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Computers and Teaching: Revolution Programming

This web site was created by Devin Asay, who is responsible for its content and maintenance. Please send suggestion, comments, and error reports to devin_asay@byu.edu.

The following colleagues contributed to these materials:

Devin Asay (Conversion to Revolution/Transcript, updates, web site)
Chuck Bush (Original HyperCard Course Design)
Russell Hansen (Updates and Revisions)
Jarom McDonald (Updates and Revisions)

These course materials are used in the CHum 210 and 310 courses at BYU. They are made available for use as a service to the Revolution developer community free of charge. All materials here are Copyright © 2004 by Brigham Young University. Do not republish or reuse without written permission.

Introduction
- Introduction to Revolution
- Object Assignment
Objects
- Revolution Objects
- Object/Property Assignment
Object Properties
- Object Properties
- Property/Group Assignment
- Scripting Object Properties
Groups
- Groups
- Groups/Script Exercise
Acquiring and Importing Images
- Working with Images
  Painting Tools Reference Chart
- Exploring Images Exercise
Aligning Objects
- Alignment
Scripts and the Script Editor
- Script Editor Menu Reference
- Scripts Exercise
- Scripts Introduction
- Scripts Continued
The Revolution Scripting Language
- Programming Basics
- Scripting Language part 1: Basic concepts and terminology.
- Scripting Language part 2: Control Structures
- Additional Commands
- Scripting Object Properties
- Scripting Language Examples
- Scripting Exercise
Messages and Message Handlers
- Messages
- Messages Assignment
Transcript: Working With Text
- Text and Find Command
Practice Activities
- Audio Dialog Stack
- Flash Card Stack
- Labeled Picture Task
- Revolution Project Assignment
Helps and Reference Materials
- Scripting Examples
- Revolution Shortcuts
- Painting Tools Reference Chart
- About Mac Creator and File Type Codes

Stack and Program Design
- Principles of Instructional and Interface Design
- Critiquing Stack Design
- Program Design Within the Revolution Framework
  - Program Structure
  - Exercise: Creating Program Structures
- Programming User Interactions
Debugging
- Debugging Lecture
Working with External Files
- Referencing External Files
- Exercise: Referencing External Files
- Reading and Writing External Text Files
- Exercise: Exploring the open and close file commands
- Assignment: Simple Text Editor
- About Mac Creator and File Type Codes
Internet and Networking
- Revolution and the Internet
- Exercise: Revolution and the Internet
- Exercise: Exploring Revolution's Internet Capabilities
- Introduction to Socket Communications
Character Encoding and Unicode
- Understanding Character Encoding

Working with Unicode Text in Revolution

Functions
- Creating Custom Functions
Working with Dates, Time and Timing

Using Arrays
- Introduction to Arrays in Revolution
Controlling Stack Geometry
- Geometry Manager
Menus
- Custom Menus
Multimedia
- Digital Graphics
  - Digital Graphics--Basic Concepts
  - Common Digital Media Formats
- Color
  - Color Properties
  - Exercise: Scripting Color Properties
- Motion and Animation
  - Motion and Animation 1
  - Motion and Animation 2
- Working with Digital Audio
- QuickTime Digital Video
- Video Capture
  - The Revolution Video Grabber
Printing
- Overview of Rev Printing
Using Databases in Revolution
- Introduction to Databases
- Database Control in Revolution
Creating Standalone Applications
- Building Distributions
Conducting User Evaluations
- User Eval Tips
- User Evaluations Assignment

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Computers and the Humanities (CHum) Course Materials Computers and Teaching: Revolution Programming

Computers and the Humanities (CHum) Course Materials
Computers and Teaching: Revolution Programming