lcTaskList GM1 version is available

The 1.0gm1 (golden master) trial version of the task list plugin lcTaskList is now available for users to try. lcTaskList: (http://www.infowallet.com/lctasklist/index.htm) This should be the last version before release and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you who tested it and g

Re: Modeless screens on Windows (SOLVED!!!)

Hi Peter, My suggestion was for a consistent title display irrespective of text size, but the only consistent title available is blank (visually by using a space) until a bug fix is implemented. On Windows, a modeless window has no title, but I appreciate that this is iOS with different expectatio

Re: Displaying the Inspector and Script Editor by script

Chipp- Sunday, July 15, 2012, 8:58:10 PM, you wrote: > try in msg > put the selObj into tOb j; send "revBuildPropertyPalette tObj" to stack > "revTemplatePalette" Ick. So much for natural language processing. -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net __

Re: Right click HIG

In the Mac Finder, they put a rect around the list item, but don't hilite it. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/ma

Re: Displaying the Inspector and Script Editor by script

try in msg put the selObj into tOb j; send "revBuildPropertyPalette tObj" to stack "revTemplatePalette" On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Mike Bonner wrote: > To display the inspector I think you can do this... > > on mouseUp >put the long id of whateverobjecttoinspect into tInspect > sen

Re: export snapshot on iOS results in black image file

I just tried: export image "image" to file (tFolder&"/test.jpg") as JPEG and it works now. Strange. -- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com 3mcgr...@comcast.net ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url t

Re: Displaying the Inspector and Script Editor by script

To display the inspector I think you can do this... on mouseUp put the long id of whateverobjecttoinspect into tInspect send "revBuildPropertyPalette tInspect" to stack "revTemplatePalette" pass mouseUp end mouseUp On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Chipp Walters wrote: > Script editor is

Re: export snapshot on iOS results in black image file

Here's what worked for me on Android: set the jpegQuality to 100 put specialFolderPath("documents") & "/temp.jpg" into tPath export snapshot from group "tempGrp" to file tPath as JPEG On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote: > Nope, no black regions and I did try the

Re: Displaying the Inspector and Script Editor by script

Script editor is easy-- edit script of object On Sunday, July 15, 2012, Peter Haworth wrote: > Hoping there's someone out there who has figured out how to > programmatically display the Inspector palette and Script Editor window for > a give object and is willing to share that info. > Pete > lcS

Re: export snapshot on iOS results in black image file

Tom, I seem to remember reading export snapshot only works on objects for mobile. So try exporting the image, or group the image and eport the group. That's how I did it onAndroid. On Sunday, July 15, 2012, Scott Rossi wrote: > Do you have any black regions displayed on your screen? Because I'm

Re: export snapshot on iOS results in black image file

Nope, no black regions and I did try the objet version as well as a bunch of other varieties I also tried (0,0,200,200) as well. No luck. -- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com 3mcgr...@comcast.net On Jul 15, 2012, at 10:35 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: > Do you have any black regions displaye

Re: Duplicate stack names

On 7/15/12 4:43 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: I was under the impression that the IDE would not allow duplicate stack names but I have succeeded in creating two substacks of the same main stack with the same name by issuing a create stack command in a script. I'm guessing this is because the IDE chec

Re: triggering scripts on other cards

On 7/15/12 4:54 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: That raises the question, though--do I need to worry about ever "leaving" an extra lock lying around? It sounds like reaching an idle state will take care of that for me. Yup, it should. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com Hy

Re: export snapshot on iOS results in black image file

Do you have any black regions displayed on your screen? Because I'm pretty sure that, with your current script, you're capturing global screen coordinates, even though you've specified an object's rect. You either need to use the snapshot form that references a specific object, or convert your re

export snapshot on iOS results in black image file

Has anyone run into an issue where exporting a snapshot on iOS results in a black image file? Here is the very simple code I am using: put specialFolderPath("documents") into tFolder put the rect of image "image" into tRect export snapshot from rect tRect to file (tFolder&"/test.jpg") as

Re: Lessons learned on my Mobile Journey

We use forms on the desktop, but I am trying to show off LiveCode mobile a little too. I want to wow the decision makers so they see that a mobile form which is "designed" for mobile input, it will become less of a chore to fill it out. ~Roger On Sunday, July 15, 2012, Peter Haworth wrote: > Hi

[OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

On Sunday, July 15, 2012, J. Landman Gay wrote: > And in all cases, bar none, all the nested signature lines should be > removed. > > There should be an app for that! -- Roger Eller Graphics Systems Analyst Sealed Air Corporation 864-967-1625 Office 864-908-0337 Cell

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

On Sunday, July 15, 2012, J. Landman Gay wrote: > And in all cases, bar none, all the nested signature lines should be > removed. > > There should be an app for that! ~Roger -- Roger Eller Graphics Systems Analyst Sealed Air Corporation 864-967-1625 Office 864-908-0337 Cell

[ANN] lcStackDiff 1.0.3 available

Version 1.0.3 of lcStackDiff is now available here . There is one enhancement in this version. The Scripts window can now be resized vertically and horizontally to allow more of the scripts to be visible Full release notes are here

Displaying the Inspector and Script Editor by script

Hoping there's someone out there who has figured out how to programmatically display the Inspector palette and Script Editor window for a give object and is willing to share that info. Pete lcSQL Software ___ use-livecode mailing li

Re: Some Articles on LiveCode

Dear Pierre, Thanks for your kind email. I hope people find the article(s) objective and useful. As I said these will be written as we go along based on the experiences in our team. Which should hopefully make them live and "unadulterated". As I said in my earlier post I would welcome comments fr

Re: Lessons learned on my Mobile Journey

Hi Roger, Have you checked out Google Forms with the regard to this? I've only used it on desktop applications so not sure if it works on mobile but you can design a form which users can fill in and submit. Each completed form ends up as a row in a Google spreadsheet with the column names being t

[OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

On Sunday, July 15, 2012, Mark Wieder wrote: > > Yeah, gmail does the same. Doesn't seem to be configurable. I have to > scroll down, then insert my text. > I actually filed a abut report on that very early--July 8, 2004, it looks like. assigned # 11562437. I'm OT holding my breath at this poi

Re: triggering scripts on other cards

On Sunday, July 15, 2012, J. Landman Gay wrote: > > I got lost in your description, but I don't think the above will be a > problem. Locks are nested and the screen won't unlock until the last paired > "unlock" executes, provided no idle events occur (all locks are cancelled > on idle.) That means

Duplicate stack names

I was under the impression that the IDE would not allow duplicate stack names but I have succeeded in creating two substacks of the same main stack with the same name by issuing a create stack command in a script. I'm guessing this is because the IDE checks for this condition outside the scope of

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

Monte- Sunday, July 15, 2012, 2:00:14 PM, you wrote: > Does anyone know of an iOS email client that's designed to bottom > post? I hate top posting myself but most of my list responses these > days are from the phone which seems to want to make bottom posting > difficult. Why would apple design a

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

Doc- Sunday, July 15, 2012, 1:44:22 PM, you wrote: > The Recursion Facilitation Committee wins again! -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscri

Re: triggering scripts on other cards

On 7/15/12 4:00 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: Anyway, the snake I see lurking in the grass is if the called card needs to call another. Then it locks the screen again, unlocks it, and, whoops!, the user sees cards popping around. I got lost in your description, but I don't think the above will be a

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

Cool, just found a feature I didn't know about. If you select text then reply only the selected text is included. Now of there were a setting to insert the text at the top I'd be happy. Cheers -- M E R Goulding Software development services mergExt - There's an external for that! On 16/07/201

Re: Some Articles on LiveCode

Dear Rod, Thanks for writing this first article. Should help new comers to read there what the Livecode touch provides with, probably, one of the most usable semantically driven development platforms, even in about client-server and n-tiers targeted solutions. Kind regards, Pierre Le 15 juil

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

Does anyone know of an iOS email client that's designed to bottom post? I hate top posting myself but most of my list responses these days are from the phone which seems to want to make bottom posting difficult. Why would apple design a desktop client that puts the signature at the bottom and a

triggering scripts on other cards

I have cases where my defaults "cascade". It's one of the advantages of what I'm doing over the competition. It's easy to handle on a single card, or when the information is inherited before the card loads, but now I want to make sure that I'm not about to blow my foot off. My cards load all of

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: And who authors this particular RFC? > >> And who authors this particulate RFC? > > OK - now I'm totally lost in the recursion. The Recursion Facilitation Committee wins again! -- The Hawkins Law Firm Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

That would be the ideal case of top posting. The reader will get the message right away, and can open the message, or scroll further down, if they need reminding about the context. On Jul 15, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > If the aim is so > that mobile users can get the gist of the t

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

I read books front to back but I read magazines from back to front. But then if I find a decent article I then read that front to back. I like posts at the top and posts at the bottom but I hate posts in the middle. Yet I have done all of these. I love this thread. -- Tom McGrath III http://

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

Colin- Sunday, July 15, 2012, 11:13:17 AM, you wrote: > I understand the logic of bottom posting, but the issue of mobile > users and Mail previews does make top posting useful. I was about to agree with this, but I'm not sure. If the aim is so that mobile users can get the gist of the topic wit

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

Pete- Sunday, July 15, 2012, 11:10:22 AM, you wrote: > And who authors this particular RFC? > Pete > lcSQL Software > On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Mark Wieder wrote: >> Pete- >> >> Sunday, July 15, 2012, 9:34:19 AM, you wrote: >> >> > And who is the arbiter of "cor

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Peter Haworth wrote: > And who is the arbiter of "correct or incorrect"? > Pete The folks who built the whole infrastructure, set the standard, and the wrote the RFC that specified the correct usage. Trimming & quoting to respond wasn't simply "most", but univers

Right click HIG

I have a scrolling field with discrete lines of information in it. If the user left clicks on a line, the line is , of course, highlighted. I also check for a right click on a line and display a popup menu. What is the correct handling of line highlighting in that case? Should I highlight the li

Re: copy-paste not working in a standalone

On 7/15/12 2:09 AM, André Bisseret wrote: With the current standalone I am using, I have no menu and copy-paste by the command keys is working well. But yesss! I like your simple solution! It was only a skeleton outline though. The suggestions to test for the clipboard content are good, so I'

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

On 07/15/2012 09:13 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: That made me laugh so hard, and then I went on to read it. I understand the logic of bottom posting, but the issue of mobile users and Mail previews does make top posting useful. Surely there is a terminological hiatus here, and to avoid ambiguity

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

That made me laugh so hard, and then I went on to read it. I understand the logic of bottom posting, but the issue of mobile users and Mail previews does make top posting useful. On Jul 15, 2012, at 2:06 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Top-posting, I mean. > It's just like that. > Don't you? > I so

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

Sorry but it's a sad state of affairs when there's an RFC for how to reply to emails. Pete lcSQL Software On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Pete- > > Sunday, July 15, 2012, 9:34:19 AM, you wrote: > > > And who is the arbiter of "correct or incorrect"?

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

And who authors this particular RFC? Pete lcSQL Software On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Pete- > > Sunday, July 15, 2012, 9:34:19 AM, you wrote: > > > And who is the arbiter of "correct or incorrect"? > > By definition, the RFCs. > >> And who autho

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

A post tells a story. Conceivably, all stories could begin with the Big Bang, but for most stories the very beginning of all things isn't relevant to the point, so the storyteller trims the telling to the relevant parts. With posts, I find it easier to read them when they're pruned to include

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

Colin- Top-posting, I mean. It's just like that. Don't you? I so like it when the punchline precedes the joke. Sunday, July 15, 2012, 10:56:35 AM, you wrote: > You make a good point, and I do like efficiency. Turns out, Darth > was Luke's father, no need to read the earlier bits. > On Jul 15, 2

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

Richmond- Sunday, July 15, 2012, 11:01:31 AM, you wrote: > The Rugby Football Clubs ??? One and the same. Don't mess with them. They know what's best. -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.c

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

On 07/15/2012 12:49 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: And in all cases, bar none, all the nested signature lines should be removed. I try to do that and note with some chagrin that I failed in my previous reply to this thread :D Warren ___ use-livecode

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

On 07/15/2012 08:52 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: Pete- Sunday, July 15, 2012, 9:34:19 AM, you wrote: And who is the arbiter of "correct or incorrect"? By definition, the RFCs. The Rugby Football Clubs ??? ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lis

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

Doc- Sunday, July 15, 2012, 9:23:46 AM, you wrote: >> I favour #3, because, like comments in code/scripting it is easy for a >> reader to see to what >> a comment refers. > It's not simply favored, but correct. It's even in the RFCs. True, but as with everything else, the real-world answer is

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

On 07/15/2012 08:51 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: Colin- Sunday, July 15, 2012, 10:02:30 AM, you wrote: For desktop use it doesn't matter much, but for mobile use it makes a slight difference. Given that top posting isn't such a big thing to cope with on desktop, I just suffer the requests from my co

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

You make a good point, and I do like efficiency. Turns out, Darth was Luke's father, no need to read the earlier bits. On Jul 15, 2012, at 1:51 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > >Since you already know the ending you can stop reading when you > get tired or get bogged down on the big words. ___

Re: Inserting images into a text field

Great, thanks Mark and Jacque. Another property learned! Pete lcSQL Software On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Pete- > > Sunday, July 15, 2012, 10:19:08 AM, you wrote: > > > The images in question are 16x16 and the text height is 16 right now > also.

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

Pete- Sunday, July 15, 2012, 9:34:19 AM, you wrote: > And who is the arbiter of "correct or incorrect"? By definition, the RFCs. -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this u

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

Colin- Sunday, July 15, 2012, 10:02:30 AM, you wrote: > For desktop use it doesn't matter much, but for mobile use it > makes a slight difference. Given that top posting isn't such a big > thing to cope with on desktop, I just suffer the requests from my > colleagues, and top post instead, so tha

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

On 7/15/12 12:27 PM, Richmond wrote: Nobody, and any idea of 'incorrect' or 'correct' is hugely subjective. However, to arrive at a general consensus might not be a bad thing. Bottom posting has largely been the standard here forever. The people who top post are few. I prefer reading the dis

Re: Inserting images into a text field

Pete- Sunday, July 15, 2012, 10:19:08 AM, you wrote: > The images in question are 16x16 and the text height is 16 right now also. > Any suggestions on how to do this? set the textshift of ... -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecod

Re: Inserting images into a text field

On 7/15/12 12:19 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: I have a text file and using "set the imagesource of char 1 of line x of me to 1234" to insert a different image at the start of each line depending on the data in the line. The image is displayed just fine but I'm having a hard time getting it to line u

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

On 07/15/2012 07:34 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: And who is the arbiter of "correct or incorrect"? Pete lcSQL Software Nobody, and any idea of 'incorrect' or 'correct' is hugely subjective. However, to arrive at a general consensus might not be a bad thing. On Sun, Jul 1

Inserting images into a text field

I have a text file and using "set the imagesource of char 1 of line x of me to 1234" to insert a different image at the start of each line depending on the data in the line. The image is displayed just fine but I'm having a hard time getting it to line up vertically with the text in the line. I'd

Re: Modeless screens on Windows (SOLVED!!!)

Hi Hugh, Not sure I'm understanding that. I have a title for the stack but it's not being displayed when it should so setting the title to space would have the same effect I think? Pete lcSQL Software On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 9:09 PM, FlexibleLearning < ad...@flexiblelearn

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

I was able to open your message, and scroll down eventually to see what you had added… For desktop use it doesn't matter much, but for mobile use it makes a slight difference. Given that top posting isn't such a big thing to cope with on desktop, I just suffer the requests from my colleagues, a

Re: copy-paste not working in a standalone

Peter, I think technically you are right, but both versions work for me! (LC 5.5.1). Not too sure why I came up with that version though, it was quite a while ago now. Paul On 2012-07-15, at 5:15 AM, Peter M. Brigham wrote: >> if the clipboardData["text"] is not empty then put the >> clipbo

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

And who is the arbiter of "correct or incorrect"? Pete lcSQL Software On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > There are a couple of uncommon exceptions, such as "please review the > following", but outside of them, it's not a matter of preference, but > cor

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Richmond wrote: > Which is better: ... > 3. To comment intertextually so that comments sit next to > the parts of the previous message they are directly relevant to? > > I favour #3, because, like comments in code/scripting it is easy for a > reader to see to

Re: Lessons learned on my Mobile Journey

And i am the 2nd one. I have here an iOS app which i need to port to android, but this whole resizing/scaling drives me crazy. Matthias Am 15.07.2012 um 17:20 schrieb Andre Garzia: > On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 11:25 PM, Chipp Walters wrote: > >> We're working on it right now. I've updated altBu

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

On 07/15/2012 10:59 AM, Colin Holgate wrote: I would routinely quote the relevant part of the message and then add my comment afterwards, but my colleagues using mobile devices would complain because they would have to fully open the email to see what I had added. So, now I say my comment ahea

Re: [OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

I would routinely quote the relevant part of the message and then add my comment afterwards, but my colleagues using mobile devices would complain because they would have to fully open the email to see what I had added. So, now I say my comment ahead of the quoted text. If there are further comm

[OT] Between the lines of the previous post.

Which is better: 1. To reply to a message by prefacing it with the new text? 2. To reply to a message by writing after it? 3. To comment intertextually so that comments sit next to the parts of the previous message they are directly relevant to? I favour #3, because, like comments in code

Re: Lessons learned on my Mobile Journey

On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 11:25 PM, Chipp Walters wrote: > We're working on it right now. I've updated altButton so that now it uses > images which will scale with the button-- and it's all integrated nicely > with the inspector and libraries. Ken's polishing things tomorrow. I hope > we have a Dro

Re: Storing a great many fields in a database

On Saturday, July 14, 2012, Peter Haworth wrote: > > > Are you saying that you want to store the default, override, and actual > values in the table row of the database? If so, that deosn't feel right to > me. I'd split that into a default table, an override table, and actual > value table, each c

Re: Storing a great many fields in a database

Ack, iPad pre launched message . . . On Sunday, July 15, 2012, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > > > On Saturday, July 14, 2012, Mark Wieder wrote: >> >> Saturday, July 14, 2012, 3:16:25 PM, you wrote: >> >> > Or split it into two tables, and let my get/set functions figure out >> > which to use, one for curr

Re: Storing a great many fields in a database

On Saturday, July 14, 2012, Mark Wieder wrote: > > Saturday, July 14, 2012, 3:16:25 PM, you wrote: > > > Or split it into two tables, and let my get/set functions figure out > > which to use, one for currency values, and the other for everything > > else? > > OMG. You have that many fields in *one*

Re: mergExt pricing changes and free externals

On Sunday, July 15, 2012, Matthias Rebbe wrote: > > i agree with Mark. It makes it very difficult to read, especially when the > the new "message is between the older postings in that email. I often > loose my interest because i do not want to search the whole text. > It is quite rare that it is

Re: copy-paste not working in a standalone

On Jul 15, 2012, at 2:42 AM, Paul Hibbert wrote: > ## Paste into the Main Stack script > > on commandKeyDown pKey > switch pKey > case "c" > if the selection is not empty then set the clipboardData["text"] to > the selection > break > case "x" > if

Strange LiveCode reaction - Could be a (not very important) bug ?

Hi from Rainy (but Beautiful) Brittany Strange LiveCode reaction - Could be a bug ? LiveCode 5.5 Build 1479 on Mac OS X Lion. Launch LiveCode Create a New Mainstack Select "Rulers" from the "View" menu Horizontal and vertical rulers appear. You can close the window with the tiny red icon at the

Some Articles on LiveCode

Dear Fellow LiveCoders, It has often been discussed here and indeed during my time at RR that LiveCode is a perfect tool for usability based work. Well I have decided to embrace that idea by writing a few articles which will appear over the coming months at random intervals and will be based on re

Re: mergExt pricing changes and free externals

Hi, i agree with Mark. It makes it very difficult to read, especially when the the new "message is between the older postings in that email. I often loose my interest because i do not want to search the whole text. It is no problem, if the new post does not include the whole discussion. If i

Re: copy-paste not working in a standalone

Nice ! Thank you very much Paul I was looking for a way to make a menu that could be common to several hundred of stacks (mains stacks!!) Don't know if it is possible. Fortunately, in my app. these stacks have no scripts at all ; more precisely all the scripts are in behaviors (one for the sta

Re: copy-paste not working in a standalone

Le 14 juil. 2012 à 21:23, J. Landman Gay a écrit : > On 7/14/12 10:13 AM, André Bisseret wrote: >> >> Le 14 juil. 2012 à 15:13, Björnke von Gierke a écrit : >> >>> I think that copy pasted used to be part of the "standard library". >>> This is a stack that The RunRev IDE always attaches to your