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Computers & the Humanities 310
Review of Basic Revolution Concepts

The following is a list of the basic concepts you should understand to take CHum 310. This should all have been covered in CHum 210.

Basic Programming Concepts

Understand the following programming principles, when they are used and how they are expressed in Revolution scripting.

• statement order
• conditional statements
• looping

Basic Revolution Concepts

Runtime Revolution

Objects (= Controls) - examples: stack, group, button, field, image, graphic, etc.

Properties

global properties - examples: the itemDelimiter, the defaultFolder
object properties - examples: the name of field 1, the location of button "myButton"

Script

Message - reports of "events" that are sent to objects in Revolution

Message handler - Blocks of code in an object's script that allow you to control the behavior of the object.

The Revolution Scripting Language - Revolution's object scripting language, formerly known as Transcript.

Understand the following Revolution language elements and their basic syntax:

• Command
• Function
• Control structures
  • if -then - else
  • repeat
  • switch
• reading/setting properties
  • to read: put the visible of btn "myButton" into myVar
  • to set: set the visible of btn "myButton" to true
• custom properties
• variables
• literals
• constants
• operators
• key words (most of the rest; usually they modify commands. Example: in the statement
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the words to and any are keywords.

Understand and use Revolution Best Practices.