[ANN] mergMarkdown 1.0.0

2013-04-24 Thread Monte Goulding
Hi LiveCoders Today I'm announcing the release of a desktop/server external to translate markdown to XHTML. The external uses the sundown library and supports quite a number of non-standard markdown extensions (like tables). The external is MIT licensed. Source is available at http://github.com

Re: Introduction, and invitation to the LibrePlanet LiveCode users group

2013-04-24 Thread Björnke von Gierke
Yeah, I probably need to dust off my old IRC test stack and make it usable if things continue like this :( On 25.04.2013, at 00:04, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Thanks for putting those together. Yes, there are other resources, but > personally I see no harm in having one more, and I don't recall

Re: Introduction, and invitation to the LibrePlanet LiveCode users group

2013-04-24 Thread Richard Gaskin
Fabian Rodriguez wrote: In my work as a free open source software consultant I make it a requirement to be able to freely share the documentation I write for my customers (ie. under a free license). The LibrePlanet wiki allows that and makes any contribution assigned as a copyright to the FSF. T

Re: Introduction, and invitation to the LibrePlanet LiveCode users group

2013-04-24 Thread Mark Wieder
Björnke von Gierke writes: > So I guess there's four, and a web forum with RSS links at livecodejournal, and a Google+ group, a Google tech group... several wikis have fallen by the wayside due to lack of interest... you did mention chatrev, which is a long-standing chat channel... probably more

Re: Introduction, and invitation to the LibrePlanet LiveCode users group

2013-04-24 Thread Björnke von Gierke
Thanks for explaining. Come by ChatRev some of these days ;-) As for the lists, there's the two run by RunRev: Discuss anything LiveCode: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode Used to be paywalled, mostly for beta releases, dunnow about the future: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman

Re: Introduction, and invitation to the LibrePlanet LiveCode users group

2013-04-24 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-04-24 16:08, Björnke von Gierke wrote: > I don't really understand the purpose of that wiki entry? Do you > want to start a kind of portal page, or a link list? > Thanks for asking. Yes, the purpose is to have independent information setup an

Re: Introduction, and invitation to the LibrePlanet LiveCode users group

2013-04-24 Thread Björnke von Gierke
I don't really understand the purpose of that wiki entry? Do you want to start a kind of portal page, or a link list? For example it says "an email list is being set up", but there's 3 LC related mailing lists already? It confuses me :( On 24.04.2013, at 21:11, Fabian Rodriguez wrote: > -

Re: Anyone else having issues with the LiveCode Forum?

2013-04-24 Thread Richmond
On 04/24/2013 10:41 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: Fabian Rodriguez writes: Next time you can't get to them also try: http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ Yes, but the issue isn't whether the site is up, it's that it's S-L-O-W. Seems to be working again now, though. Maybe a problem with an ISP,

Re: Anyone else having issues with the LiveCode Forum?

2013-04-24 Thread Richmond
On 04/24/2013 10:38 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: Richmond writes: that "thing" word is semantically empty as well. "thing" is by design semantically empty. It's an agnostic placeholder, as in definition 2 here: And maybe "issues" in the way people

Re: Anyone else having issues with the LiveCode Forum?

2013-04-24 Thread Mark Wieder
Fabian Rodriguez writes: > Next time you can't get to them also try: > http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ Yes, but the issue isn't whether the site is up, it's that it's S-L-O-W. Seems to be working again now, though. -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net

Re: Anyone else having issues with the LiveCode Forum?

2013-04-24 Thread Mark Wieder
Richmond writes: > that "thing" word is semantically empty as well. "thing" is by design semantically empty. It's an agnostic placeholder, as in definition 2 here: -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___

Introduction, and invitation to the LibrePlanet LiveCode users group

2013-04-24 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I've followed this list for a few months now, since I've been involved with a customer setting up their development team to use LiveCode on Debian workstations. Since we needed to start working on documentation and I already work with other colle

Re: Anyone else having issues with the LiveCode Forum?

2013-04-24 Thread Richmond
On 04/24/2013 09:13 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: Richmond writes: I have a problem with the word "issues" Haven't been keeping up with your metalcore lately, have you? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issues_%28band%29 Metal Core is not my "thing' . . . and, hey, wow, like, kinda, y'know that "th

Re: Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field?

2013-04-24 Thread Shawn Blc
@Devin, way easier than I thought it was going to be. Thank you very much! On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Shawn Blc wrote: > I'll give that a shot. Thanks! > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Devin Asay wrote: > >> >> On Apr 24, 2013, at 11:09 AM, Shawn Blc wrote: >> >> > Craig, >> > >>

Re: Question: Scrollable area with multiple choice questions using radio buttons

2013-04-24 Thread Shawn Blc
That's exactly what I was talking about, perhaps not making myself clear enough though. Thank you. On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Devin Asay wrote: > > On Apr 24, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Shawn Blc wrote: > > > Devin, so using text fields isn't an option huh? I'll check out DGs. > > Sure, using t

Re: Anyone else having issues with the LiveCode Forum?

2013-04-24 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-04-24 12:48, Shawn Blc wrote: > Anyone else having issues loading the LiveCode forums? Next time you can't get to them also try: http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ Cheers, F. - -- Fabián Rodríguez http://fsf.magicfab.ca -BEGIN PG

Re: LiveCode 6.0.1 test release available

2013-04-24 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-04-23 14:56, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 4:54 AM, Heather Laine > wrote: >> Bug reports should be submitted via the Quality Center: > > I just submitted three--on the activation screen alone! > These are the bug reports if

Re: Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field?

2013-04-24 Thread Shawn Blc
I'll give that a shot. Thanks! On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Devin Asay wrote: > > On Apr 24, 2013, at 11:09 AM, Shawn Blc wrote: > > > Craig, > > > > My questions are in a text input field, words are average size words. > This > > still has me confused. I can stretch the text input field

Re: Question: Scrollable area with multiple choice questions using radio buttons

2013-04-24 Thread Shawn Blc
Thanks Devin and Craig. I'm new to coding, have had a commercial license of LC since June 2012, and plopped down a couple of fist fulls during KS. Just the day job, which has absolutely nothing to do with coding, tends to get in the way ... 110 hours a week, 7 days at a time. I'm finally gettin

Re: Anyone else having issues with the LiveCode Forum?

2013-04-24 Thread Mark Wieder
Richmond writes: > I have a problem with the word "issues" Haven't been keeping up with your metalcore lately, have you? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issues_%28band%29 -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecode mailing list use-liv

Re: Missing controls in standalone

2013-04-24 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/24/13 12:24 PM, Michael Doub wrote: I am not using any images at all. All of the control are groups of graphic objects or metacard compatiable icons. The MC icons are images stored in the RR library stack, and if they were not imported into the source stack then they would be missing. T

Re: Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field?

2013-04-24 Thread Devin Asay
On Apr 24, 2013, at 11:09 AM, Shawn Blc wrote: > Craig, > > My questions are in a text input field, words are average size words. This > still has me confused. I can stretch the text input field to fit the > question, but it's a pain, because I'm also calling these questions on the > last page

Re: Question: Scrollable area with multiple choice questions using radio buttons

2013-04-24 Thread dunbarx
Devin is suggesting dataGrid forms because I think he assumed that you want the buttons to move lockstep with the scroll. You can assign a radio button to each line in that object, and the scrolling is managed internally. A packaged solution. You could certainly manage a group of radio button

Re: Question: Scrollable area with multiple choice questions using radio buttons

2013-04-24 Thread Devin Asay
On Apr 24, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Shawn Blc wrote: > Devin, so using text fields isn't an option huh? I'll check out DGs. Sure, using text fields is always an option. It might require a little setup and scripting. Data Grids are actually groups composed of many objects and scripting that takes ca

Re: Anyone else having issues with the LiveCode Forum?

2013-04-24 Thread Richmond
On 04/24/2013 08:30 PM, Shawn Blc wrote: The damn page doesn't load up, or loads up a quarter of the page and freezes. ;) lol Not over here in "darkest" Bulgaria; everything going smoothly. LC Forums loading smoothly, several pages at once (FireFox 21, UbuntuStudio 13.04, DELL Optiplex 74

Re: Anyone else having issues with the LiveCode Forum?

2013-04-24 Thread Shawn Blc
By the way, just checked the forum again. It seems like somebody got it straightened out or lightened the load. Probably a lovely Apache issue running at 100%. On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Richmond wrote: > On 04/24/2013 07:48 PM, Shawn Blc wrote: > >> Anyone else having issues loading

Re: Anyone else having issues with the LiveCode Forum?

2013-04-24 Thread Shawn Blc
The damn page doesn't load up, or loads up a quarter of the page and freezes. ;) lol On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Richmond wrote: > On 04/24/2013 07:48 PM, Shawn Blc wrote: > >> Anyone else having issues loading the LiveCode forums? >> __**_ >>

Re: Splash screen localization

2013-04-24 Thread Sergio Schvarstein
Thanks for all the answers. In my case it is impossible to make one different app per language. I will certainly look for the approach of not having localizable elements in the splash screen and I will better show these elements in the first card, as a transition from a "neutral" splash screen.

Re: Question: Scrollable area with multiple choice questions using radio buttons

2013-04-24 Thread Shawn Blc
Devin, so using text fields isn't an option huh? I'll check out DGs. On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Devin Asay wrote: > > On Apr 24, 2013, at 10:51 AM, Shawn Blc wrote: > > > How do I go about using a scrolling able with several questions and using > > radio buttons for the answers? > > > >

Re: Anyone else having issues with the LiveCode Forum?

2013-04-24 Thread Richmond
On 04/24/2013 07:48 PM, Shawn Blc wrote: Anyone else having issues loading the LiveCode forums? ___ I have a problem with the word "issues" which is the lefty, politically correct way of saying something without saying anything at all; almost seman

Re: Missing controls in standalone

2013-04-24 Thread Michael Doub
I am not using any images at all. All of the control are groups of graphic objects or metacard compatiable icons. -= Mike On Apr 23, 2013, at 6:04 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > On 4/23/13 10:13 AM, Michael Doub wrote: >> Because it is in an executable it is hard for me to tell. You can >> se

Re: Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field?

2013-04-24 Thread Shawn Blc
In gQ1 is my question, same for gQ2, etc... on the page where I'm checking the answers I'm putting those questions into field "fldQD1" etc. On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Shawn Blc wrote: > Craig, > > My questions are in a text input field, words are average size words. > This still has m

Re: Question: Scrollable area with multiple choice questions using radio buttons

2013-04-24 Thread Devin Asay
On Apr 24, 2013, at 10:51 AM, Shawn Blc wrote: > How do I go about using a scrolling able with several questions and using > radio buttons for the answers? > > With some help I can fill up a card, but since I have several more > questions instead of using separate cards I'd like to use a scrolla

Re: Anyone else having issues with the LiveCode Forum?

2013-04-24 Thread Randy Hengst
They are loading slowly. On Apr 24, 2013, at 11:48 AM, Shawn Blc wrote: > Anyone else having issues loading the LiveCode forums? > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and mana

Re: Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field?

2013-04-24 Thread Shawn Blc
Craig, My questions are in a text input field, words are average size words. This still has me confused. I can stretch the text input field to fit the question, but it's a pain, because I'm also calling these questions on the last page (where I'm checking the answers). It'd be helpful if the fi

Re: Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field?

2013-04-24 Thread Devin Asay
On Apr 24, 2013, at 4:07 AM, Shawn Blc wrote: > Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field? > > For example: > put gQ1 into field "fldQD1" wrap text -- is what I want to do. > > > I see the don't wrap text in the property inspector, but it's not wrapping > my text when unchecked. Shawn

Question: Scrollable area with multiple choice questions using radio buttons

2013-04-24 Thread Shawn Blc
How do I go about using a scrolling able with several questions and using radio buttons for the answers? With some help I can fill up a card, but since I have several more questions instead of using separate cards I'd like to use a scrollable area. Any input will help this newbie greatly. Thanks

Re: [Android] the files command

2013-04-24 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/24/13 12:54 AM, Nicolas Cueto wrote: Hello. I want to create an Android stack that will allow renaming the filenames of images in a directory, which directory is not necessarily part of (sandboxed with?) my Android stack itself, and which directory may or may not be the Android default dire

Anyone else having issues with the LiveCode Forum?

2013-04-24 Thread Shawn Blc
Anyone else having issues loading the LiveCode forums? ___ 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-live

Re: Splash screen localization

2013-04-24 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/24/13 1:12 AM, Mark Wilcox wrote: If you're building a native iOS app the splash screen can be localised just like any other image and the system will pick the right one to display for you whilst it's loading your app. Sounds like a small feature request for LiveCode. I'll see how tricky it

Re: Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field?

2013-04-24 Thread dunbarx
Shawn, Does your contain long words that do not have spaces? There is an anomaly in the way LC wraps text. In a single line, if there is not at least one space before you reach the right edge, text will trail off the right side forever. There is a workaround for this, if you verify that is

Re: Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field?

2013-04-24 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/24/13 5:48 AM, Shawn Blc wrote: Something that seems so simple is so damn complicated. I'll mess with it for another 4 hours and see if I can get it. I'll make sure I post my success. Surely, I'm not the only one that has ever wanted to do this and do it easily. It's pretty easy actual

Re: This list - are digests OK?

2013-04-24 Thread tbodine
When I was new to this list, some kind person guided me to nabble.com. It's great! Read and post to the list without all the email overhead. http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com -- Tom Bodine -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/This-list-a

Re: Splash screen localization

2013-04-24 Thread Mark Wilcox
Colin Holgate wrote: >> Did it end up being a single app store submission, or two? Just one submission, only available in UK and France with localizations for each. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: Splash screen localization

2013-04-24 Thread Colin Holgate
Did it end up being a single app store submission, or two? l On Apr 24, 2013, at 8:40 AM, Mark Wilcox wrote: > > >The case I worked with made perfect sense - it was only in two languages and > >it was actually one company that had completely different branding and > >colour scheme in the diffe

Re: Splash screen localization

2013-04-24 Thread Mark Wilcox
Colin Holgate wrote: >> Although you can set different splash screens for different languages in >> Xcode, that need not mean that an app published with English as its language >> will have the other language screens inside of it. Yes, using the "default.png" launch image as a splash screen

Re: Splash screen localization

2013-04-24 Thread Colin Holgate
Although you can set different splash screens for different languages in Xcode, that need not mean that an app published with English as its language will have the other language screens inside of it. This article by Apple: http://goo.gl/oGj6U shows how their approach is to not have text in th

Re: Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field?

2013-04-24 Thread Shawn Blc
Something that seems so simple is so damn complicated. I'll mess with it for another 4 hours and see if I can get it. I'll make sure I post my success. Surely, I'm not the only one that has ever wanted to do this and do it easily. Thanks Richmond. On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 5:30 AM, Richmond wr

Re: Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field?

2013-04-24 Thread Richmond
On 04/24/2013 01:07 PM, Shawn Blc wrote: Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field? For example: put gQ1 into field "fldQD1" wrap text -- is what I want to do. I see the don't wrap text in the property inspector, but it's not wrapping my text when unchecked. ___

Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field?

2013-04-24 Thread Shawn Blc
Is there a way to wrap text in a text entry field? For example: put gQ1 into field "fldQD1" wrap text -- is what I want to do. I see the don't wrap text in the property inspector, but it's not wrapping my text when unchecked. ___ use-livecode mailing l

Re: command line arguments - windows - $#

2013-04-24 Thread Matthias Rebbe
I will answer my question myself. ;) value("$"&i) does return the content of the variable. Matthias Am 24.04.2013 um 01:56 schrieb Matthias Rebbe : > Hi, > > maybe it´s just to late here and i just need some sleep. > > But for whatever reason i am having problems with the $ command line arg