World: r3wp

I have a question about the matrix functions in Draw.  Is it true 
they can only be applied to an existing draw sequence?  that is ,I 
am creating novel points to insert into a polyline that is yet to 
be drawn, it seems I cant  use the matrix functions to generate these 
points.

TomC, I think I understand your question. I had a similar problem. 
I wanted to calculate where some points in the middle of a curve 
would be, if that curve were drawn.

Oldes reports this error in my chat client 

make object! [
code: 303
type: 'script
id: 'expect-arg
arg1: 'index?
arg2: 'series
arg3: [series! port!]
near: [index? find out-cols sel-col]
where: 'attempt

I haven't seen it.

** Near: size: size-text self 
all [
    para para/origin size: size + para/origin 
    para/margin size: size + para/margin
]

This is a problem I am having setting up a view on a linux virtual 
server. My cgi look like...

#!../../REBOL -vcsi
rebol []

print "content-type: text/html^/"
print "HELLO WORLD! --REBOL"

There probably is no X server, so this might explain the error. Is 
there a work around, or do I really need X?

I'd suggest using Core for CGI rather than View

You need X, or use Rebol/Core if you use only CGI (and don't need 
View features like creating image on the fly)

I dont need view, its just easier to do using it, since the project 
involves layering gif images. My expectations were that View would 
work as long as I didnt try to show a window. Luckily I have a a 
backup plan in place, just use core, so I set that up core last night.

I'd like to be able to use Core as a CGI processor for its image 
creation features......But I've never had a happy time testing it.

Core has image creation features?

appearently not many... I am happy to the image datatype though.

Anyone know how to popup a windows *without* grabbing focus ?

LIST-VIEW 0.0.22 released.

Changelog is inside the main file:http://www.hmkdesign.dk/rebol/list-view/list-view.r
Docs: http://www.hmkdesign.dk/rebol/list-view/list-view.html

Henrik, I have confirmed that the graphic for the following section 
is correct...
   view layout [
     list-view with [
       in-cols: [Name Level Score]
       data: [
         ["Joe" 12 5645.6]
         ["James" 6 4472.2]
         ["Jimmy" 11 5631.7]
       ]
       fonts: [
         [style: 'bold]
         [align: 'center]
         [align: 'right]
       ]
     ]
   ]

I pictured this being a 3 col listview, with
first column - left aligned, bold
second column - centered, not bold
third column - right aligned, not bold

are the blocks in the font object to be applied to the respective 
column?  If so, can you explain why there are two centered columns. 
 What am I missing?

Graham, if you mean a REBOL window, I think the only option is to 
change the active window after it comes up. If launching another 
app, you can tell it not to activate the window.

Other applications have popups which don't grab focus .. eg Avast! 
virus scanner.

Trillian ...

etc.  Is that something we can add to View ?

Yes, but there's not a 'dont-activate option for VIEW AFAIK.

Or, is it an OS call ?

It should be possible. It's a parameter to the ShellExecute and SetWindowPos 
API functions.

Oh, and ShowWindow.

Oh .. windows voodoo

Yup. I don't know about *nix windowing systems.

If you have a working example for windows, that would be great ...:)

For which function? I think I have ShellExec and SetWindowPos mapped, 
but not sure about ShowWindow.

Just a way to bring up a new window without it grabbing focus.

brock, I think it's because the apparent default behaviour is that 
the text is centered.

default as in when using FONTS, it seems to use a different font 
object than when not using FONTS

brock, it's been corrected now and will be available in 0.0.23

Don't have that handy for a VIEW call Graham.

I'd like a way of adding a value to the list without changing the 
row focus

kind of an append-row/no-select ?

added now

will be available in 0.0.23

LIST-VIEW 0.0.23 released.

Changelog is inside the main file:http://www.hmkdesign.dk/rebol/list-view/list-view.r
Docs: http://www.hmkdesign.dk/rebol/list-view/list-view.html

thanks ..saves me one step :)

Are you going to allow images in the rows

yes at some point...

it'll probably be when I do conditions.

but the design of that is not completed yet. I want it to be easy 
to make conditions :-)

that way you can have a row with a status column which for example 
reads 'offline or 'online. Then you could say [status = 'offline] 
would result in some kind of output in that cell, either a change 
of color or font or an image. basically anything that you can do 
with a face

there is a little bit about it in the docs

(suggestions are welcome)

off to bed...