I have a question about JavaFit

2010-11-18 Thread Bill Fishbaugher
Hello, I was searching online to find more info about JavaFit and I came across your information. Can you tell me, are you still involved with JavaFit? If you are, how are things going for you? Please let me know. Sincerely, Bill -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: I have a question about JavaFit

2010-11-18 Thread Chris Rebert
We are a technical discussion maillinglist. About a computer programming language. Named Python. An unrelated computer programming language which happens to be named Java also exists, but is not this mailinglist's topic of discussion. Some computer programmers personally consume a lot of coffee,

Re: I have a question about JavaFit

2010-11-18 Thread Ben James
On 18/11/2010 10:05, Chris Rebert wrote: We are a technical discussion maillinglist. About a computer programming language. Named Python. An unrelated computer programming language which happens to be named Java also exists, but is not this mailinglist's topic of discussion. Some computer

Re: I have a question about JavaFit

2010-11-18 Thread Stefan Sonnenberg-Carstens
Am 18.11.2010 20:17, schrieb Ben James: On 18/11/2010 10:05, Chris Rebert wrote: We are a technical discussion maillinglist. About a computer programming language. Named Python. An unrelated computer programming language which happens to be named Java also exists, but is not this mailinglist's

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-15 Thread Andy
I've knocked together something which may help you to get started. It may not be the best solution to your problem, but it's based on some code that I had lying around and it should be easy for you to customise. It uses a cherrypy server with a web ui. Send me a note with your address and I'll

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-14 Thread Skipper
Well, thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I guess that about wraps up all my questions. You fucking putz On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:37:36 +0100, Sybren Stuvel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Skipper enlightened us with: I can not believe that there isn't a GUI programing tool that will

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-14 Thread Skipper
Thanks to all (except one - of course) for your replys. I think you have more than answered my question and I appreciate your time. I suppose this is going to be more difficult than I imagined... but working at this is better then watching Trading Spaces with my wife - -heh... Thanks again

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-14 Thread Terry Hancock
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 02:19:39 GMT Skipper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Basically the program will blank the screen and call up (for example) 6 pictures. A flashing border with travel from picture to picture. When the computer senses a mouse click it will clear the screen and present a second set

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-14 Thread Steve Holden
Skipper wrote: Well, thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I guess that about wraps up all my questions. You fucking putz I'd appreciate it if you;d keep that sort of response to yourself. While I don't mind you *thinking* it, it isn't the kind of behaviour we want to

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-14 Thread paron
Well, Nicholas Chase just posted an OpenLaszlo tutorial/app that shows how OpenLaszlo handles sounds. Try http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/os-dw-os-php-openlaszlo1-i.html You have to register, but it's free, and they don't bug you. It's PHP driven, but that part's easily ported to Python.

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-14 Thread Ravi Teja
I did not check prices earlier. There are many other clones. How about Hyperstudio? $70 for student edition? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-13 Thread Diez B. Roggisch
Skipper wrote: Hi All, I am going to try and learn Python because I want to write at least one program to help my disabled son with communitation. I am not asking for anyone to do this for me I simply want to know if I can do what I need to do with Python Basically the program

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-13 Thread Skipper
Thank you all so much for your input. The feedback was perfect. I did not realizethis may be difficult under any circumstances. I am very familiar with PowerPoint and will try the open office thing... I can not believe that there isn't a GUI programing tool that will allow me to build GUI apps

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-13 Thread Sybren Stuvel
Skipper enlightened us with: I can not believe that there isn't a GUI programing tool that will allow me to build GUI apps There are plenty of them. just like I use Dreamweaver to build a web page Which produces horrible HTML. Sybren -- The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-13 Thread Scott David Daniels
Skipper wrote: ... I am not asking for anyone to do this for me I simply want to know if I can do what I need to do with Python Can python do this? I realize I am responsible for the menu sets, pictures attaching sounds etc As you have been told by many other respondents

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-13 Thread JW
Skipper wrote: I can not believe that there isn't a GUI programing tool that will allow me to build GUI apps - just like I use Dreamweaver to build a web page ... a WYSIWYG builder that does a few simplet things and calls other programs ... Oh well no silver bullet! If you are

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-13 Thread Kent Johnson
Ravi Teja wrote: I do not think that technology has gone backwards. Hyper card alternatives still exist. http://www.metacard.com/ At $995 per seat it's not likely to be used for a home project. Kent -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-13 Thread paron
Since you are comfortable with HTML, you could use the browser as your GUI, and use a lightweight python server like Karrigell (or CherryPy, or Turbogears) to serve the pages. A little javascript to move the highlighting around, and . . . Well, frankly, it's still harder than it ought to be. (I

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-13 Thread paron
Well, there's OpenLaszlo, which handles the sounds/animation for http:www.pandora.com, I understand. It may be overkill for a desktop app, but it's free. It was originally written in Python, I think, but it uses ECMAScript for scripting. It's free, and reportedly handles sounds and animations,

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-12 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 02:19:39 +, Skipper wrote: Hi All, I am going to try and learn Python because I want to write at least one program to help my disabled son with communitation. I am not asking for anyone to do this for me I simply want to know if I can do what I need to do with

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-12 Thread Alex Martelli
Steven D'Aprano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... Can python do this? I realize I am responsible for the menu sets, pictures attaching sounds etc There is no reason why Python can't do this. If you are new to programming, I suggest you have a look at Pythoncard. For the

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-12 Thread Yu-Xi Lim
Skipper wrote: Hi All, I am going to try and learn Python because I want to write at least one program to help my disabled son with communitation. snip Can python do this? I realize I am responsible for the menu sets, pictures attaching sounds etc An interesting project.

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-12 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 19:43:07 -0800, Alex Martelli wrote: Steven D'Aprano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... Can python do this? I realize I am responsible for the menu sets, pictures attaching sounds etc There is no reason why Python can't do this. If you are new to

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-12 Thread Ravi Teja
http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~maratb/readings/NoSilverBullet.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-12 Thread Skipper
Hi All, I am going to try and learn Python because I want to write at least one program to help my disabled son with communitation. I am not asking for anyone to do this for me I simply want to know if I can do what I need to do with Python Basically the program will blank the screen and

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-12 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 20:19:06 -0800, Ravi Teja wrote: http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~maratb/readings/NoSilverBullet.html What does this have to do with anything I wrote? I didn't ask for a silver bullet that will solve any programming problem imaginable. I didn't even ask for a general

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-12 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 22:41:14 -0500, Yu-Xi Lim wrote: The first thing that comes to mind would be Powerpoint with some short custom Visual Basic code. That's good thinking. If you don't have Microsoft Office, OpenOffice will do the same thing, and unlike Office, it is free. The

Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started

2006-03-12 Thread Ravi Teja
Sigh. I could not have imagined that a link without an offending word could be taken as an insult. Perhaps the lack on accompanying text contributed? Anyway, it just was not my day (and not just you). To me, that article makes many points. I was thinking in terms of technology stagnation and

Re: I have a question.

2005-07-01 Thread Nathan Pinno
Thanks all. I needed to ask because I'm writing a couple of programs which require the computer to choose numbers at random thanks. Nathan Pinno Jeremy Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Nathan Pinno wrote: Hi all, Does Python have a

I have a question.

2005-06-30 Thread Nathan Pinno
Hi all, Does Python have a random function? If so, can you show me an example using it? Thanks, Nathan Pinno http://www.npinnowebsite.ca/ -- Posted via UsenetRevolution.com - Revolutionary Usenet ** HIGH

Re: I have a question.

2005-06-30 Thread Benji York
Nathan Pinno wrote: Does Python have a random function? If so, can you show me an example using it? http://docs.python.org/lib/module-random.html -- Benji York -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: I have a question.

2005-06-30 Thread Brian van den Broek
Nathan Pinno said unto the world upon 30/06/2005 11:22: Hi all, Does Python have a random function? If so, can you show me an example using it? Thanks, Nathan Pinno http://www.npinnowebsite.ca/ import random print It took %s seconds to find the module named random by

Re: I have a question.

2005-06-30 Thread Jeremy Jones
Nathan Pinno wrote: Hi all, Does Python have a random function? If so, can you show me an example using it? Thanks, Nathan Pinno http://www.npinnowebsite.ca/ Take your pick: In [5]: import random In [6]: random.choice(range(10)) Out[6]: 2 In [7]: random.choice(range(10))