Re: Sidescroller (Parallax)

2006-07-28 Thread Klaus Major
Hi Malte, Hi all, there was some discussion about side scroller games recently. Today was way too hot to do something serious, so I played with parallax scrollers a bit. Here is what I have come up with. Quick and dirty. From your Messagebox: go stack URL

[OT] Psychelone and other bad bots

2006-07-28 Thread FlexibleLearning
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Handling Key Messages

2006-07-28 Thread Gregory Lypny
Hello everyone, I seem to be spending so much time doing complex calculations, that I'm fumbling with some basic interface stuff. I have a card that does some basic stats. I want the user to be able to enter numbers in fields, and every time a number is entered, or when they hit Enter,

Re: Handling Key Messages

2006-07-28 Thread Mark Schonewille
Perhaps it is slow because the fields are updating in real time. Try: on rawKeyUp theKey if theKey is among the items of (65293,65289,65421) or \ theKey is an integer then lock screen updateCalculation unlock screen end if end rawKeyUp Best, Mark --

Correction: [OT] Psychelone and other bad bots

2006-07-28 Thread FlexibleLearning
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Re: Handling Key Messages

2006-07-28 Thread Jim Ault
On 7/28/06 5:52 AM, Gregory Lypny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (On a related issue, why is it that I get an error [can't find the handler] when I try to send an EnterInField or similar message to a field?) Usually means the script has been modified but not applied, or it has an error and cannot be

Re: Handling Key Messages

2006-07-28 Thread Mark Schonewille
Probably, you can't compile because you need to use quotes: on rawKeyUp theKey if theKey is among the items of 65293,65289,65421 or \ theKey is an integer then lock screen updateCalculation unlock screen end if end rawKeyUp Bestm Mark -- Economy-x-Talk Consultancy and

Re: Handling Key Messages

2006-07-28 Thread Gregory Lypny
Thanks Mark and Jim, Good stuff. Gregory ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Text to Speech on XP

2006-07-28 Thread sims
Does Text to Speech on XP (SAPI5) work with a Rev standalone? If so, what is the magic incantation I need to use? sims ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your

Re: Text to Speech on XP

2006-07-28 Thread Mark Schonewille
Yes, text2speech is one of the few things I really like about windows. I assume all you have to do is make sure that the externals property has been set correctly. It works perfectly for me. Best, Mark -- Economy-x-Talk Consultancy and Software Engineering http://economy-x-talk.com

Re: Text to Speech on XP

2006-07-28 Thread sims
At 5:28 PM +0200 7/28/06, Mark Schonewille wrote: Yes, text2speech is one of the few things I really like about windows. I assume all you have to do is make sure that the externals property has been set correctly. It works perfectly for me. As long as I select 'speech' for inclusion it

Re: Text to Speech on XP

2006-07-28 Thread Peter T. Evensen
I think he is referring to using revspeech.dll or revspeechapi4.dll. Microsoft, in there infinite wisdom, change the API from version 4 to version 5 of TTS. I see in 2.7.2 it appears that the api4.dll is no longer shipped, so maybe it is not longer a problem. It used to be if you were using

Re: Text to Speech on XP

2006-07-28 Thread Mark Schonewille
The externals property is just the first thing I would check. on checkForSpeechExternal if /revspeech.dll is not in \ the externals of the mainstack of me then beep answer Sorry, can't find speech dll. end if end if end checkForSpeechExternal Assuming that Windows'

Hurrah for runrev...

2006-07-28 Thread corvideon
Hi all I just wanted to share my satisfaction with my runrev experience so far. I look forward to coding again (currently rewriting a vb email management app for a client). The support from the RunRev company has been fantastic. The community is full of really nice helpful people and the

Re: Text to Speech on XP

2006-07-28 Thread Phil Davis
Hi Mark, I built a quick speechTest standalone on XP Pro SP2 just now, and here's how it went. - the 'revSpeak' command works fine without any fiddling - the 'Externals' folder containing revspeech.dll is at the same level as my .exe file - 'the externals of this stack' answers empty -

Re: Handling Key Messages

2006-07-28 Thread Dar Scott
On Jul 28, 2006, at 6:52 AM, Gregory Lypny wrote: (On a related issue, why is it that I get an error [can't find the handler] when I try to send an EnterInField or similar message to a field?) First possibility: A 'send' without the 'in' time clause is assumed to require that a handler

Re: Text to Speech on XP

2006-07-28 Thread Mark Schonewille
Apparently, the externals is not set in your standalone, Phil. In the message box, type put the externals of stack Home You will see the path to revspeech.dll appear in the resulting list. Here on Mac OS X, I get the path to revspeech.bundle. If the standalone builder doesn't take care of

Re: time shorthand convertor - Is there an advantage to declaring local variables?

2006-07-28 Thread Peter T. Evensen
If you turn on explicit variable, then you have to. Turning this on can catch some script errors (like misspelled variable names). Otherwise there isn't really any advantage that I can think of. At 12:26 PM 7/28/2006, you wrote: Is there an advantage to declaring local variables? (other than

Re: Play command gone quiet

2006-07-28 Thread AJ4
Subject: Play command gone quiet This may be a tad off topic, but it concerns Rev. I am converting a stack to Revolution that has hundreds of play commands in it. Since there are so many, I decided to just use them as-is rather than change everything to use players. This has been working fine for

Need quick check on Intel Mac

2006-07-28 Thread Dar Scott
Could somebody check this in the message box on an Intel Mac? (2^32-1) bitAnd (2^32+1) Thanks, Dar ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: Need quick check on Intel Mac

2006-07-28 Thread Phil Davis
On an Intel mini: Rev 2.7.2: put (2^32-1) bitAnd (2^32+1) result = 1 Rev 2.6.1: put (2^32-1) bitAnd (2^32+1) result = 4294967295 Phil Davis Dar Scott wrote: Could somebody check this in the message box on an Intel Mac? (2^32-1) bitAnd (2^32+1) Thanks, Dar

Re: VB COM in Revolution?

2006-07-28 Thread Mark Wieder
Alex- Thursday, July 27, 2006, 2:42:39 PM, you wrote: rev -- vbScript -- COMmay be the easiest way - but it's not the only way. I use rev --(sockets)-- Python --- COM to manage my iTunes player Well, I meant to say without creating an external library, but it looks like Alex even

Re: time shorthand convertor - Is there an advantage to declaring local variables?

2006-07-28 Thread Mark Wieder
Josh- Friday, July 28, 2006, 10:26:19 AM, you wrote: Is there an advantage to declaring local variables? (other than a reminder?) (taken off line to avoid getting into the religious wars once again) -- -Mark Wieder [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

Re: VB COM in Revolution?

2006-07-28 Thread Alex Tweedly
Mark Wieder wrote: Well, I meant to say without creating an external library, but it looks like Alex even managed to come up with Yet Another Way To Do It. While you can probably count on vbscript being available on target systems, while Python is something that needs to be installed, so

Re: Handling Key Messages

2006-07-28 Thread Gregory Lypny
Thanks Dar, I suspects this will solve a couple of script problems I've been having. Regards, Gregory On Fri, Jul 28, 2006, at 1:00 PM, use-revolution- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Message: 9 Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:45:36 -0600 From: Dar Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

Re: Re: Sidescroller (Parallax)

2006-07-28 Thread Malte Brill
Thanks for the kind words. :-) I am happy the experiment worked to some sort, and I can think of ways to make thiswork a bit better. The version I´v uploaded has some glitches, when scrolling slowly which could be coded around, and maybe it could be sped up. If I find the time I play a bit

Re: VB COM in Revolution?

2006-07-28 Thread Viktoras Didziulis
JScript also can be used as a mediator. You can access any ActiveX/COM object like this: MyObject = new ActiveXObject([here goes your com/ActiveX object]) Viktoras ---Original Message--- From: Alex Tweedly Date: 07/28/06 23:17:49 To: How to use Revolution Subject: Re: VB

Re: Need quick check on Intel Mac

2006-07-28 Thread Marian Petrides
Confirmed in Rev 2.7.2 on a MacBook Pro. Rev 2.7.2: put (2^32-1) bitAnd (2^32+1) result = 1 On Jul 28, 2006, at 2:14 PM, Phil Davis wrote: Rev 2.7.2: put (2^32-1) bitAnd (2^32+1) result = 1 ___ use-revolution mailing list

fields exchange their contents?..

2006-07-28 Thread Viktoras Didziulis
Hi group, can someone please help me with the following (Rev Studio 2.7.1 on WindowsXP): I have 10 cards on the substack with 10 text fields on them. Using property inspector to assign contents manually of text files to each of the fields. The first strange thing is that assignment works

Re: Need quick check on Intel Mac

2006-07-28 Thread Malte Brill
iMac: 2.6: 4294967295 2.7.2: 1 ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

The definition of a word

2006-07-28 Thread Peter T. Evensen
I just ran into something unexpected. If I do the following, I get 1! Does having a quote in a text string change the definition of a word? put the number of words in (quote This is a test quote) In anything defined in quotes considered one word? I would have expected This is a test

rev2.6

2006-07-28 Thread Muaadh Salih
I m just rebulding my work satation after a major crash.One victim was the 2.6.1-6 which I need and still using along side ver 2.7.2in testing stacks converted /develped. Is there any way to obtain an installer for this version? Any help is much appriciated Muaadh Salih SOAS University of

Re: The definition of a word

2006-07-28 Thread Mark Schonewille
Peter, Yes, a quoted string is considered as one word. No idea why you mention tokens. Revolution will not recognize your string as Transcript. Best, Mark -- Economy-x-Talk Consultancy and Software Engineering http://economy-x-talk.com http://www.salery.biz Download ErrorLib at

Re: The definition of a word

2006-07-28 Thread Peter T. Evensen
I need now reading the documentation that items enclosed in quotes are one word. That seems almost undesirable. What are your all thoughts? Is there a case where you use this? At 05:25 PM 7/28/2006, you wrote: I just ran into something unexpected. If I do the following, I get 1! Does

Re: rev2.6

2006-07-28 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Muaadh, ftp://ftp.runrev.com/pub/revolution/downloads/distributions/2.6.1 Good luck with the rebuild. Mark -- Economy-x-Talk Consultancy and Software Engineering http://economy-x-talk.com http://www.salery.biz Download ErrorLib at http://economy-x-talk.com/developers.html and get full

Re: The definition of a word

2006-07-28 Thread Peter T. Evensen
Actually, token is in transcript. It is use more internally I think. I tried in incase token would not take quotes into consideration, but it does. At 05:33 PM 7/28/2006, you wrote: Peter, Yes, a quoted string is considered as one word. No idea why you mention tokens. Revolution will not

Re: The definition of a word

2006-07-28 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Peter, It has always been like that in all xTalks I have ever used. So, take it as a fact and don't expect it to change, as it would affect many existing projects. If you need the number of words regardless of quotes, simply remove them: replace quote with empty in myString put

Text2Speech XP test

2006-07-28 Thread sims
I'm stuck here without a Windows XP machine to test with right now. If any kind souls want to test the following for me I would greatly appreciate it. http://ezpzapps.com/Speak.zip Reply off list to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, sims ___

Re: Text2Speech XP test

2006-07-28 Thread Roman
sims wrote: I'm stuck here without a Windows XP machine to test with right now. If any kind souls want to test the following for me I would greatly appreciate it. http://ezpzapps.com/Speak.zip Reply off list to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, sims ___

Re: Text2Speech XP test

2006-07-28 Thread Roman
sims wrote: I'm stuck here without a Windows XP machine to test with right now. If any kind souls want to test the following for me I would greatly appreciate it. http://ezpzapps.com/Speak.zip Reply off list to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, sims ___

Re: Text2Speech XP test

2006-07-28 Thread sims
sims wrote: I'm stuck here without a Windows XP machine to test with right now. snipve tested your app. Win XP. Toshiba notebook. MS Sam. 1. Startup was good. And the app greeted me with Hello Bob after I pressed speak button. Changed the text... hit play... my comp was alive speaking to me.

Re: Text2Speech XP test

2006-07-28 Thread Phil Davis
Hi Sims - sims wrote: sims wrote: I'm stuck here without a Windows XP machine to test with right now. snipve tested your app. Win XP. Toshiba notebook. MS Sam. 1. Startup was good. And the app greeted me with Hello Bob after I pressed speak button. Changed the text... hit play... my comp

Re: Text2Speech XP test

2006-07-28 Thread sims
In my Win speech projects, I found if I do a 'revUnloadSpeech' before closing my app, that error stops happening. Ah yesthanks for reminding me. Another XP user had no sound at all, even checked his Speech Properties config. Does he have sounds in general? He has all system beeps