[MWForum]transition from page to page

[Tony Wilson]

Wendy,
I am getting this error message when I try your suggestion:

'no has no value in  slideshow'

Can you put me on the right track?
Thanks, 
Tony.

"Wendy Petti" <wpetti@mathcats.com> on Tue, 17 Feb 2004 23:06:27 -0500 wrote:
> Do these really need to be separate pages in the project, or can you save
> them as external GIF or JPEG files (stored in the same folder as the MW
> project) and then load them with the LOADPICT command?  I used to do such
> slideshows with my students a lot, and we often used a slider to control the
> speed of the slideshow.  If you have animated turtles on each page, this
> strategy wouldn't work.  But it sounds as if you are only pausing 2/10 of a
> second per page, so I'm guessing each page is static.
> 
> If by "quicker" you are looking for a more automated way of making the code
> for the slideshow, here is the code I used to generate a slideshow
> automatically without having to type in file names:
> 
> * * * * *
> 
> to slideshow
> if :no > count pictlist [make "no 1]
> clean
> loadpict item :no pictlist
> cc show  item :no pictlist
> wait speed
> make "no :no + 1
> slideshow
> end
> 
> * * * * *
> 
> then you'd make a button named SLIDESHOW and a slider called SPEED.
> This project would load the picture files in alphabetical order.
> 
> Aside from ease of use, another advantage is that the project can
> accommodate any number of "pages" (external graphics files) in this way.
> Otherwise, some versions of MW have a 20-page maximum; I'm not sure if any
> have higher limits.
> 
> It is also possible to automate the saving and naming of the graphics files.
> My students used to generate a whole-class automatic slideshow within one
> class period using the procedures below in conjunction with the procedures
> above (and saving to a shared network folder):
> 
> * * * * *
> [These procedures are used with 2 textboxes:  MY.NAME (student types name in
> this box at beginning of class) and PICTURE.NAME (an invisible textbox used
> to compile the file name).  A button named SAVE.THIS.PICTURE triggers the
> automatic saving and naming of the file; the student only needs to click the
> button.]
> 
> to startup
> picture.name, ct
> make "no 1
> end
> 
> to Save.this.picture
> picturename
> savepict picture.name
> announce [Your picture has been saved.]
> end
> 
> to picturename
> make "picture# 1 + count pictlist
> picture.name, ct
> insert :picture#
> insert my.name
> insert ".gif
> end
> 
> [Note:  If you would like the graphics file name to include a project name
> along with the class and student name, you may include this command in the
> PICTURENAME procedure, possible right above the INSERT MY.NAME command:
> 
> insert "projectname
> 
> (only replace the word PROJECTNAME with the desired word).]
> 
> * * * * *
> 
> Wendy Petti
> MicroWorlds in Action
> http://mia.openworldlearning.org
> Math Cats
> http://www.mathcats.com
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mwforum-admin@lists.mathcats.com
> > [mailto:mwforum-admin@lists.mathcats.com]On Behalf Of Tony Wilson
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 9:19 PM
> > To: mwforum@lists.mathcats.com
> > Subject: [MWForum]transition form page to page
> >
> >
> > Dear All,
> > Does anyone know a way to move from page to page quickly (we are
> > doing clay animation and I am hoping to run a quick slideshow on MW2)?
> > There may be many slides and I am looking for a quicker way of
> > moving from page to page than
> > page1 wait 2 page2 wait 2 page3 wait 2 ..
> > Thanks
> > Tony.
> 
> 
> 
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Tony Wilson
Computer Coordinator
Holy Eucharist School
St Albans