Question about alpha backgrounds

Hello, I am just learning Motion and a bit confused. I am trying to drag in a picture that has a transparent alpha section. When I drag it onto the canvas the alpha background is black as expected, but when I drag the photo onto the timeline (which is what I want to do at the moment), the alpha background is white which I do not want. Why is there a difference, and if possible how do I get it to be black like when I drag it onto the canvas?
I did a quick search through the manual and did not come up with anything. I also did a quick search through the forums and saw lots of stuff about setting the background to 0 or 100% in the project settings. That solution did not work for me. I also tried toggling on and off the alpha channel, but that just makes my image disapear, not the white background.
I am more curious about why there is a difference in the two import methods, and if there is a way to avoid that.
Thanks

Check the alpha interpretation, sometimes Motion gets it wrong. Select the object in the Media tab of the Project Pane (not the Layers tab) and then go to the Media tab of the inspector, and try the different alpha interpretation options.
Mark

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Question about transparent background

Hi,
I have created a simple graphic with 4 layers on a
transparent background. When I save this image as a jpg, gif or
flattened png, the transparent background turnsto white. What
should I do to save it as jpg or gif with a transparent background?
Thanks in advance
Joe

quote:
Originally posted by:
GreenGoneMad
Thanks pixlor.
I set the Export settings and then exported as both Gif and
png32. I opened the exported image in Photoshop CS3 and the
background looks transparent. I was happy.
Then I inserted the image in the blank HTML page. When I view
the page in Firefox, I can see the background color through the
image since the image background is transparent. When I view the
same page In Internet Expolrer, I see a bluish gray background
instead of being transparent. I don't understand where am I getting
this bluish gray color from.
Any clue?
Oh...sorry, yes. First, try index transparency, not alpha
transparency. For IE prior to version 7, you need to add some
JavaScript. For example, this script by
Drew
McLellan. Here's a
Google
search for more reading
Also, copying myself from
this
thread
quote:
JPG: This format has all 16.7 million colors, but it
compresses by throwing away "high-frequency" information (sharp
edges will blur funny). This format is good for photographs and
other images where colors change slightly from one pixel to another
(as in gradients). This format does not have transparency.
GIF: This format retains color information, but can only
support 256 colors -
any 256, though. It supports transparency, you can set one
of your 256 colors to be transparent. This format is good for
graphics with areas of solid colors. This format can also support
multiple frames in the same file, giving rise to animation.
PNG: This format retains color information like .gif and has
16.7 million colors, like .jpg. It handles transparency, too.
What's not to love? Well, not all browsers show .png files
properly. The major ones will, though, so if you know your audience
is mostly on one of the major or newer browsers (intranet use?
check your log files?), then you should be okay.
Index and alpha transparency. Index transparency means, more
or less, "make every pixel that is
THIS color fully transparent and every other pixel fully
opaque. Alpha transparency (often done with a mask of some kind)
means you can set the transparency of a pixel in the range from
fully opaque to fully transparent, from 0-255. These images are 32
bit: 8 bits for Red, 8 bits for Green, 8 bits for Blue, and 8 bits
for alpha transparency.
For the Web, you probably want to use index transparency,
because support for alpha transparency on .png files can be a bit
flakey. Support for index transparency is pretty good with the
newer browsers, but if a good portion of your audience is using
older browsers, you have some design trade-offs to make.
Probably good to read up on things:
Google
search for png support in browsers.

Question about Alpha option in the transfer rules for infoobject

SDN Experts,
I know that we check the Alpha conversion for only numbers like 0,1,2. this alpha option puts zeros in fornt of numbers but what happens when we get characters words for example 'Apple' does it put zeros infornt like '00Apple'?
i will assign points, Thank you.
Les

Dear Les,
Alpha Conversion is used to store the input data or incoming data in the Defined Internal Format , and it at the time of displaying it displays in the User defined format..for eg ...date field..the system stores as YYYYMMDD and it gets displayed as DD.MM.YYYY ( or any specified format by the user ) , this is usually for Numbers as the length needs to be maintained when storing at the database..
and at the time of display it pads the zero's and displays...
you can also check CONVERSION_EXIT_xxxxx_INPUT , CONVERSION_EXIT_xxxxx_OUTPUT function modules where XXXXX denotes a Conversion Routine..( Eg ALPHA ) ...
Hope it helps..
Thanks,
Krish

Question about background colors

Greetings folks,
I have a question about background colors using a DW template in CS4.The page in question is here: http://www.webrevamps.com/dw/assignment11.html
On the left nav, I want the background color to extend throughout the entire sidebar. Not just where the text is. What am I doing wrong?
And actually the same question applies to the main content area.
Secondly, behind the graphic where the header is.... in DW it shows as a black background covering the entire header area, but that is not the way it looks when posted online. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!

On the left nav, I want the background color to extend throughout the entire sidebar. Not just where the text is. What am I doing wrong?
Nothing. THis question is asked and answered several times a day. Google "faux columns" to see a slick way to make it look like you have fixed this.
Secondly, behind the graphic where the header is.... in DW it shows as a black background covering the entire header area, but that is not the way it looks when posted online. What am I doing wrong?
No idea. It looks exactly the same to me in CS5, nor do I see any reason why it wouldn't look the same in CS4.

Some questions about Muse

First of all, I would like to say that I am very impressed with how well Muse works and how easy it was to create a website that satisfies me. Before I started a daily updated website I thought I would encounter many problems I will not be able to solve. I have only had a few minor issues which I would like to share with you.
The most problems I have with a horizontal layouts (http://www.leftlane.pl/sty14/dig-t-r-3-cylindrowy-silnik-nissana-o-wadze-40-kg-i-mocy-400- km.html). Marking and copying of a text is possible only on the last (top) layer of a document. The same situation is with widgets or anything connected with rollover state - it does not work. In the above example it would be perfect to use a composition/tooltip widget on the first page. Unfortunately, you cannot even move the cursor into it.
It would be helpful to have an option of rolling a mouse to an anchor (like in here http://www.play.pl/super-smartfony/lg-nexus-5.html and here http://www.thepetedesign.com/demos/onepage_scroll_demo.html). I mean any action of a mouse wheel would make a move to another anchor/screen. It would make navigation of my site very easy.
Is it possible to create a widget with a function next anchor/previous anchor? Currently, in the menu every button must be connected to a different anchor for the menu to be functional.
A question about Adobe Muse. Is it possible to create panels in different columns? It would make it easier to go through all the sophisticated program functions.
The hits from Facebook have sometimes very long links, eg.
(http://www.leftlane.pl/sty14/mclaren-p1-nowy-krol-nurburgring.html?fb_action_ids=143235557 3667782&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582). If such a link is activated, the anchors in the menu do not work on any page. I mean the backlight of an active state, which helps the user to find out where on page they currently are. The problem also occurs when in the name of a html file polish fonts exist. And sometimes the dots does not work without any reason, mostly in the main page, sometimes in the cooperation page either (http://www.leftlane.pl/wspolpraca/). In the first case (on main page), I do not know why. I have checked if they did not drop into a state button by accident, moved them among the layers, numbered them from scratch and it did not help. In the cooperation page, the first anchor does not work if it is in Y axle set at 0. If I move it right direction- everything is ok.
The text frame with background fill does not change text color in overlay state (http://www.leftlane.pl/sty14/nowe-mini-krolestwo-silnikow-3-cylindrowych.html). I mean a source button at the beginning of every text. I would like a dark text and a light layer in a rollover, but the text after export and moving cursor into it does not change color for some reason.
I was not sure whether to keep everything (whole website) in one Muse file (but I may be mistaken?). I have decided to divide it into months. Everyone is in a different Muse file. If something goes wrong, I will not have any trouble with an upload of a whole site, which is going to get bigger and bigger.
The problem is that every file has two master pages. Everything works well up to the moment when I realize how many times I have to make changes in upper menu when I need to add something there. I have already 5 files, every with 2 masters. Is there any way to solve this problem? Maybe something to do with Business Catalyst, where I could connect a menu to every subpage independently, deleting it from Muse file? Doing so I would be able to edit it everywhere from one place. It would make my work much easier, but I have no idea jendak how to do it.
The comments Disqus do not load, especially at horizontal layouts (http://www.leftlane.pl/sty14/2014-infiniti-q50-eau-rouge-concept.html). I have exchanged some mails and screenshots with Disqus help. I have sent them a screenshot where the comments are not loaded, because they almost never load. They have replied that it works at their place even with attached screenshot. I have a hard time to discuss it, because it does not work with me and with my friends either. Maybe you could fix it? I would not like to end up with awful facebook comments ;). The problem is with Firefox on PC and Mac. Chrome, Safari and Opera work ok.
YouTube movie level layouts do not work well with IE11 and Safari 7 (http://www.leftlane.pl/sty14/wypadki-drogowe--004.html). The background should roll left, but in the above mentioned browsers it jumps up. Moreover the scrolling with menu dots is not fluent on Firefox, but I guess it is due to Firefox issues? The same layout but in vertical version rolls fluently in Firefox (http://www.leftlane.pl/sty14/polskie-wypadki--005.html).
Now, viewing the website on new smartphones and tablets. I know it is not a mobile/tablet layout, but I tried to make it possible to be used on mobile hardware with HD (1280) display. I mean most of all horizontal layouts (http://www.leftlane.pl/sty14/2015-hyundai-genesis.html), where If we want to roll left, we need to roll down. Is there a way to make it possible to move the finger the direction in which the layout goes?
On Android phones (Nexus 4, Android 4.4.2, Chrome 32) the fade away background effect does not work, although I have spent a lot of time over it (http://www.leftlane.pl/lut14/koniec-produkcji-elektrycznego-renault-fluence-ze!.html). It is ok on PC, but on the phone it does not look good. A whole picture moves from a lower layer instead of an edge which spoils everything.
This layout does not look good on Android (http://www.leftlane.pl/sty14/nowe-mini-krolestwo-silnikow-3-cylindrowych.html#a07). The background does not fill the whole width of a page. There are also problems with a photo gallery, where full screen pictures should fill more of a screen.
Is it possible to make an option of scroll effects/motions for a fullscreen slideshow widget thumbnails (http://www.leftlane.pl/sty14/2014-chevrolet-ss%2c-rodzinny-sedan-z-415-konnym-v8.html#a06)? It would help me with designing layouts. Currently, it can go from a bottom of a page at x1 speed or emerge (like in this layout) by changing opacity. Something more will be needed, I suppose.
Sometimes the pictures from gallery (http://www.leftlane.pl/sty14/2014-chevrolet-ss%2c-rodzinny-sedan-z-415-konnym-v8.html#a06 download very slowly. The website is hosted at Business Catalyst. I cannot state when exactly it happens, most of the time it works ok.
I really like layouts like this (http://www.leftlane.pl/sty14/2014-chevrolet-ss%2c-rodzinny-sedan-z-415-konnym-v8.html#a03). On the top is a description and a main text, and the picture is a filled object with a hold set at the bottom edge. That is why there is a nice effect of a filling a whole screen- nevertheless the resolution that is set. It works perfect on PC, but on Android the picture goes beyond the screen. You can do something about it?
In horizontal layouts (http://www.leftlane.pl/sty14/dig-t-r-3-cylindrowy-silnik-nissana-o-wadze-40-kg-i-mocy-400- km.html) holding of a filling object does not work. Everything is always held to upper edge of a screen regardless the settings. Possibility of holding the picture to the bottom edge or center would make my work much easier.
According to UE regulations we have to inform about the cookies. I do not know how to do it in Muse. I mean, when the message shows up one time and is accepted, there would be no need to show it again and again during another visit on the website. Is there any way to do it? Is there any widget for it maybe?
The YouTube widget sometimes changes size just like that. It is so when the miniature of the movie does not load, and the widget is set to stroke (in our case 4 pixels, rounded to 1 pixel). As I remember ( in case of a load error) it extends for 8 pixels wide.
Last but not least - we use the cheapest hosting plan in Business Catalyst. The monthly bandwidth is enough, although we have a lot of pictures and we worried about it at first. Yet we are running out of the disk storage very quickly. We have used more than a half of a 1 GB after a month. We do not want to change BC for a different one, because we like the way it is connected with Muse. But we do not want to buy the most expensive package - but only this one has more disk space. We do not need any other of these functions and it would devastate our budget. Do we have any other option?
I’m using Adobe Muse 7.2 on OS X 10.9.1.
and I'm sending Muse file to <[email protected]>

Unfortunatley, there is no way to get a code view in Muse. I know quite a few people requested it in the previous forum, but not really sure where that ended up. Also, you may not want to bring the html into DW unless you only have 1 or 2 small changes 2 make. Two reasons. First, it isnt backwards compatible, so if you are planning on updating that site in Muse, you will need to make those changes in DW everytime you update. Second, by all accounts the HTML that Muse puts out is not pretty or easy to work with. Unlike you, I am code averse, but there was a lenghty discussion on the previous forum on this topic. I know they were striving to make it better with every release, just not sure where it is at this point.
Dont think I am reading that second question right, but there was a ton of info on that old site. You may want to take a look there, people posted a ton of great unique solutions, so it worth a look.
Here is the link to the old forums- http://support.muse.adobe.com/muse

Questions about Contracts and New Phones

I've had some questions about how upgrading and adding new lines to a contract works and I haven't been able to find the answers through Google. First some background information: We started this most recent contract in September of 2011 and as such the current contract will end September of 2013. According to the phone information portal, all three of the devices on my account will be eligible for an upgrade this Saturday (May 4th, 2013). My daughters birthday just so happens to coincide with that date and as such we were planning on surprising her by taking her to buy a new phone and we are going to allow our son to upgrade his phone as he has been asking to for a while.
Is there any way of locking/limiting the amount of data allowed for each phone on a shared plan? I'm worried that my daughter will go way over our limit and not pay attention to the point where she will end up costing us a very large amount of money
Does adding a new line require the start of a new contract?
My son was interested in purchasing the "Samsung Galaxy S4" and has noticed that pre-orders for that phone are currently available. Is it possible to pre-order the phone on that date using the upgrade so that the price will be reduced?
If the answer to number 2 is a no, does adding the new line take away the upgrades from other phones or would he be able to go to the store past the release date and upgrade then?
Thanks for taking the time to read through all of this. Any help that I receive will be extremely appreciated.

1. Yes. There is an additional fee per line you wish to do this for. When you add the line you can choose this option and set the data amount it is allowed to use.
2. Yes. Each line is a separate contract with its own expiration date.
3. The contract starts when you sign up for the contract. The amount will be pro-rated on the plan if it is not started until part-way through your billing cycle that is what you are asking. Doing the pre-order just guarantees you the phone in case they sell out.
4. No it will not take any upgrades away as each line has its own termination date. You can move upgrades around between lines though.

A question about some of the features

I have Vista so therefore am unable to use the trial version of photoshop elements. Before I go ahead and purchase the software, I had a few questions about its features.
I'll mainly be using photoshop to create digital scrapbooks. I know that photoshop comes equipped with themes and images, but I would like to know if I can use my own backgrounds and images. If I am able to use my own backgrounds, can they tile?
Another thing I would like to know is if I can create my own projects with custom dimensions.
Lastly, I'll be using photoshop to sprite. Is elements well suited for spriting? More specifically, does it have a color selection/replacement tool?

I use PSE for digital scrapbooking. Instead of using the "built in"
creations and albums, just create your own PSD files with layers of
whatever images/embellishments/background papers you want. You can
specify whatever size of creation you want when you create your PSD file
(you only have the choice of certain sizes when you use the built in
stuff).
Not sure about what you mean about making your backgrounds tile, but I
think it is possible. You can take a "background" paper, do a selection,
and then define a pattern and fill it. Or, if you mean layer your
background papers - yes you can do that too. (Here is my online
scrapbook pages, all of which were done in PSE 4 or 5:
http://www.scrappersguide.com/forums/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=413)
You can select by color (using the magic wand tool) and you can replace
color, but it may not work exactly as you expect. (I also don't know
what spriting is.) But, many people just use a hue/saturation adjustment
layer to change colors.
-Trish

Questions about PDF exporting with InDe CS5.5

Hey all,
A couple questions about exporting to PDF from the latest version of InDe.
First, I have noticed that it seems to take a lot longer to get to a PDF. Any suggestions for how to speed up the process? It took 8 minutes or so to generate a low-res PDF (for print) of a 24pp document with a few placed images and vector graphics. Wow, that's a long time to wait, especially for a proof.
Second, the background task... if I get it going on making that 8-minute PDF and then work some more on the document, what exactly is in the PDF? Usually I save before making a PDF or printing. So, is the last version saved what will be in the PDF?
(As an aside, this ability to work on the doc while generating a PDF seems kind of weird. Generally one makes a PDF for proofing, or even for printing, when all the changes have been made and everything is "final". So, I see no benefit to being able to work on my document while it's making a PDF, as I'm probably finished making revisions for the time being. I have to say that I kind of like the progress bar you get when you make an interactive PDF, as you know you can't work on the document when that's on the screen... )
Thanks as always.

First, I have noticed that it seems to take a lot longer to get to a PDF. Any suggestions for how to speed up the process? It took 8 minutes or so to generate a low-res PDF (for print) of a 24pp document with a few placed images and vector graphics. Wow, that's a long time to wait, especially for a proof.
Yes, this is abnormally long (and too long), something is wrong. What's the full version of InDesign you are running, as reported by holding down Cmd or Control and selecting About InDesign?
Second, the background task... if I get it going on making that 8-minute PDF and then work some more on the document, what exactly is in the PDF? Usually I save before making a PDF or printing. So, is the last version saved what will be in the PDF?
Saving is not related. InDesign makes a database snapshot of your document the moment you begin the PDF export, and makes the export relative to that snapshot, regardless of edits you continue to make during the export process, and regardless of saving. Of course saving first is a good idea, for several reasons, not the least of which it sounds like something's fairly seriously wrong with your document or your InDesign installation.
We recommend you trash your preferences and export your document to IDML and see if either of those things changes this 8-minute behavior...err, assuming you're running 7.5.2.318.
(As an aside, this ability to work on the doc while generating a PDF seems kind of weird. Generally one makes a PDF for proofing, or even for printing, when all the changes have been made and everything is "final". So, I see no benefit to being able to work on my document while it's making a PDF, as I'm probably finished making revisions for the time being. I have to say that I kind of like the progress bar you get when you make an interactive PDF, as you know you can't work on the document when that's on the screen... )
Yeah, I think the primary benefit is if you are likely to work on 2 or more files in parallel, so you can finish A and export A and then switch to B. If you'd like a dialog box to pop up when export is done, check out my exportPop script from this post: ANN: automatic dialog after background export (exportPop.jsx.

Some random questions about integration features

Greetings,
after working for a few weeks with Autovue's ISDK (web server) and having some sucess with its integration with our custom CMS, I have a few random questions about what can be done and what can't be done. So, instead of opening many new threads, I'll post them here together.
1) Translation. We are localised in Russia, and its translation is incomplete. I have found a tra_en.properties file in AutoVue/bin, and a description about how to create a properties file for custom actions. But no information about how to translate to other languages - and russian translation appears to be packed within the jar of the applet. Is there a clean way to translate, or refine the current translation, so we don't get a mix of russian and english commands in the applet? Because my tries using EXTRABUNDLES have failed, as I don't want to add a bundle for extra actions, but to replace it for existing ones.
2) Attachments in markups. Markups allow to attach other files, but since our CMS is custom, we only get the option to attach files from our local drives. We did no browse integration with the CMS, as people with different levels of permission will have different access to files there, and we considered unnecessary to provide that level of integration. We are considering to remove this action from the GUI, but before that I'd like to evaluate how hard would it be to generate an upload file action, so the attached file would be stored in the custom CMS and linked to it so the whole thing worked. My guess is "it will be hard and time consuming", so for now, we are considering to delete this feature in our integration.
3) Is there a way to resize the Open markup dialog? We have several properties displayed, and fit well within a standard screen, but the dialog is small and you have to scroll the table to see all properties.
Thanks for any assistance with these issues

As always, thanks for the fast answer, Artash.
Yes, now I see attachments are stored inside the markup file. The problem is, when I open markup mode for the attachment, since the attachment uses some kind of default access method, my url's from the integration with the background CMS are broken completely. I believe the ideal state here would be to make some kind of inner markup for the attachment, maybe stored within the original markup file along the attached file. Or maybe it works that way, and I need to access it with the default gui action instead of my custom one. If that is the case, is there any way to tell the gui file how to differentiate a standard opened file from an attached one? If so, the issue has solution. If not... Well, then maybe something escapes me.
Edited by: Jordi Bosch on Apr 6, 2012 12:27 AM

Questions about Invoice against PO

Dear all,
I have a question about Invoice against PO.
The background is:
I have a PO with 1 line items, when I create an invoice via the transaction MIRO, I have to separate the account assignment to different cost object. (e.g. I have separate to three cost objects: Cost Centre A, Cost Centre B and Cost Centre C)
After the invoice is created, I find that in the Purchase Order History tab page, it shows two lines with same invoice number. (the first line have the amount of the first account assignment, the second line is the sum amount of the remain account assignments)
My question is how to group all account assignment into one lines in the Purchase Order History?
Many thanks
Sunny

For this,
You need to divide the account assignment in PO itself.
Po should contain 3 cost centres and corresponding GL.
For such PO if you make GR, automatically system will allocate material to respective cost elements.
Raghavan

Basic questions about programing for J9 VM

I need to create a java application to run on a Pocket PC 2003 OS and I'm limited to using IBM's Websphere J9 Virtual Machine. I'm new to using java in this capacity and therefore have lots of questions which I'm guessing are pretty basic. Despite my best efforts, I've found very little to help me online. Below are a couple questions I have that I'm hoping someone can help me with. Even better, if you know of any resources that could help me with these and other questions, I'd love to have them. Thanks in advance.
1. I'm using standard AWT for the GUI but I'm having problems getting frames, dialogs, etc., to come up in anything less then full screen. setSize() and resize() have no effect, even if I extend the frame and override the setMinimumSize, setPreferredSize, setMaximumSize methods. What do I need to do to get a child window to appear in something less than full screen?
2. I'd like to be able to add menu's to the buttom toolbar (with the keyboard) but have no idea how I would add something to it. Can someone point me in the right direction?
3. When my application gets an iconified event I go ahead and call a System.exit() to exit the application. This doesn't kill the java VM though, which continues to run in the background (taking up plenty of memory). If I run my application using the J9w.exe so that it runs without the console, then not only does the VM continue to run, but I have no way to stop it (the running program list can't see it). Since each time I run my application it starts a new VM, it only takes a couple of times before I'm out of memory and have to do a soft reset of the PDA to make things right. Can I kill the VM when I kill my application?
4. I learn best by looking at example code, but have been unable to find any code people are running on J9. I have the GolfScoreTracker installed and running on my PDA, but the jar file contains only the classes. Since it's supposed to be a demo, I had hoped that the source code would be included, is that hoping too much or is the source code available somewhere? In addition, if you know of any applications out there with available source code that are known to run well on a PocketPC J9 environment I'd appreciate the link.

Hi there, I saw your questions, im currently developing a java pocket pc application as well and here's what i go so far:
AWT seem to be hard to use on pocket pc, instead i recommend that you use SWT, which is a technology developed by eclipse. It's already installed on the eclipse plugins, you just need to download the jar and dll files for the pocket pc. They are available at: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/index.php
I assume that you already have the J9 working on your device. So you only need to copy the SWT.jar file and the swt-win32-3064.dll to the folder containing the .class files on your device.
Now, on your java IDE(im using eclipse) Add the SWT.jar library to your project which should be on C:/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.swt.win32_3.0.2/ws/win32/swt.jar or something like taht depending on your eclipse root.
Now you are ready to code some SWT, here is a sample program from Carolyn MacLeod, i modified a few things so it could run on the pocket pc but it's almost the same. Once you coded in eclipse run it, then copy the class file from your desktop to your device(There should be like 4 or 5 classes like sample.class, sample$1.class etc. copy all of them) where you put the jar and dll files(If program does not run you may try to rename the dll file for swt-win32-3050.dll instead of 3064.dll). Now after you have everything set up you need to create the lnk file in order to run the program. On your desktop create a new textfile and write the following on it:
255#"\Archivos de Programa\J9\PPRO10\bin\j9w.exe" "-jcl:PPRO10" "-cp" "\My
Documents\Java\swt.jar" ;\My Documents\Java" sample
Paths depend on your install, and the place where you put your classes and jar file. path for j9w is usually "\Program Files\J9\PPRO10\bin\j9w.exe", and the last word should be the classname.
Currently this form only displays an image on a canvas, click on the browse button and choose a pic and it will display on the canvas. Im trying to connect the form to an oracle database but no success yet on the device.
Hope it helps, if you have any questions about the code or something, and I know the answer, please feel free to ask.
See ya
import org.eclipse.swt.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.events.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.*;
public class sample {
static Shell shell;
static Display display;
static Text dogName;
static Text textdb;
static Combo dogBreed;
static Canvas dogPhoto;
static Image dogImage;
static List categories;
static Text ownerName;
static Text ownerPhone;
static String[] FILTER_EXTS = {"*.jpg"};
public static void main(String[] args) {
display = new Display();
shell = new Shell(display, SWT.RESIZE | SWT.CLOSE);
Menu menu = new Menu(shell, SWT.BAR);
shell.setText("Dog ShowS Entry");
shell.setMenuBar(menu);
GridLayout gridLayout = new GridLayout();
gridLayout.numColumns = 3;
shell.setLayout(gridLayout);
new Label(shell, SWT.NONE).setText("Dog's NameS:");
dogName = new Text(shell, SWT.SINGLE | SWT.BORDER);
GridData gridData = new GridData(GridData.HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_FILL);
gridData.horizontalSpan = 2;
gridData.widthHint = 60;
dogName.setLayoutData(gridData);
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dogBreed.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_FILL));
Label label = new Label(shell, SWT.NONE);
label.setText("Categories");
label.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_FILL));
new Label(shell, SWT.NONE).setText("Photo:");
dogPhoto = new Canvas(shell, SWT.BORDER);
gridData = new GridData(GridData.FILL_BOTH);
gridData.widthHint = 60;
gridData.verticalSpan = 3;
dogPhoto.setLayoutData(gridData);
dogPhoto.addPaintListener(new PaintListener() {
public void paintControl(final PaintEvent event) {
if (dogImage != null) {
event.gc.drawImage(dogImage, 0, 0);
categories = new List(shell, SWT.MULTI | SWT.BORDER | SWT.V_SCROLL);
categories.setItems(new String [] {
"Best of Breed", "Prettiest Female", "Handsomest Male",
"Best Dressed", "Fluffiest Ears", "Most Colors",
"Best Performer", "Loudest Bark", "Best Behaved",
"Prettiest Eyes", "Most Hair", "Longest Tail",
"Cutest Trick"});
gridData = new GridData(GridData.HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_FILL | GridData.VERTICAL_ALIGN_FILL);
gridData.widthHint = 60;
gridData.verticalSpan = 4;
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Rectangle trim = categories.computeTrim(0, 0, 0, listHeight);
gridData.heightHint = trim.height;
categories.setLayoutData(gridData);
Button browse = new Button(shell, SWT.PUSH);
browse.setText("BrowsePic");
gridData = new GridData(GridData.HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_FILL);
gridData.widthHint = 60;
browse.setLayoutData(gridData);
browse.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
     public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent event) {
          FileDialog dialog = new FileDialog(shell, SWT.OPEN);
          dialog.setFilterExtensions(new String[] {"*.*"});
          String fileName = dialog.open();
if (fileName != null) {
dogImage = new Image(display, fileName);
shell.redraw();
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delete.setText("No action");
gridData = new GridData(GridData.HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_FILL | GridData.VERTICAL_ALIGN_BEGINNING);
gridData.widthHint = 60;
delete.setLayoutData(gridData);
delete.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent event) {
Button enter = new Button(shell, SWT.PUSH);
enter.setText("No action");
gridData = new GridData(GridData.HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_END);
gridData.horizontalSpan = 3;
enter.setLayoutData(gridData);
enter.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent event) {
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               display.sleep();
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dogImage.dispose();
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Simple question about mount and delay script

Hello, I have a simple question about mounting volumes on start up.
My computer wakes up auto - and then auto there are serveral applescript tasks (mount and start up programs)
I use this script (daily) for serveral connections with external volumes I always need the connect to. ( In the script I use this code 3 times for other locations) I do this on start up.
set Uname to "XXX"
set Pword to "XXX"
set someVolume to "afp://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/XXX/XXX
mount volume someVolume as user name Uname with password Pword
(same code for 2 other locations)
When i do this on start up sometimes the script says there is no connection possible. I guess it's because on start up the connection isn't there. And 1 minute later when computer is total ready the connection is ok. When I run the script then It works. Just sometimes ( In the morning) 'It' want to connect but the script stops. When i do it manually(I run the script again) it works just fine.
Is it possible that I need a delay? Can someone explain this?
How would I make a delay handler for this script? Is that the best solution?
Thanks in advance. This is something small i'm wondering about.
Colin

BTW, If you saved the script as an application +(and not as an application bundle)+ you could drop the script on to *Drop Script Backgrounder* (freeware).
Then the script would run in the background, so, you wouldn't see it running in the Finder.
<http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/7922/drop-script-backgrounder-x>
Tom

Question about "Native ISO" and Color Grading in PP

I have a question about "Native ISO" in the real world and how it relates to color grading. I was shooting 35mm film before all these digital cameras became flat-out amazing practically overnight. Then the goal was always to shoot with the lowest ISO possible to achieve the least amount of grain (unless you were making an artistic decision to get that look). If I was shooting outside plus had a nice lighting package I'd shoot 5201/50 ASA (Daylight) and 5212/100 ASA (Tungsten) 99 times out of 100.
I've recently been shooting a lot with the Blackmagic 4K and have read that its "Native ISO" is 400. Because of my film background this seems counter-intuitive. Yesterday I was shooting for a client and had the camera at an f16 with a 200 ISO. Because of what I'd read, I was tempted stop down to an f22 and change my ISO to 400... but the "little film voice in my head" just wouldn't let me do it. It kept telling me "Higher ISO means more noise... stay at 200 and you will get a cleaner image".
So how does it work with "Native ISO"? Should I really shoot at a 400 ISO every chance I get in order to capture the best image for how the camera is calibrated? Will it really give me more latitude when color grading? Or would I still get a cleaner image staying at ISO 200? I've Googled around quite, but haven't found any articles that answer specifically this question. Would love to hear from someone who knows a bit more on the subject or has a link that could point me in the right direction.
Thanks much.

Hey, shooter ... yea, interesting discussion and always nice to learn. Great pic, too!
jamesp2 ...
Great answer. I've followed quite a bit of the discussion about the BM cams as well, one does feel a need to check out the possibilities for that next beastie one will need to acquire. But ... which one?
I've always been a bit of a hard-case about testing testing testing. For instance, what happens with dome down or use of a flat diffuser vs. dome in the up position in metering? Back in the film days, we had our own lab and did our own printing as well as the um ... difficult images ... from other studios. I needed to know how to get exactly the same diffuse highlight no matter whether it was a "standard" light 3:1 studio shot, or a near-profile with no fill that needs dark shadows. I tested & burned through boxes of medium-format polaroid & 120 film and a lot of color paper. Finding? To get the same print time no matter the contrast or lighting style, needed to be metered either with the flat disc (Minolta) or dome-down (Sekonic) and held at the highlight-location pointed at the main light source. I could meter and nail the exposure every time. Ahh no, insist so many ... one must have the dome on/up and pointed at the camera! Right. Do that, change the contrast, and see what happens to your diffuse forehead highlight on a densitometer ... and see how your printing exposure times change. Oh, and you've just moved your center-of-exposure up or down on the film's H&D curve, which will also change the way the shadows & highlights print. In truth, though it was subtle, we had realistically no matter latitude for a best-case image with pro neg film as one had with chromes. You could probably get away with being "off" easier, but it still wasn't dead-on.
So wading into video ... oi vey, you may have noticed the things claimed here there & everywhere ... this setting is God's Gift to Humanity but no, it's total crap ... this sensor is totally flawed but someone else is certain it's the finest piece out there. Yes, opinions will be all over ... but ... in film, it was the densitometer. In video, it's the scopes. Truth. And getting to that can be a right pain. I've seen quite a few contradictory comments about using the BM cams in film mode and also at ISO 200. Yours above gives the most ... comforting? ... explanation (for me) because of your reference to your scopes & the waveform patterns. Thank you.
Love to learn ...
Neil

Question about doBackgroundProcessing

Hello experts,
I'm trying to understand how does the Background Processing work.
I spent a lot of time trying to identify an issue in a project and finally I found that BackgroundProcessing is deeply involved in my issue but I still don't understand why it happened this way.
Initially I had 2 datasources, DS_1 and DS_2, (loading at initialization) using the same Bex query.
In the "On Result Set Changed" event of DS_1, I'm calling APPLICATION.doBackgroundProcessing() to perform some background task (dynamic filtering of the dataset), I agree it is maybe not the best idea but it works fine just like I wanted.
Both datasources are displayed in a chart.
Then I had to add a third datasource, DS_3, using a different Bex query, that is also loading on initialization (all 3 charts are displayed on the initial screen).
This is the moment when I started not understanding the behaviour of the application. The 3 charts are refreshing in a cyclic way endlessly!
I quickly had some doubt about the background processing and I tried to identify which action in this process is at the origin of this strange behaviour, commenting successively all the actions.
At the end, absolutely everything is commented in the "On Background Processing" event, and the problem remains unchanged!
But removing the call of APPLICATION.doBackgroundProcessing() solves the problem, the charts display only once.
Then my question is: does doBackgroundProcessing method perform additional tasks to the one that are defined in the script. Why running an empty "On Background Processing" from the "On Result Set Changed" event generates this cycling refreshing of the charts.
I'm running DS1.4 SP1 on BIP (the problem doesn't occur when running in local mode).
For sure I will consider rewriting the script that was running in background and move it to a global function.
Any explanation is welcome.
Christian

Well, I'm still more conviced I'm dealing with a bug of design studio.
I have completely redesigned the datasource loading sequence, using a counter and loading them sequentially in the background process.
I have also completely removed the processing in the "On result set change" event for all the data sources.
This does not solve the problem at all, the charts are still blinking and refreshing every 5 seconds.
Then I have reduced the number of data sources and the number of chart, and started to investigate.
In fact I have 5 charts (linked to 5 datasources) in one pagebook, and 3 other charts (linked to 3 datasources) in the first page of a second pagebook.
If I set as non visible all the panels that content the 8 charts until all the datasources are loaded and then I set as visible the panel with the 5 charts, then the charts appear and do not blink!
But, If I set my first pagebook visible as soon as the five first datasources are loaded (thinking that I will continue to load the datasources for the non visible charts in background) then each time I load one of the remaining datasources, all the charts of the first pagebook blink and refresh 5 times! (exactely the number of charts). Then my first page blinks 3 x 5 = 15 times five seconds each so more than one minute!!!
Loading all the datasources before displaying the first pagebook is not a solution, because when I switch to the second pagebook, the 3 charts (for which the datasources are already loaded) blink 6 time! And when I return to the first pagebook, my five charts blink again five time (about 20 seconds).
At this moment I have no advanced logic in the Dashboard, no code in the events of datasource or pagebook selection, I only call panel.setvisible(true) or panel.setvisible(false) to show or hide a panel.
I'm wondering if it is not linked with a bug that has been corrected in SP1 of DS1.4 : It was not possible on BI Platform to load more than one datasource if the query was using hierarchy variables. In my case all my queries are using hierachy variables!
Well, first I have to find a way to show something different of a blinking screen at my tomorrow's presentation, and then I will try to build a basic test case and create a ticket...
Christian

Some question about fade in // fade out by hideEffect and showEffect in Actionscript

Some question about fade in // fade out by hideEffect and
showEffect in Actionscript
Please kindly take a look at the following page:
http://camusmiu.no-ip.com/HounganQuestion/PictureHolderTest.html
(can view source)
I tried to make an image preloaded and scale the image to
it's preferred size.
When I came to consolidate the stuff into a component, I
found the application goes weird as I implementation the show/hide
effect.
The third trial which just hide and show the images directly,
instead of using viewstack, fail to bring the second image onto
screen.
It just used fadeOut instead of fadeIn(you see there is a
flash of the second image)
After some study of showEffect and hideEffect behaviour,
seems the mechanism of hide/show a component works in this way:
this._fadeIn:Fade = new Fade();
this._fadeIn.alphaFrom = 0;
this._fadeIn.alphaTo = 1;
this._fadeIn.duration = 1000;
this._fadeOut:Fade = new Fade();
this._fadeOut.alphaFrom = 1;
this._fadeOut.alphaTo = 0;
this._fadeOut.duration = 1000;
Component_A.visible = true;
Component_A.setStyle("showEffect", this._fadeIn);
Component_A.setStyle("hideEffect", this._fadeOut);
then when I set Component_A.visible = false, the sequence
works like following:
Component_A.visible = true
Component_A.visible = true, alpha = 100;
Component_A.visible = true, alpha = 50;
Component_A.visible = true, alpha = 0;
Component_A.visible = false;
The above sequence works visa versa as:
Component_A.visible = false;
Component_A.visible = true, alpha = 0;
Component_A.visible = true, alpha = 50;
Component_A.visible = true, alpha = 100;
Component_A.visible = true;
(Correct me if i am wrong)
========================================================================================== ====
From what I observe from the application, I have two
question.
1) When more than one component using the this._fadeIn,
this_fadeOut as the hide/show effects, the component in instance of
this._fadeIn? will it mess out if more than one component using the
fadeIn instance in the same time?
2) from the third component, i.e. PictureHolder3, when I load
other the picture , it fade out the new image instead of fading
in... Seems there is problem if I hide show too frequent. I think
when I hide then show right the way, the component only do the hide
part...
Can someone pls look into it and tell me what I did wrong?
Cuz in normal practice I don't think appropriate to use ViewStack
in Actionscript...

Hello Jack,
Currently, you can only import an swf file or you can embed videos from youtube, vimeo etc. into Muse / add HTML5 Video to Your Website.
Take a look at these simple videos that explain the currently available processes for adding videos in Muse, in a step by step method:
1. http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-adobe-muse-cc/inserting-a-youtube-flic kr-or-hulu-video/
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5in4swnIFsw
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnBFLQheOk4
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Parikshit

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