Image Color Downsizing

2012-11-26 Thread Rick Harrison
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to downsize the colors of an image using LiveCode. Example: The incoming image has millions of colors, and I want the color table of the image just to use 16 colors. Any way to do this? Suggestions? Thanks, Rick _

Re: Get the serial number of the machine

2012-11-26 Thread Mike Bonner
Yeah sorry I wasn't clear. Busy busy day so I didn't do very well with the whole completeness thing. Glad it'll work for ya. On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:56 PM, wrote: > Ah. > > > Thanks Phil. > > > And you as well, Mike, I did not see how you intended the function to work. > > > > Craig Newman >

[ANN] Installer Maker 1.7.14S

2012-11-26 Thread Mark Schonewille
Dear LiveCoders, It is a pleasure to announce a new version of the standalone edition of Installer Maker. Installer Maker is a tool for users of RAD tools, which allows you to quickly wrap your software in an installer for distribution. I'm annnouncing this release separately, because I know so

Re: Get the serial number of the machine

2012-11-26 Thread dunbarx
Ah. Thanks Phil. And you as well, Mike, I did not see how you intended the function to work. Craig Newman -Original Message- From: Phil Davis To: How to use LiveCode Sent: Mon, Nov 26, 2012 6:49 pm Subject: Re: Get the serial number of the machine put last word of shell("system

Re: Get the serial number of the machine

2012-11-26 Thread Robert Sneidar
You can shell it out of Livecode. Bob On Nov 26, 2012, at 1:08 PM, dunb...@aol.com wrote: > Mike. > > > Thanks, but I meant from a script in LC. > > > > Craig > > > -Original Message- > From: Mike Bonner > To: How to use LiveCode > Sent: Mon, Nov 26, 2012 4:41 pm > Subject: Re:

Re: Get the serial number of the machine

2012-11-26 Thread Phil Davis
put last word of shell("system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | grep 'Serial Number'") :-) Phil Davis (I don't know of a way on Win but there might be one) On 11/26/12 3:08 PM, dunb...@aol.com wrote: Mike. Thanks, but I meant from a script in LC. Craig -Original Message- From: Mi

Re: Get the serial number of the machine

2012-11-26 Thread dunbarx
Mike. Thanks, but I meant from a script in LC. Craig -Original Message- From: Mike Bonner To: How to use LiveCode Sent: Mon, Nov 26, 2012 4:41 pm Subject: Re: Get the serial number of the machine On a mac: system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | grep "Serial Number" On Mon, Nov 26

Re: Get the serial number of the machine

2012-11-26 Thread Mike Bonner
On a mac: system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | grep "Serial Number" On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 1:28 PM, wrote: > > > Is it possible to use a shell command, or whatever, to retrieve the serial > number of the machine that LC is > running on? Or any machine-specific designator? > > > Thanks, > > > C

Re: [OT] the evils (?) of secure boot.

2012-11-26 Thread Mike Kerner
I get that. Unfortunately, despite 20 years of harping, hacking, umm, I mean testing, and other precautions, my wife of all people manages to get one of her PC's infected at least once a year. So negligence definitely plays a role. I get why secure boot exists and is necessary. I hope we see a

Re: [OT] the evils (?) of secure boot.

2012-11-26 Thread Peter M. Brigham
"The weakest computer security link is in between the chair and the keyboard and, unfortunately, cannot easily be upgraded or patched." -- Peter Peter M. Brigham pmb...@gmail.com http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig On Nov 26, 2012, at 3:37 PM, Robert Sneidar wrote: > Having a lot of experience in

Re: [OT] the evils (?) of secure boot.

2012-11-26 Thread Robert Sneidar
Having a lot of experience in this arena, I should point out that network level security is only one layer of the "onion" so to speak. There is also physical access, which is a big way that bootloaders get installed. For instance, if someone has a custom USB drive, they can obtain all the passwo

Get the serial number of the machine

2012-11-26 Thread dunbarx
Is it possible to use a shell command, or whatever, to retrieve the serial number of the machine that LC is running on? Or any machine-specific designator? Thanks, Craig Newman ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please vi

Re: [OT] the evils (?) of secure boot.

2012-11-26 Thread Mike Kerner
Kee, I thought about doing the same thing. Let me know how it goes. I've airgrapped most of our vulnerable systems, and I am seriously considering pulling the plug on the net except for chromebooks or something similar. On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 3:02 PM, kee nethery wrote: > For banking I just

Re: [OT] the evils (?) of secure boot.

2012-11-26 Thread kee nethery
For banking I just purchased a cheap Chromebook. Just got it today. Gonna see if it can talk to all the banks we use. But that is all it will ever be used for, banking. Kee On Nov 26, 2012, at 11:59 AM, Richmond wrote: > On 11/26/2012 09:16 PM, Mike Kerner wrote: >> Rootkits and bootloaders a

Re: [OT] the evils (?) of secure boot.

2012-11-26 Thread Richmond
On 11/26/2012 09:16 PM, Mike Kerner wrote: Rootkits and bootloaders are a threat that cannot be addressed reasonably any other way. If you want to talk about lousy security on the inside, Windows cannot even hold a candle to the laughably-bad ICS's. Back in The Day I felt like I was the one who

Re: [OT] the evils (?) of secure boot.

2012-11-26 Thread Mike Kerner
all three iswelldiscouraged. > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Richmond >wrote: > > > >> http://distrowatch.com/weekly.**php?issue=20121126#qa< > http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20121126#qa> > >> > >> ___

Re: [OT] the evils (?) of secure boot.

2012-11-26 Thread Robert Sneidar
t; challenges are even higher. > > Trying to do all three iswelldiscouraged. > > > On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Richmond wrote: > >> http://distrowatch.com/weekly.**php?issue=20121126#qa<http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20121126#qa> >> >

Re: Locking a group for a visual effect

2012-11-26 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 11/26/12 11:20 AM, Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel wrote: I want to transition between cards but keep a group (background and menu called "MainMenuAndBackground" in place without experiencing the effect results. Is this possible? If the parts that should show with a visual effect are with

Re: [OT] the evils (?) of secure boot.

2012-11-26 Thread Mike Kerner
nking, the challenges are even higher. Trying to do all three iswelldiscouraged. On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Richmond wrote: > http://distrowatch.com/weekly.**php?issue=20121126#qa<http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=

[OT] the evils (?) of secure boot.

2012-11-26 Thread Richmond
http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20121126#qa ___ 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/mailman/listinfo/use

Re: Locking a group for a visual effect

2012-11-26 Thread Paul Hibbert
It is possible to hide other groups with visual effects, this works… hide group "groupControls1" with visual effect dissolve slow go cd 2 show group "groupControls2" with visual effect dissolve slow …Assuming you can group the rest of the controls separately. I just tried a quick test a

Re: Locking a group for a visual effect

2012-11-26 Thread Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel
This would be for mobile devices SKIP On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Robert Sneidar wrote: > I don't think you can within the same app. You *could* make a standalone > as a system window which will float above other apps, launch it with > Applescript and show it just before you transitio

Re: Locking a group for a visual effect

2012-11-26 Thread Robert Sneidar
I don't think you can within the same app. You *could* make a standalone as a system window which will float above other apps, launch it with Applescript and show it just before you transition, then hide or quit it after the transition. It's an ugly hack, but it is how I do animated dialogs or p

Locking a group for a visual effect

2012-11-26 Thread Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel
I want to transition between cards but keep a group (background and menu called "MainMenuAndBackground" in place without experiencing the effect results. Is this possible? SKIP ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit th

Re: iOS compile problems

2012-11-26 Thread Guglielmo Braguglia
Hi George, you have to download also the old XCode 4.4.1 (you can find in the download area), save with another name (e.g. Xcode_4.4.1.app) and you have to add also this one to LiveCode 5.5.3 (LiveCode -> Preferences -> Mobile Support ... you can add many Xcode to support many versions). Thi

RE: iOS compile problems

2012-11-26 Thread John Dixon
Try with xCode 4.5... as 4.6 is not final yet... In the release notes for LC 5.5.3, xCode 4.5 is the recommended version. 5.5.3 & 4.5.2 is working for me... > Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 01:58:35 -0800 > From: gwendalw...@cox.net > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Subject: iOS compile problems >

iOS compile problems

2012-11-26 Thread gwendalwood
I just upgraded my Mac Mini to Mountain Lion. I am using LiveCode 5.5.3. I downloaded and installed Xcode 4.6 I can run my app in the 6.0 simulator, but the app won't compile. It keeps saying that I need to have SDK 5.1 installed. The Xcode specs for 4.6 says that all of that is included with Xc

iOS compile problems

2012-11-26 Thread gwendalwood
I just upgraded my Mac Mini to Mountain Lion. I am using LiveCode 5.5.3. I downloaded and installed Xcode 4.6 I can run my app in the 6.0 simulator, but the app won't compile. It keeps saying that I need to have SDK 5.1 installed. The Xcode specs for 4.6 says that all of that is included with Xc