NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #16/NN_1992_16.iso/spool/comp/sys/mac/hypercar/2923

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From: [e-mail] (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Apple QT XCMDS and SuperCard 1.6
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 30 Jul 92 17:41:42 +1200
References: <[e-mail]>
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Roger Loh) writes:
> Hello SuperCard & HyperCard users!
>
> I have recently managed to use the Apple QTMovie XCMD in both HyperCard
> and SuperCard 1.6.  Fine.  However, I cannot seem to get the QTPict XCMD
> working under SuperCard.  It will work with HyperCard and even the
> CompressPict command works with SuperCard but not the DisplayPict
> command.

Does QTPict insist on displaying the picture in a separate XWindow? I gather
XWindows are not currently supported in SuperCard.

> p.s. I'd use HyperCard to do this if only I could detect updatewindow
>      messages (which SuperCard supports) so the pictures could be redrawn
>      when the card is revealed from behind moved or closed windows.

I've long felt that this was an inexplicable omission too. I expected it to
be added in 2.0, but perhaps the HyperCard folks felt that having your own
external windows was just as good. I'm not entirely convinced...

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