Notification of internet use in Rev standalone

[Paul Gabel]

Thanks, Phil. Your suggestions look useful. I'll try them out.

Paul Gabel

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On Oct 4, 2008, at 2:27 PM, Phil Davis wrote:

> Hi Paul,
>
> The "suspend" and "resume" messages might be more what you're  
> looking for. They're sent when your Rev app loses/gains focus as the  
> frontmost app currently running.
>
> There's always shell() to get info from the OS. For example, to get  
> all apps in the "Applications" folder that are running, you can do  
> this:
>
> on mouseUp
>  put shell("ps -A") into tData
>  filter tData with "*/Applications/*"
>  put tData into fld 1
> end mouseUp
>
> Then you would at least what apps are running.
>
>
> On the Mac there's probably something you can do with AppleScript to  
> find out what's running, but someone else will have to address that.
>
> The only way I can think of to really prevent net access outside of  
> Rev is to run a proxy server on the client that is set up to do that.
>
> If you'll be using shell() much, you might find this Rev plug-in  
> useful:
>   http://pdslabs.net/stacks/Shell_Command_Help.rev.zip
>
> HTH -
> Phil Davis
>
>
> Paul Gabel wrote:
>> Hi everybody:
>>
>> My stack structure is a mainstack splash screen and three  
>> substacks. Within a Rev standalone, is there any way to be notified  
>> if the user opens a web browser or attempts to write an email with  
>> a non-Rev application? Is there any way to prevent it?
>>
>> "on resumeStack" is not helpful in my case, as, if placed in the  
>> mainstack (which is hidden by now), it is not triggered when I come  
>> back from a web browser. I can't place "on resumeStack" in a  
>> substack, because I am constantly going back and forth between  
>> them, and, even in a standalone, it is triggered.
>>
>> I would greatly appreciate any suggestions (or even being told to  
>> forget the whole idea).
>>
>> Paul Gabel
>> Mac OS X 10.5.5
>> Rev 3.0
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>
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