Re: LiveCode and Rails

Jacque- Friday, April 12, 2013, 11:37:47 PM, you wrote: > I need to pass data to and from a Rails app. I'd rather not deal with > XML or JSON if I don't have to. Are there any simpler solutions? A Rails app is a web frontend to a database. Do you have access to the underlying database? If so, th

LiveCode and Rails

I need to pass data to and from a Rails app. I'd rather not deal with XML or JSON if I don't have to. Are there any simpler solutions? -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com _

Re: Is it just me, again?

On 13/04/2013, at 9:53 AM, "Cal Horner" wrote: I can't quite put my finger on it, but it seems something is askew. Think about it like this. You've written a big commercial software program and are selling it successfully. It brings in money. You've protected your intellectual property by p

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Colin- Friday, April 12, 2013, 6:41:59 PM, you wrote: > Please do comment on the right tools to do C++ coding on Linux, > and contributing to the community version of LiveCode. May I direct your attention to: http://forums.runrev.com/viewforum.php?f=66 I'm currently using gcc 4.7.2 on my 64-bit

Re: Is it just me, again?

On 13/04/2013, at 9:53 AM, "Cal Horner" wrote: > So, help me get this hypothesis correct then: > > "I can use anything that is developed in LC OSS within my commercial LC > environment. But if there is a password protection on something I have been > using for awhile, and wish to continue to us

Re: Intersect Opaque Pixels Broken?

Bummer!! On Apr 12, 2013, at 7:51 PM, Mike Bonner wrote: > By golly, yep its broke. > > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Roger Guay wrote: > >> Ah but, create a non-opaque oval "ring", and a smaller opaque oval, "Dot" >> and place the latter inside of the first >> >> the intersect(Grc "R

Re: Intersect Opaque Pixels Broken?

Looks like its just doing the regular old bounds check. Intersecting rects = true. Welp, with some other things going on, can't really move to community yet. *sigh* On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 8:51 PM, Mike Bonner wrote: > By golly, yep its broke. > > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Roger Guay

Re: Intersect Opaque Pixels Broken?

By golly, yep its broke. On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Roger Guay wrote: > Ah but, create a non-opaque oval "ring", and a smaller opaque oval, "Dot" > and place the latter inside of the first > > the intersect(Grc "Ring", Grc "Dot", "opaque pixels") > > Should return false! > > > On Apr 12,

Re: Intersect Opaque Pixels Broken?

Ah but, create a non-opaque oval "ring", and a smaller opaque oval, "Dot" and place the latter inside of the first the intersect(Grc "Ring", Grc "Dot", "opaque pixels") Should return false! On Apr 12, 2013, at 6:59 PM, Mike Bonner wrote: > Seems to work for me. > > Tested with 2 buttons, th

Re: Intersect Opaque Pixels Broken?

Seems to work for me. Tested with 2 buttons, the following script in 1 of them: *on* mouseDown *grab* me *end* mouseDown *on* mouseMove *put* intersect(button 1,button 2, "opaque pixels") *end* mouseMove Moving the dragable button to the second button places true into the msg box.

Intersect Opaque Pixels Broken?

It appears that the intersect function for "opaque pixels" is broken in LiveCode Community. Can anyone confirm? Thanks, Roger ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your sub

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Please do comment on the right tools to do C++ coding on Linux, and contributing to the community version of LiveCode. On Apr 12, 2013, at 9:06 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Yeah, I just got home and I'm trigger-happy with the responses. ___ use-livecode

Re: Is it just me, again?

In my case, the plugin would never be part of a derivative work. It's only of any use within the Livecode IDE and creates nothing that would become part of an application of any sort. To clarify, it's a replacement for the IDE Application Browser. Having said all that, I have no idea what that d

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Colin- Friday, April 12, 2013, 5:33:06 PM, you wrote: > You so need to read previous messages! That was the very first thing I tried. Yeah, I just got home and I'm trigger-happy with the responses. -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-li

Re: Is it just me, again?

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Cal Horner wrote: > "I can use anything that is developed in LC OSS within my commercial LC > environment. But if there is a password protection on something I have been > using for awhile, and wish to continue to use, that plug-in can't be used in > a LC OSS devel

Re: compositorType/Layermode

Thanks Scott, that helped a lot. The dictionary only mentions compositorType in the entry for layermode, seems like a reference to acceleratedRendering would be more appropiate. Pete lcSQL Software On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: > Make sure you have

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

You so need to read previous messages! That was the very first thing I tried. On Apr 12, 2013, at 8:06 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: >> How do you launch applications on Linux? > > You need to set the executable bit. > Right-click on it > Go to Properties > Select the Permissions tab > Check "Execute

Re: Is it just me, again?

Hi Cal, That's correct and it's because the terms of the Community Edition GPL license require that source code is available to all users. As a result, RunRev had no choice but to remove the ability to run password protected stacks. As a supplier of a couple of plugins that have password protecte

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Colin Holgate writes: > How do you launch applications on Linux? You need to set the executable bit. Right-click on it Go to Properties Select the Permissions tab Check "Execute": Allow executing file as program Close Double-click -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___

【CustomTool】Japanese Comments

Hi, This stack is a Japanese comments palette. go stack url "http://kenjikojima.com/livecode/download/jpComments.livecode"; Download file: http://kenjikojima.com/livecode/download/jpComments.livecode.zip If you think it is useful, please put it into a plugin folder. Best regards, -- Kenji Koj

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Warren Samples writes: > Colin it seems you have installed 64 bit Linux but LiveCode needs 32 > bit. You can install the ia32 bit libs or a pure 32 bit version of your > distro. OTOH, 64-bit linux mint comes with the 32-bit libraries already installed by default, so nothing more than setting t

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

On 4/12/13 6:17 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: On 13/04/2013, at 7:58 AM, "J. Landman Gay" wrote: Oh that again. Mark Wieder is working on compiling for 64 bit on Linux. Looks like he's working on the IDE engine but I imagine if he gets that then server will come quickly... I noticed that and

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Richmond writes: > Changing the installer's suffix to .exe is daft as it is NOT a Window's > executable but a Linux one, > and if you have WINE installed all sorts of merry things may then ensue. Yes, this is not a good idea even if it works, and there's no reason for it to do anything useful.

Re: Is it just me, again?

So, help me get this hypothesis correct then: "I can use anything that is developed in LC OSS within my commercial LC environment. But if there is a password protection on something I have been using for awhile, and wish to continue to use, that plug-in can't be used in a LC OSS development enviro

Re: compositorType/Layermode

Make sure you have acceleratedRendering enabled. Also (unless RunRev updated things) graphic effects such as drop shadows and glows can cause movement to bog down. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX/UI Design On 4/12/13 4:03 PM, "Peter Haworth" wrote: >I have a stack

Re: Is it just me, again?

RunRev could even use the notification/link as a inducement to buy a commercial license. Pete lcSQL Software On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 3:48 PM, stephen barncard < stephenrevoluti...@barncard.com> wrote: > I think a notice of some kind would be appropriate, with a link to >

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

On 13/04/2013, at 7:58 AM, "J. Landman Gay" wrote: > Oh that again. Mark Wieder is working on compiling for 64 bit on Linux. Looks like he's working on the IDE engine but I imagine if he gets that then server will come quickly... Cheers -- Monte Goulding M E R Goulding - software developm

compositorType/Layermode

I have a stack with a number of buttons and groups that get moved around by script. In an effort to improve performance, I set the layerMode of the buttons/groups to dynamic. The performance actually seems to be worse, a lot worse, I'm talking 1-20 times slower, with a layermode of dynamic. I've

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Colin Holgate wrote: Thanks. I'm not sure why I thought I was getting a 64 bit version. It automatically gave me the one I thought I wanted. I found these instructions somewhere: sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ia32-libs That fixed things, LiveCode in

Re: Is it just me, again?

I think a notice of some kind would be appropriate, with a link to headquarters. On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: > OK, now I see what you mean. Don't know how feasible it would be but maybe > plugins loaded at startup wouldn't give a message, only those that are > loaded

Re: Aborting substack opening from within preOpenStack?

Sorry, I read through the OP too quickly! For Richard's case splitting the check between preOpenStack and openStack should work, this is what I tested… == subStack script == local sCondition on preOpenStack put the hilite of btn "badCondition" of stack "stack_1" into sCondition -- Just the

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

On 4/12/13 3:02 PM, Peter Alcibiades wrote: Colin, just a wild idea, try installing ia32-libs. Oh that again. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ use

Re: Is it just me, again?

OK, now I see what you mean. Don't know how feasible it would be but maybe plugins loaded at startup wouldn't give a message, only those that are loaded from the plugins menu. I'm probably going to submit an enhancement request for this and a separate on to provide a way to tell which edition of

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

A 64-bit version was listed in the kickstarter stretch goals. Maybe that was in the back of your mind when you downloaded it. ~Roger On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: > Thanks. I'm not sure why I thought I was getting a 64 bit version. It > automatically gave me the one I

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Thanks. I'm not sure why I thought I was getting a 64 bit version. It automatically gave me the one I thought I wanted. I found these instructions somewhere: sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ia32-libs That fixed things, LiveCode installed from the downlo

Re: Is it just me, again?

On 13/04/2013, at 6:13 AM, Richmond wrote: > Well, unless the plugin were set to > dynamically load as Livecode started up. Yep -- Monte Goulding M E R Goulding - software development services mergExt - There's an external for that! ___ use-liv

Re: Is it just me, again?

On 04/12/2013 11:06 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: Well there's one extensions folder and two apps using it. Probably wont happen to me but any commercial user with a password protected plugin that wants to use community too will get very frustrated by multiple warnings every time they run communit

Re: Retrieving gif data from a RESTful map server

I felt good about this one, but no luck, Mark Not that you can test it without the API key, but here's a look at the fairly simple code I used (note the long wrapped merge line): on mouseUp set the text of img "traffic" to empty set the paintcompression to "PNG" put GetAPIKey() into tKe

Re: Is it just me, again?

Well there's one extensions folder and two apps using it. Probably wont happen to me but any commercial user with a password protected plugin that wants to use community too will get very frustrated by multiple warnings every time they run community. -- M E R Goulding Software development servi

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Colin, just a wild idea, try installing ia32-libs. Peter -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/setting-up-Linux-for-LiveCode-and-other-dev-questions-tp4663254p4663287.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___

Re: Aborting substack opening from within preOpenStack?

You can't quit just from a substack (the whole app quits), so if you just want a substack to close without the whole app closing, I think the trick is to make sure it isn't running first: I am having lots of problems with this too, and despite advice from Jacque Gay I have not really cracked it.

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Yes, I think that is what I did too. Copy it someplace convenient, make it executable, and then run it. Colin, as far as contribution I'm a rank amateur in programming, have no idea what to use to contribute in Linux. Would quite like to know. Don't know why your installer should not run. Doe

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

On 04/12/2013 02:41 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: I had already set the permissions to be read write for everyone, moved it out of the downloads folder, and set the executable box. None of those helped. Here's one clue, if I do this: ldd LiveCodeCommunityInstaller-6_0_0-Linux.x86 I get: not a dyn

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

I had already set the permissions to be read write for everyone, moved it out of the downloads folder, and set the executable box. None of those helped. Here's one clue, if I do this: ldd LiveCodeCommunityInstaller-6_0_0-Linux.x86 I get: not a dynamic executable If I then try: readelf -l Liv

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

On 04/12/2013 09:16 PM, Roger Eller wrote: Which Linux? In Ubuntu, I always move it out of the downloads folder, then right-click it, go to permissions, and make it executable. Then double-click and install. UbuntuStudio 13.04 ~Roger On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Colin Holgate wrote:

Re: Aborting substack opening from within preOpenStack?

Richard, Try changing "close this stack" to "Quit" - it worked for me! Paul On 2013-04-12, at 9:29 AM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > When some of my substacks are called to open, I need to check that > conditions are ready. > > so > > if badCondition then > answer "You can't do this yet because blah

Re: Is it just me, again?

Monte's point. Seems like anytime a stack doesn't open there should be a notification of some sort. You get an error if you try to open a file that is not a stack file so seems reasonable you should get one in these circumstances whether ti's a plugin or not Pete lcSQL Software

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Which Linux? In Ubuntu, I always move it out of the downloads folder, then right-click it, go to permissions, and make it executable. Then double-click and install. ~Roger On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: > I renamed the LiveCode installer to be .exe instead of .x86, and

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

On 04/12/2013 08:56 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: I renamed the LiveCode installer to be .exe instead of .x86, and then when I double clicked on it it revealed a set of files and folders. One of those is an installer folder, but that only contains a png. Still looking for help on how to run the ins

Re: Is it just me, again?

On 04/12/2013 08:53 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: Not sure I follow the reasoning behind that? The reasoning behind having a "Sorry, cannot open this as it is password protected, if it is that mission-critical to you consider forking out for the commercial version of Livecode. notice, or Monte's p

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

I renamed the LiveCode installer to be .exe instead of .x86, and then when I double clicked on it it revealed a set of files and folders. One of those is an installer folder, but that only contains a png. Still looking for help on how to run the installer on Linux! _

Re: Is it just me, again?

Not sure I follow the reasoning behind that? Pete lcSQL Software On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 11:11 PM, Monte Goulding < mo...@sweattechnologies.com> wrote: > > On 12/04/2013, at 3:40 PM, Richmond wrote: > > > MOD #1 to LC COM: modal warning that a stack cannot be opened becau

Re: sending a utf8 query to MySQL from LiveCode stack

Tim, I don't know the answers, but here are some thoughts based on my experience with unicode text in SQL db's. On Apr 12, 2013, at 8:55 AM, Tim Selander wrote: > Starting to work with LC with a MySQL database on my on-rev.com account. Got > the database, user, table etc. made and imported a

Re: Open Livecode Login

If my students have to register at a store, very few of them will download LiveCode at home. These are middle-school students, some of whom don't even have email accounts yet. I'm hoping for a completely free and open version that my students can install on their computers as easily as they

Something in button Default Column getting called for sofagrid between preopen and open of stack

My substack has a preopenstack and an openstack routine. After preopen is complete, but before open begins, I get errors about setting the text properties. Button Default column gets opened, usually with a line highlighted--but the execution point isn't there. And now I notice, at line 16, on R

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

I have been licensed for both programs, and have had spells where I used Fusion. A while ago though Parallels overtook Fusion again, in particular to do with hardware 3D, and so Parallels is better for the time being. On Apr 12, 2013, at 12:13 PM, Richmond wrote: > > >I use VMware and love i

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

The download and install of Ubuntu went really well. I downloaded the community edition of LiveCode, a file named LiveCodeCommunityInstaller-6_0_0-Linux.x86. That wanted me to select the application to use for opening it. I went into its properties and checked the box that said "allow to execute

Aborting substack opening from within preOpenStack?

When some of my substacks are called to open, I need to check that conditions are ready. so if badCondition then answer "You can't do this yet because blah blah blah!" close this stack end if But this doesn't seem to stop openStack from getting called; I thought it did. How do I cause the enti

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

On 04/12/2013 04:22 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: I already have Windows 8 running under Parallels, and it works extremely well. I did try Virtual Box a while ago, but had some issues with it. It would just be similar to add a new VM to Parallels. I use VMware and love it. Richmond. On Apr 12

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Hi Peter, Thanks for the suggestions. In the end though I'm downloading Ubuntu. Not so much because it's the one I've heard people rave about the most, but because there's huge "download Ubuntu" button inside Parallels! I figure that's going to be easier than going with another variety. Do you

Re: Community version download

On Apr 11, 2013, at 11:11 PM, Kay C Lan wrote: > … plug-in vendors which will now need to update > their web pages to indicate whether their tools are LC Community compatible This will be an issue for me, and in fact it jogs my elbow about one particular plugin that I use constantly: Chipp Walte

Re: Open Livecode Login

Hi, I tried this by logging in to my trial 5.5.4 account. The option to download the community version is there. The option of the 5.5.4 trial is there. The option to create an activation file is there but the drop down only lists 5.5.4 NOT 6.0.0. All the best Terry On 11 Apr 2013, at 22:3

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Colin Holgate-2 wrote > Which Linux would be best for LiveCode, and for building LiveCode? I don't think it makes any difference to LiveCode which you choose. I run Debian and Fluxbox now, but have also used LC under Gnome. Also under xfce4 on my laptop. The only desktop I had problems with wa

Re: Is it just me, again?

On 4/12/13 2:21 AM, Cal Horner wrote: So, does this mean I can no longer use "Plug-ins" that I have paid good money for in LC unless I shell out $500 for the commercial product? Or keep using LC 5.5.4.. Correct, unless the plug-in developer also releases a GPL version of the plug-in. Many will

A small programming challenge

http://gcanyon.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/brute-force-insanity/ I posted my answer, so don't scroll down if you want to try yourself. There were some interesting aspects to the code. gc ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please vi

Re: Is it just me, again?

There's something worth adding to this. It is not necessary for, say, a tools plugin in the IDE to go dual licensed. Because stack protection is only in the commercial version you'd have to have no protection on stacks for community edition users (and thus it's probably not worth having any on y

sending a utf8 query to MySQL from LiveCode stack

Starting to work with LC with a MySQL database on my on-rev.com account. Got the database, user, table etc. made and imported all my data using phpMyAdmin and can use the database with phpMyAdmin. For testing purposes, I made some of the column names Japanese and some English. (Ideally, I woul

Re: [Ticket#2013041110012283] Community version download

Thank you Matthias good to know bad to know :( SKIP On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Matthias Rebbe < matthias_livecode_150...@m-r-d.de> wrote: > Hi Skip, > at http://web.archive.org/web/20120906024713/http://www.runrev.com/store/? > > you find an archived version of the store dated

Re: Is it just me, again?

Hi Cal, > What does this do for the plug-in market? Seems like another example of > shooting your own foot. How many creators will think about quitting LC > because of a dumb restriction like this? Well, it is in the nature of the GPL license that you can not keep code closed. Otherwise it would

revBrowser, lc community

There is a thread on the forum ( http://forums.runrev.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=14692&p=72610#p72610 ) that seems to indicate revbrowser is broken on windows in LC Community. Has anyone here managed to get it to work, (or had no problems?) or have any suggestions? Stacks that work in commercial fa

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

I already have Windows 8 running under Parallels, and it works extremely well. I did try Virtual Box a while ago, but had some issues with it. It would just be similar to add a new VM to Parallels. On Apr 12, 2013, at 9:19 AM, Pierre Sahores wrote: > > >About the VM part of your question, i

Re: setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Colin, About the VM part of your question, i use Virtual Box (FOSS version) and prefers it to Parallels i used before. About the Linux part of your question, Richard may give you a more actualized response than i my do ;-) Best, Le 12 avr. 2013 à 15:02, Colin Holgate a écrit : > Are any of yo

setting up Linux for LiveCode and other dev questions

Are any of you running Linux under Parallels? I need to write about the process of pull the source code and building LiveCode, for Mac and Windows anyway, and I may as well show what's involved in Linux. Which Linux would be best for LiveCode, and for building LiveCode? Which development softwa

Re: [Ticket#2013041110012283] Community version download

Hi Skip, at http://web.archive.org/web/20120906024713/http://www.runrev.com/store/? you find an archived version of the store dated 2012-09-06 In the grid in the middle of the page you can see that Livecode Gold did not include any updates. Regards, Matthias Am 12.04.2013 um 14:26 schrieb Ski

Re: [Ticket#2013041110012283] Re: Fwd: Community version download

I contacted support and they said it was a known bug. Additionally, they my license was not valid for a free upgrade. I purchased the Gold package back in July and could have swore it included one year of upgrades. I normally wouldn't question anybody but RunRev has gone through so many revision

Re: Is it just me, again?

you don't have to keep upgrading if the current version meets your needs On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Monte Goulding < mo...@sweattechnologies.com> wrote: > > On 12/04/2013, at 5:21 PM, Cal Horner wrote: > > > So, does this mean I can no longer use "Plug-ins" that I have paid good > >

Re: Open Livecode Login

On 12/04/2013, at 4:44 PM, JB wrote: > Maybe they should give it away from the store. That brings their > other Livecode products to the attention of those who did not > know about the store and forces people to register with the stpre > making any future purchases easier. I think Richmond's po

Re: Is it just me, again?

On 12/04/2013, at 5:21 PM, Cal Horner wrote: > So, does this mean I can no longer use "Plug-ins" that I have paid good > money for in LC unless I shell out $500 for the commercial product? Or keep > using LC 5.5.4.. > > What does this do for the plug-in market? Seems like another example of > sh

Re: Best Practice: Login Session on iOS

Thanks for all replies. I'll go with my login algorithm and convince my customer that their own licensing system is not suitable. Best, ~ Ender Nafi ~… together, we're smarter …~ ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please vis

Re: Is it just me, again?

So, does this mean I can no longer use "Plug-ins" that I have paid good money for in LC unless I shell out $500 for the commercial product? Or keep using LC 5.5.4.. What does this do for the plug-in market? Seems like another example of shooting your own foot. How many creators will think about qu