Yep, it wasn't letting the screen refresh in the middle of a handler. The send command is pretty cool. You can use it to effectively create threading in applications. Much better than wait or on idle. In fact, you really should never use on idle.
-Chipp > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Shafer > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 10:15 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Splash Screen Displays Empty > > > Thanks, Chipp. that worked. I guess I was running into a RR > peculiarity with timing, eh? > >Try: > > on openStack > > show this stack > > send "hideme" to this stack in 3 seconds > > end openStack > > > >on hideme > > hide this stack > > open stack "Lateral File" > > show stack "Lateral File" > > set the defaultStack to "Lateral File" > >end hideme > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Shafer > >> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 1:55 PM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Splash Screen Displays Empty > >> > >> > >> OK, I have my first RR app almost done. I have one cosmetic problem. > >> Since I have to use a splasher so the substack that comprises the > >> main functionality of my stack can be a data repository, I've > >> designed a splasher with two text fields in it. It's pretty small. > >> > >> When I open the stack, the splasher shows, but its text contents do > >> not. The splasher pauses for 3 seconds (per script) and then closes > >> itself and the substack appears. > >> > >> Here's the openStack script in the splasher stack (mainstack): > >> > >> on openStack > >> show this stack > >> wait 3 seconds > >> hide this stack > >> open stack "Lateral File" > >> show stack "Lateral File" > >> set the defaultStack to "Lateral File" > >> end openStack > >> > >> I suspect I don't need the last line but it's left over from earlier > >> testing. I put the first line in because when the app is quit, the > >> splasher isn't visible and it seemed that when I opened the stack > >> under those conditions, the splasher would not appear visible. > >> -- > >> -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- > >> Dan Shafer > >> Technology Visionary - Technology Assessment - Documentation > >> "Looking at technology from every angle" > >> http://www.danshafer.com > >> 831-392-1127 Voice - 831-401-2531 Fax > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-revolution mailing list > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > >_______________________________________________ > >use-revolution mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > -- > -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- > Dan Shafer > Technology Visionary - Technology Assessment - Documentation > "Looking at technology from every angle" > http://www.danshafer.com > 831-392-1127 Voice - 831-401-2531 Fax > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
