Substack Question

Hi Everyone, While reading the string of comments I was interested in the newbie question about substacks. I'm also a newbie so I need some help in this area too. What are the advantages of using a substack rather than just starting another mainstack? I use several mainstacks because if one

substack question addition

Hi everyone, I thought I'd mention a follow up statement. You members are so responsive it's amazing. The two replies so far are interesting. They don't apply to me though. I have no intention of distributing my work so I won't compile it into a stand alone. As far as not rewriting code, I

Re: Menubar Help

Hi Dave, I guess I'm losing some of my newbie status when I can finally help somewhat, Everyone has been so helpful to me. Others will contribute more about this I'm sure. So far in my experience in transferring from HyperCard the most frustrating part is dealing with the menubar. I have

Re: Menubar Help

Hi Dave, You may not like my next suggestion but it could be the answer. Start with a new menubar and don't delete any of the standard menus. Add your menus before the last Help menu. I think you can disable the menu selections you don't want without causing problems. Joe

Suppress Messages?

Hi Everyone, I was running a script and at the end of it, buried behind the window I ended up on were Suppress Messages Message Watcher windows. What did I do to have that happen? I need to stop it from happening. Joe, Orlando, Florida We're more than just a mouse!

Re: lock screen doesn't!

In a message dated 11/19/05 11:58:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi everyone, I'm using Mac OSX. Why is it that when I use the following script I get a flash of stack otherStack? I thought lock screen wouldn't allow that to happen. on mouseUp      lock screen      push

lock screen doesn't!

Hi everyone, I'm using Mac OSX. Why is it that when I use the following script I get a flash of stack otherStack? I thought lock screen wouldn't allow that to happen. on mouseUp lock screen push cd go stack OtherStack pop cd unlock screen end mouseUp Joe, Orlando, Florida

Re: lock screen doesn't!

In a message dated 11/19/05 2:19:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi everyone, I'm using Mac OSX. Why is it that when I use the following script I get a flash of stack otherStack? I thought lock screen wouldn't allow that to happen. on mouseUp      lock screen      push cd     

Dial Phone?

Hi Everyone, Is it possible to set up a field so that when you click on a phone number in it the touch tones for the number are broadcast through the computer speaker? Joe, Orlando, Florida ___ use-revolution mailing list

stumped problem solved! :)

As I said before in other questions to the group I've apparently suffered some sort of corruption. These three windows all open to the full screen every time. It doesn't matter that I resize and save them. They still open full screen size the next time. Someone told me how to fix the

Re: I guess I stumped everyone. :(

In a message dated 11/1/05 10:57:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Again, Yesterday I asked:   How do I change the default size of the inspector, error script windows? I'm on Mac OSX. I haven't received an answer yet. Surely someone must know the

I guess I stumped everyone. :(

Hi Again, Yesterday I asked: How do I change the default size of the inspector, error script windows? I'm on Mac OSX. I haven't received an answer yet. Surely someone must know the answer. Joe, Orlando, Florida ___ use-revolution mailing list

Window Default Size

Hi Everyone, How do I change the default size of the inspector, error script windows? I'm on Mac OSX. Joe Orlando, Florida ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your

DoMenu

Hi Everyone, Is there a way for the handler of a menuItem to activate the handler of a menuItem in a different menu? DoMenu doesn't seem to work. I'm using Mac OSX. Joe, Orlando, Florida ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com

Re: Resizing Boxes

In a message dated 10/20/05 8:28:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, Is there a way to resize the menu builder window? I'm using Mac OSX. That window now takes up my entire screen. I figure my software or stacks are corrupted, but since they still

Re: Resizing Boxes

In a message dated 10/20/05 9:42:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 6:11 PM -0400 10/20/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a way to resize the menu builder window? I'm using Mac OSX. That window now takes up my entire screen. I figure my software or stacks are corrupted, but since

Re: AW: Resizing Boxes

In a message dated 10/21/05 10:47:09 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Joe, this would be a crude fix but you might try it: Edit the script of the stack using edit the script of stack revMenuManager and then put in on openStack     set the rect of stack revMenuManager to

Re: Resizing Boxes

In a message dated 10/21/05 11:22:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think my problems began when I was in a field inspector screen. Instead of putting in the left position as a three digit number as I wanted to I stupidly typed in a six digit number. After doing that revolution

Command-Period

Hi Everyone, It's that newbie pest from Orlando again! In HyperCard I could type command-period to stop a script. If I did it when a dialog box is displayed it stops the script at that point. Is there a keyboard command I can use in revolution to stop a script when a dialog box is displayed.

Resizing Boxes

Hi everyone, Is there a way to resize the menu builder window? I'm using Mac OSX. That window now takes up my entire screen. I figure my software or stacks are corrupted, but since they still work I'm trying to find a way to deal with it. Joe, Orlando, Florida

Newbie Focus Question

Hi Everyone, I figured out how to focus on a line in a field with the field inspector. Now my problem is how do I unselect that line in a script? Joe Orlando, Florida ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this

Ampersand () menuitem question.

Hi Everyone, Is there a way to put an ampersand () in a menu item without it signaling a mnemonic? I'm on a Mac and my stack is only for my use. Joe, Orlando, Florida ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this

Corrupted Software?

Hi Everyone, Apparently somehow either my stacks have become corrupted. The problem I'm having is that objects open up to a full screen. When I drag a new button onto my stack I get a huge orange rectangle until I drop the new button, then it is the default size. Other problems are that

Maxed out windows

Hi Everyone, Here's my question of the day. Why are my script editor, inspector, preference and menu editor windows all opening up to the full screen? How do I set it so that they open the small size as the default? Joe, Orlando, Florida ___

Re: New date format: YYYY-MM-DD

Hello, Actually I use date format MM/DD/ throughout my stacks. I use a script that converts an input of 11 to 1/1/(Current year). It also converts 0101 the same way or 011. The only time it asks what I want is when it wonders if I want January. That would be an input of 111 which could be

Backscript

Hi Everyone, Here's another foolish newbie question. How do I insert a handler into the backscripts? Joe Orlando, Florida ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your

Newbie question

Hi Everyone, Is there something I can put in a script that'll stop it there and display the script editing window at that point? Joe Orlando, Florida ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

Stack Switching Question

Hi Everyone, Often times I have a button switch stacks in order to retrieve data that I need to complete that button's task. In HyperCard I could lock the screen, lock the messages, push the card, go to the data stack, retrieve the data, pop the card and insert the found data. All without

Stack Switching Question again

In a message dated 10/5/05 10:47:20 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone, Often times I have a button switch stacks in order to retrieve data that I need to complete that button's task. In HyperCard I could lock the screen, lock the messages, push the

Focusable vs. Locked Text

Hi Everyone, Is there a difference between focusable and locked text in the basic properties of a field? If so what is that difference? Joe, Orlando, Florida ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

My problem solved

Hi Everyone, If you remember I had a problem with a fat border around a field. The group came up with several ideas that didn't work. However, I appreciate their input and that helped me understand several things I didn't know about Revolution. It turns out the fat border was because I had

Re: add menu-background vanishes

In a message dated 9/22/05 10:14:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It took me 18 months to straighten out the menus in my stacks (this while reading the docs, Dan's book, notes on this forum - I also consulted some to the best brains in the Rev world). In the end the solution is simple: 1.

HyperCard Shadow Field

Hi Everyone, Does anyone know a way to get rid of the HyperCard shadow on fields after the stack they are on is converted into revolution? Joe Orlando, Florida ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Newbie questions

Hi Everyone, Here are probably some dumb questions. 1. Why is there a fatter border around one of the fields in my previous HC stack? How do I eliminate the extra width? 2. What does focus border and focusable mean? Joe, Orlando Florida ___

Raised field question

Hi Everyone, I have more information on my previous newbie question which was: Why is there a fatter border around one of the fields in my previous HC stack? How do I eliminate the extra width? I tried playing with Look and Feel, traversalOn and showBorder. None of these had an effect.

My first print out.

Hi Helpful people, I just made my first print out and needless to say I have 2 questions. 1. Why was a screen inserted over the entire printable area? Can I delete this screen? 2. I have a HP 2200d printer and use Mac OS X. What's the largest card size I can have and print only one 8 1/2 x 11

Printing Problem

Hi Everyone, OK so the gray area on my printout is gone and I have the image area size under control. Now my problem is that the image is off center and I have a non printing area of an inch at the top and left. Can this be changed? If it matters I'm on a Mac OS X and I'm using an HP laser

PreOpenStack Question

Hi Everyone Apparently when there is a PreOpenStack script the OpenStack script and the OpenCard scripts are ignored. Is that true? If so how can I be sure those scripts aren't ignored? Joe, Orlando, Florida ___ use-revolution mailing list

Grouped Scrolling Fields

Hi Everyone, Here's another newbie question. What's the best way to get several fields to scroll together? Joe Orlando, Florida ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage

Scrolling Fields Follow-Up question

Hi Again Thanks for the information about scripting fields to scroll together. As a follow up I noticed I can use a Table Field I think that will be better than using several fields and scrolling them together. I can't find any documentation about these table fields. Do all the columns have

Newbie question

Hi everyone, In HyperCard I had no trouble with the following line. What is the way to write it in Revolution? Thanks sort by name of cd Thanks, Joe in Orlando Florida. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this

Newbie questions

Hi Everyone I'm in the middle of converting several HyperCard stacks into DreamCard. Question 1: Since I often go from stack to stack gathering and distributing data I need to close and save each stack when I'm finished with it. HyperCard does this automatically as we know. How is this done