RE: Android custom fonts in web scroller native control...

2013-06-01 Thread Ralph DiMola
I agree, all paths should be relative. Try that. Also put an "answer the fontNames" at the app start up and see if all the fonts are there. Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -Original Message- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun.

Re: dealing with these *huge* pdf files generated

2013-06-01 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 8:55 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > Are these cards fixed, static cards in the stack or are the objects on them > generated dynamically? If they're fixed during development, you could use > the "replace" trick, where you generate pdf data with placeholders and store > it in th

Re: dealing with these *huge* pdf files generated

2013-06-01 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 6/1/13 8:46 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: But that's the problem: I don't want to *convert* things--my software generates rather elaborate output cards, with huge amounts of time having gone into placing fields, etc. on output cards. All I need to do is output to pdf, which LiveCode already do

Another bizarre Apple patent troll case, in which Runtime Revolution plays a bit part

2013-06-01 Thread Howard Bornstein
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/apple-betrayed-by-its-own-law-firm/ -- Regards, Howard Bornstein --- www.designeq.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubsc

Re: dealing with these *huge* pdf files generated

2013-06-01 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Alejandro Tejada wrote: > Have you tried to generate the PDF > using Quartam Library? > No; I don't even have the community edition installed. > > I am sure that Jan Schenkel will help you > to convert one of your documents in a PDF > > After you know how to con

Re: dealing with these *huge* pdf files generated

2013-06-01 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Have you tried to generate the PDF using Quartam Library? I am sure that Jan Schenkel will help you to convert one of your documents in a PDF. After you know how to convert the first, then the rest of documents will be easy. Did you contact him? Al -- View this message in context: http://r

Re: dealing with these *huge* pdf files generated

2013-06-01 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Alejandro Tejada wrote: > Could any of these options help to reduce PDF size? > > http://smallpdf.com/ > http://www.pdfcompressor.org/ > https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3048661?start=0&tstart=0 > > http://www.usfca.edu/uploadedFiles/Destinations/Offices_and_Se

Re: OT: Science fiction story in the form of a Twitter bug-report

2013-06-01 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Microwaves are mystical and mysterious... Did you know it? :D http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/053000sci-physics-light.html Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/OT-Science-fiction-story-in-the-form-of-a-Twitter-bug-report-tp4665622p4

Re: [OT] Devawriter pro 1.3.2

2013-06-01 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi Richmond, Richmond Mathewson-2 wrote > Version 1.3.2 of the Devawriter Pro Demo is now available at: > http://andregarzia.on-rev.com/richmond/dwriterpro.html > And, I would, again. urge you to considering helping with its > development: > http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/devawriter#share The

Re: Android custom fonts in web scroller native control...

2013-06-01 Thread Paul Maguire
Hi Ralph. I have a Media folder which contains all assets including fonts. This folder is included in standalone settings. It works under iOS - the Livecode UI displays fonts and native web scroller using CSS displays fonts. In Android, fonts appear in UI but not in scroller. I think this is t

Re: LC Users - in the Bristol, Southampton, Taunton triangle

2013-06-01 Thread John Paterson
Hi John, Peter & Dave, Yes. I am just east of Exeter in East Devon. John ___ 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/mail

RE: Android custom fonts in web scroller native control...

2013-06-01 Thread Ralph DiMola
I don't dynamically build pages but I do display pre-built pages on both iOS and Android using the EXACT same code. The only thing a can suggest is making sure the path in the font reference in the html(css) is correct. Are the fonts in the "copy file" pane(or some subfolder) in the Standalone sett

Re: Android custom fonts in web scroller native control...

2013-06-01 Thread Paul Maguire
Hi all. I'm the OP :-) been out if touch since I posted. Thanks to everyone for getting back. I'm using the technique of dynamically building and HTML page, writing it locally (into the cache folder) then loading it up in a scroller. All fine, except fonts don't load. Maybe writing the fonts

Re: dealing with these *huge* pdf files generated

2013-06-01 Thread Richmond
On 06/01/2013 10:58 PM, Alejandro Tejada wrote: Hi, Dr. Hawkins wrote But that doesn't seem to do it: "Nor can it be used to modify existing PDF documents or extract text from them." The issue here isn't *generating* a pdf, but that when I export a card to one, livecode is *horribly* ineffic

Re: dealing with these *huge* pdf files generated

2013-06-01 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi, Dr. Hawkins wrote > But that doesn't seem to do it: "Nor can it be used to modify > existing PDF documents or extract text from them." > > The issue here isn't *generating* a pdf, but that when I export a card > to one, livecode is *horribly* inefficient, making a file 10 times the > size i

Re: dealing with these *huge* pdf files generated

2013-06-01 Thread Warren Samples
On 05/31/2013 06:33 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: I am ending up with *huge* pdf files. I'm seeing Acrobat 10 pro mac reduce files by over 90%, and preview reduce them by about 80%. These insanely large files bog up the printer, and are bigger than the court allows. Is there some sane way to produce

bundling multiple database queries and getting a result

2013-06-01 Thread Dr. Hawkins
My initial forays haven't been successful. I want to pull unrelated things, likely from different tables, from the same database as part of a single inquiry something like begin transaction; SELECT a, b, c FROM firsttable; SELECT name,address FROM othertable WHERE ID=47; commit; The inquiries a

Re: Kickstarter Goals

2013-06-01 Thread Richmond
On 06/01/2013 09:34 PM, Richmond wrote: During the Kickstarter campaign it was easy to see the Kickstarter goals, and just now I really wanted to have a look at the mockup picture of the proposed new interface . . . . . . but how one finds that on the RunRev website escapes me . . . . . . as we

Kickstarter Goals

2013-06-01 Thread Richmond
During the Kickstarter campaign it was easy to see the Kickstarter goals, and just now I really wanted to have a look at the mockup picture of the proposed new interface . . . . . . but how one finds that on the RunRev website escapes me . . . . . . as well as all the other useful and informativ

Re: dealing with these *huge* pdf files generated

2013-06-01 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Alejandro Tejada wrote: > > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/ANN-Quartam-PDF-Library-1-1-5-Available-td4658335.html > But that doesn't seem to do it: "Nor can it be used to modify existing PDF documents or extract text from them." The issue here is

Re: dealing with these *huge* pdf files generated

2013-06-01 Thread Alejandro Tejada
If you were using LiveCode, then Jan Schenkel's Library will be the way to go: Quartam PDF Library http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/ANN-Quartam-PDF-Library-1-1-5-Available-td4658335.html -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/dealing-with-

[OT] Devawriter pro 1.3.2

2013-06-01 Thread Richmond
Version 1.3.2 of the Devawriter Pro Demo is now available at: http://andregarzia.on-rev.com/richmond/dwriterpro.html And, I would, again. urge you to considering helping with its development: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/devawriter#share Richm

Re: dealing with these *huge* pdf files generated

2013-06-01 Thread Richmond
On 06/01/2013 05:51 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 1:04 AM, Richmond wrote: 'hypercard' ??? is that some sort of retro psychological slip? A double-slip, at that--I went over from HyperCard to SuperCard with this program because HC couldn't have multiple stacks/views open at th

Re: Virtual Server Install

2013-06-01 Thread Richard Gaskin
Dr. Hawkins wrote: > I'm hosted on dreamhost. > > If they would offer postgres (now just mysql) and livecode, I > could stay there, rather than moving on . . . LiveCode Server can be installed on Dreamhost now, and aside from certain I/O routines I noted yesterday (to be fixed with the next re

Re: dealing with these *huge* pdf files generated

2013-06-01 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 1:04 AM, Richmond wrote: > 'hypercard' ??? > > is that some sort of retro psychological slip? A double-slip, at that--I went over from HyperCard to SuperCard with this program because HC couldn't have multiple stacks/views open at the time, and SC could. -- Dr. Richard E

Re: [ANN] Book "Programming LiveCode for the Real Beginner" sold out!

2013-06-01 Thread Colin Holgate
http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/LiveCode-Mobile-Development-Beginners-Guide/book-zUh3lvV3rUCKVR1rdiWrAw/page1.html ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription pre

Re: [ANN] Book "Programming LiveCode for the Real Beginner" sold out!

2013-06-01 Thread Peter Alcibiades
Is Kobo any good? Yes, the new slightly oversize one is the only e-ink e-reader to get. Unless you want to go to the really big ones like the DX, and there are one or two variants of that. The Kobo is fast, incredible definition, open standards, and the extra screen area makes all the differe

Re: Virtual Server Install

2013-06-01 Thread Pierre Sahores
Thanks for this great resume Richard! Add me to the petition, friends, if this way of hosting services LC-server evangelization is chosen ;-) Pierre Le 31 mai 2013 à 20:58, Richard Gaskin a écrit : > Mark Rauterkus wrote: > > > http://livecode.com/how-it-works/platforms-and-devices/server/ > >

Re: dealing with these *huge* pdf files generated

2013-06-01 Thread Richmond
On 06/01/2013 02:33 AM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: I am ending up with *huge* pdf files. I'm seeing Acrobat 10 pro mac reduce files by over 90%, and preview reduce them by about 80%. These insanely large files bog up the printer, and are bigger than the court allows. Is there some sane way to produce