newbie: OS X and answer file ?

[Ken Ray]

Look at the "answer file" command in the Transcript Dictionary.

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ 

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> [mailto:use-revolution-admin at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> tom farrell
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 11:00 PM
> To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: newbie: OS X and answer file ?
> 
> 
> Hi...
> 
> I want to allow a Mac OS X user to choose graphics files from a 
> directory listing.
> 
> Is it possible, in OS X, to setup "answer file with filter" or 
> "answer file of type" in such a way as to actually display as 
> available jpeg, gif and png files? (where the answer to "Is it 
> possible" does NOT include opening every file in a directory)
> 
> With just a simple use of "answer file of type...", some of the 
> relevant graphics file are displayed correctly. Many are not. Looking 
> at some of the non-selectable files (ie, the dimmed/greyed out ones) 
> in ResEdit shows that they do have seem to have the correct filetype 
> (JPEG, for example).
> 
> Does one have to do by hand what one had hoped "answer file" would do?
> 
> thanks in advance for any time you might have for a reply.
> 
> tom
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