Print Card Missing Objects?

[Jim Ault]

> And while we're on the subject - I am basically filling in a form and
> then copying the filled in form to a new card.  This should be done
> over 200 times, resulting in over 200 cards.  However, by the time I
> reach 20-25 cards, the stack becomes VERY lethargic and even after
> the script has finished (for 25 cards it takes about 1.5 minutes),
> the stack is super super slow.  I don't have too many cards and I
> should be able to have the 200 I want, right?  Any ideas on why it's
> so slow?  It's basically just fields and buttons.
<full post below>
Quick reply, since I have little time this morning and am not familiar with
the printing issues in Rev.

Point 1.  Design the fields and buttons on a card that you want to use for
all 200 cards and group them.  Now, while in pointer mode, select the group,
go into the inspector and choose "Behave like a background".  This will mean
that if you are in browse mode, looking at this card and choose "New Card"
from the menu, the new card will also have this group.

At this point, the fields will be blank, since each card can hold different
information.  You may have a field that is a set of instructions that you
want to appear on every card and when you make a change, it will change on
every card.  To do this, go into pointer mode, select the group, choose
'edit group', select the field, then in the inspector choose 'share text'.

You could already know this, but when you say 'copy the filled form to
another card', this sounds like a counter-productive technique.  If you want
the field contents to be copied to the next card, I would suggest a small
utility script such as

 repeat with x = 1 to the number of fields
    put field x of the previous card into field x
  end repeat


To make 200 cards try

repeat 200 times
    lock screen
    new card
    repeat with x = 1 to the number of fields
      put field x of the previous card into field x
    end repeat
  end repeat

By the way, do know Devin Asay at BYU?  He is a very accomplished Rev guy
and does a lot to help others on this list.
Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University

Hope this helps

Jim Ault
Las Vegas

On 8/17/06 10:28 PM, "Sharon Stamps" <sharonstamps at byu.edu> wrote:

> Here's my problem - I am setting up a stack and then printing all the
> cards.  I have been testing the printing feature to make sure it
> looks right before printing over 200 cards at a time.  As I have been
> testing, parts of my card have gone missing - on one printout I have
> a line in my table field, the next printout I don't;  I have an image
> on the lower right hand corner that prints every time, but the group
> of buttons to the left of it doesn't print out at all.  Between
> printings I have changed the data I am importing, but nothing in the
> stack itself.  (Although I did try to move the group of buttons to
> see if I could get them to show up in the printout)  I didn't know I
> would run into this problem and I need a solution ASAP!  Can anyone
> help?
> 
> And while we're on the subject - I am basically filling in a form and
> then copying the filled in form to a new card.  This should be done
> over 200 times, resulting in over 200 cards.  However, by the time I
> reach 20-25 cards, the stack becomes VERY lethargic and even after
> the script has finished (for 25 cards it takes about 1.5 minutes),
> the stack is super super slow.  I don't have too many cards and I
> should be able to have the 200 I want, right?  Any ideas on why it's
> so slow?  It's basically just fields and buttons.
> 
> Thanks a bunch in advance!
> 
> Sharon
> 
> 
> _____________
> Sharon Stamps
> Testing Specialist
> English Language Center
> Brigham Young University
> (801) 319-7907
> sharonstamps at byu.edu
> 
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