Is there hope for RevMobile on iPad after all???

John Gruber just linked to this: http://www.appleoutsider.com/2010/06/10/hello-lua pointing out a new change to that critical section of the Developer License Agreement for iThingies about built-in interpreters. Does this give us hope? Still lurking after all these years, Jim

Re: On-Rev founders - some speed data?

On Apr 24, 2009, at 6:59 AM, David Bovill wrote: NB - AFAIK there is no mention of python on On-Rev - but I've not tested to see if it is installed - can;t imagine it won't be. There is a note in the on-rev forum that Python will/has been installed. Jim

Re: RichText Implementation

Another way to solve this problem easily and elegantly, with far more capabilities than you ask for, with off-the-shelf components: 1. Forget about Rich Text Format. 2. Get a copy of altBrowser from Altuit. 3. Learn CSS. 8^) Quite seriously, Jim Lyons On Aug 13, 2006, at 2:30 PM, Jan Sælid

Re: Imagedata row order

since I've been reading your helpful posts since early HyperCard list days. Thanks. Jim Lyons J. Landman Gay wrote: Maybe someone is interested, so here is what I needed, and what I ended up doing, and how I got there. (If nobody's interested, skip the rest.) Goal: ... First thing I tried

Re: Harsh lessons in binaryDecode

, Sorry about the crash ;^) but shouldn't that be a4x1a4x1a12 ? (Note the ones after the x's) Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: Harsh lessons in binaryDecode

a big time crash if the number of variables is less than the number of format specs. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http

Re: hierarchical lists with collapsing arrows

in the field script to handle it. Jim Lyons ___ 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

Re: Draw spokes on a wheel

have built a tool in Rev to work with NetLogo files if anyone does take an interest. (It needs to be updated -- I can't keep up with them!) Jim Lyons On Mar 20, 2006, at 7:37 PM, Mark Talluto wrote: Run Rev has expressed an interest in implementing TG in Revolution. Be nice to have a new

Re: save for web name length

On Jan 6, 2006, at 1:00 PM, Kathy Graves wrote: Hi all y'alls (or is it alls y'all?:-) The correct plural form of y'all is all y'all. ;^) Jim Lyons from the sunny South US ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please

Re: problem waiting - spellchecker

0 millisecs with messages end repeat FWIW, Jim Lyons ___ 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

Re: Stop automatic actions in editing mode

hair, and yelling to the neighborhood, THIS WAS WORKING A MINUTE AGO!!, just reach up and flip it back on again. This happens to me about twice a month. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url

Re: Snap To

, sorry if this isn't what you meant. Jim Lyons ___ 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

Re: 1 button for mutliuses

Concerning changing the name of objects: Since we get to have both names and labels on objects in Revolution, I like to leave the name unchanged -- play/pause or some such -- and change the label to show the state of the button. Jim Lyons On Jun 3, 2005, at 10:20 PM, Tom McGrath wrote

Re: Rev. User Groups in the USA?

I am in Tallahassee, Florida and would travel to Atlanta, Jacksonville, Orlando, etc to attend a RevCon, and I would help support a regional group. Thanks. Jim Lyons On Jun 3, 2005, at 5:17 AM, Kat wrote: What about a Southeast RUG? I'm in east central coast of Florida, but have a son

Re: Problems with Importing multiple images

should reappear. Hope this helps. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: Saving cards with Dreamcard Player

. Sorry, but no one had a good explanation for why this is arranged this way, nor where it is documented. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: Problems using Dreamcard

about using the player? And I ask again, are there any rules, tips, warnings, guidelines, for designing stacks to be used with Dreamcard anywhere? Thanks for any help. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http

Re: Expression calculations in message box

Wow, that's a good one. Verified on Rev 2.5, OS 10.3. I have seen some serious wonkiness before in the message box handling of expressions. I remember I had to put an expression involving arrays into a handler in the stack I was working on and invoke that to evaluate it correctly; I was quite

Problems using DreamCard

!) but I am mystified why this works with my player on my machine but not on hers. A related question: Is there any documentation or tips or warnings about designing stacks to be used with DreamCard? I couldn't find any in the Docs or RevOnline. Thanks for any help. Jim Lyons

Re: Problems using DreamCard

about there being more stuff, since the D/L is 4.3MB and the app is only 2.8MB. My bad. Thanks for the help. I will report later if this fixes everything. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com

Where IS the Report Builder?

you think I am a curmudgeon, the bottom line is that I was able to get done what I needed in Rev. I love working with Rev. I just want the docs to be accurate, and for us to find a better way of creating a Knowledge Base for using Rev than we have so far. Sorry for a rambling rant. Jim Lyons

Re: Sidescroller games

Judy Perry asked: I think I recall somebody posting a link to a simple example??? Any additional information or pointers would be greatly appreciated! Tuviah his own self posted an example of this in his area on RevOnline. Sorry I don't have the exact ref, but I trust you can find it OK. Jim

Re: Determining stack of object nested in groups

in Transcript and since the stack is always the last component of the long id, you may also use: word -2 to -1 of the long id of myObject Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Critter

to \ -180*atan2( (y-item 2 of it),(x-item 1 of it) )/pi \ + (360 - the arcAngle of grc 1)/2 move grc 1 to x,y without waiting end mouseMove Play with the move speed. Enjoy. Now get back to work. ;^) Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: fast click ignored

the clicks whether the mouse is moved or not, whether I click slow or fast. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: Q: using combo boxes

On Jul 15, 2004, at 7:12 PM, jeanne a. e. devoto wrote: At 10:19 AM -0400 7/15/04, Jim Lyons wrote: I am missing something really basic about using combo boxes. ... How do I get/set the contents of the field? To get (from How to determine the current selection in a menu): get the selectedText

Re: purging a stack: the third way has been found

and ideas you provide us, Richard. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: Where is Search Documentation?

in version 2.0, I believe. It was moved to the Docs in 2.1. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Is RevNet broke?

and grow with Rev, and us. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Disappointing demo

will include a Tutorial soon on using the SB... Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: Disappointing demo

on the panel. Sorry but this is making my head hurt and I have to pack. Maybe this will be somewhat of a lead for you, but it's not clear enough for me to enter into bugzilla. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: Drawing a Centered Circle

end mouseMove on mouseUp put empty into centerPoint end mouseUp You can modify as needed to show or hide the graphic when you want. HTH. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: Applescriptable RR app?

Graham, The most valuable thing I discovered when starting to get into AS (after all these years!) was this PDF primer, AppleScript for Absolute Starters, by Bert Altenburg: http://www.applescriptsourcebook.com/tips/AS4AS.html It has a few other helpful links for learning and asking. HTH. Jim

Re: use-revolution Digest, Vol 7, Issue 66

group mode; put the first object in the group, then use Select Grouped Controls and select and duplicate the object -- since it is in a group, the copy is too. HTH, Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com

BBEdit language module for Transcript?

. (I lost a big chunk of code I had just written today trying to drag it from one Rev script window to another -- it just vanished, poof. Very bad. No undo. Cost me an hour. And half the time the short cuts for Copy and Paste don't work...) Any help appreciated. Jim Lyons

Re: [OT] Spelling

While we are off topic on spelling, maybe Mr. X would appreciate knowing that: Discrete means individually distinct, separate. Discreet means circumspect in speech or action, especially to avoid embarrassment. Or maybe he wouldn't... 8^) Jim Lyons

Re: Drawing inside images

reaches 200 x 200, it becomes way too slow... If you're just plotting x-y data, it is very fast to set the points of a polygon to the scaled data. I just plotted a sine wave 300 pixels wide and the response to adjusting the amplitude with a slider is virtually instantaneous. Jim Lyons

Comparing very long numeric strings

Surprisingly (to me) this fixed the problem. I've already digressed too long on this so can't look into it any more right now. Just wanted to put this tidbit in our archives, and see if anyone who knows more than I is not surprised by this, or can correct me if my analysis is wrong... Jim Lyons PS

Pitch shifting sounds

to go where they want with it. Keep it up RunRev, and don't forget about these kids with very few resources -- they'll be your customers and evangelists in a few years.) Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com

Re: Panther upgrade wrecks stack bindings

, and then click the Change All button. Even though the icons remained fat, double-clicking now launches my old friend Rev 2.1 under OS X. After restarting, the icons resumed their normal appearance. Whew! Hope this saves someone else some grief... Jim Lyons

Re: Style: Select Grouped Controls

on, but now I'm used to it. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: geometry-challenged

Transcripting, Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Transcript handling of OR and AND expressions

will not be evaluated. Hope this is helpful to someone. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Problems using rev-XML functions

anyone provide any help, understanding, advice, or warnings about any of this? Thanks, and sorry for the long message. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: Problems using rev-XML functions

revStartXMLNode tag, attr and the attributes show up in the second parameter; the first parameter is indeed the tag. I will file this one too. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: Automatic replies

program it to answer the questions instead of just giving the same information about your trip. ;^) Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: Newbie Questions

On Jan 10, 2004, at 11:29 AM, Jim Carwardine wrote: Short List of Questions... 1. Is there a search function that searches all the repositories of Rev. knowledge... especially the list archives over all years? And, BTW, what are all the repositories of knowledge? I don't know ALL the

Rev Sandbox?

, send something over the net, etc? Hoping for a better world, Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

How to change cards without go...

force ways to accomplish this, but I haven't found any smooth way of doing it. Is there (yet another) cool Rev command I am missing that does this? Thanks. Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo

Re: Help - my RunRev IDE has slowed to a crawl

get into long bouts with the disk drive without ever coming back. Maybe something has changed to increase the memory requirements of your stacks, or other big apps are loaded? Just a thought... Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: button resize

, boy!) Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Want radio behavior in pushbuttons

for just that long. I tried square style buttons with the same result. Shouldn't the buttons stay hilited? And if so, does this mean I have to learn how to use Bugzilla now? Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

How to examine Rev stacks?

with no other stacks open, that window comes up, but all the inspector menu choices are disabled. What's the trick to peeking at the rev doc stacks? Thanks, Jim Lyons ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo

Repeat loop index

, Jim Lyons Tallahassee, Florida, USA ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution