Re: Is there any route to importing a PDF image into LiveCode?

2011-04-04 Thread Matthias Rebbe
Graham, you could use ImageMagick. http://www.imagemagick.org It is a software suite to create, edit, compose, or convert bitmap images. But you need only the command-line tool convert. You could try the following command for a quick start for example: convert -density 300x300 -trim your_

Re: [OT] Upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04 Beta

2011-04-04 Thread Andre Garzia
Folks, Never try any Ubuntu Beta on a production machine. Every iteration they break something that was working on the previous version. For every new animal that Canonical releases there are a ton of improvements but they also tend to have some regressions. There is a cautionary tale that I learn

Re: Standalone Inclusions (solved)

2011-04-04 Thread Joseph
I solved the problem. The standalone main stack has a 'startup' handler. Apparently, the database and xml library bundles are activated internally by this handler. Simply add 'pass startup' to the end of the handler to share its purpose. Thanks, Joseph Martinez ___

Is there any route to importing a PDF image into LiveCode?

2011-04-04 Thread Graham Samuel
Folks I see in the archives some discussion of this topic, but it seemed to be concentrated on the issue of reading the text in a PDF. I have to process some images which exist as PDF files (with little or no text and anyway I don't want to deconstruct it at all). I would be happy to turn the P

Re: script debug problem

2011-04-04 Thread Bob Sneidar
I did have an issue with an older version of GLX2 written before 4.0 came out. My debugger kept disabling itself. The newer GLX2 does not do this. It may have had something to do with my running the old tRev program in conjunction with GLX2, a practice I no longer engage in. At any rate I never

Re: [OT] Upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04 Beta

2011-04-04 Thread Richard Gaskin
Richmond wrote: On 04/04/2011 05:04 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: Good news for them: Gnome 2 is still available in Ubuntu 11.04. Just choose that option from the login screen if you prefer it. Possibly; but not for me. If I select "Ubuntu Classic" (err . . . slipped there a bit; not very origi

Re: [OT] Upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04 Beta

2011-04-04 Thread Richmond
On 04/04/2011 05:04 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: Good news for them: Gnome 2 is still available in Ubuntu 11.04. Just choose that option from the login screen if you prefer it. Possibly; but not for me. If I select "Ubuntu Classic" (err . . . slipped there a bit; not very original) I get sc

Re: script debug problem

2011-04-04 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/4/11 2:00 PM, edward cawley wrote: I got an execution error that it couldn't find a message. I went to the script and commented out the message. I tried to debug the script with a breakpoint but it wasn't accepted because< the script debug mode is disabled>. Now I can't turn the script debu

RE: Convert Color JPEG to Black and White

2011-04-04 Thread Ray Horsley
Oh yes! Thanks so much Mike. Thanks, Ray -Original Message- From: use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Mike Bonner Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 3:14 PM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: Convert Color JPEG to Black and Whit

Re: script debug problem

2011-04-04 Thread Mike Bonner
Under the development menu, should be able to click 'script debug mode' to turn it on and off. On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 1:00 PM, edward cawley wrote: > I got an execution error that it couldn't find a message. I went to the > script and commented out the message. I tried to debug the script with a

Re: Convert Color JPEG to Black and White

2011-04-04 Thread Mike Bonner
Look at http://lessons.runrev.com/spaces/lessons/buckets/784/lessons/25371-Vision-How-do-I-Convert-a-Color-Image-to-Grayscale- On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Ray Horsley wrote: > Can this be done in LiveCode? If not, anybody have a utility to do so? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ray Horsley > > Lin

Convert Color JPEG to Black and White

2011-04-04 Thread Ray Horsley
Can this be done in LiveCode? If not, anybody have a utility to do so? Thanks, Ray Horsley LinkIt! Software ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscript

RE: TextShift

2011-04-04 Thread Ray Horsley
Jackie, Thanks for your input. I assume you mean getting the textShift on 2 or more characters when you mention a "text run". That would make sense. Thanks, Ray -Original Message- From: use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of J

script debug problem

2011-04-04 Thread edward cawley
I got an execution error that it couldn't find a message. I went to the script and commented out the message. I tried to debug the script with a breakpoint but it wasn't accepted because< the script debug mode is disabled>. Now I can't turn the script debug mode on so I can't trace the error. A

Re: OAuth, dropbox

2011-04-04 Thread Maarten Koopmans
Hi Mark, That still requires oauth, but more importantly, it's not supported by dropbox yet. Guess I'll have to write my own SDK. --Maarten On Monday, April 4, 2011, Mark Schonewille wrote: > Hi Maarten, > > If you can't use an SDK, you can still resort to the web api. > https://www.dropbox.com

Re: messageTransparent

2011-04-04 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/4/11 11:12 AM, dunb...@aol.com wrote: Wasn't there a discussion a while back about a property (or trick) of a control that would allow, say, a mouseUp message to think that the object wasn't really there, and so the message would pass to a control that underlay it? So if I had a graphic t

Re: messageTransparent

2011-04-04 Thread dunbarx
Stupid. I have known for 25 years that you just disable the frontmost object. -Original Message- From: dunb...@aol.com To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Mon, Apr 4, 2011 12:12 pm Subject: messageTransparent Wasn't there a discussion a while back about a property (or trick) of

Re: Just noticed

2011-04-04 Thread Mike Bonner
The only time it bugs me is when I paste something in, then instantly hit enter to compile. Since the bit isn't set, the editor closes. Nothing catastrophic since the code should still be in the clipboard, but surely annoying. On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Or get in the

Re: OAuth, dropbox

2011-04-04 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Maarten, If you can't use an SDK, you can still resort to the web api. https://www.dropbox.com/developers/web_docs This should work from within revBrowser for example. -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com Twi

OAuth, dropbox

2011-04-04 Thread Maarten Koopmans
Hi, The downside of Livecode is that I haven't found an OAuth library, where I can build dropbox integration on top of. Think downloading files from dropbox to your iOS device or so. Has anybody already started this journey, bevause it looks like there are dragons if you can't use a SDK.

Re: The Perfect Plug-In

2011-04-04 Thread Keith Clarke
...surely only if it's a herd of homogenised ilk. Keith.. On 4 Apr 2011, at 18:19, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Makes sense if you think about it. A herd of ilk would be by definition > almost exactly alike. > > Bob > > > On Apr 4, 2011, at 7:14 AM, stephen barncard wrote: > >> I haven't used the

Re: DELETE, PUT http

2011-04-04 Thread Maarten Koopmans
On Monday, April 4, 2011, Dave Cragg wrote: > > On 4 Apr 2011, at 13:36, Trevor DeVore wrote: > >> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 3:50 AM, Maarten Koopmans >> wrote: >> >>> I there a way to have LIvecode do PUT and DELETE via http/https, >>> hopefully witj digest authentication? So you can use the UI tool

Re: The Perfect Plug-In

2011-04-04 Thread Bob Sneidar
Makes sense if you think about it. A herd of ilk would be by definition almost exactly alike. Bob On Apr 4, 2011, at 7:14 AM, stephen barncard wrote: > I haven't used the word ILK in a long time a herd of ilk. > > sqb ___ use-livecode mailing

Re: OT: Elevated admin rights or admin on Mac

2011-04-04 Thread Bob Sneidar
If you are trying to do all this via a terminal shell using ssh, you will have to get admin credentials from the user, then use sudo and use the admin creds in the command. I've never done this but I think this is how all installers actually work which require admin access or root access. You

Re: Just noticed

2011-04-04 Thread Bob Sneidar
Or get in the habit of typing a space after shift-insert. That is a bug thought in my opinion. Bob On Apr 3, 2011, at 10:27 AM, Mike Bonner wrote: > Nevermind. Using ctrl-v sets it dirty, shift-insert doesn't. I'll just > remember to use ctrl-v instead. > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 2:47 PM, M

Re: Code Documentation on steroids

2011-04-04 Thread Bob Sneidar
GLX2 has this feature. In the right side of the code editor there was a line. If you clicked out past that line GLX2 inserted a pound sign # and you could start typing there. I suppose you could do this yourself by putting all your commenting out at the end of the lines of code, but it might loo

Re: datagrid: how to apply a numberFormat to a column?

2011-04-04 Thread Bob Sneidar
Even after you refresh the datagrid? Bob On Apr 4, 2011, at 5:16 AM, JosepM wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to apply a numberFormat to a column but nothing change. > > In the database I have 4 decimals but I want to show only 2. > > Into the FillData I put: > > set the numberFormat to "#.00" >

Re: DELETE, PUT http

2011-04-04 Thread Dave Cragg
On 4 Apr 2011, at 13:36, Trevor DeVore wrote: > On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 3:50 AM, Maarten Koopmans > wrote: > >> I there a way to have LIvecode do PUT and DELETE via http/https, >> hopefully witj digest authentication? So you can use the UI tools to >> integrate with REST services? I see great cha

messageTransparent

2011-04-04 Thread dunbarx
Wasn't there a discussion a while back about a property (or trick) of a control that would allow, say, a mouseUp message to think that the object wasn't really there, and so the message would pass to a control that underlay it? So if I had a graphic that was on top of a locked field, and I cli

Re: DELETE, PUT http

2011-04-04 Thread Trevor DeVore
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 3:50 AM, Maarten Koopmans wrote: > I there a way to have LIvecode do PUT and DELETE via http/https, > hopefully witj digest authentication? > Regarding digest authentication - libURL doesn't offer built in support for digest so you have to roll your own. You can extend the

[ANN] ChartMaker free update

2011-04-04 Thread FlexibleLearning
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Re: Fit a card to PDF

2011-04-04 Thread Maarten Koopmans
Duh http://lessons.runrev.com/spaces/lessons/buckets/784/lessons/29177-How-to-create-PDFs-using-LiveCode On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Maarten Koopmans wrote: > Hi, > > I have a card of r.g. 1024x768 that I print to pdf (awesome) but it > only shows partially; a matter of scaling. How

Fit a card to PDF

2011-04-04 Thread Maarten Koopmans
Hi, I have a card of r.g. 1024x768 that I print to pdf (awesome) but it only shows partially; a matter of scaling. How do you scale the printing of your card to a PDF so that it precisely maps to say, an A4 PDF? --Maarten ___ use-livecode mailing li

Re: The Perfect Plug-In

2011-04-04 Thread stephen barncard
Richard - Perhaps to set the IDE default folder for other things besides plugins - like external libs, Remo etc? For instance Remo use the IDE settings in regards to where its own settings are. This is great for using LIvecode with Dropbox and its ilk when using on multiple machines. I haven't use

Re: [OT] Upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04 Beta

2011-04-04 Thread Richard Gaskin
Richmond wrote: If you have been running GNOME as your window manager, upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04 Beta will "hose" GNOME: I know, I did just that; now having to use XFCE (which isn't bad in itself, I just prefer GNOME). A little background for those here who haven't been up on the news with Ub

Re: DELETE, PUT http

2011-04-04 Thread Trevor DeVore
On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Mark Schonewille < m.schonewi...@economy-x-talk.com> wrote: > Thanks, Trevor. I've just tried it in 4.0 and it doesn't work there. I > guess it is a new feature. I don't think it is new as I found out about support a while ago (at least 4.x, probably 3.x). I don't

Re: DELETE, PUT http

2011-04-04 Thread Mark Schonewille
Thanks, Trevor. I've just tried it in 4.0 and it doesn't work there. I guess it is a new feature. -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer KvK: 50277553 New: Download the

Re: DELETE, PUT http

2011-04-04 Thread Trevor DeVore
On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Mark Schonewille < m.schonewi...@economy-x-talk.com> wrote: > That's cool, Trevor. I didn't know this. Is it documented somewhere? Yes. 'delete URL' appears in the docs and a note about the HTTP implementation of PUT appears in the 'put' entry in the docs (I'm loo

Re: The Perfect Plug-In

2011-04-04 Thread Richard Gaskin
Cal Horner wrote: Does anyone have the perfect Definition of a plug-in? What are all of a plug-ins attributes and property settings? And after building a plug-in how do you test it? A plugin is just a stack that's conveniently accessible within the IDE. Not much special to it. LC offers add

Re: DELETE, PUT http

2011-04-04 Thread Mark Schonewille
That's cool, Trevor. I didn't know this. Is it documented somewhere? -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer KvK: 50277553 New: Download the Installer Maker Plugin 1.6 fo

Re: DELETE, PUT http

2011-04-04 Thread Trevor DeVore
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 3:50 AM, Maarten Koopmans wrote: > I there a way to have LIvecode do PUT and DELETE via http/https, > hopefully witj digest authentication? So you can use the UI tools to > integrate with REST services? I see great chanches here :-) > PUT and DELETE arel supported by libUR

datagrid: how to apply a numberFormat to a column?

2011-04-04 Thread JosepM
Hi, I'm trying to apply a numberFormat to a column but nothing change. In the database I have 4 decimals but I want to show only 2. Into the FillData I put: set the numberFormat to "#.00" Salut, Josep M -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/datagri

Re: OT: Elevated admin rights or admin on Mac

2011-04-04 Thread Mark Schonewille
Tiemo, Under any unix flavour, including Mac OS X, you can install software from any account, provided that you give the installing process admin rights (or super user rights). A restricted user is not a standard user. The purpose of restricted users is that these accounts can't freely install

OT: Elevated admin rights or admin on Mac

2011-04-04 Thread Tiemo Hollmann TB
Hi, I am not used to the rights management on Mac, so I don't know where to start looking. One of my LiveCode programs is installed in 3 steps. 1. Dragging the prog from the dmg to the app folder 2. Starting a tool on the CD to copy some videos to: /library/preferences/MyFolder 3.

Re: Menu Icons?

2011-04-04 Thread Nonsanity
Ah, you are right. I've never enabled the iChat status menu to notice. I don't spend a lot of time in XCode, except to set things up for LC to make iOS apps. And I don't have any of the others. It's still rare, but if Apple is doing it... :) I seem to recall back in the pre-OS X days that a lot o

Re: OT: Colour Palette app accepted to Mac App Store

2011-04-04 Thread René Micout
Thank you Stewart This is the tool that I missed... I just bought it ! Bon souvenir de Paris René Le 4 avr. 2011 à 01:22, RevList a écrit : > I am pleased to say that my small utility, Colour Palette has been accepted > and is now available on the Apple Mac App Store. > Created with LiveCode. >

Re: DELETE, PUT http

2011-04-04 Thread Dave Cragg
On 3 Apr 2011, at 08:50, Maarten Koopmans wrote: > Hi, > > I there a way to have LIvecode do PUT and DELETE via http/https, > hopefully witj digest authentication? So you can use the UI tools to > integrate with REST services? I see great chanches here :-) You may be able to get this to work us

[OT] Upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04 Beta

2011-04-04 Thread Richmond
If you have been running GNOME as your window manager, upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04 Beta will "hose" GNOME: I know, I did just that; now having to use XFCE (which isn't bad in itself, I just prefer GNOME). ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.ru