Main menu puzzle, Klaus

[Eric Chatonet]

Hi Ken,

May be you should first dig in the docs to understand some basics:
About the message path, custom handlers and functions, parameters,  
etc. for instance.
The purpose of this list is to give *practical* answers (with some  
theory reminders if needed) but not to copy paste theory from the  
docs ;-)
It's the reason why others proposed some pieces of code to you.

I don't know which version of Rev you use: new 2.7 or a previous one.
The docs in 2.7 are not finished and, letting apart that they are not  
well organized, you might use the search engine to find topics,  
entries,, etc. related to menu, param, handler, etc.
And you can also search the PDF with Acrobat or Preview (Mac OS X).
With a previous version of Rev, download "Resources Picker", a plugin  
that will find for you in all fields (dictionary, topics, cookbook,  
FAQ, web, etc.) from keywords you specify.
You will find it by going to http://www.sosmartsoftware.com/

When you will have learned Rev basics, you'll feel much more at ease!
But you can't save on learning:
There are a lot of good *teachers* on this list (and above all kind  
people who share their knowledge and their time) but you have to make  
an effort by your own too ;-)
Take heart!

Best Regards from Paris,
Eric Chatonet

Le 18 févr. 06 à 16:04, Ken Apthorpe a écrit :

> Hi Klaus, and all others
>
> This is getting out of control., I'm overwhelmed by the replies and  
> can't
> keep up, so some may be delayed.  And in Australia and it's past  
> midnight.
>
> Also  the forum seems to be unable to update in real time, I'm  
> getting a
> blizzard of emails saying my replies haven't been sent because the  
> mailbox
> is full, so there's a delay.
>
> To answer Klaus.  I know Rev is event driven. Problem is it seems  
> no one can
> explain the driving.  I get advice: do this (trust me, it will  
> work).  Do
> that: (trust me, this will work (better)).
>
> I do trust you, and that the suggested solutions will work. What I  
> don't get
> is a clear explanation of how and why they will work (in plain  
> english,
> that, sadly, is all I understand).  If I am to use Rev, I need to  
> know what
> I'm doing, and how/why it will work. Otherwise there is no point in  
> even
> trying.
>
> To summarise, most suggestions about my menu problem tell me to  
> change the
> script.  As I based my various versions of the script on what Rev  
> said (as
> best I could understand), but if you all tell me this was wrong,  
> and I need
> to change it, it doesn't give me a lot of confidence in Rev or the  
> Docs. It
> suggests to me that the instructions in the Rev Docs are not  
> correct, or are
> so incomplete as to be misleading to new users.
>
> This is not a good look.  It turns me off, and I'm persistent. Some  
> will
> think to the point of stupidity.  Fair call, you may be right.  I  
> could
> prove it by saying, well, hey, Donald Trump says never give up.   
> I'm not
> that stupid.   I've given up before, and I might again.  The last  
> time I
> gave up with software was with Rev, in 2003.  For the much the same  
> reasons.
> There are lots of Rev experts, but few good teachers.
>
> I'll answer other posts tomorrow.  Night.

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