Doug Lerner wrote: >>> How would one make a cross-platform version of this answer file prompt? >> >> on mouseup >> if the platform = "MacOS" then >> put "JPEGGIFfPNGf" into filterlist >> else ##for windows, no idea about *nix... >> put "*.jpg;*.gif;*.png" into filterlist >> end if >> answer file myPrompt with filter filterlist >> ## do your stuff here... >> end mouseup > > I notice this only works on OS X with files created on a Mac. Other JPEGs > and GIFs don't have the write JPEG and GIFf thing set unless you open them > up first and save them with a Mac app.
This is a deficiency in the design of OS X as regards backward compatibility with Finder metadata. For background on the topic: <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-revolution/2004-January/028273.html> <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-revolution/2004-January/028261.html> <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-revolution/2004-January/028275.html> -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Software Design and Development for Mac, Windows, Linux, and the Web ____________________________________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
