Re: [ANN] animationEngine 4.0

2011-01-19 Thread Malte Brill
Hi Matthias, if you bought AE through the new store on RRs website, getting the update price is very easy. Please log into your account. It will prompt you that updates for your products are available. Choose the updates you want and add them to the basket. If your purchase is older than the n

Re: The best way to embed a lot of pictures in an ios application

2011-01-19 Thread Ludovic Thébault
Le 19 janv. 2011 à 17:51, Andre Garzia a écrit : > > Ludovic, > > I think that if you store them in the stack, your stack will grow and it > will take longer to launch which you want to avoid. Better to bundle all the > images as files in the app bundle and load them on demand. > > andre Than

Re: PDF to JPEG

2011-01-19 Thread Matthias Rebbe
Hi Ray, you could use a 3rd party tool named ImageMagick. It is commandline based, is available for Mac OS X, Windows and Unix and can be used with the shell() function. I used it in one of my apps to add a logo to images. Maybe you give it a try. Regards, Matthias Am 20.01.2011 um 00:05 schri

Re: DragDrop and the DragDestination

2011-01-19 Thread Bob Sneidar
Okay looks like there is no such button as button "Track Drag & Drop" in your project. Bob On Jan 19, 2011, at 12:52 PM, zryip theSlug wrote: > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 2:20 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: >> I get problem loading page. > > Hi Bob, > > The link was a direct download of the stack. >

Re: DragDrop and the DragDestination

2011-01-19 Thread Bob Sneidar
A little more info. The line 24 in the second data grid is throwing a runtime error. It looks like you are sending dgDragMove to something called the dgControl of the target. Is the button "Track Drag & drop" a parent script object? Bob send "dgDragMove pMouseH, pMouseV" to sDataGridA[the dgCo

Re: DragDrop and the DragDestination

2011-01-19 Thread Bob Sneidar
When I drag from the source DG to the destination DG nothing goes. In addition, I get the little gray circle with slash instead of the green plus when I drag. Yes I checked the checkbox to drag from one datagrid to the other. I will read through the scripts to see if I can glean any wisdom anyw

RE: PDF to JPEG

2011-01-19 Thread Ray Horsley
Andy, Thanks for these steps. Unfortunately they don't work so well on Windows 7 (all I have installed is Microsoft XPS Document Writer) but in any event I really need something I can use in scripts. Thanks, Ray -Original Message- From: use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:

Re: PDF to JPEG

2011-01-19 Thread AndyP
Hi Ray, If Windows then no extra software is needed. 1) Open PDF 2) Go – File – Print 3) Change printer to “Microsoft Office Document Image Writer” (most XP and Vista computers will have this installed) 4) Bottom of page, tick box “Print to File” 5) Click Properties, go to Advanced tab and c

Re: The best way to embed a lot of pictures in an ios application

2011-01-19 Thread Bob Sneidar
Anytime I have tried to download anything over 20 megs and I am on 3g it tells me there is a limit of 20 megs and I have to dl from my computer and sync or else be on a wireless network. Bob On Jan 19, 2011, at 10:23 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Björnke von Gierke wrote: > >> the on-device s

Re: Combining multiple pngs into a single png

2011-01-19 Thread Scott Rossi
The cool thing about the syntax below is you can grab a screenshot from any object or group of objects regardless of whether they fit in the window or on the card. If you group the group of PNGs, you can limit the visible display of PNGs to whatever you want, but you can still snapshot the entire

How do I get the contents of a scrollable group printed?

2011-01-19 Thread William de Smet
Hi there, This time a printing question! In a card I have several images and fields grouped together and grouped again with a vertical scrollbar. The stacksize is small so with the scrollbar the 'invisible' contents gets visible. What is the best way to get the contents of the scrollable group pri

Re: Progress bar

2011-01-19 Thread AndyP
Hi Steve, Same with the scrollbar. If it's on another card or stack you need to provide this info i.e,...of scrollbar "sb1" of card "mycard" of stack "mystack" - Andy Piddock My software never has bugs. It just develops random features. -- View this message in context: http://ru

Re: [ANN] animationEngine 4.0

2011-01-19 Thread Matthias Rebbe
Hi Malte, where can i purchase the upgrade? I cannot it in the Rev store. Regards, Matthias Am 19.01.2011 um 19:31 schrieb Malte Brill: > Dear fellow Livecoders, > > I am happy to announce the immediate availability of animationEngine 4.0 > > http://www.runrev.com/downloads/marketplace/anima

Re: DragDrop and the DragDestination

2011-01-19 Thread zryip theSlug
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 2:20 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > I get problem loading page. Hi Bob, The link was a direct download of the stack. Try to go on the download section of the site: http://www.aslugontheroad.co.cc/ And download the experiment 19. If you still have an issue, we will explore

Re: Combining multiple pngs into a single png

2011-01-19 Thread Glen Bojsza
Thanks Scott, I was doing only one rect (the rect of grp imgGroup). Also, the size of grp imgGroup must be large enough to show all the images. This is where the grp imgGroup can extend past the window. On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: > Recently, Glen Bojsza wrote: > > >

RE: PDF to JPEG

2011-01-19 Thread Ray Horsley
I've looked briefly at Roger Eller's suggestion: http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Business/Document_Management_Tools/e_PDF_ PDF_To_Thumbnail_Converter.html I'll try hooking into this via the shell function. Hopefully that'll split these up for me. Thanks, Ray Horsley LinkIt! Software ---

On-Rev: authentication problems (Safari?)

2011-01-19 Thread Medard
Recently, I went with authentication problems concerning On-Rev... As well as the "On-Rev" destop app, as "cPanel" The problem with the desktop app seems to be resolved (and also, there are some alternatives) The problem remains unresolved connecting to cPanel is impossible, as it refuses my nam

Re: Combining multiple pngs into a single png

2011-01-19 Thread Scott Rossi
Recently, Glen Bojsza wrote: > Is this possible to choose a folder that contains multiple pngs and create a > single png where each png in the folder is place right after the previous > one. The pngs would be centered to the first one and could either be > touching along the top/bottom edges or ha

Re: Weird field behavior

2011-01-19 Thread Mike Bonner
Ah k. Then there is still a problem. The width with no linewrap most likely is over the pixel width you point out, but with line wrap on it breaks for me well before the char length limit, and as well if you keep adding chars to the field, the process repeats itself. On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:46

RE: Weird field behavior

2011-01-19 Thread John Dixon
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:32:47 -0700 > Subject: Weird field behavior > From: bonnm...@gmail.com > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Found a strange behavior with a field, was wondering if someone can confirm. > > Is there a line length limit in a field? If so, what is it, so I know > w

Combining multiple pngs into a single png

2011-01-19 Thread Glen Bojsza
Hello, Is this possible to choose a folder that contains multiple pngs and create a single png where each png in the folder is place right after the previous one. The pngs would be centered to the first one and could either be touching along the top/bottom edges or have a small space between them.

Re: Weird field behavior

2011-01-19 Thread Mike Bonner
oops, cut and paste the url, all the way to the end of livecode of course. Forgot, and named my file with a space. On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Mike Bonner wrote: > Found a strange behavior with a field, was wondering if someone can > confirm. > > Is there a line length limit in a field?

Weird field behavior

2011-01-19 Thread Mike Bonner
Found a strange behavior with a field, was wondering if someone can confirm. Is there a line length limit in a field? If so, what is it, so I know whether to ignore this, or not. Or if no limit, of course can't be ignored. The problem is, with line wrap turned off, (or left on, with a line with

Re: File Suffix

2011-01-19 Thread Medard
Cal Horner wrote: > So, my question is "Who the H*** decided, in their little pea-brain, that > they would break the convention You're right, go back to the DOS naming convention 8+3 and the 640 memory barrier! ;-> ___ use-livecode mailing list use-l

Re: PDF to JPEG

2011-01-19 Thread Richmond
On 01/18/2011 11:28 PM, Ray Horsley wrote: Anybody know of a way to convert a single PDF file (with multiple pages) to multiple JPEG files? I don't think this is possible in Livecode qua Livecode; you might be able to send a signal to another program that has the capability you want from with

Re: Efficient Way To Check If Certain Characters Exist in Variable

2011-01-19 Thread Warren Kuhl
Jeff, Thanks for the suggestions! I will use the replacetext and compare the speed with the loop and see which is quicker. Much appreciated! Warren On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Jeff Massung wrote: > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Warren Kuhl > wrote: > > > What would be the most ef

Re: The best way to embed a lot of pictures in an ios application

2011-01-19 Thread Jeff Massung
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Scott Rossi wrote: > > Recently, Richard Gaskin wrote: >> >> the on-device shop limits the size of apps available trough it. the itunes shop does not. >>> >>> Is this noted on the AT&T site? >>> >>> I need a URL to an auth

Re: The best way to embed a lot of pictures in an ios application

2011-01-19 Thread Richard Gaskin
Scott Rossi wrote: Recently, Richard Gaskin wrote: the on-device shop limits the size of apps available trough it. the itunes shop does not. Is this noted on the AT&T site? I need a URL to an authoritative source so I can discuss the implications with my client. I've come across this in t

Re: Efficient Way To Check If Certain Characters Exist in Variable

2011-01-19 Thread Jeff Massung
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Warren Kuhl wrote: > What would be the most efficient way to check a variable and replace any of > the characters with empty if the character is not a alpha (upper or lower), > numeric (0-9) or a '-'? > > The only way I can think of doing this is a repeat loop an

Efficient Way To Check If Certain Characters Exist in Variable

2011-01-19 Thread Warren Kuhl
What would be the most efficient way to check a variable and replace any of the characters with empty if the character is not a alpha (upper or lower), numeric (0-9) or a '-'? The only way I can think of doing this is a repeat loop and checking the value of each character and replacing with empty

[ANN] animationEngine 4.0

2011-01-19 Thread Malte Brill
Dear fellow Livecoders, I am happy to announce the immediate availability of animationEngine 4.0 http://www.runrev.com/downloads/marketplace/animation_engine/4_0_0/animationengine4.zip tiny URL for linewrap breaks: http://tinyurl.com/4zg9xc5 Product page: http://runrev.com/store/product/animati

Re: The best way to embed a lot of pictures in an ios application

2011-01-19 Thread Scott Rossi
Recently, Richard Gaskin wrote: >> the on-device shop limits the size of apps available trough it. the itunes >> shop does not. > > Is this noted on the AT&T site? > > I need a URL to an authoritative source so I can discuss the > implications with my client. I've come across this in the games

Re: The best way to embed a lot of pictures in an ios application

2011-01-19 Thread Richard Gaskin
Björnke von Gierke wrote: the on-device shop limits the size of apps available trough it. the itunes shop does not. Is this noted on the AT&T site? I need a URL to an authoritative source so I can discuss the implications with my client. TIA - On 19 Jan 2011, at 19:18, Richard Gaskin wr

Re: The best way to embed a lot of pictures in an ios application

2011-01-19 Thread Björnke von Gierke
the on-device shop limits the size of apps available trough it. the itunes shop does not. On 19 Jan 2011, at 19:18, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Jeff Massung wrote: > >> I think it would depend on what you consider to be "large". Also keep in >> mind that the number of images (and the size of your s

Re: The best way to embed a lot of pictures in an ios application

2011-01-19 Thread Richard Gaskin
Jeff Massung wrote: I think it would depend on what you consider to be "large". Also keep in mind that the number of images (and the size of your stack) will directly impact any potential sales since AT&T limits 3G app downloads to 20 MB. Is that in the fine print of the dev agreement? Where c

Re: The best way to embed a lot of pictures in an ios application

2011-01-19 Thread Jeff Massung
I think it would depend on what you consider to be "large". Also keep in mind that the number of images (and the size of your stack) will directly impact any potential sales since AT&T limits 3G app downloads to 20 MB. If you are talking about an insane number of images (think something like a med

Re: The best way to embed a lot of pictures in an ios application

2011-01-19 Thread Andre Garzia
Ludovic, I think that if you store them in the stack, your stack will grow and it will take longer to launch which you want to avoid. Better to bundle all the images as files in the app bundle and load them on demand. andre On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Ludovic Thébault < ludovic.theba...@lap

Re: The best way to embed a lot of pictures in an ios application

2011-01-19 Thread Bob Sneidar
I would say just use the file system like iPhoto and iTunes does. No need to keep them internally is there? Bob On Jan 19, 2011, at 8:20 AM, Ludovic Thébault wrote: > Hello, > > I test the ios part of runrev, maybe for a futur app. > > What is the best way to store a large number of images

Re: An idea on multithreading implementation

2011-01-19 Thread Bob Sneidar
I was thinking of something a lot more "native" than that. All threads in a multithreaded IDE or standalone could theoretically have access to all the objects and processes in all threaded processes. The engine would be responsible for internally keeping track of everything, and the developer wo

The best way to embed a lot of pictures in an ios application

2011-01-19 Thread Ludovic Thébault
Hello, I test the ios part of runrev, maybe for a futur app. What is the best way to store a large number of images in a iapp? Image Library, custom property,… ? I have to show them on demand Thanks ! ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lis

Re: How do I force a key to enter just one character when being pressed?

2011-01-19 Thread DunbarX
I had tried a few methods in my last post. One line is not necessary. So this: on keyDown var if the stillPressed of me = "true" then exit to top put var after me set the stillPressed of me to "true" end keyDown on keyup set the stillPressed of me to "false" end keyup

Re: How do I force a key to enter just one character when being pressed?

2011-01-19 Thread DunbarX
Try this in the field script: on keyDown var if the stillPressed of me = "true" then exit to top put var after me set the currentText of me to me set the stillPressed of me to "true" end keyDown on keyup set the stillPressed of me to "false" end keyup __

Re: How do I force a key to enter just one character when being pressed?

2011-01-19 Thread William de Smet
Thanks Graig but the app will be mostly used on Windows (but developed on a Mac). @ Thierry: RawKeyDown will will work if you specify a certain key. local pressed on arrowKey theKey    if (theKey = "Right") and (not pressed) then       put true into pressed    end if on rawKeyUp keycode

RE: PDF to JPEG

2011-01-19 Thread Roger . E . Eller
I have never used this software, but being a command-line tool, you should be able to call it from Rev via shell, assuming you are using Windows. http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Business/Document_Management_Tools/e_PDF_PDF_To_Thumbnail_Converter.html Key features: 1. PDF to Thumbnail Command L

Re: How do I force a key to enter just one character when being pressed?

2011-01-19 Thread DunbarX
Is there a way to set the "delay until repeat" in the system prefs to "off". This on a mac, anyway. Craig Newman ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription p

RE: PDF to JPEG

2011-01-19 Thread Ray Horsley
Sorry, I should have mentioned that I need to do this from within LiveCode. Any other suggestions? Thanks, Ray Horsley LinkIt! Software -Original Message- From: use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Richmond Sent: Wednesday, Jan

Re: File Suffix

2011-01-19 Thread Richard Gaskin
Cal Horner wrote: I noticed in the forum a few digests ago that one of the members was looking for conventions to use in coding and object naming, etc. And from my experience with Runrev and now LC stacks the people on this forum try to use some form of convention naming. Even if it isn't pure H

Re: PDF to JPEG

2011-01-19 Thread Richmond
On 01/18/2011 11:28 PM, Ray Horsley wrote: Anybody know of a way to convert a single PDF file (with multiple pages) to multiple JPEG files? GIMP; a bit tedious; i.e. page by page, but it is FREE. Thanks, Ray Horsley LinkIt! Software ___ use-live

Re: RunRev Live 2011 - Are You Going? Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

2011-01-19 Thread Randy Hengst
I'm coming. I wish is was soon so I could get away from the snow take care, randy hengst On Jan 17, 2011, at 5:33 PM, Lynn Fredricks wrote: > Hello all, > > Just checking to see - who all is going this year? Just noticing that its > happening in April 2011, and we are shortly running out of

Re: How do I force a key to enter just one character when being pressed?

2011-01-19 Thread Thierry
Le 19 janv. 2011 à 12:02, William de Smet a écrit : > Thanks John, > > But with this script I limt the entry of the field to just one character. > My 'problem' is dat when you keep a key pressed down more characters > are entered. > When you hold down the 'A' key AAA is entered. > I wish

Re: How do I force a key to enter just one character when being pressed?

2011-01-19 Thread Keith Clarke
...how about using key-down, to trap the entered characters into a 'cache' variable and then on key-up, writing character 1 from that back into your target field/variable? On 19 Jan 2011, at 11:02, William de Smet wrote: > Thanks John, > > But with this script I limt the entry of the field t

Re: How do I force a key to enter just one character when being pressed?

2011-01-19 Thread William de Smet
Thanks John, But with this script I limt the entry of the field to just one character. My 'problem' is dat when you keep a key pressed down more characters are entered. When you hold down the 'A' key AAA is entered. I wish to limit that. Just one entry of a key when being hold down/pressed

RE: How do I force a key to enter just one character when being pressed?

2011-01-19 Thread John Dixon
In the script of fld "text"... on keyDown theKey if the number of chars of fld "text" > 0 then beep exit keyDown else put theKey into fld "text" end if end keyDown > Hi there, > > I limit text entry of fld "text" with following code. > > on keyDown pKey >if (the

How do I force a key to enter just one character when being pressed?

2011-01-19 Thread William de Smet
Hi there, I limit text entry of fld "text" with following code. on keyDown pKey  if (the formattedHeight of fld "text" < the height of fld "text") then pass keyDown end if end keyDown One thing that I want to change now is a way to force a key to enter just one character after being pres