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From: mfv@PacBell.COM (Michael Vargo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Mixing up a stack
Message-ID: <5431@ptsfa.PacBell.COM>
Date: 5 Oct 90 00:13:18 GMT
Reply-To: mfv@PacBell.COM (Michael Vargo)
Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
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Okay, my first post to this group.  Put down those flame throwers!!  I see
you over there.

I have a stack of flash cards (what a classic) and I want to randomize them
for review.  The trick is I would prefer not to actually shuffle the cards,
but to create a list of random indexes to the cards that I could find with.
Ug, What I mean is each card has an index number, and I want to generate a
list of numbers that I can sequentially find in the index field of the
stack.  How can I generate these numbers?

I have been thinking about using random but I don't want any repeats.  I
want to use HyperTalk to do this.

Part 2:

How can I selectively hide parts of the background.  I can hide the fields
no sweat, and also buttons etc.  How about paint background stuff.  I
don't want to erase it, only to hide it.  Should I put a opaque button over
it??

PS:  I'm glad all the 2.0 hullaballo (I like to spell it too!) is tapering
off.  I hope Apple sees that as a compliment that so many people are
involved in using a very flexible product.