Screen Flash and Visual Effect
Moderators: FourthWorld, heatherlaine, Klaus, kevinmiller, robinmiller
-
- VIP Livecode Opensource Backer
- Posts: 114
- Joined: Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:10 am
- Location: Seattle
Screen Flash and Visual Effect
I’m using OS X Yosemite and LC 6.6.3 and LC 6.6.4 and noticing an occasional screen flash when unlocking screen with visual effect. Can anyone confirm? Here is a sample of my code that sometimes causes a screen flash. Makes no difference what visual effect I use . . . near as I can tell.
on mouseUp
lock screen for visual effect
set the vis of image "galex" to not the vis of image "galex"
unlock screen with dissolve
end mouseUp
Thanks,
Roger
on mouseUp
lock screen for visual effect
set the vis of image "galex" to not the vis of image "galex"
unlock screen with dissolve
end mouseUp
Thanks,
Roger
-
- VIP Livecode Opensource Backer
- Posts: 9663
- Joined: Wed May 06, 2009 2:28 pm
- Location: New York, NY
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
Hi.
I do not have Yosemite yet, rather 10.6.8 with 6.6.4 No "flash", but perhaps you knew that.
Craig Newman
I do not have Yosemite yet, rather 10.6.8 with 6.6.4 No "flash", but perhaps you knew that.
Craig Newman
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
Hi Roger,
just made a test on OS X 10.10 and LC 6.6.4 and there is no visual effect at all!?
The image simply dis-/appears? WTF?
Will investigate further...
Best
Klaus
just made a test on OS X 10.10 and LC 6.6.4 and there is no visual effect at all!?
The image simply dis-/appears? WTF?
Will investigate further...
Best
Klaus
-
- VIP Livecode Opensource Backer
- Posts: 114
- Joined: Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:10 am
- Location: Seattle
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
Thanks, Craig. I did know that, but thanks for trying
Roger
Roger
-
- VIP Livecode Opensource Backer
- Posts: 114
- Joined: Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:10 am
- Location: Seattle
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
Thank you, Klaus. I appreciate your help!
Cheers,
Roger
[quote="Klaus"]Hi Roger,
just made a test on OS X 10.10 and LC 6.6.4 and there is no visual effect at all!?
The image simply dis-/appears? WTF?
Will investigate further...
Cheers,
Roger
[quote="Klaus"]Hi Roger,
just made a test on OS X 10.10 and LC 6.6.4 and there is no visual effect at all!?
The image simply dis-/appears? WTF?
Will investigate further...
-
- VIP Livecode Opensource Backer
- Posts: 2262
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:52 pm
- Location: Göttingen, DE
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
Since I joined LC I never ever had the luck to see a visual effect working with unlock screen. I always thought LC was too fast (why do you abbreviate this Klaus?).
shiftLock happens
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
Hi Hermann,
well, I actually meant "What The Fuck", but did not mean to offend any american citizen, if present
Best
Klaus
well, I actually meant "What The Fuck", but did not mean to offend any american citizen, if present
Best
Klaus
-
- VIP Livecode Opensource Backer
- Posts: 2262
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:52 pm
- Location: Göttingen, DE
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
Oh, TTF (that's too fast) with LC, to unlock screen with a visual effect.
shiftLock happens
-
- VIP Livecode Opensource Backer
- Posts: 7237
- Joined: Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:31 pm
- Location: Minneapolis MN
- Contact:
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
It sounds like there's a bug in LiveCode and Yosemite, but I've never had a problem with visual effects otherwise. HH, can you give us an example of an effect that fails?
Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw dot com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
-
- VIP Livecode Opensource Backer
- Posts: 2262
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:52 pm
- Location: Göttingen, DE
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
Hi all,
here is a stack, tested with several versions of LC >= 6.6 on Mac OS 10.10 + WIn 7 + Xubuntu latest LTS.
No "unlock screen with visual x" works.
And I can't remember that it ever worked on several Mac OS >= 10.4.11 (since my join date)
The attached sample stack has one photo from Germany (Buchenberg).
Or compare with the following script.
Vice versa Jacque, do you have a simple example where unlock screen with visual ... works ?
It's the same with "hide me/show me with visual effect ..." (from the dictionary): doesn't work.
Certainly, visual effects work when going to cards.
here is a stack, tested with several versions of LC >= 6.6 on Mac OS 10.10 + WIn 7 + Xubuntu latest LTS.
No "unlock screen with visual x" works.
And I can't remember that it ever worked on several Mac OS >= 10.4.11 (since my join date)
The attached sample stack has one photo from Germany (Buchenberg).
Or compare with the following script.
Code: Select all
on mouseUp
set visible of fld 1 to true
put "locking screen" into fld 1
lock screen
go card 2
wait 2 seconds with messages
go card 1
unlock screen with visual effect reveal up slowly
put "screen unlocked with visual reveal up slowly " into fld 1
send "set visible of fld 1 to false" to me in 1 seconds
-- send "hide fld 1" to me in 1 seconds ## < -- doesn't work too
end mouseUp
It's the same with "hide me/show me with visual effect ..." (from the dictionary): doesn't work.
Certainly, visual effects work when going to cards.
- Attachments
-
- visual2.livecode.zip
- (188.45 KiB) Downloaded 225 times
shiftLock happens
-
- VIP Livecode Opensource Backer
- Posts: 7237
- Joined: Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:31 pm
- Location: Minneapolis MN
- Contact:
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
I see. The syntax must include "for visual effect":
Code: Select all
lock screen for visual effect
hide btn 1
unlock screen with visual effect "dissolve"
Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw dot com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
-
- VIP Livecode Opensource Backer
- Posts: 2262
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:52 pm
- Location: Göttingen, DE
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
Thanks. You helped me to reach a new step with my learning process about basic things.
This could be added to the dictionary entry for 'unlock screen'. And also, in the dictionary entry for 'lock screen', the word "optional" for the extension "for visual effects" should be replaced by "obligatory (if visual effects are involved)".
But now, what about hide and show in this "visual" context. Until now it doesn't work for me. What am I missing here?
This could be added to the dictionary entry for 'unlock screen'. And also, in the dictionary entry for 'lock screen', the word "optional" for the extension "for visual effects" should be replaced by "obligatory (if visual effects are involved)".
But now, what about hide and show in this "visual" context. Until now it doesn't work for me. What am I missing here?
Code: Select all
on mouseUp
hide this stack with visual dissolve
wait 1 second with messages
show this stack with visual iris open
end mouseUp
shiftLock happens
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
Hi Hermann,
visual effects unfortunately only work INSIDE of a stack.
To make a stack dis-/appear you can set the blendlevel in a repeat loop.
Best
Klaus
visual effects unfortunately only work INSIDE of a stack.
To make a stack dis-/appear you can set the blendlevel in a repeat loop.
Best
Klaus
-
- VIP Livecode Opensource Backer
- Posts: 2262
- Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:52 pm
- Location: Göttingen, DE
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
Klaus,
I feel to know what you mean ("stack"="stack window"?).
From the dictionary entry to "show/hide with visual":
The object is any open stack, or any control in an open stack.
And a hidden stack is still open, isn't it?
After your info this should be corrected in the dictionary. User additions are currently disabled (at least for me).
Hermann
I feel to know what you mean ("stack"="stack window"?).
From the dictionary entry to "show/hide with visual":
The object is any open stack, or any control in an open stack.
And a hidden stack is still open, isn't it?
After your info this should be corrected in the dictionary. User additions are currently disabled (at least for me).
Hermann
shiftLock happens
-
- VIP Livecode Opensource Backer
- Posts: 114
- Joined: Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:10 am
- Location: Seattle
Re: Screen Flash and Visual Effect
So, after all that, do we all agree that there is a problem with Yosemite flashing when using unlocking with visual effect?
Thanks,
Roger
Thanks,
Roger