Re: [UPD] Media Browser 004

2008-01-01 Thread Shao Sean
Seems there's a bug with using the tilde ~ in filenames for the player objects. This means that audio files and movies will not play in Mac OS X using the default shortcuts. Just delete them and re-drag them in from your user account to have them working again :-) Will patch this in the

Re: the char number of char 1 of word x

2008-01-01 Thread Jonathan Cooper
Hi Randall, forgive me for butting in at this late stage. Your original description of what you wanted was: How do I get the char count (number) of the first char of a particular word (say word 4) of a string? I think most people would probably interpret character count as the number of

Re: Recipes application

2008-01-01 Thread Peter Brigham
Randy Hengst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter, My experience is the same as Bill's. Mac, PowerBook G4, 10.4.10. take care, randy - On Dec 31, 2007, at 2:17 PM, Bill Vlahos wrote: Peter, I downloaded the Mac version but it doesn't launch on an Intel Mac with Leopard. It starts to open

Re: Recipes application

2008-01-01 Thread Jim Sims
On Jan 1, 2008, at 4:35 PM, Peter Brigham wrote: The problem is with Leopard; my wife has an intel mac and it runs fine on that with Panther. So the Win build in Mac Studio 2.8.1 build 471 fails for Leopard. Do later builds work? or will I have to wait for 2.9? OS X (10.4.11) PPC

Re: the char number of char 1 of word x

2008-01-01 Thread Mark Smith
Randall, some of the abstract examples you've given are simple to do, and some aren't. But given that Revolution (like Hypercard) is not a typed language, I'm not sure I'd welcome semi-low-level type ideas like as string, as numbered chars etc. Perhaps if we had a better idea of your

Re: Recipes application

2008-01-01 Thread Randy Hengst
Peter, I build with Studio 2.8.1 on a G4 PPC using Tiger (10.4.10). My builds run on Tiger, Panther (10.3.9), and Leopard (10.5.1) without problems. The builds also work on Windows 98 and XP. The only problem I've seen with 98 is a situation where a vertical slider-type scrollbar does

Re: about the list

2008-01-01 Thread Mick Collins
Nope, no attachment. I cut and pasted a script and the contents of a field, both fairly long, but a total of less than 4600 characters. I looked at the sent file again: no attachment. I sent the same thing directly to Randall. Randall, if you still have my email, was there any

Re: Recipes application

2008-01-01 Thread viktoras didziulis
Hi Peter, it works fine on Windows XP, but does not start on my MacOSX 10.4.11 MacBook (Intel). By the way it would be useful to have a few filters not just to select from vegetarian/vegan/sugar-free but also to limit list of recipes to e.g. soups, pancakes, cakes. And maybe a central

Re: about the list

2008-01-01 Thread Robert Brenstein
Nope, no attachment. I cut and pasted a script and the contents of a field, both fairly long, but a total of less than 4600 characters. I looked at the sent file again: no attachment. I sent the same thing directly to Randall. Randall, if you still have my email, was there any attachment

Re: Recipes application

2008-01-01 Thread Bill Vlahos
Peter, I tried it with a G4 iMac running Tiger 10.4.11 and it doesn't run there either. The only problems I've had with running in Leopard is when using encryption or the metal interface. Bill Vlahos On Jan 1, 2008, at 7:35 AM, Peter Brigham wrote: Randy Hengst [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[ANN] Dictionary stack

2008-01-01 Thread François Chaplais
Based on BvG DocsLib, I have written a dictionary stack which expands the info gathered fron Rev's dictionary into a stack you can use, customize, etc... There is a small presentation at http://pagesperso-orange.fr/francois.chaplais/Site_2/Welcome.html The direct link to the stack is

Re: OT: One Customer's Experience with her Computer's Warranty

2008-01-01 Thread Jim Kanter
Here's another MS Office for windows substitute to consider: http://www.softmaker.com/english/ ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

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2008-01-01 Thread Peter Brigham
Jim Sims wrote: On Jan 1, 2008, at 4:35 PM, Peter Brigham wrote: The problem is with Leopard; my wife has an intel mac and it runs fine on that with Panther. So the Win build in Mac Studio 2.8.1 build 471 fails for Leopard. Do later builds work? or will I have to wait for 2.9? OS X

[OT] Universal Keyboard Option?

2008-01-01 Thread Scott Rossi
Hi List: Not completely off topic... I'm wondering if anyone has a recommendation for using a single keyboard in a Mac/Win cross platform setup -- in other words, using one keyboard for data entry on two different computers (Mac/Win). I seem to recall hearing about some solution many years ago

Re: [OT] Universal Keyboard Option?

2008-01-01 Thread Neal Campbell
Synergy is one solution. Neal On Jan 1, 2008 8:39 PM, Scott Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi List: Not completely off topic... I'm wondering if anyone has a recommendation for using a single keyboard in a Mac/Win cross platform setup -- in other words, using one keyboard for data entry on

Re: Engelbart and Kay --was: Back to the Future with Hypercard

2008-01-01 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Bill, First, I'd like to wish everybody on this list a Happy New Year. Bill, I know we both agree that HyperCard is great software and that Revolution is capable of much more than HyperCard. If I take your list literally, however, I believe that most features on your list were

Re: Engelbart and Kay --was: Back to the Future with Hypercard

2008-01-01 Thread Joe Lewis Wilkins
Mark, Thanks for taking the time to point out all of these comparisons. I agree with most all; particularly your message box commentary. BTW, what is Sheep Shaver? Joe Wilkins On Jan 1, 2008, at 6:16 PM, Mark Schonewille wrote: Hi Bill, First, I'd like to wish everybody on this list a

Re: Recipes application

2008-01-01 Thread Shao Sean
I downloaded the program and tried to run it.. The icon didn't even appear in the dock, just started to and then would disappear.. Mac OS X (10.4.11 PPC) ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: Engelbart and Kay --was: Back to the Future with Hypercard

2008-01-01 Thread Bill Marriott
Hi Mark, However, I strongly feel that your list of missing features doesn't do justice to the genius of the teams who developed HyperCard. It's not a list of missing features or a slam against HyperCard in any way. Simply a response to the idea that color and cross-platform were the only

Sheep Shaver

2008-01-01 Thread Joe Lewis Wilkins
Hi Mark, I googled and located SS. Interesting if I were using a Linux box and needed/wanted to use PPC OSx apps. Joe Wilkins ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage

Re: Sheep Shaver

2008-01-01 Thread Mark Swindell
Does Sheep Shaver work under Leopard? Curious, Mark ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: Engelbart and Kay --was: Back to the Future with Hypercard

2008-01-01 Thread Judy Perry
Joe, It's an OSS PPC Emulator that you can run HC in. From http://sheepshaver.cebix.net/ : What is SheepShaver? SheepShaver is a MacOS run-time environment for BeOS and Linux that allows you to run classic MacOS applications inside the BeOS/Linux multitasking environment. This means that both

Re: Mainstack Substack clarification

2008-01-01 Thread Mark Swindell
Thank you to all who helped shed light on how this works. Mark ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

[ANN] Media Browser 005

2008-01-01 Thread Shao Sean
THANKS to Mark Smith from Futility Software for the use of his ID3 Library THANKS to Ken Ray for the code to open the system folder DOWNLOAD www.shaosean.tk DESCRIPTION Plugin for Rev 2.8.x that will allow you to easily browse media file (images, audio, videos, fonts, objects and libraries)

Re: Engelbart and Kay --was: Back to the Future with Hypercard

2008-01-01 Thread Judy Perry
Hi Bill, On Dec 28, 2007 11:24 AM, Bill Marriott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know, my not much demand for it comment might indeed have been a little cavalier. But there is a context missing. Part of my thinking is not just the clip art stacks but also the address, date book, charting and

Re: Sheep Shaver

2008-01-01 Thread Joe Lewis Wilkins
Mark, I was hoping for that, but their site says it doesn't work under OSX, so I guess that means Leopard too. Joe Wilkins On Jan 1, 2008, at 8:03 PM, Mark Swindell wrote: Does Sheep Shaver work under Leopard? Curious, Mark ___ use-revolution

Re: Sheep Shaver

2008-01-01 Thread Joe Lewis Wilkins
Judy, I was hoping it would run on OSX, but no dice. I'd really like to continue using HC someway or another on my OSX machine, instead of having to run it on a 9.2 PPC Mac. Joe Wilkins ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: Sheep Shaver

2008-01-01 Thread Ken Ray
On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 21:03:30 -0800, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote: I was hoping for that, but their site says it doesn't work under OSX, Which site were you looking at? so I guess that means Leopard too. SheepShaver *definitely* works under OSX (I've been running it in Tiger for a while now) - I

Re: Sheep Shaver

2008-01-01 Thread Joe Lewis Wilkins
Ken, I was looking at http://sheepshaver.cebix.net/ which was touted as the Official Homepage. Apparently, I misread things, which would be nice. I suspect that if it works in Tiger, it'll probably work in Leopard. Let's hope so. Thanks for your how to guide. Joe Wilkins On Jan 1, 2008,

Re: Sheep Shaver

2008-01-01 Thread Ken Ray
On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 21:16:16 -0800, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote: Ken, I was looking at http://sheepshaver.cebix.net/ which was touted as the Official Homepage. Apparently, I misread things, which would be nice. Yes, I think it must be an old one - the page I have been working with is:

Re: Engelbart and Kay --was: Back to the Future with Hypercard

2008-01-01 Thread Richard Gaskin
Mark Schonewille wrote: - Greatly enhanced speed of execution On my Mac Intel, running in SheepShaver, HyperCard is much faster than Revolution, except if used a number cruncher. It's been many years since I've benchmarked relative performance, but last time I ran HyperBench and RevBench

Re: [ANN] Media Browser 005

2008-01-01 Thread Richard Gaskin
Good work, Shao Sean. This caught my eye: libraries - http://shaosean.tk/_resources/images/revMedia_6.png For the Description field, does it use RIP properties? http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/revInterop/ -- Richard Gaskin Managing Editor, revJournal

Re: Sheep Shaver

2008-01-01 Thread Judy Perry
Joe, One website claims that it IS supported on OS X (as Ken Ray states): The following platforms are currently supported: Linux (i386, ppc, x86_64), MacOS X (i386, ppc), Darwin, NetBSD 2.0, FreeBSD 5.3 and Windows for x86. --http://gwenole.beauchesne.info/projects/sheepshaver/ And, indeed,

Re: Sheep Shaver

2008-01-01 Thread Judy Perry
\On Jan 1, 2008 9:25 PM, Ken Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 21:16:16 -0800, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote: Ken, I was looking at http://sheepshaver.cebix.net/ which was touted as the Official Homepage. Apparently, I misread things, which would be nice. Yes, I think it must

Re: Sheep Shaver XCMDs

2008-01-01 Thread Joe Lewis Wilkins
Ken, I, too, have a number of HC stacks that I wish to convert to Revolution; however most of them use XCMDs and XFNs that I created with Compile-it. They are all well tested, having been used by businesses everyday for about 12 years. Do you know if they can be used in Revolution stacks

Re: Sheep Shaver

2008-01-01 Thread Joe Lewis Wilkins
Judy, Ken, The only thing I find a bit dismaying about this whole thing is that, from Ken's guide, it appears that the latest MacOS that can be used is 9.04 and not 9.2, though I'll probably try the latter anyway. Somewhat belated Happy New Year to all! Joe Wilkins On Jan 1, 2008, at

Re: Sheep Shaver

2008-01-01 Thread Judy Perry
Joe, I don't know your needs, but from what I've seen, a PPC-based OS 9 Mac comes cheaply these days off ebay... I've got a 1 or 2-gen bondi-blue egg-shaped iMac that I bought that way for my kids (their other machine -- they are twins, after all, twice as expensive as singletons -- is our old

Re: [ANN] Media Browser 005

2008-01-01 Thread Shao Sean
libraries - http://shaosean.tk/_resources/images/revMedia_6.png For the Description field, does it use RIP properties? Nope.. I just used the same thing Rev did with the Object's description and stored it in a custom property called cDescription but I will take a look at the RIP stuff and

Re: Sheep Shaver XCMDs

2008-01-01 Thread Ken Ray
On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 22:36:11 -0800, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote: Ken, I, too, have a number of HC stacks that I wish to convert to Revolution; however most of them use XCMDs and XFNs that I created with Compile-it. They are all well tested, having been used by businesses everyday for about

Re: [OT] Universal Keyboard Option?

2008-01-01 Thread Ken Ray
On Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:39:55 -0800, Scott Rossi wrote: Hi List: Not completely off topic... I'm wondering if anyone has a recommendation for using a single keyboard in a Mac/Win cross platform setup -- in other words, using one keyboard for data entry on two different computers (Mac/Win).