... It's not just cards. For reasons now shrouded by the mists of history (but presumably having something to do with speed) the original creators of SuperCard...
Hi Chilton (and everyone else), Yes, find is fast. I was thinking of the slow presort operation I suggested. This might take a while on 4000 cards, but Keith...
... Heh. I sure did. Thanks to everyone for the help and suggestions! I ended up stumbling across a previous version of the problem FileMaker database along...
Hello Everybody, Thank you for your many responses to help me solve this conundrum. I had already done most of the suggestions you all outlined. I do use ...
... ============ Yep -- the _rect_ is to define the area rather than the object itself, so that it doesn't flash. But I still think it should work. All I did...
... ========== Thanks Chris. Yes I noted that, but I think any syntax that works with the 'within' keyword should also work off the rect, if defined as such. I...
Hi, (This is directed at anyone who stumbles across bugs mentioned in the archives) If you want a particular feature to be added, use the feature request form...
... Hi Chilton, In HyperCard the following Messages are sent: New Card: closeCard newCard openCard Delete Card: closeCard (closeBackground) deleteCard ...
Hi John, Thanks for your considerations. ... ========== Point taken, I just disagree. If a rect is defined then it could use a rect even more easily than an...
Howdy, I want to convert text to bitmapped graphics via script, for masking purposes. Is there a way to do this? I always ask weird questions, huh? ;-) Ken N....
... Hi Ken, choose paint text tool drag from "10,10" to "200,200" click at "50,50" type "John" choose browse tool you probably want to set text colour etc...
I try to create a new sub-menu, and I cannot edit the name? Is it me? -- -Brian Sheafer http://www.svmac.com SV Macintosh Consulting - Since 1996 Calimesa,...
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Umm, yes and no. ;) I have never cared for the way MenuMaster works since the 4.0 release of SuperCard. I have personally gone back to use SuperEdit for my...
... SuperCard. ... Messages in ... information. ... Guido, Some of these things are a little difficult to track down. But most of the information regarding...
... snip ... I meant looser in a good way, SC supports more of what you want than HyperCard did or MetaCard does (AFAIK). The situations are similar but not...
... ============ Does it produce true monocolor bitmapped text? There is some kind of problem when I try to use it to produce a a customWindow showing just the...
... Hi Ken, I can remember the stuff about customwindows but are you copying the hc text with the lasso tool? If so script a copy from sc with the lasso delete...
... Is this offset to do with the way the structureRgn graphic is cropped from 0,0 (top-left corner of the card) regardless of where the item is actually...
... I'll get the next train on mouseUp get cd fld 1 if it is "" then exit mouseUp set editbackground to true set the textSize to 30 choose paint text tool set...
... history (but ... of SuperCard ... message be ... yourself easily ... SharedFile or project ... to this cd ... Mark, Your suggestion works great. I didn't...
Hi John, ... =========== I'm afraid I wasn't exactly clear in the first statement above. I have never used MetaCard, and, in point of fact, it no longer exists...
Hi John, ... =========== I _think_ I see, You mean to lasso the image of the text made with my script, then copy it, then delete the original grc, then paste...
Wow! Thanks John, ... =========== I dunno what else to say -- ... ============ You must've done a lasso thing before. I didn't know about the commandKey part. ...
Hi Keith, ... ============= Nope. It's not cropped, just drawn from there. I made it long enough to accommodate all the characters. I tried drawing it...
