Re: locking, permissions, data

We have seen this issue two times when an existing installation of one of our apps was copied to a new server. I didn't understand how it could happen, but probably Peter is right and using the on-off switch instead of properly shutting down the application is the cause. Maybe we could chec

How to access group members for editing?

Hello, After having grouped some fields and buttons, how can I access the single group members for editing their properties, script or shift them with the mouse to another location in the IDE? Up to now, I always open the application browser, but their must be a more comfortable shortcut? I also t

Re: preventing mouse clicks

> Is there a simple command I could > insert into Button X's script so that > mouseclicks on other buttons, objects > or the menubar are ignored until > Button X's script has completed > (ie, until the images are downloaded)? One simple way to do this is to display a card size opaque graphic whose

Re: Could it be this simple?

Wow. This looks great. Thanks, Bill On Jul 22, 2008, at 9:26 PM, Scott Morrow wrote: Hello Bill, Check out Install Gadget http://www.sweattechnologies.com/InstallGadget/ For simple installations like you are talking about, Install Gadget is hard to beat. The user gets a nice interface. Y

Re: preventing mouse clicks

Hello Nicolas, One thing to watch out for is that when you re-enable the group, all the controls within become enabled. So if there was a disabled control in the group before the group was disabled, it will become enabled when the group is re enabled. Scott Morrow Elementary Software

Re: Could it be this simple?

Hello Bill, Check out Install Gadget http://www.sweattechnologies.com/InstallGadget/ For simple installations like you are talking about, Install Gadget is hard to beat. The user gets a nice interface. You get a simple drag and drop build... can't be easier. The drag and drop does need to

Re: Could it be this simple?

--- Bill Vlahos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am ready to distribute my application but I need > an installer for > Windows and I am programming this on a Mac. My > installation process is > very simple. All I need to do is unzip the folder to > the desired > location. No registry settings o

Re: Removing an OSX dock icon

Hello Ken, Thanks a bunch. I didn't know about PlistBuddy. I've got it working now! Scott Morrow Elementary Software (Now with 20% less chalk dust!) web http://elementarysoftware.com/ email [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jul 22, 2008, at 11:38 AM, Ken Ray wrote: With the following I'

Re: preventing mouse clicks

> If all your controls are part of a group, you can > disable them in one go by disabling the group Fortunately, they were, and that's what I ended up doing. Thanks. -- Nicolas Cueto ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Pleas

Re: preventing mouse clicks

--- Nicolas Cueto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You can disable all (other) objects, until the > download has finished. > > Thanks, Mark. I did that. But somewhat tedious > typing it all out. > > Guess there's no easier way (other than perhaps > better design?). > > -- > Nicolas Cueto > If al

Could it be this simple?

I am ready to distribute my application but I need an installer for Windows and I am programming this on a Mac. My installation process is very simple. All I need to do is unzip the folder to the desired location. No registry settings or any other installation processes. Stuffit Deluxe for

answer folder and folder shortcuts (Windows)

Hello, In the window that is called up by the "answer folder" command, folders are of course listed but not any Windows shortcuts to folders. Is there a way of having these displayed too? Other software software applications allow this, so, if possible, I'd like to follow this practice with my s

Re: Help with revBrowser issue

Eric, It wouldn't take the % between words but instead took a + and then it mostly works. Tom On Jul 22, 2008, at 4:41 PM, Eric Chatonet wrote: What about http://www.google.com/search?q=Spiderman%22 Note the '%22' t the end. Le 22 juil. 08 à 22:32, Thomas McGrath III a écrit : Dear lis

Re: Multi-dimensional arrays explained..

Friends, Can we send arrays around now? Andre On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 4:23 PM, Chipp Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Trevor's got a SUPER write-up on the new m-dim arrays in Rev 3.0 in the > latest newsletter. I encourage everyone to read it as it explains in a > simple way and in great det

Re: How many libraries do you use in your apps?

Richard, In my CGIs I have anywhere from 3 to 10 libraries loaded. They are all small specific collection of routines. The limit I usually reach is the scriptLimits. I think I tend to create code that generates code at runtime, so, my generated code must be 10 lines or less. If you can't think wh

Re: OT - Snapper on MacZot

Mark, congrats on getting your software on MacZOT! I wish you nice sales! :D Cheers Andre On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Mark Schonewille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Just a quick note to tell you that MacZot will offer Snapper Screen Recorder > at a 33% discount tomorrow. For more in

Re: preventing mouse clicks

> You can disable all (other) objects, until the download has finished. Thanks, Mark. I did that. But somewhat tedious typing it all out. Guess there's no easier way (other than perhaps better design?). -- Nicolas Cueto ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: preventing mouse clicks

Check out the flushEvents function... "Use the flushEvents function to prevent unwanted messages from being sent during a handler's execution." Terry... On 23/7/08 10:02 AM, "Nicolas Cueto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > When the user clicks on Button X, > its mouseUp script begins t

Re: preventing mouse clicks

Hi Nicholas, You can disable all (other) objects, until the download has finished. You could also insert a check in all other scripts, to see whether something is currently downloaded. The urlStatus provides you with information about currently running downloads. -- Best regards, Mark Sc

preventing mouse clicks

Hello, When the user clicks on Button X, its mouseUp script begins to download a series of images. Is there a simple command I could insert into Button X's script so that mouseclicks on other buttons, objects or the menubar are ignored until Button X's script has completed (ie, until the images a

OT - Snapper on MacZot

Hi, Just a quick note to tell you that MacZot will offer Snapper Screen Recorder at a 33% discount tomorrow. For more information about Snapper see and you can find the special offer at . (Snapper is made with Revolution). -- Be

Re: Table Field documentation/tutorials/hints/anything

Gordon, Request 670, real table fields, has been the most asked for Rev feature for approximately five years! Someday? Maybe? I agree with you that it would be most helpful - see my post to Bugzilla in 2005. If you have not already discovered it, you will encounter another problem using the

Re: Table Field documentation/tutorials/hints/anything

Gordon Sande wrote: I was hoping to use RunRev to display some calculated data in spreadsheet like displays. To be useful I need to select the data to be displayed in each of several such displays. RunRev looked like it might be a good tool. A nice programing language with easy control of graph

Re: Help with revBrowser issue

What about http://www.google.com/search?q=Spiderman%22 Note the '%22' t the end. Le 22 juil. 08 à 22:32, Thomas McGrath III a écrit : Dear listers, I have a simple revBrowser window that does not load under the following situation: This part works fine: put the windowid of

Re: Looking for USB remote control ...

JB, The SDK has javascript and VBscript examples so if an external is not possible then I would use RR to control via scripts in VBscript. I am pretty sure there is a link to examples once you sign up for the SDK. Tom McGrath On Jul 22, 2008, at 8:40 AM, -= JB =- wrote: I looked at th

Help with revBrowser issue

Dear listers, I have a simple revBrowser window that does not load under the following situation: This part works fine: put the windowid of this stack into tWinID local sBrowserId put revBrowserOpen(tWinID, "http://www.google.com";) into sBr

Table Field documentation/tutorials/hints/anything

I was hoping to use RunRev to display some calculated data in spreadsheet like displays. To be useful I need to select the data to be displayed in each of several such displays. RunRev looked like it might be a good tool. A nice programing language with easy control of graphical output under int

Re: Looking for USB remote control ...

Hi again, It sounds to me like what you are really looking for is a penetrating radio computer terminal like the type used in factories for sending bar code scans, typing, etc. They do exist out there with base stations etc. A low end solution might be Ethernet base stations with pringle can ant

Re: locking, permissions, data

Yes, this could be it. They do every so often close it down using the on-off switch, which invokes the shutdown procedure, but too fast for rev to close and save properly. Could be. Thanks - at least it frees one from worrying that someone is trying to use a text editor on it. Now what to do a

Re: Re-2: How to sort lines in a field manually?

Bonsoir Matthias, Le 22 juil. 08 à 21:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Hi Eric, thanks for your answer. Do i understand right, that i cannot sort/dragndrop the lines in the same field? Do i have to use 2 fields? No. Sure you can in the same field. I was just thinking that the way I had cod

Re-2: How to sort lines in a field manually?

Hi Eric, thanks for your answer. Do i understand right, that i cannot sort/dragndrop the lines in the same field? Do i have to use 2 fields? Regards, Matthias Original Message Subject: Re: How to sort lines in a field manually? (22-Jul-2008 16:34) From:Eric Chatonet <[E

Re: Removing an OSX dock icon

> With the following I'm able to add an icon to the OSX dock. I'm > wondering if anyone knows (or would care to guess) how to remove an > icon from the dock... besides dragging it off : ) Take a look at the "PlistBuddy" command line file that ships in the bundles of a lot of software on the Ma

Re: [ANN][EN][FR] Tutorial #25 by So Smart Software

Bonsoir Marty, Le 22 juil. 08 à 19:38, Marty Knapp a écrit : Thank you Eric for all your great contributions to the Revolution community. I've used your tutorials many times. They're a great inspiration for great coding (especially for hacks like me!). Thanks for these kind words. But I'm

Re: [ANN][EN][FR] Tutorial #25 by So Smart Software

Thank you Eric for all your great contributions to the Revolution community. I've used your tutorials many times. They're a great inspiration for great coding (especially for hacks like me!). Marty Knapp I'm happy to announce that "How to implement clever auto-completion in entry boxes", 25th

Re: [ANN][EN][FR] Tutorial #25 by So Smart Software

> I'm happy to announce that "How to implement clever auto-completion > in entry boxes", 25th tutorial for Revolution is available: Very nice, Eric! I can see that coming in handy... Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software, Inc. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ _

Re: How to sort lines in a field manually?

Bonjour Matthias, Le 22 juil. 08 à 15:26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Hi, how can i sort lines in a textfield manually to bring the lines in a specific order? I have created a stack, where a list of filenames will be created with drag n drop. I´ve just started to understand how to use d

How to sort lines in a field manually?

Hi, how can i sort lines in a textfield manually to bring the lines in a specific order? I have created a stack, where a list of filenames will be created with drag n drop. I´ve just started to understand how to use drag n drop in Rev - thanks to Eric for his tutorial. This list has to be so

[ANN][EN][FR] Tutorial #25 by So Smart Software

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 -- English version - I'm happy to announce that "How to implement clever auto-completion in entry boxes", 25th tutorial for Revolution is available: When the user has to feed entry boxes in a database like program, having to

AW: property for text overflow?

Oh ja, sometimes it is so easy :) Thanks Eric and Jan! Tiemo > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:use-revolution- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Eric Chatonet > Gesendet: Dienstag, 22. Juli 2008 14:42 > An: How to use Revolution > Betreff: Re: property for text

Re: property for text overflow?

--- Tiemo Hollmann TB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I can't remember and find if there is a field > property or a function to > check, if a text in a field fits in the visible part > of the field. Something > like text overflow? > > Or how can I compare the length of a text with the > width of

Re: property for text overflow?

Bonjour Tiemo, Le 22 juil. 08 à 14:35, Tiemo Hollmann TB a écrit : Hi, I can't remember and find if there is a field property or a function to check, if a text in a field fits in the visible part of the field. Something like text overflow? Or how can I compare the length of a text with the

Re: Looking for USB remote control ...

I looked at the info and didn't see anything to help programmers using a Mac or Revolution. With HyperCard I was able to control X10 devices but never really went much further due to many things not related to programming. I suspect Rev could easily control X10. Are there any examples? -=>JB<=

property for text overflow?

Hi, I can't remember and find if there is a field property or a function to check, if a text in a field fits in the visible part of the field. Something like text overflow? Or how can I compare the length of a text with the width of a field (single line)? Probably done a thousand times. Thanks T

Re: Looking for USB remote control ...

Randall, Have you Looked into X10 ? They have many input and output solutions for appliances but also to and from the computer. They also can with a little creativity use RF and IR as well as the AC wiring schemes. They also work over the internet. Check out the remote control switches h

Re: locking, permissions, data

Peter, I believe the .rev~ file is made by the revolution engine automatically when you do a stack save. It is a backup of the exisiting stack file prior to the save command. If the save is successful it is deleted, so you only see it if something went wrong. Assuming this is correct, this would

locking, permissions, data

Here is a very weird situation. The program consists of a launcher, call it launcher, and the program proper, call it program.rev, and they are both in the same folder. I get a call that launcher is not starting up the program. On inspection of the folder, one sees the following: launcher [e

Re: How many libraries do you use in your apps?

In a shipped app - no more than 8, but in the development environment 49 at the latest count. I've been moving from having large mixed libraries to smaller single use libraries recently, which helps organise them. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revol

Re: How many libraries do you use in your apps?

--- Richard Gaskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just curious: there are 50 slots available for > libraries at runtime - > what's the greatest number you've ever shipped with > an app? > > I've never used more than about a dozen or so > myself; I'd be interested > in hearing if anyone's exceeded