Re: bugs

2006-04-11 Thread Geoff Canyon
On Apr 10, 2006, at 10:11 PM, Tariel Gogoberidze wrote: On Apr 9, 2006, at 1:00 PM, Geoff Canyon wrote: Here is an example of something slightly larger than a single line (and actually useful) that I think is bug-free: on stableSetSize pID,W,H -- sets the width and height of pID --

Re: use-revolution Digest, Vol 31, Issue 27

2006-04-11 Thread Graham Samuel
No, the subject line isn't there because I hit 'reply' without thinking (although we've all done that): it's there because although I've received Digests 26, 28 and 29 of the Use-List, somehow 27 has failed to turn up - I've no idea why, but anyway would some kind Digest reader take a

Re: use-revolution Digest, Vol 31, Issue 27

2006-04-11 Thread Richard Gaskin
Graham Samuel wrote: No, the subject line isn't there because I hit 'reply' without thinking (although we've all done that): it's there because although I've received Digests 26, 28 and 29 of the Use-List, somehow 27 has failed to turn up - I've no idea why, but anyway would some kind

OT: Bob Warren out of the office

2006-04-11 Thread Bob Warren
My apologies to the good folks who have questions and answers in relation to the last e-mail I sent. I have some urgent neglected business to take care of today, and I don't have the time or emotional energy to participate. I'll be back when I get my act back together again. Best regards to

Re: use-revolution Digest, Vol 31, Issue 27

2006-04-11 Thread Graham Samuel
Just to say that Wouter [EMAIL PROTECTED] forwarded me a copy, for which thanks. Graham I had written: No, the subject line isn't there because I hit 'reply' without thinking (although we've all done that): it's there because although I've received Digests 26, 28 and 29 of the Use-List,

Valentina 2.3 for Revolution Released - More Breakthrough Speed on Joins, New SQL Commands

2006-04-11 Thread Lynn Fredricks
Valentina 2.3 for Revolution Released BREAKTHROUGH SPEED ON JOINS; NEW SQL COMMANDS Leading multi-platform database vendor Paradigma Software, Inc, makers of the ultra-fast Valentina 2 Office Server, announce the shipping of Valentina 2.3. Valentina 2's next generation, object-relational

Re: just in case

2006-04-11 Thread Mark Wieder
Michael- Monday, April 10, 2006, 5:39:49 PM, you wrote: Excessive use can lead to addiction and it almost always causes severe constipation. ...now *there's* a combination I don't want to run into... -- -Mark Wieder [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

Re: answer the result

2006-04-11 Thread Mark Wieder
Dave- Monday, April 10, 2006, 1:50:28 PM, you wrote: The other Mark W had already filed a bug report for this (3494), and ...my evil twin seems to be fixing things faster than I can break them these days... -- -Mark Wieder [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

Preferred RunRev method to close a stack with Esc

2006-04-11 Thread mfstuart
Hi all, Two questions in one request... I'm developing on WinXP and would like to know what is the preferred RunRev way to apply a close to a sub-stack when the end user presses the Esc key? Scenario: The application is database oriented, with the user double-clicking on a table row to open a

Re: bugs

2006-04-11 Thread Rob Cozens
Hi Dave, what's the bug? The fact that it loops endlessly or the fact that the COA was non existent? Well my buddy Bernie would say the bug is a user error for installing the A/R module before installing G/L and setting up the COA. Actually it appears in the setup screen for any module

Re: Preferred RunRev method to close a stack with Esc

2006-04-11 Thread Martin Baxter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Two questions in one request... I'm developing on WinXP and would like to know what is the preferred RunRev way to apply a close to a sub-stack when the end user presses the Esc key? Scenario: The application is database oriented, with the user

Re: Preferred RunRev method to close a stack with Esc

2006-04-11 Thread Dave Cragg
On 11 Apr 2006, at 17:24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scenario: The application is database oriented, with the user double-clicking on a table row to open a stack that displays all the fields, and data related to that selected row. The user is now on the sub-stack. If the user

Preferred RunRev method to close a stack with Esc - reply

2006-04-11 Thread mfstuart
Thanx Dave Martin... RunRev Transcript is sure easy to read - when you know how it works - well??? I'm getting there, but a long way to go :-) This forum helps immensely. Maybe I can contribute back one day. Cheers, Mark Stuart ___ use-revolution

Re: answer the result

2006-04-11 Thread Rob Cozens
Hi Dave, I was reviewing some old scripts, which basically look like this: on mouseUp get url http://www.lacscentre.co.uk/nofile.txt; if the result is not empty then answer the result else put it into field 1 end if end mouseUp I'm surprised to

Multicard Stack, Standalone Speed, and screenNoPixmaps property

2006-04-11 Thread Levi Kendall
Hi All, I have a somewhat complicated speed issue I've been trying to resolve in a standalone application (this problem is not observed in IDE / stack mode). I have a multi-card stack which begins with what could be considered a launch window that gives the user the option to go to various other

Re: Recent posts

2006-04-11 Thread Rob Cozens
Francis, et al: Draw a diagonal line across the top of your card deck with a biro, drop the deck on the floor, and then put the deck back into 100% sequence with NO hassle ! Did it often ! The closest I came to punched cards -- until chaff became part of the American political vocabulary

Screen refresh problems in OS X

2006-04-11 Thread Jim Hurley
Unfortunately the planned fix for the refresh problem in OS X will have to await a later update. The fix had repercussion elsewhere in 2.7.1 (fields particularly) and so we will have to await 2.7.2. Jim ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: reporting fatal error bugs

2006-04-11 Thread J. Landman Gay
Dave Beck wrote: Thanks Jacqueline, But the question remains which log is helpful to post and where to find it. There is no easy way to extract the log from the Microsoft Dr. Watson dialog that I am aware of. In a previous post somebody suggested that the log of interest was located at:

Re: Multicard Stack, Standalone Speed, and screenNoPixmaps property

2006-04-11 Thread Scott Rossi
Recently, Levi Kendall wrote: I have a somewhat complicated speed issue I've been trying to resolve in a standalone application (this problem is not observed in IDE / stack mode). I have a multi-card stack which begins with what could be considered a launch window that gives the user the

Deselecting a line

2006-04-11 Thread Graham Samuel
This seems a very simple question, but I haven't found the answer, either by experiment or from the RR documentation. I can easily highlight a line in a field by a script like select line mySpecialLine of field myField and of course my user can do it with a click on a line in the field;

2 basic Q's about management scripts in standalone

2006-04-11 Thread Ben Bock
I have about 10 stacks that need to be presented in an alternating order. I have settled on 5 orders. So I will build a standalone with a splash screen, that will select the correct order of administration. 1) I don't know how to make the selections work in a standalone. All it needs to

Re: List Moderation, recent threads and New Forum

2006-04-11 Thread Bob Warren
Thanks Jacque. First off, I should tell you that Heather didn't want to answer my post on-list, so she did it off-list. She also told me she didn't want to perpetuate this thread. I also replied off-list, because I was not satisfied. I have so far received no answer to mine, and in actual fact

Re: Deselecting a line

2006-04-11 Thread Klaus Major
Hi Graham, This seems a very simple question, but I haven't found the answer, either by experiment or from the RR documentation. I can easily highlight a line in a field by a script like select line mySpecialLine of field myField and of course my user can do it with a click on a line in

Re: List Moderation, recent threads and New Forum

2006-04-11 Thread J. Landman Gay
Bob Warren wrote: Are you speaking to me on behalf of Runtime Revolution? No. I don't participate here that way, and that's why my posts carry my own sig rather than a Runtime sig. I was only repeating something that has been posted here before about how bugs are prioritized. Thinking

User List or Revolution Forum

2006-04-11 Thread mfstuart
To whom it may concern, With the introduction of the Forum, and still the existnece and use of the User List, which one are we supposed to use? Is the User List to be turned off soon and all submissions to be posted on the Forum? I haven't read anything to the contrary, a little unclear.

Re: STOP THE PRESSES!

2006-04-11 Thread Ruslan Zasukhin
On 4/9/06 7:14 AM, Robert Sneidar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Robert, Well, we have ship Valentina 2.3 release, so I was able check our docs on this issue. I have found that our docs contains clear instructions on page 7 of V4REV_Reference_2_en.pdf

Re: Runtime Revolution Ships Revolution Media

2006-04-11 Thread Dan Shafer
Judy. I had to laugh out loud reading your post. Not because the issue is funny, but I had a picture in my head of you yanking out hair by the fistfuls! I agree with your basic point. It seems clear to me that RR has a branding issue. I think they think they have solved it now. But there's a

Re: Custom Properties

2006-04-11 Thread Dan Shafer
Cutom Properties were one of the primary features of Rev that attracted me back into the xTalk fold. They are immensely powerful. Even my eBook (thanks for the plug, Scott!) only scratches the surface. Every time I find a new use for one of these puppies I get more astonished. Example: You can

Re: User List or Revolution Forum

2006-04-11 Thread Richard Gaskin
mfstuart wrote: With the introduction of the Forum, and still the existnece and use of the User List, which one are we supposed to use? Like any new venue, the forum is off to a slow start so you're likely to find more timely answers here. But if the traffic is an issue or you just prefer

Re: Deselecting a line

2006-04-11 Thread Devin Asay
On Apr 11, 2006, at 11:35 AM, Graham Samuel wrote: This seems a very simple question, but I haven't found the answer, either by experiment or from the RR documentation. I can easily highlight a line in a field by a script like select line mySpecialLine of field myField and of course my

Re: Multicard Stack, Standalone Speed, and screenNoPixmaps property

2006-04-11 Thread Levi Kendall
On 4/11/06, Scott Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 7 seconds is a pretty long time just to access a card. Are you using any transitions (visual effects) by chance? What is present on the secondary cards -- it sounds like maybe some large images. Is this the case? Also, what about

Re: [Ticket#: 2006040510000641] Re: [OT] Articles to read

2006-04-11 Thread Mark Talluto
On Apr 8, 2006, at 1:15 PM, Marielle Lange wrote: Mark Talluto_ 144 || Marielle, Wow! I did not realize I even posted this many messages. While this is a low number, I thought I was more quite than that. How did you derive this information? Mark Talluto

Re: Multicard Stack, Standalone Speed, and screenNoPixmaps property

2006-04-11 Thread Levi Kendall
Scott, I forgot to mention that there is no special effects of any kind on switching cards. I'm simply issuing a go to card instruction and it just flips to it without any flashyness. -Levi Kendall ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: User List or Revolution Forum

2006-04-11 Thread Devin Asay
On Apr 11, 2006, at 12:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To whom it may concern, With the introduction of the Forum, and still the existnece and use of the User List, which one are we supposed to use? Is the User List to be turned off soon and all submissions to be posted on the Forum? I

Re: Runtime Revolution Ships Revolution Media

2006-04-11 Thread Richard Gaskin
Dan wrote: I agree with your basic point. It seems clear to me that RR has a branding issue. I think they think they have solved it now. But there's a lot of consternation about changing the name of the language to be the same as the product and I keep waffling on that one. IT will be nice when

Re: Custom Properties

2006-04-11 Thread Devin Asay
On Apr 11, 2006, at 1:14 PM, Dan Shafer wrote: Cutom Properties were one of the primary features of Rev that attracted me back into the xTalk fold. They are immensely powerful. Even my eBook (thanks for the plug, Scott!) only scratches the surface. Every time I find a new use for one of

Re: Custom Properties

2006-04-11 Thread Richard Gaskin
Devin Asay wrote: I had the same reaction when I finally got custom properties. My favorite recent discovery is the setProp structure. Any time some obscure handler in my project changes a property's value all I have to do is include a setProp structure to tell my stack what's supposed to

Re: Deselecting a line

2006-04-11 Thread Ken Ray
On 4/11/06 12:35 PM, Graham Samuel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and of course my user can do it with a click on a line in the field; and I guess I could script a click myself; but what I want to do at the moment is the reverse, i.e. deselect a line which my user has selected without removing

WAS Re: List Moderation, recent threads and New Forum, NOW specialFolderPath in Ubuntu Linux

2006-04-11 Thread Bob Warren
Richard Gaskin wrote: Just to clarify, does specialFolderPath return the proper value under Ubuntu? Which constants work with it? The docs don't mention Linux at all, while they do list the constants available for Classic, OS X, and Windows. So from the docs it's not clear whether

Re: Runtime Revolution Ships Revolution Media

2006-04-11 Thread Chipp Walters
For the 2 cents it's worth: I liked the name DreamCard. The name conveyed something to me, not to mention the fact there was already considerable branding set in place. Most good marketing folks will tell you it takes a lot of very strong arguments to consider changing a brand. And changing

RE: Runtime Revolution Ships Revolution Media

2006-04-11 Thread Lynn Fredricks
Why introduce confusion and exacerbate a perception of flightiness only to assist a branding effort which accounts for a scenario that never happened? It may be the case that Adobe, Macromedia, Netscape, Apple, Asymetrix, and other companies with strong market research departments are

RE: Runtime Revolution Ships Revolution Media

2006-04-11 Thread Lynn Fredricks
All that said, looking back, I've found these type of decisions were made best not in a vaccuum, but with the help of trusted advisors. At Human Code we had a board of directors, which met each quarter and frequently offered different and valuable advice utilizing other's experiences

RE: Runtime Revolution Ships Revolution Media

2006-04-11 Thread Robert Brenstein
Why introduce confusion and exacerbate a perception of flightiness only to assist a branding effort which accounts for a scenario that never happened? It may be the case that Adobe, Macromedia, Netscape, Apple, Asymetrix, and other companies with strong market research departments are

Re: Runtime Revolution Ships Revolution Media

2006-04-11 Thread Robert Brenstein
For the 2 cents it's worth: I liked the name DreamCard. The name conveyed something to me, not to mention the fact there was already considerable branding set in place. Yes, indeed, to add 2 more cents. The name was and is really great. Unfortunately, as the product it suffered from not

RE: Runtime Revolution Ships Revolution Media

2006-04-11 Thread Judy Perry
Sounds like a good idea! Judy On Tue, 11 Apr 2006, Lynn Fredricks wrote: A reputation for being flighty seems a far more serious branding issue than merely following an established trend among many major successful companies. Id be happy to set up a marketing forum to discuss pro's and

Marketing Your Products Forum (was RE: Runtime Revolution Ships Revolution Media)

2006-04-11 Thread Lynn Fredricks
Sounds like a good idea! Hi Judy, its ready to go! :-) Empty now but ready to be filled. Just register and log in. A Marketing Your Products forum - Share your experiences and ideas on how to market your Revolution made products. http://forums.runrev.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=31 Best

Re: Runtime Revolution Ships Revolution Media

2006-04-11 Thread Todd Higgins
Some stats from Google: Results 1 - 10 of about 395,000,000 for revolution The first relevant link was the runrev homepage (14th) The most prominent links (and text ads) had to do with heartworm medicine for you pets. Also note that the next generation Nintendo game station is also

Re: [Ticket#: 2006040510000641] Re: [OT] Articles to read

2006-04-11 Thread Troy Rollins
On Apr 11, 2006, at 3:30 PM, Mark Talluto wrote: Mark Talluto_ 144 || Marielle, Wow! I did not realize I even posted this many messages. While this is a low number, I thought I was more quite than that. How did you derive this information? I hit the

Re: Runtime Revolution Ships Revolution Media

2006-04-11 Thread Chipp Walters
Good detective work there Todd. And to tell the truth, I think the same way. Turns out the term 'revScript' has only about 50 hits...h. -Chipp Todd Higgins wrote: Some stats from Google: ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: Stats from Google

2006-04-11 Thread Marty Knapp
I do some SEO and for those of you with web sites, one of the best things you can do to help Revolution rate well with Google is to use *descriptive* text links from your web site to the RunRev web site. The big question is what do people enter into a Google search when they're looking for

Re: Constellation on Linux

2006-04-11 Thread Rishi Viner
On 4/6/06, Jerry Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seamus, Not on Linux yet. We are working on a major upgrade to the product line and Linux support and compatibility is one of our goals. Jerry, Just so you know, you'll have another customer here, once you get the Linux version

Re: Loading image data from DB

2006-04-11 Thread Jeanne A. E. DeVoto
At 10:47 AM -0600 4/7/2006, Devin Asay wrote: Which is essentially what I ended up doing, and it worked. Is it correct to assume that 'the text' is binary data expressed as ASCII text and data like 'the imageData' is lower-level code that can't be expressed visually in a meaningful way?

Window staggering

2006-04-11 Thread James Spencer
This should be really easy and I don't want to rediscover gravity so I'll ask first: does anyone here have a simple algorithm for staggering new windows in a multiwindow app? I've gotten spoiled by Cocoa, etc. which takes care of this for me but cloning a template window in Rev does not.

Re: Window staggering

2006-04-11 Thread Jim Ault
My first thought is to set a start location (10,10) and an ending topLeft (100,100) and 2 increments (eg. 30,50), then use a loop for the number of windows to find the topLeft, (then set the rightBottom according to the screenrect available, if desired). Of course, step 1 would be determining the