Re: devolution available

2004-12-07 Thread Dick Kriesel
On 12/6/04 11:28 PM, Richard Gaskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/3/04 10:42 PM, Richard Gaskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone else interested in working on a script editor if it were open source? If it would be integrated with the Rev debugger, then I'd want to join in the effort.

Re: devolution available

2004-12-07 Thread Richard Gaskin
Dick Kriesel wrote: I think integrating the editor with the debugger will happen a lot sooner and better if RR wants to support the project's goals. Then at least we'd get some good clues about the current API and what changes they see coming. Not necessarly: they have many other priorities that

Re: devolution available

2004-12-07 Thread Kevin Miller
On 7/12/04 9:55 am, Dick Kriesel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would if you chose to make that your first contribution to the effort. ;) There must be quicker alternatives, since I have few clues how complex the interface is between the current editor and the debugger. But since I think

Sending a window to the bottom of all open windows?

2004-12-07 Thread Lynch, Jonathan
Do you guys know if there is a way to tell a standalone window to set itself to the bottom, in terms of the Z-order of all open windows (not just open rev stacks)? Jonathan Lynch Epi-X Editor 404-498-6061 ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL

Revolution, Python and bytecode optimization - A teeny math benchmark

2004-12-07 Thread Gordon
Dear Revolutionaries I really like Python and I was just curious to see how the rev compiled bytecode compared to Python's in a very simple math benchmark. I am definitely NOT making any kind of statement here about Rev. or Python (or any other programming language for that matter). If we simply

screen resolution problems

2004-12-07 Thread PatGeorgeA
Hi, I have been developing software for testing in schools - built as a windows standalone.  The program is made for a 1024 x 768 screen size (the card filling about 2/3rds of the screen with a backdrop) - the stack is quite complex, it contains lots script, lots of cards, each with different

Re: screen resolution problems

2004-12-07 Thread Klaus Major
Hi Pat, Hi, I have been developing software for testing in schools - built as a windows standalone.  The program is made for a 1024 x 768 screen size (the card filling about 2/3rds of the screen with a backdrop) Ehmm, did i understand you right? 1024 / 3 * 2 = about 683 768 / 3 * 2 = 512 This

Re: screen resolution problems

2004-12-07 Thread PatGeorgeA
Hi Klaus, sorry to mislead you, have tried the software on a screen set to 800 x 600 and it is too big - it doesn't all fit onto the screen. Unfortunately, the original size of the stack is 940 x 600. thanks, Pat Ehmm, did i understand you right? 1024 / 3 * 2 = about 683 768 / 3 * 2 =

Re: screen resolution problems

2004-12-07 Thread Frank D. Engel, Jr.
From a development perspective, both solutions are less than desirable: 1. Rev does not like to have the screen resolution changed while running; this is an engine flaw (one might say limitation, but since Apple's HI guidelines, and M$'s as well I think, make specific statements that programs

Standalone Problems for OSX and OS9 apps

2004-12-07 Thread Stephen Barncard
so today finally after 2 years of using Rev, I've actually tried to make some standalones, and the process seems to be straightforward and simple. However, the standalones display different results, some of which defeat the usefulness of these apps, and the inconsistency is bothersome. 1. App

Re: Standalone Problems for OSX and OS9 apps

2004-12-07 Thread Sarah Reichelt
1. App is created in 2.5, using no externals, etc, all Transcript. Simple loading in of text files, parsing data to send to a second stack window for printing. There are grey cutting guide lines on the printing window (this is for simple CD labeling) and also table boundary lines which show up

Battery testing, volume booster

2004-12-07 Thread Richard Miller
Looking for ideas on how to accomplish two functions from within Rev: 1. Read the status of the internal battery (i.e. % charged); 2. Boost the output of the speaker beyond the built-in volume level. In other words, access/create the functionality of a simple software equalizer (such as the

Re: screen resolution problems

2004-12-07 Thread Klaus Major
Hi Pat, Hi Klaus, sorry to mislead you, have tried the software on a screen set to 800 x 600 and it is too big - it doesn't all fit onto the screen. Unfortunately, the original size of the stack is 940 x 600. thanks, Pat Ah, i knew it wouldn't be THAT easy :-) Ehmm, did i understand you right?

Re: Battery testing, volume booster

2004-12-07 Thread Sarah Reichelt
Hi Richard, Looking for ideas on how to accomplish two functions from within Rev: 1. Read the status of the internal battery (i.e. % charged); I can't help with the volume boost, but here is the script I use for reading the battery charge in an iBook. It requires the shell command battery which

Re: Standalone Problems for OSX and OS9 apps

2004-12-07 Thread Stephen Barncard
Thanks Sara, no, this is not a file path problem. The files are selected by the standard file dialog. And by 'template' I mean that one stack is strictly a 'template' for printing with no controls and fields that are stripped down with no scrollbars, focus or border so it will print correctly.

Re: Standalone Problems for OSX and OS9 apps

2004-12-07 Thread Trevor DeVore
On Dec 7, 2004, at 1:53 PM, Stephen Barncard wrote: so today finally after 2 years of using Rev, I've actually tried to make some standalones, and the process seems to be straightforward and simple. However, the standalones display different results, some of which defeat the usefulness of these

Setting fonts to be different in OSX and Windows

2004-12-07 Thread Anna Shn
Hello again! and thank you for your responses! I have some questions about how to actually implement your suggestions: Jacqueline Gay, you said: Another way that sometimes works is to have a handler check the platform that is running, and set the font size in Windows a bit smaller than it is

Formatting text within a field

2004-12-07 Thread Anna Shn
I have another question about fonts: is it possible to format the text within a field without using HTML? I have only been able to make uniform text in a field [i.e. all same size, style: bold, italisized, underlined, and font face.] Thank you! Anna

Re: Revolution, Python and bytecode optimization - A teeny math benchmark

2004-12-07 Thread Alex Tweedly
At 08:33 07/12/2004 -0800, Gordon wrote: Teeny math benchmark: 10,000,000 iterations of a loop, calculating the square root of the loop index on each pass. Revolution 2.5 repeat with n = 1 to niter put sqrt(n) into tmp end repeat Time = 7.133 seconds (elapsed) Python 2.3 while n = niter:

Re: Standalone Problems for OSX and OS9 apps

2004-12-07 Thread Stephen Barncard
Why on earth won't a simple file read work in Classic? Even Hypercard works fine in classic! that is the most basic thing a program can do! Is this a bug? And this of course does not address the printing differences noted in OSX. Why would any of that be different? On Dec 7, 2004, at 1:53 PM,

Re: Formatting text within a field

2004-12-07 Thread Sarah Reichelt
I have another question about fonts: is it possible to format the text within a field without using HTML? I have only been able to make uniform text in a field [i.e. all same size, style: bold, italisized, underlined, and font face.] Yes it is. Try things like: set the textFont of line 3 of

Re: Standalone Problems for OSX and OS9 apps

2004-12-07 Thread Sarah Reichelt
You can read files in Classic, but as the file paths are different, you need to use the revMacFromUnixPath function to translate your file paths. I haven't got the scripts handy at the moment, but I worked all this out a while ago. I'll look them up this evening and post an example tomorrow,

Re: Battery testing, volume booster

2004-12-07 Thread Richard Miller
Thanks, Sarah. That seems to work fine. Much appreciated. Still looking for ideas on the volume boost from anyone else. Richard On Dec 7, 2004, at 5:51 PM, Sarah Reichelt wrote: Hi Richard, Looking for ideas on how to accomplish two functions from within Rev: 1. Read the status of the internal

using links on the web

2004-12-07 Thread Pierre Del .
Hi everybody. I have hundred of pages written in a rev stack. In these pages are included numerous links made using the linktext property. When I click on the text, a very simple message like ABCDE is sent and leads to another card. My problem is the following : if I put the htlmtext of my

Re: Formatting text within a field

2004-12-07 Thread Ken Ray
On 12/7/04 5:14 PM, Anna Shn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have another question about fonts: is it possible to format the text within a field without using HTML? I have only been able to make uniform text in a field [i.e. all same size, style: bold, italisized, underlined, and font face.]

Re: Cross platform search database

2004-12-07 Thread Bruce Robertson
The easiest way to set up all of the searching, etc. for a large database would be to store all of the data in an SQL database and let the database server worry about indexing, searching, and sorting results; however, this would require there to be an SQL database server running on the

Re: Cross platform search database

2004-12-07 Thread Brian Yennie
Or use the Valentina SQL engine for heavy lifting, which ships with Rev. The easiest way to set up all of the searching, etc. for a large database would be to store all of the data in an SQL database and let the database server worry about indexing, searching, and sorting results; however, this

Re: Product Announcements

2004-12-07 Thread Marian Petrides
Rod, My blood banking software, Transfusion Medicine Interactive, (created with Rev of course) is finally available through the AABB Press. Please refresh my memory on what you need from me/AABB in the way of a product announcement--i.e. how long should it be, any specific information that

Re: screen resolution problems

2004-12-07 Thread Chipp Walters
The easiest solution is to check on startup the screen resolution (get the screenRect) and if it's not big enough popup an answer warning dialog telling the user to please quit and change resolutions and relaunch. The next easiest solution would be to open the stack w/out clipping on the

Windows standalone two handlers separated

2004-12-07 Thread Andrew
I've got another clue about why my windows standalone is not working. Okay, my script into two halves-- one in the card script and one in the script of a button. At the end if the card script section it says send parttwo to card button instructions ...And I made sure to put all of the