Re: Does a day start at 1:00 AM everwhere?

2006-10-27 Thread Marian Petrides
make that 2010 not 20010 :-) On Oct 27, 2006, at 10:20 AM, Marian Petrides wrote: While we are on the topic of dates, I've been thinking about creating a "countdown" calendar, clocking the number of days remaining between today's date and some future date (March 31,

Re: Does a day start at 1:00 AM everwhere?

2006-10-27 Thread Marian Petrides
While we are on the topic of dates, I've been thinking about creating a "countdown" calendar, clocking the number of days remaining between today's date and some future date (March 31, 20010 specifically). Any tips on how I can do this? Do I have to convert dates into seconds in order to

Re: Heather Nagey . . . (OT)

2006-10-21 Thread Marian Petrides
3 cheers for Heather, the best List-Mum in the world!! Marian On Oct 21, 2006, at 8:32 AM, Richmond Mathewson wrote: Well that really is the nub of the matter - some of us (well, at least me) need to be noticed by Heather Nagey occasionally! Seriously, though:- I, for one, am extremely hap

Re: OT: Macbook Random Shutdown

2006-10-08 Thread Marian Petrides
Matt wrote: You might want to check the discussion boards on Apple's website. Macintouch has a very helpful thread: http://macintouch.com/readerreports/macbook/topic4265.html and I'm sure there's lots of good info on Apple's Discussion board. From a quick perusal of macintouch, it looks l

Re: OT: Macbook Random Shutdown

2006-10-08 Thread Marian Petrides
Actually, the MacBook Pro also had a battery recall (but not because of fire hazard). At the moment there is no recall in place for MacBook (not Pro) batteries. On Oct 8, 2006, at 5:12 PM, Sarah Reichelt wrote: On 10/9/06, Shari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is it a new computer? There is

Re: Rev 2.7.4 standalone versions

2006-10-01 Thread Marian Petrides
Andre wrote: >>>by the way, shouldn't the release of runrev engine for classic be near? I certainly hope so! Been looking out for it... Marian ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, un

Re: RunRev logos

2006-08-22 Thread Marian Petrides
Garrett This fairly standard verbiage and should be no big deal. If you pay attention to the software you use daily, I bet you'll find a number of programs that include a statement something like this: "Portions copyright(c) ...some other guy's software company" I can't recall of

Re: Studio License Renewal Cost

2006-08-05 Thread Marian Petrides
Ok, I've been as vocal as everyone else on this list about Rev pricing, particularly the fact that it has always seemed a bit quirky to me. That being said, over time I've come to realize that Rev is well worth what I've paid for it--based on what it DOES for me. If the upgrade cost real

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 use-revolution@lists.run

Re: [OT] Why would IT be a pain?

2006-06-22 Thread Marian Petrides
that that is is that that is not is not is that not it it is Translated: That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is that not it? It is. Ok, I just couldn't resist this old one from grade school, demonstrating the power of punctuation. Richmond's little ditty brought it immediately t

Re: [OT (slightly) ] Re: Please confirm your message

2006-06-21 Thread Marian Petrides
Well put, Bill. On Jun 21, 2006, at 10:09 AM, Bill Marriott wrote: A lot of users aren't familiar with how mailing lists work. I'm no paragon of listserv virtue; but if I saw this happening to me, I'd probably click his link to get whitelisted then send him an email directly, off-list... e

[OT]Re: Use an iPod as a USB drive ?

2006-05-11 Thread Marian Petrides
>>>All I need to do is make two copies of it, taking twice as much time and space. Actually not. All you need to do on the Mac would be to use something like TinkerTool to show invisible files. All the audio files are in the iPod Control folder which is invisible unless you make it visibl

Re: Use an iPod as a USB drive ?

2006-05-11 Thread Marian Petrides
Better yet, if you can get academic pricing, you can get a 1GB iPod Nano (stores and displays pictures as well as music) for $129. And, yes, I use my nano as a sneaker net at work all the time. Only disadvantage to the nano is that it requires a separate cable which might be a hassle for y

Re: Use an iPod as a USB drive ?

2006-05-10 Thread Marian Petrides
I'm not sure why this surprises either of you. Items copied to one's HD but not loaded into iTunes won't play in iTunes. Likewise items copied to the iPod's HD as data won't play on the iPod. To play on the iPod they need to be loaded onto it from iTunes on your computer-- which then allow

Re: Use an iPod as a USB drive ?

2006-05-10 Thread Marian Petrides
Uh, Alex, the info is actually right there on the website and (mirabile dictu!) right there in the manual--which Mac users are, of course, notorious unlikely to do. The following is a direct quote from the iPod Nano user's manual (aka Features Guide) which I found on Apple's support website

Re: Use an iPod as a USB drive ?

2006-05-09 Thread Marian Petrides
So long as you enable use as a disk drive in iTunes preferences for the iPod, it should work. On May 9, 2006, at 8:30 AM, Ian Wood wrote: I don't see why not, as it just registers as a regular USB storage drive. Ian On 9 May 2006, at 14:18, Alex Tweedly wrote: This isn't as off-topic a

Re: Revolution Easter Weekend Offer - get a free iPod!

2006-04-14 Thread Marian Petrides
erke wrote: I tried with a renewal, and it said I need to get a buy of at least 550£, so no renewal... which makes sense in hindsight... Bjoernke On Apr 15 2006, at 01:19, Marian Petrides wrote: >>>- Free iPod 30GB Video with Revolution Enterprise I sent an email back to Sales bu

Re: Revolution Easter Weekend Offer - get a free iPod!

2006-04-14 Thread Marian Petrides
>>>- Free iPod 30GB Video with Revolution Enterprise I sent an email back to Sales but have not gotten a reply and the timeline on the offer is very short... Does anyone know if this offer applies to renewal purchases of Enterprise? Thanks. Marian ___

Re: Recent posts

2006-04-09 Thread Marian Petrides
Neat idea. Not that I have a use for it now, but it would have helped 25 years ago. Too bad I wasn't smart enough to think of it then. On Apr 9, 2006, at 8:47 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: Francis- Sunday, April 9, 2006, 5:15:03 PM, you wrote: For anybody out there still using punched cards ...

Re: End all Negative Threads Now

2006-04-09 Thread Marian Petrides
While I agree with Ken, Jackie, et al, might I suggest that we put an end to this thread and instead send our feedback directly to Lynn off- list? (As I just did.) Marian On Apr 9, 2006, at 2:29 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: jeffrey reynolds wrote: Ken, I totally agree. this threat disturbed

Re: Dogma [OT]

2006-04-09 Thread Marian Petrides
And I think of the hilarious movie of the same name (Dogma) starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. On Apr 9, 2006, at 1:04 PM, Phil Davis wrote: This is completely unrelated to the discussion, but might be good for comic relief. Every time I see the word 'dogma' I remember the bumper sticker

Re: OT: Important News

2006-04-02 Thread Marian Petrides
I wonder whether April 1has the same meaning elsewhere as it does here. Perhaps we need to point out that April 1 = April Fools Day = a day notorious for pranks similar to the one perpetuated by this issue of TidBITS--all of which is presumably an April Fool's joke and, thus, entirely unt

OT: Course Builder (was: The End of Dreamcard?)

2006-03-11 Thread Marian Petrides
Indeed, there was a scripting language in World Builder. Bill Appleton (a native Knoxvillean) went on to turn that into Course Builder, which was a delightful visually-oriented way to create software. He went on to develop SuperCard after that. Eventually, Discovery Systems of Knoxville (co

Re: Trying to find Revolution Adventure Game template

2006-03-05 Thread Marian Petrides
Does anyone know if the templates for Media will work in Enterprise? Also, will they work with earlier versions of Rev or only with 2.7 (I suspect the latter)? Will the templates be available for sale separate form Media itself. I haven't been programming much lately, so haven't renewed m

Re: Rép : So long and thanks for all the st acks...

2006-02-25 Thread Marian Petrides
Let's end this thread. It serves no useful purpose. While I wholeheartedly agree, I do think it is crucial that any lurkers out there recognize that Xavier's issues with Rev had nothing to do with Rev as a development environment--despite what his initial post may have suggested. As for t

Re: Freely and Legally Available HyperCard - but not a solution -part 2

2006-01-22 Thread Marian Petrides
][ fanatic! M Apple ][ Forever!! On Jan 22, 2006, at 10:39 AM, Marian Petrides wrote: GS OS, while made to resemble Mac OS pre-System 7, is NOT a MacOS. I can't imagine that the ][GS version of Hypercard would read standard Hypercard files. Not to mention that Apple abandoned the

Re: Freely and Legally Available HyperCard - but not a solution

2006-01-22 Thread Marian Petrides
GS OS, while made to resemble Mac OS pre-System 7, is NOT a MacOS. I can't imagine that the ][GS version of Hypercard would read standard Hypercard files. Not to mention that Apple abandoned the Apple ] [ long before they abandoned Hypercard, so even if Hypercard GS could read SOME Hypercar

Re: This is what REALLY SUCKS about whingeing

2005-11-26 Thread Marian Petrides
On Nov 26, 2005, at 10:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The MacOS is a cool and wonderful thing, but there is a certain quirkiness that often is simply overlooked by its many FANaticS (RunRev Team included). ;-) I resemble that remark ;-))) M Just lightening things up a bit, lest anyone th

Re: Happy Thanksgving

2005-11-24 Thread Marian Petrides
And to you, Ken! Marian On Nov 24, 2005, at 4:26 PM, Ken Norris wrote: Directed to list members in the U.S. Happy Thanksgiving! All the best, Ken N. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

Re: What is Mac OS fat?

2005-09-25 Thread Marian Petrides
Steve You are correct. A "fat" binary file includes both the PPC and 68K versions of an app and, thus, trades flexibility in machines on which it can be run for the downside of creating a larger file. While I'd imagine there are very few people still running 68K machines, it is also true

Re: The "missing" cookbook

2005-07-26 Thread Marian Petrides
HEEELLLP! I don't find it there. I am running Rev, going to Learning Center, then Sample Work but do not see anything resembling a sample cookbook script (or did you mean cookbook in a metaphorical sense?). I so see a bunch of other interesting scripts that I never knew were there BTW.

Re: Praise: Rev Documentation to the rescue

2005-07-25 Thread Marian Petrides
Actually what IS DMOZ, now that you mention it. M On Jul 25, 2005, at 10:00 PM, Judy Perry wrote: Okay ... and, of course, _everybody_ knows what DMOZ is, right? Not just real geeks? @;-) Judy On Mon, 25 Jul 2005, Richard Gaskin wrote: Judy Perry wrote: I suspect it's not likely that

Re: Why choose Revolution

2005-07-23 Thread Marian Petrides
Jose I've never used Real BASIC. But, I cut my teeth on Applesoft BASIC years ago, so I'm a BASIC fan from way back. That being said, the advantage I see to Rev is the fact that I can create an app on my Mac and port it to Windows at the very last minute (literally a few hours worth of w

Re: Quartam Reports, day late, dime short - lots of hard work

2005-07-14 Thread Marian Petrides
I can't help thinking the same thing. Especially in this group, we should all have some sense of how much work Jan has put into Quartam and show a little respect for that work. My 2 cents. Marian On Jul 14, 2005, at 9:58 PM, Brian Yennie wrote: Saying you don't mean to be disrespectful d

Re: PODCASTING WITH RUNREV

2005-07-09 Thread Marian Petrides
Andre No big hurry. Concentrate on your exams... we can wait. And thanks. Marian On Jul 9, 2005, at 5:46 PM, Andre Garzia wrote: Is this available to folks who did not attend RevConWest? I don't see in in your userspace in RevOnline, nor do I see a link to it from the Soap Dog homepage.

Re: PODCASTING WITH RUNREV

2005-07-09 Thread Marian Petrides
Andre Is this available to folks who did not attend RevConWest? I don't see in in your userspace in RevOnline, nor do I see a link to it from the Soap Dog homepage. Marian On Jul 9, 2005, at 5:09 PM, Andre Garzia wrote: I distributed in RevConwest a little stack that could generate podc

Re: Minor Update to 2.6

2005-06-14 Thread Marian Petrides
I agree with Jon. I gets confusing keeping track of which build one has and which is current. Ahem... I have another request, too: Please fix the dialog that pops up when I check for updates. Running build 108, I get a message that says the latest build is 91 and offers me the option

Re: Revolution 2.6 Tiger Unleashed

2005-06-06 Thread Marian Petrides
I followed the link and just downloaded v 2.6.5.91 but the page already said 2.6 not 2.5. M Devin wrote: However, when I go to this url I only see downloads for 2.5.1. (Or do the links really download 2.6 and the page just isn't updated yet?) __

Re: Dreamcard Roadster in the future???

2005-06-05 Thread Marian Petrides
Brain transplant, perhaps? ;-))) On Jun 5, 2005, at 11:11 AM, Andre Garzia wrote: I don't have any solution for those cases... ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: Dreamcard Roadster in the future???

2005-06-05 Thread Marian Petrides
All of this is likely true, but there are educational markets (higher ed, adult distance learning, etc.) where the "panacea" of web based course materials is still in vogue and where it might actually work. Mind you, like everyone on this list (I suspect), I'm well aware of the limitations

Re: Dreamcard Roadster in the future??? - great idea!

2005-06-05 Thread Marian Petrides
Can't answer the question being asked, but I'd like to add my support for web playback as a built-in (or plug-in) feature of Rev. Even though I still strongly prefer using standalones for my own apps, there are plenty of folks out their (read consumers/administrators, etc.) who are now hig

Re: Re: Re:

2005-06-01 Thread Marian Petrides
I can't believe that this guy is posting illegal software and trying to get people here to 'buy' into the idea. This is like a bad dream. I for one am a bit sick of this guy. Ayup. Maybe if we ALL tell him how sick we are of his drivel, he'll just go away (or wise up, one)! ___

Re: Introducing our new Evangelist

2005-02-17 Thread Marian Petrides
Unless I miss my guess, he is Heather (aka List Mom)'s spousal unit. On Feb 17, 2005, at 1:21 PM, Stephen Barncard wrote: Ro Nagey -- Heizer Software---> Royal...his name is on many stacks, and obviously writes code...and has been on this list in earlier times. I bought a lot of Heizer tools, and

Re: some pre-shots on my new app...

2005-01-21 Thread Marian Petrides
Very pretty Andre! Since I don't read Spanish (?Portugese?), it's a little hard for me to comment on the functionality of the interface, but the eye candy certainly is wonderful :-)) Marian On Jan 21, 2005, at 4:50 PM, Andre Garzia wrote: Hi Folks, I am building a new version of my DataJr app w

Re: Mac add-on for PCs [OT?]

2005-01-13 Thread Marian Petrides
For what it's worth, I'm in the same boat, Jacque!! I want one for absolutely NO good reason. Drat! I wish I hadn't just bought that iPod Photo (not really but since they are cost-identical the comparison is an immediately apparent one). On Jan 13, 2005, at 10:48 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: On

Re: Jan Schenkel

2005-01-13 Thread Marian Petrides
Thanks for the heads up, Yves! On Jan 13, 2005, at 1:02 PM, Yves COPPE wrote: Hello List, JAN IS ALIVE Soon again on the list Greetings. Yves COPPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/m

Re: Standalone

2005-01-08 Thread Marian Petrides
the difference between compiling a standalone and adding Dreamcard-player to your stack(s)? Arie van der Ent Op 8-jan-05 om 19:15 heeft Marian Petrides het volgende geschreven: Arie Ok. I finally got a chance to actually try this out and can confirm my original statement, namely that having a gro

Re: Standalone

2005-01-08 Thread Marian Petrides
The group, as expected, showed up on both cards. I then chose Save As Standalone from the file menu. The resulting standalone executes just fine in Mac OSX. HTH. Marian On Jan 8, 2005, at 7:04 AM, Marian Petrides wrote: Arie I don't think the behavior you describe is the way it should work (i.

Re: Standalone

2005-01-08 Thread Marian Petrides
Arie I don't think the behavior you describe is the way it should work (i.e. grouping a bunch of buttons, setting them to behave like background = true and then trying to make a standalone should work in my recollection. Alas, I don't have time to create a simple test stack to verify this rig

Re: Writing

2005-01-01 Thread Marian Petrides
On Jan 1, 2005, at 12:41 PM, Marian Petrides wrote: Here's an example of how you would do this as part of a button handler, assuming the field you wanted the text to appear in was named "Field": on mouseUp put "This is a test" into field "Field" en

Re: Writing

2005-01-01 Thread Marian Petrides
Here's an example of how you would do this as part of a button handler, assuming the field you wanted the text to appear in was named "Field": on mouseUp put "This is a test" into field "Field" end mouseUp If you wanted the text to display on a line other than the first line of the field the s

Re: Happy New Year...

2004-12-30 Thread Marian Petrides
Well, Happy New Year to you, Paul, and all the other Revolutionaries out there. From the East Coast of the USA... Marian On Dec 30, 2004, at 10:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought someone in New Zealand would be the first to wish the list a Happy New Year. Paul Looney _

Re: MP3 VS MP4

2004-12-27 Thread Marian Petrides
Paul, Not sure this is what you are referring to, but iTunes music store downloads have an extension of .m4p These files are "protected AAC" file, i.e. encrypted Advanced Audio Coding format files. Unencrypted AAC files have an extension of .m4a A google search on AAC yielded the following

Re: DreamCard Review-PCPLUS

2004-12-22 Thread Marian Petrides
Paul Salyers said: to make a program web interactive it will cost another $79 Please explain. What $79 are you talking about? And how does one make a Rev app web interactive? The last time I tried to do this, the only way it worked was if the app got downloaded to the user's HD which makes l

Re: DreamCard Review-PCPLUS

2004-12-22 Thread Marian Petrides
Well, which of us is going to write a rebuttal letter to the editor of the yellow rag that published this article? I can't compare Rev to VB, only to Applesoft BASIC or maybe (gag, sputter) GW BASIC. On Dec 22, 2004, at 12:50 PM, Lynch, Jonathan wrote: I went from using Visual Basic for Applicat

Re: News

2004-12-21 Thread Marian Petrides
It has already been picked up by macnn.com as well. Cool! Marian On Dec 21, 2004, at 11:29 AM, Dar Scott wrote: I noticed this concerning If Monks Had Macs and RunRev: http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/12/emw190782.htm Dar ___ use-revolution mai

Re: Last call for revBears before Christmas

2004-12-17 Thread Marian Petrides
FWIW, Royal Mail works a WHOLE lot better than DHL for shipments to the US. My little beary friend--ordered when Heather first announced them a few days ago--just arrived in the middle of nowhere Vermont. Came neatly Christmas wrapped, so I will still have a surprise on Christmas morning. :-)

Re: Sexuality and Runtime Revolution

2004-12-12 Thread Marian Petrides
Hey guys. I'd be really, really surprised if this isn't bogus--not to mention highly offensive. First of all, a google search reveals a Carthage College in Kenosha WI but none in Wyoming. I'm not even sure there is a town named Coyote, WY. Second, check out the grammar and usage. This purpor

Re: Subject: Re: Christmas Special - we'll even solve your christmas shopping problem

2004-12-12 Thread Marian Petrides
On Dec 12, 2004, at 4:53 AM, Heather Nagey wrote: >>>Yes, but you must order now, without delay. Done. At $30 s&h included these are a real bargain! Scarf 'em up while you can folks! Marian ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.

Re: Christmas Special - we'll even solve your christmas shopping problem

2004-12-10 Thread Marian Petrides
Heather, The bears are priceless ;-) One question, however. Christmas is a mere 2 weeks away. Will US customers really get their bear by Christmas if ordered now? Marian On Dec 10, 2004, at 9:45 AM, Heather Nagey wrote: Dear list members, www.runrev.com/revbears.php Having a tough day? Code not

Re: Product Announcements

2004-12-07 Thread Marian Petrides
you require, etc. Thanks. Marian (Petrides, MD) On May 17, 2004, at 1:03 PM, Rod McCall wrote: Hello everyone, There has been quite a few product announcements lately. If you are intending to announce a product then please get in touch as we can help with promoting it to the outside world. It

Re: Basic field word count question

2004-11-21 Thread Marian Petrides
A quick and dirty way to do this would be to include the following in the script of the text entry field, assuming that the field in which you want the work count to appear is named "Word Count" On mouseWithin put the number of words in me into NumWords put NumWords into line 1 of field "Wor

Re: Revolution Comment

2004-11-19 Thread Marian Petrides
Some people will love all the new features. Computer professionals, mostly, I'd guess. I'm kind of disappointed. Revolution is a Space Shuttle, and all I need is a hang glider. That's why HC was such a good thing for me in the first place. Why can't we have Revolution Lite, for morons like me? Tim

Re: Technical strike & bug 2341 (OT)

2004-11-18 Thread Marian Petrides
(-) (-) []- - [] ][][ Xavier and Jacque kissing and making up. ;-) M (Sorry. Couldn't resist ;-) On Nov 18, 2004, at 9:32 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: On 11/18/04 2:27 PM, MisterX wrote: > Jacque, I have a lot of respect for you, but today, that is BS! > > What a bleak and chicken cop out! > >

Re: sample stacks - detailed description of how to find them

2004-10-30 Thread Marian Petrides
Hmmm That explains why using Go stack URL and get URL didn't work either. Thanks. M On Oct 30, 2004, at 5:03 PM, Andre Garzia wrote: remember that the URL is a .rvc.gz document that should be openened with revOnline browser... :-) ___ use-revolut

Re: sample stacks - detailed description of how to find them

2004-10-30 Thread Marian Petrides
On Oct 30, 2004, at 4:50 PM, Ralph R. Forehand wrote: Hmmm... Tried that URL and my Mac immediately starts downloading a file "learning_center.rvc", a 336K document - which Revolution can not open!! Really weird stuff going on out there in hyper-space!? :-} I just tried clicking on the links and

Re: sample stacks - detailed description of how to find them

2004-10-30 Thread Marian Petrides
Unfortunately, I am clueless as to why you are getting these error messages, but I bet someone else can help. Anyone??? Meanwhile, to answer your specific question, the URL for the Learning Center's Sample Work area is: http://revonline.runrev.com/channels/learning_center.rvc.gz?Sample Work An

Re: sample stacks - detailed description of how to find them

2004-10-30 Thread Marian Petrides
Hi, Ralph, I'm not exactly sure what you are doing to get to this message but this is what I did to find a whole bunch of scripts and some sample stacks. Run Rev 2.5, click on Rev Online icon near the top right of the Rev Menubar. You should see 4 icons, the lower right one being Learning Cente

Re: online video tutorials?

2004-10-12 Thread Marian Petrides
I can access them, but perhaps that's because I had previously downloaded them to my HD. Anyone else having the same problem Chipp is? M On Oct 12, 2004, at 3:51 PM, Chipp Walters wrote: Hmmm. I can't access any of the revOnline video tutorials. Are they gone? All I seem to be able to do is do

Re: Educational uses of Rev

2004-10-11 Thread Marian Petrides
On Oct 10, 2004, at 11:08 PM, Erik Hansen wrote: i got an Adobe download at this library computer and was unable to "walk through the calculation" These were just selected screenshots. There would have been too many to include an entire case. >>looks like fun, though! Thanks.

Educational uses of Rev

2004-10-09 Thread Marian Petrides
A while back someone asked me to upload screen shots from my transfusion medicine software (Transfusion Medicine Interactive) but I never got a chance. However, the screen shots can now be found on AABB's website at: https://portal.aabb.org/apps/marketplace/product.aspx?id=042020 under: sampl

Re: More 2.5 weirdness

2004-09-28 Thread Marian Petrides
Ummm I haven't used 2.5 enought to have run into this anomaly, but it sounds like several people have encountered it but not bugzilla'd it because of lack of recipe. How can we expect RunRev to fix something that they haven't even been informed of? Shouldn't someone bugzilla this? M On S

Re: General Question From Potential User

2004-09-15 Thread Marian Petrides
Download the demo version and look through the extensive built-in documentation, including the how-to videos (new in vers 2.5). The content is identical to what you get if you order the printed dox--which I found a lot more convenient to use long term. But for now, perusing the built-in dox co

Re: Question About Documentation

2004-09-08 Thread Marian Petrides
You can purchase the documentation in printed form and if you do so at the time you purchase Rev, you will receive a significant discount on the dox (?30%). However, I don't believe printed dox for Rev 2.5 are available yet--only for 2.0/2.1. In the past some enterprising lister converted the b

Re: lock up a stack

2004-09-06 Thread Marian Petrides
I do the following at the very end of development to ensure that all field text is locked. The second loop ensures that all fields are not focusable, either. To lock text in all fields and make the fields not focusable create a button on card 1 with the following script on mouseUp repeat with

Re: Download videos? (OT: What is Labor Day)

2004-09-06 Thread Marian Petrides
Pierre, Labor Day is a national holiday in the US to celebrate working Americans. It traditionally marks the end of the summer, just as Memorial Day--late in May-- (remembering all those who died in the service of our country) marks the start of summer. Quoting from the department of Labor web

Re: Download videos?

2004-09-06 Thread Marian Petrides
Thanks, Jay. That's where one finds the videos on OS X also. And, in case anyone else is curious, they download as AVI files which play fine in QT player independent of Rev. That is also the location to which the associate PDF file downloads (if you click on it to get it--the download is not

Download videos?

2004-09-06 Thread Marian Petrides
Hi all. And a happy Labor Day to those of you in the US! Does anyone know of a way to save the videos to disk for viewing at times when one doesn't have an internet connection? I took a long trip this past weekend and was planning on working with Rev, in particular doing the things I don't seem

Re: draw tool for text?

2004-09-02 Thread Marian Petrides
cool, Jim. Thanks! On Sep 2, 2004, at 5:22 PM, Jim Hurley wrote: Message: 18 Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 14:30:34 -0500 From: Louis Janus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: draw tool for text? To: How to use Revolution <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-a

Re: Why 10 hours for a newbie and 30 days for a "programmer"

2004-09-02 Thread Marian Petrides
Thanks, Judy. Right on target! On Sep 2, 2004, at 1:48 PM, Judy Perry wrote: Because it's in Rev's best interest that they learn to use *their* product instead of somebody else's... Judy On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, Dan Shafer wrote: If they have _no_ skills or background training in software but want t

Re: 2.5 trial, MacOS standalone engine

2004-09-02 Thread Marian Petrides
I thought the OS 9 (aka Classic) version of 2.5 was "coming soon," at least it was when I downloaded 2.5. Perhaps that also applies to the OS 9 standalone engine? M On Sep 2, 2004, at 8:23 AM, Lars Brehmer wrote: OSX was built in, the windows engine downloaded fine, but the MacOS just shows a

Re: about upgrading from 2.2 to 2.5?

2004-09-02 Thread Marian Petrides
I think the human is Heather (at least all my emails have been from her) and I bet she's inundated at the moment. M On Sep 2, 2004, at 1:04 AM, sims wrote: I believe the web site says that a human will check if your license is still valid, then that human will send out a new code to you. Sometim

Re: downloading trial DreamCard gives me Revolution 2.5

2004-09-01 Thread Marian Petrides
They would, if they realized they could. But the descriptions do not make it clear how similar the two products really are except when one gets into the really sophisticated features. M On Sep 1, 2004, at 7:38 PM, j wrote: Seems like everyone would opt for the 30 day choice. *shrug* __

Re: Why 10 hours for a newbie and 30 days for a "programmer" ?

2004-09-01 Thread Marian Petrides
"No. No. No. A thousand times NO." This means a person can't start a project one night and open it the next to work on--frustrating when you are trying out Photoshop, deadly for a programming tool. Even a 10 hour trial is far better than this. But I like the "Made with Dreamcard Demo" waterma

Re: Why 10 hours for a newbie and 30 days for a "programmer"

2004-09-01 Thread Marian Petrides
Exactly. On Sep 1, 2004, at 6:20 PM, Ken Norris (dialup) wrote: What if they _have_ no skills or background training in developing, but want to learn? Can such a person evaluate their own ability to work with DreamCard in 10 hours? I also think it's a mistake to assume anyone who wants to will c

Re: Rev crash w/ DB Query Builder

2004-09-01 Thread Marian Petrides
Kevin, With all due respect, the bugs people have posted to this list have pretty much exclusively been accompanied by requests for confirmation--as in "is it just me or is this really a bug?" I assume the reason for that is actually out of respect for your time--a desire not to go filling up B

Re: Why 10 hours for a newbie and 30 days for a "programmer" ?

2004-09-01 Thread Marian Petrides
On Sep 1, 2004, at 4:36 PM, Chipp Walters wrote: For me to take 10 hours to evaluate a $99 purchase, doesn't make sense. Of course, for others, it may make sense. Again, the thing you and Dan both need to remember is that most of the folks on this list at the moment use Rev as a professional tool

Re: Why 10 hours for a newbie and 30 days for a "programmer" ?

2004-09-01 Thread Marian Petrides
That may well be true but the number of hours needs to be closer to 30 or 40 to give a reasonable amount of time to learn your way around and then kick the tires a bit. On Sep 1, 2004, at 2:21 PM, Dan Shafer wrote: The decision to limit by hours of use rather than be elapsed calendar days is br

Re: Rev crash w/ DB Query Builder

2004-09-01 Thread Marian Petrides
Did the same thing for meand generated a crash report which unfortunately did not copy properly to the clipboard, so I can't paste it here :-( In my case I simply had a new mainstack, single button with no script and followed your recipe, Frank--with a resultant unceremonious, unannounced

Re: Who is chuck yeager?

2004-09-01 Thread Marian Petrides
The point of my analogy being that he was considered by many to be a "natural-born" pilot. On Sep 1, 2004, at 2:03 PM, Klaus Major wrote: Hi Marian, Famous (and highly daring) fighter jock/test pilot... a key figure in the movie The Right Stuff. Ah, thanks :-) Allegedly actually flew UNDER a bri

Who is chuck yeager?

2004-09-01 Thread Marian Petrides
Famous (and highly daring) fighter jock/test pilot... a key figure in the movie The Right Stuff. Allegedly actually flew UNDER a bridge once. On Sep 1, 2004, at 1:51 PM, Klaus Major wrote: Who the heck is Chuck Yeager? ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: Why 10 hours for a newbie and 30 days for a "programmer" ?

2004-09-01 Thread Marian Petrides
Sims I just renewed my Enterprise license about 2 weeks ago (18 August but who's counting) and the email I got gave me a new unlock key which was identical to the one I got for the 2.5 beta 2 (or was it RC1?). In fact, the text included reference to the key working for 2.5b2 and all subsequent

Re: Why 10 hours for a newbie and 30 days for a "programmer" ?

2004-09-01 Thread Marian Petrides
The difference is that flight instruction is a structured learning environment with literally one-on-one instruction from the CFI (certificated flight instructor). A newbie to Dreamcard has to learn their way around the interface, get a handle on the concept of stack/card/object and THEN try to

Re: Bugzilla and Dox in nested folder

2004-08-31 Thread Marian Petrides
4:49 PM, Marian Petrides wrote: Where did Bugzilla go to? I got an email yesterday reporting that the problem with the Rev Dox giving an xmlerr if Rev resides in a folder whose path includes special characters (namely ƒ …) was resolved. But it is definitely NOT resolved in 2.5 final release.

Re: Bugzilla and Dox in nested folder

2004-08-31 Thread Marian Petrides
g any of the folders Rev 2.5 is nested in. M On Aug 31, 2004, at 4:49 PM, Marian Petrides wrote: Where did Bugzilla go to? I got an email yesterday reporting that the problem with the Rev Dox giving an xmlerr if Rev resides in a folder whose path includes special characters (namely ƒ …) was res

Bugzilla and Dox in nested folder

2004-08-31 Thread Marian Petrides
Where did Bugzilla go to? I got an email yesterday reporting that the problem with the Rev Dox giving an xmlerr if Rev resides in a folder whose path includes special characters (namely ƒ …) was resolved. But it is definitely NOT resolved in 2.5 final release. OS X version: go to documentatio

Downloads page workaround (was Re: New RunRev site...)

2004-08-31 Thread Marian Petrides
Until RunRev gets around to fixing this oversight, the url for the downloads page is: http://downloads.runrev.com/revolution/ M On Aug 31, 2004, at 4:23 PM, Troy Rollins wrote: www.runrev.com Really nice! Great job RunRev team! -Chipp Indeed. It IS a biiig improvement. All very true, the site is

Re: New RunRev site...

2004-08-31 Thread Marian Petrides
While you were sending this to the list, Troy, I was emailing Rev support with the same issue. If there's a way for existing customers to go directly to the downloads page, I'm not finding it either (whether as a link from the website itself or via www.runrev.com/downloads/ M On Aug 31, 2004,

Re: Quicktime not found??

2004-08-29 Thread Marian Petrides, M.D.
well it downloaded the ensharpen encoder before it started, so I assume it got installed. How can I verify that it was indeed installed? M On Aug 29, 2004, at 10:29 PM, Troy Rollins wrote: On Aug 29, 2004, at 10:17 PM, Marian Petrides, M.D. wrote: I am trying to view the first video tutorial

Quicktime not found??

2004-08-29 Thread Marian Petrides, M.D.
I am trying to view the first video tutorial (getting started). After a period for downloading the video, I get a play button, Clicking it gets me an error message saying that quicktime is needed but not installed. The video plays but there is only audio, no video. I have QT 6.5.1 installed o

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