Re: ON-Rev Docs (was Re: Getting user's time from web revlet?)

stephen barncard wrote: > When is Revolution going to [snip] +1 What about "The Missing Manual for On-Rev" ? ;-) ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscri

ON-Rev Docs (was Re: Getting user's time from web revlet?)

Sadly, "ON-REV ENGINE NOTES [ LAST UPDATED 2009-06-02 BY Mark Waddingham ]" is the ONLY full reference sheet on ON-Rev. (why? have they slowed up on development?) I was just going to re-post it. When is Revolution going to { 1. Show some other features promised for On-Rev (like stacks and/or GETP

Re: Something to add to the Rev Docs

On 15 May 2007, at 00:54, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote: If the docs don't clearly spell this out, they should. Hopefully, this 2.9 with the Doc fixes can add something as "tiny", but important, as this. Joe Wilkins They don't. Probably due to it always behaving like that, even in rev 1.0 (dunno

Re: Something to add to the Rev Docs

On May 14, 2007, at 4:54 PM, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote: If the docs don't clearly spell this out, they should. Hopefully, this 2.9 with the Doc fixes can add something as "tiny", but important, as this. Actually, in this case it was reading about 'within' in the docs (a term I probably hav

Something to add to the Rev Docs

If the docs don't clearly spell this out, they should. Hopefully, this 2.9 with the Doc fixes can add something as "tiny", but important, as this. Joe Wilkins On May 14, 2007, at 3:18 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: Devin Asay wrote: In turns out all you have to do is use the within() function.

RE: Rev docs vs this list

I second that, third that, and fourth that! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Preston Shea Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 8:25 AM To: use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Subject: Rev docs vs this list Say what you will about the documentation

Rev docs vs this list

Say what you will about the documentation of RR, I've never had technical support half as good as this list for speed and quality. Thanks so much, folks! ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

On Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at 09:56 PM, Wilhelm Sanke wrote: Sorry that you have troubles, which however seems to be normal with new creations, but is not an excuse for oversights. The stack works here - and apparently elsewhere as it should - both on Windows and MacOS. Which version of Revolu

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Jonathan Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Still no good.:-( I already had the stack in the same folder as "Revolution.app", but I thought, maybe it needs to be actually INSIDE the bundle (strange, but I thought ... why not? ... worth a try), so I moved it to the folder "..

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

On Mar 21, 2005, at 7:37 AM, Jonathan Cooper wrote: Still no good.:-( I already had the stack in the same folder as "Revolution.app", but I thought, maybe it needs to be actually INSIDE the bundle (strange, but I thought ... why not? ... worth a try), so I moved it to the folder "...Revolution[.

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

I downloaded it and double clicked it. it showed up like you describe. I moved it into the app folder with rev in it and it now works. Are you sure the one you are using is in the same folder??? On Mar 21, 2005, at 7:37 AM, Jonathan Cooper wrote: Still no good.:-( I already had the stack in the s

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

Still no good.:-( I already had the stack in the same folder as "Revolution.app", but I thought, maybe it needs to be actually INSIDE the bundle (strange, but I thought ... why not? ... worth a try), so I moved it to the folder "...Revolution[.app]/Contents/MacOS/" but still no good. It starts

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought" Bad Language alert!

Just looked at your new screenshot - absolutely bleeding fabulous! All manual style ebooks should have a search function like this. It just gets better and better. Could we be able to select and copy please? Pat And the new version - available during the next days - can be placed either into the m

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005, Jonathan Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Wilhelm, Looks like an impressively useful stack, but it doesn't quite work as described, for me. I get the results displayed in the field on the right. However,clicking on a file link produces nothing in the left field (except the

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

Drop the stack into the same folder as your Rev engine. It will work then Tom On Mar 19, 2005, at 8:27 AM, Jonathan Cooper wrote: Hi Wilhelm, Looks like an impressively useful stack, but it doesn't quite work as described, for me. I get the results displayed in the field on the right. Howev

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

Hi Wilhelm, Looks like an impressively useful stack, but it doesn't quite work as described, for me. I get the results displayed in the field on the right. However,clicking on a file link produces nothing in the left field (except the word "Description", in bold). Rev 2.1.2, Mac OSX 10.2.8 Rega

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

On 3/18/05 5:23 PM, Wilhelm Sanke wrote: Thanks for the feedback. I am going to work on that and probably will be able to present a first improvement by the end of next week. Oh well, in *that* case, make it so we can put it in our plugins folder too. Then I can open it easily. ;) -- Jacqueline

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

Mark Swindell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Very cool. What I'd like when searching is to return ALL instances of > the search in ALL categories at once... not have to predefine where I > want to search before the fact. Not doing so presupposes knowledge > that doesn't necessarily exist. Also, t

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

On Friday, March 18, 2005 2:42 PM Mark Swindell wrote: snip Very cool. What I'd like when searching is to return ALL instances of the search in ALL categories at once... not have to predefine where I want to search before the fact. and Still, a great, usable, useful stack. Thanks. Exactly my

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

Very cool. What I'd like when searching is to return ALL instances of the search in ALL categories at once... not have to predefine where I want to search before the fact. Not doing so presupposes knowledge that doesn't necessarily exist. Also, there is an extra step by invoking the search

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

Hi Wilhelm, Klaus Major <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Wilhelm, (snip) thanks, very good work! But after opening your stack, the cursor stucks to "busy", any hints on how to remove this? Hello Klaus, I do not see this here in the four situations possible for me: Rev and Metacard IDE on WindowsX

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

Klaus Major <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Wilhelm, (snip) thanks, very good work! But after opening your stack, the cursor stucks to "busy", any hints on how to remove this? Hello Klaus, I do not see this here in the four situations possible for me: Rev and Metacard IDE on WindowsXP and MacOS

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

On 3/16/05 6:16 PM, Wilhelm Sanke wrote: As announced two weeks ago, the alternative search stacks for the XML files of the Rev Documentation (version 2.5.1) are now available for a first inspection. Wilhelm, this is quite amazing. Very nice! I see that a symlink to the Rev Help folder works ju

Re: Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

Hello Wilhelm, That depends of course on the permeability of your synapses and the quality of the thought. In many cases the applied search routines will be faster. ... Metacard user need to copy the Revolution Help folder into their main folder of the MC IDE. For cosmetic reasons - to be able to

Search Rev docs "at the speed of thought"

That depends of course on the permeability of your synapses and the quality of the thought. In many cases the applied search routines will be faster. As announced two weeks ago, the alternative search stacks for the XML files of the Rev Documentation (version 2.5.1) are now available for a fir

Re: Rev Docs Online? --> Web Notes?

arate tool. Or we could use a word processor or some other existing app. Food for thought - Phil Ken Ray wrote: On 1/11/05 7:17 PM, "Phil Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just discovered Web Notes in the Rev docs. Does it really work? If so, maybe I don't need to look any

Re: Rev Docs Online? --> Web Notes?

On 1/11/05 7:17 PM, "Phil Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just discovered Web Notes in the Rev docs. Does it really work? If so, > maybe I don't need to look any further for a way to annotate the > existing docs. > > Could somebody please tell me if th

Re: Rev Docs Online? --> Web Notes?

Thanks Pat. Pat Trendler wrote: Yes, I can see both your annotations. Pat patrendATbigpond.com - Original Message - From: "Phil Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "How to use Revolution" Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 11:17 AM Subject: Re: Rev Docs Online? -->

Re: Rev Docs Online? --> Web Notes?

Yes, I can see both your annotations. Pat patrendATbigpond.com - Original Message - From: "Phil Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "How to use Revolution" Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 11:17 AM Subject: Re: Rev Docs Online? --> Web Notes? I just discove

Re: Rev Docs Online? --> Web Notes?

I just discovered Web Notes in the Rev docs. Does it really work? If so, maybe I don't need to look any further for a way to annotate the existing docs. Could somebody please tell me if they see the brief notes I added today to the "show" command and/or the "formattedText&q

Re: Rev Docs Online?

Chipp Walters wrote: Richard has a doc stack converter which could probably be tweaked to convert to rtf. You're welcome to do so -- it's at: It's a just a shell so it's very small (8k), with an importer in its Help window that handles Rev's Tr

Re: Rev Docs Online?

which could probably be tweaked to convert to rtf. best, Chipp Phil Davis wrote: Is there a web site where Rev docs can be viewed? And hopefully edited? Thanks - Phil Davis ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runre

Re: Rev Docs Online?

Phil Davis wrote: Is there a web site where Rev docs can be viewed? And hopefully edited? There is a "Web Notes" feature, but alas I can't seem to get it to work. FWIW, I was going to add this note for the "#" token: Tip for converting HyperCard and SuperCard projects to

Rev Docs Online?

Is there a web site where Rev docs can be viewed? And hopefully edited? Thanks - Phil Davis ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: "select text of" won't select text but Rev docs says it does. (was openField....)

On 12/3/04 8:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry to resubmit this topic, but the subject I had used earlier is misleading. This should make the problem more clear. The built-in rev dictionary (located in Help: Objects > Field > Message > openField) says you can select the entire text in a field b

"select text of" won't select text but Rev docs says it does. (was openField....)

Sorry to resubmit this topic, but the subject I had used earlier is misleading. This should make the problem more clear. The built-in rev dictionary (located in Help: Objects > Field > Message > openField) says you can select the entire text in a field by: on openField -- when clicking in the fie

Re: Rev docs

The file's probably too big... (my best guess). Judy On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Dr.John R.Vokey wrote: > The RTF file won't open in TextEdit (which is what I normally use to > read rtf on my Mac:OS X 10.3.3, as I don't have any Micro$loth products > on my computers). > > On 22-Mar-04, at 1:50 PM, [EMA

RE: Rev docs

gt; From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 3:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Rev docs > > > The RTF file won't open in TextEdit (which is what I normally use to > read rtf on my Mac:OS X 10.3.3, as I don't hav

Rev docs

The RTF file won't open in TextEdit (which is what I normally use to read rtf on my Mac:OS X 10.3.3, as I don't have any Micro$loth products on my computers). On 22-Mar-04, at 1:50 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your wish is my command... You can download the docs in PDF, RTF and TXT formats (ba

Re: OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???

Richard, Since Rev 2.1.1 you can replace this function with the built-in revMacFromUnixPath function. Cheers, Sarah On 12 Nov 2003, at 4:41 am, Richard Gaskin wrote: function UnixFile2Mac pFileName if char 1 of pFileName = "/" then delete char 1 of pFileName replace ":" with "<4WSlashPlace

Re: OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???

Scott Rossi wrote: > Recently, "Richard Gaskin" wrote: > >> We've finally gotten to a world in which computers are less expensive than >> the desk to put them on. :) > > [grimace] It seems like it wasn't that long ago that I paid US$5,000 for a > 33mHz Quadra 950. Oh the pain of it all. The h

[OT] Linux development (was Re: OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???)

Alex Rice wrote: >> If you're interested in Linux development it gets even better: you can >> pick up a computer with Lindows pre-installed at WalMart for under $200. > > Cool! > >> Things are gonna get weird as Linux gets usable. Expect radical >> change in the coming years. > > You probably

Re: OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???

Recently, "Richard Gaskin" wrote: > We've finally gotten to a world in which computers are less expensive than > the desk to put them on. :) [grimace] It seems like it wasn't that long ago that I paid US$5,000 for a 33mHz Quadra 950. Oh the pain of it all. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Direct

Re: OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???

On Nov 11, 2003, at 1:17 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: Who needs Pro? Unless you're bulding something that integrates with features specific to the Pro edition, for Rev testing Home works great. Doesn't XP-Home lack something important like ethernet drivers? I can't remember what. Anyways I'm still h

Re: OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???

Alex Rice wrote: > On Nov 11, 2003, at 11:35 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: >>> 10.3.1 is released in Software Update. >> >> I couldn't find a list of fixes -- got a URL? > > Since 10.3.0 there have been 2 security updates, XCode update, iSync > and iTunes updates, and the 10.3.1 update. > > See

Re: OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???

On Nov 11, 2003, at 11:35 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: 10.3.1 is released in Software Update. I couldn't find a list of fixes -- got a URL? Since 10.3.0 there have been 2 security updates, XCode update, iSync and iTunes updates, and the 10.3.1 update. See

Re: OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???

Sarah wrote: > what you were really after was a way > to set up the relevant file associations in OS 10.3 ... This is from a drag-and-drop file type utility that will be uploaded to RevNet when I get time to finish its UI. The following script relies on a field named "AppleScript" that contains:

Re: OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???

Alex Rice wrote: > 10.3.1 is released in Software Update. I couldn't find a list of fixes -- got a URL? Apple's page for the update at has no list, and the installer includes no Read Me. I'll probably upgrade soon myself now

Re: OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???

On Nov 11, 2003, at 11:08 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: You may be able to work around it, but if maintaining appropriate file type associations is among the other problems frustrating folks with 10.3 (I'm waiting for v10.3.1 in light of the many reports) you can rest assured that Apple will recogni

Re: OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???

Brian Thomas wrote: > A number of beta testers reported problems with the Monks document > not launching at first such as this: > > "1) After doing the install on os x (10.2.8) I got a dialog saying that no > application was selected to open the "If Monks Had Macs" document. I > played around wit

Re: OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???

On Nov 10, 2003, at 6:40 PM, Brian Thomas wrote: "There is no default application specified to open the document "If Monks had Macs" Brian, I would recommend using both a creator code and a file extension for binding the document type to the App. Apple's OS X "Launch Services" system is pretty c

Re: OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???

Is it possible to write an apple script that will fix this and launch the document with the correct application ? Has anyone done this ? Hi Brian, Here is an AppleScript that allows you to launch a document with a specified application using Panther. It requires Rev 2.1 at least to use the revM

OS 10.3 no launch Rev docs -- apple script ???

I had hoped to send the longest running project in the history of interactive media, If Monks had Macs to the shipper today. However, I had to try it on 10.3 Sunday . First the background: The problem with Monks is that it was set up so that you open our virtual Monastery library by clicki

Link text but like the Rev docs

Maybe this will be useful. The Rev docs give an example of how to have link text automatically highlight yellow when the mouse passes over it (like the Rev online docs). However, only passing mention of how to make it not -look- like "link text" is given; the reference says that th

Re: Rev Docs

On 6/12/03 4:10 PM, Dan Friedman wrote: There's been some talk lately on this list about making a book on RR. I say we already have one. And it's getting better with each release! I have to agree. The addition of the search plug-in does it for me. That was the only thing that I used to wish we

Rev Docs

Dear RR and fellow Revolutionaries, I just wanted to take a moment to say "Thank You" to Jeanne and the entire RR crew for your continued work on the RR Documentation. 97 out of 100 times, I can find the answer to my questions from the documentation. Unlike many programs you get today, the RR do

Re: (Probably naive) question about Rev docs

on 1/18/03 3:23 PM, Mark Swindell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Mark > > I saw your post earlier a few days ago and tried to make it work but ran > into some difficulties. I'll give it another try. > > But the question I'm posing is whether the same thing couldn't be done right > within Revol

Re: (Probably naive) question about Rev docs

instance the >> search keyword(s) appear in the Rev docs with imbedded context, x number of >> words on either side of the found item, ala the Google model. If I type in >> "second" or "seconds" I would get a list of all the places these words >> appear,

Re: (Probably naive) question about Rev docs

on 1/18/03 11:58 AM, Mark Swindell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It _seems_ like it wouldn't be all that hard (and this is the probably naive > part) to make a documentation search return a list of every instance the > search keyword(s) appear in the Rev docs with imbedded contex

(Probably naive) question about Rev docs

It _seems_ like it wouldn't be all that hard (and this is the probably naive part) to make a documentation search return a list of every instance the search keyword(s) appear in the Rev docs with imbedded context, x number of words on either side of the found item, ala the Google model. If I

Rev Docs (TXT) Version 1.1.1r2

Hi All, MTML version of the Rev Docs (TXT) Version 1.1.1r2 Here is something that some here might be interested in. I just created a transformation tool that supports the text version of the Rev Docs (TXT) Version 1.1.1r2 that is a download from Ken Ray's Sons of Thunder Software web site;

Re: Rev Docs in pdf - link correction!

on 5/10/02 6:41 AM, Barry Levine at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Oops! I copied the link incorrectly. Here is the correct link where you > may download the Rev language reference in pdf format: > > .html -- Thanks Barry, I'm in the process of

Rev Docs in pdf - link correction!

Oops! I copied the link incorrectly. Here is the correct link where you may download the Rev language reference in pdf format: .html Barry Barry Jay Levine "The Mac Guy" Macintosh Troubleshoo

Re: Bad Chars in Rev Docs (was 'Re: Jeanne...revAppVersiondoesn't work?')

At 11:12 AM -0700 4/6/2002, Ken Ray wrote: >There's also option-= as well, which doesn't display properly. But you CAN >display them under Windows by using the Symbol font Thanks for the suggestion - I'll look into it. It ought not to be too difficult to do this for the next version of the docs.

Re: Bad Chars in Rev Docs (was 'Re: Jeanne...revAppVersiondoesn't work?')

on 4/6/02 10:12 AM, Ken Ray at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There's also option-= as well, which doesn't display properly. But you CAN > display them under Windows by using the Symbol font: > > option-< is numToChar(163) > option-> is numToChar(179) > option-= is numToChar(185) > option-L is numTo

Bad Chars in Rev Docs (was 'Re: Jeanne...revAppVersion doesn't work?')

Jeanne, > The problem is that the characters option-L, option-<, option->, and > option-=, which are part of the language on Mac OS and OS X systems, have > no equivalent in the character set used for Windows and Unix, so there's > nothing to convert them to. They need to be in the dictionary, bu