Nth or all offsets of substrings. System: setting and retrieving text on the clipboard, swapping variables, choosing preferred fonts, and synchronizing actions on fast and slow computers. Try it out at: http://www.kagi.com/curry/st.html Works for licensed or starter kit versions of Rev or MC. Excellent work, Curry. Thanks for making those publicly available. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Custom Software and Web Development for All Major Platforms Developer of WebMerge 1.9: Publish any Database on Any Site ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: getting dirty
From: Ken Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ray, Actually from my perspective, MC is pretty on-target with SuperCard and HyperCard: 'openField' is triggered when the field gets the focus (it's clicked in or tabbed to), 'leaveField' is triggered when the field loses the focus and no changes to the field have been made, and 'closeField' is triggered when the field loses focus and there *have* been changes to the field. So trap 'closeField' and you know when a field is dirty. Yep, my bad. I was half asleep or my brain was turned off. I had a problem with a single open field stack. I'd first used exitField which ALWAYS send a message when the field lost focus. closeField does what I need: send the dirty message. I'll do 50 thumb pushups for penance, OK? Ray G. Miller --- Turtlelips Productions 4009 Everett Ave. Oakland, CA 94602 MailTo:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (V) 510.530.1971 (F) 510.482.3491 ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
MC 2.4.2 Feature Wish
Hi Everyone, I've noticed some discussion on the 2.4.2 beta lately. A feature I'd like to see in MC is the ability to lock the first row and column in a scrolling field much like can be done in spreadsheets. (I know that it's possible to script multiple scrolling fields, but I've never been successful doing it for horizontal scrolls --- the column data in the two fields never align.) Presenting data in tables and graphs is an important part of my research, and being able to easily and dynamically reset column and row titles in a scrolling field would be a big plus. MC is one of the best tools I have. Good work Scott and company. Greg Gregory Lypny Concordia University ___ Better for us if you don't understand. The Tragically Hip http://rubbersoul.concordia.ca ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
RE: MC 2.4.2 Feature Wish
Now that you think of it why not have a rowNames and columnNames property. set the rowNames to default would give you numbered rows set the rowNames to none would give you a standard field set the rowNames to tList would give you named rows same syntax for columns if the names were (like on most spreadsheets) able to be clicked to select the row or column then even better perhaps even resizing this may even give us some new syntax for retrieving data from fields put row tRowName of fld fldName into tVariable or even ??? put the tableData[tRowName,tColumnName] of fld fldName Anyway I guess if we just had text alignment working on the cell instead of the whole fld. Anyone else think it's time to differentiate fld styles like what has been done with buttons? Regards Monte Goulding B.App.Sc. (Hons.) Executive Director Sweat Technologies email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.sweattechnologies.com mobile: 0421 138 274 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gregory Lypny Sent: Saturday, 16 February 2002 11:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MC 2.4.2 Feature Wish Hi Everyone, I've noticed some discussion on the 2.4.2 beta lately. A feature I'd like to see in MC is the ability to lock the first row and column in a scrolling field much like can be done in spreadsheets. (I know that it's possible to script multiple scrolling fields, but I've never been successful doing it for horizontal scrolls --- the column data in the two fields never align.) Presenting data in tables and graphs is an important part of my research, and being able to easily and dynamically reset column and row titles in a scrolling field would be a big plus. MC is one of the best tools I have. Good work Scott and company. Greg Gregory Lypny Concordia University ___ Better for us if you don't understand. The Tragically Hip http://rubbersoul.concordia.ca ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: MC 2.4.2 Feature Wish
Monte Goulding wrote: snip Regards Monte Goulding B.App.Sc. (Hons.) What means B.App.Sc (Hons.), if you don't mind? Executive Director Sweat Technologies -- Regards, Andu Novac ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: MC 2.4.2 Feature Wish
Monte Goulding wrote: Anyone else think it's time to differentiate fld styles like what has been done with buttons? It sounds like what is being discussed isn't exactly a field any more, but more of a table object. I'd like to see that: a new object with its own properties and functionality. It would sure come in handy. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
embedding images in fields : fixedlineheight must be false
At 9:46 PM -0800 2/14/2002, Claude Lemmel wrote: What is the syntax to embed an image in a field by URL ? By name : set the imagesource of char 3 of field test to someimagename is OK By id : set the imagesource of char 3 of field test to 1011 is OK By URL : ??? set the imageSource of char 3 of field Test to http://www.example.com/image.gif; -- Jeanne A. E. DeVoto ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.runrev.com/ Runtime Revolution Limited - Power to the Developer! Thanks Jeanne I did try this syntax but it did not work because the fixedlineheight of my field was true ; in this case, if the image is to high, it do not appear at all. Also, for an image stored on the harddisk url file:... do not work, one must write url binfile:... If anyone want to test, just create a new stack with a field and a button with this script on mouseUp k if k =3 then edit the script of me else set the fixedlineheight of field 1 to false repeat with i = 1 to 4 answer file image source ? if the result cancel then put return return return return return return return return return return space after field 1 set the imagesource of last char of field 1 to binfile: it put the htmltext of field 1 end if end repeat end if end mouseUp Claude ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
