Jacque, Trevor, Scott - Thanks for all the great feedback!
Phil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of J. Landman > Gay > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 2:46 PM > To: How to use Revolution > Subject: Re: How to see if player is "done"? > > > On 8/2/04 4:08 PM, Phil Davis wrote: > > > Hi List - > > > > Some context: > > > > When using VIDEOCLIPS (embedded movies), we have two language features > > available that help us detect whether a clip is still playing: > > - the "movie" function > > - the "playStopped" message > > > > When using PLAYERS to play movies (referenced files), we > apparently have > > only one such feature available: > > - the "playStopped" message > > You should be able to use all the messages, regardless of where the > actual movie file is stored. The Player object acts the same regardless > (or it is supposed to.) I have an app that loads QT movies from disk and > it uses all the standard Player messages. > > > > My questions: > > > > 1) Is "playStopped" truly the only non-workaround way you can > detect the > > current 'play' status of a player? > > If you aren't getting this message, file a bug report. It got broken in > the past, then it got fixed, then it got broken and fixed again, and now > I'm not sure what its status is (but I thought it was okay now.) > > If you just need to see if the movie is running or not, then check the > paused property, as others suggested. > > > > > 2) If so, what is your most reliable workaround way of detecting this? > > In addition to the other suggestions, another way is to set the > callbacks of a movie. I've used these in the past, setting the callback > time to the duration of the movie. In effect, it creates my own custom > "playStopped" message. > > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > _______________________________________________ > 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
