closeStackRequest not working?

2014-04-14 Thread FlexibleLearning.com
An unterminated lockMesages is also needed to avoid another Save in the closeStack message... on closeStackRequest lock messages save this stack put millisecs() pass closeStackRequest end closeStackRequest Hugh Senior FLCo -- Original message The IDE has a default check to determine i

Re: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Bill Vlahos
Bob, It works correctly for me. Mac OS X 10.9.2. Bill Vlahos _ InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) is about keeping your important life information with you, accessible, and secure. lcTaskList: (http://www.infowallet.com/lctasklist/index.htm) RunRev lcTaskList Forum: (http://

TemplateStacks or SubStacks, Which is better?

2014-04-14 Thread Cal Horner
There comes a time in the use of LiveCode when you run across the concept of a template stack or a substack as a entry/data display form. The questions that you might be faced with are: Which one should you use? Which is the most efficient as a form(date entry) etc.? How much memory does each typ

Re: 500 ms to set a thumbpos??

2014-04-14 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 6:31 PM, Kay C Lan wrote: > Are you using the QuickRes workaround to manually set your Screen > Resolution to speed up 6.6.x as posted by Neil Roger? > I missed that announcement; this was the first I'd head of it! -- Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8462 ___

Re: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Mark Smith
Just tried Devin's recipe. Got the same result. Running OSX 10.7.5 Mark -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/6-6-1-no-bueno-tp4678265p4678292.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___

Re: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Kay C Lan
NOT seeing this problem MBP 15" Retina, OS X 10.9.2, LC 6.6.1GM I've successfully been using QuickRes, as posted by Neil Roger, to speed up 6.6.x on Retina displays and used the reciepe both with and without QuickResand did not see the problem. Dr. Hawkins recently posted that he was seeing LC 6

Re: 500 ms to set a thumbpos??

2014-04-14 Thread Kay C Lan
On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 1:59 AM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > The thumbpos was different for a new stack; the combobox was about the same > (over 400ms on the new stack.) > Are you using the QuickRes workaround to manually set your Screen Resolution to speed up 6.6.x as posted by Neil Roger? http://tec

Re: use-livecode Digest, Vol 127, Issue 25

2014-04-14 Thread bernd . gottwald
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Re: closeStackRequest not working?

2014-04-14 Thread Scott Rossi
Hi Bob: The IDE has a default check to determine if a stack needs to be saved before closing it (I believe someone way back mentioned something about a "dirty" flag). Attempting to close unsaved stacks will almost always prompt a save dialog. When trying the following in 6.6.1 Mac/Win, both work

Re: closeStackRequest not working?

2014-04-14 Thread Peter Haworth
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Nada. I now have: > > on closeStackRequest >put "closeStackRequest Received!" >save this stack >pass closeStackRequest > end closeStackRequest > > in the card script. Nothing gets put into the message box. > > Bob > I tried this in

Re: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Richmond
On 14/04/14 22:15, Richmond wrote: On 14/04/14 21:36, Richmond wrote: On 14/04/14 21:26, Devin Asay wrote: Hmmm. For me it's even broader than what Bob initially described. 1. Launch LC 6.6.1 and create a new main stack. 2. Before creating anything else, drag *any* of the four menu-style bu

Re: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Bob Sneidar
If you follow the instructions but do not get the properties of the combo box, save the stack, quit and relaunch, open the stack, edit the properties of some other object, THEN you can get the properties of the combo box, but you will see that they are all hosed. Bob On Apr 14, 2014, at 11:3

Re: Debugging modal stacks

2014-04-14 Thread Bob Sneidar
Won’t work in certain situations. I was at one point using it to open a stack and suspend execution in the previous stack, picking up when I exited from the modal one. This would apply to custom modal dialogs for instance. Non-modal continues executing the script that called it. Bob On Apr 1

Re: Debugging modal stacks

2014-04-14 Thread Bob Sneidar
I believe this is why Jerry Daniels created Remo. There are times when the step debugger falls short. When I was using it, it worked quite well, but I am so addicted to seeing everything happen as it happens that I prefer the step debugger. I asked before but am unsure, is Remo still viable?

Re: closeStackRequest not working?

2014-04-14 Thread Bob Sneidar
Nada. I now have: on closeStackRequest put "closeStackRequest Received!" save this stack pass closeStackRequest end closeStackRequest in the card script. Nothing gets put into the message box. Bob On Apr 14, 2014, at 13:03 , J. Landman Gay mailto:jac...@hyperactivesw.com>> wrote: On

Re: closeStackRequest not working?

2014-04-14 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/14/14, 1:45 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: So then the only time a closeStackRequest gets sent is if the user clicks the Close control in the window title bar. Right? Wrong, apparently. I have this in the card script: on closeStackRequest breakpoint save this stack pass closeStackReques

RE: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Ralph DiMola
Same problem here on Windows. Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -Original Message- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Richmond Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 3:16 PM To: How to use LiveCode Subject:

Re: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Richmond
On 14/04/14 21:36, Richmond wrote: On 14/04/14 21:26, Devin Asay wrote: Hmmm. For me it's even broader than what Bob initially described. 1. Launch LC 6.6.1 and create a new main stack. 2. Before creating anything else, drag *any* of the four menu-style button types onto the card--option, pu

closeStackRequest not working?

2014-04-14 Thread Bob Sneidar
I read in the dictionary that closeStackRequest is sent to the current card when the user initiates a close stack. There is a note which says that closing the stack from a script will not trigger the message, and because of this, using command-w or selecting File->Close will not trigger the mess

Re: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Richmond
On 14/04/14 21:26, Devin Asay wrote: Hmmm. For me it's even broader than what Bob initially described. 1. Launch LC 6.6.1 and create a new main stack. 2. Before creating anything else, drag *any* of the four menu-style button types onto the card--option, pulldown, combo box, or popup. 3. Dou

Re: outputTextEncoding on on-rev

2014-04-14 Thread jbv
David, Yes, that's right... I should have thought of that... Now I need to modify a large number of lines of codes in my apps and rename all of my scripts to keep up to date with the latest engine version... Just curious : what is on-rev policy for updating the engine ? Is it updated automatically

RE: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread John Dixon
I'm seeing this too, like Bob. in LC 6.6 & 6.6.1 > From: bobsnei...@iotecdigital.com > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Subject: Re: 6.6.1 no bueno > Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:29:40 + > > Further Update: > > After returning to my app and getting the properties of the combo box button > I

Re: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Bob Sneidar
Further Update: After returning to my app and getting the properties of the combo box button I had previously added, I discovered that it was corrupted. I could not edit most of the properties. I deleted it, and then after getting the properties of another object first, then adding a new combo

Re: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Devin Asay
On Apr 14, 2014, at 12:11 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Devin- > > Monday, April 14, 2014, 9:40:37 AM, you wrote: > >> Confirmed here on Mtn Lion 10.8.5 and LC 6.6.1. Mac-only bug, maybe? > > I should have mentioned that I was trying this on linux. But I just > did it on OSX as well, and still don

Re: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Mark Wieder
Devin- Monday, April 14, 2014, 9:40:37 AM, you wrote: > Confirmed here on Mtn Lion 10.8.5 and LC 6.6.1. Mac-only bug, maybe? I should have mentioned that I was trying this on linux. But I just did it on OSX as well, and still don't see a problem. -- -Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com This com

Re: Debugging modal stacks

2014-04-14 Thread Peter Haworth
Hi Phil, Tried that and it looks like it doesn't work any more. It simply hid the stack! Pete lcSQL Software Home of lcStackBrowser and SQLiteAdmin On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 10:40 PM, Phil Da

Re: 500 ms to set a thumbpos??

2014-04-14 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 1:29 AM, Kay C Lan wrote: > LC 6.6.x is known to have a speed issue with Retina displays, but that > doesn't appear to be the issue here. It was indeed a Retina Macbook Pro. > > If you are seeing a difference in speed between your stack and a brand new > stack then ther

Re: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Devin Asay
On Apr 14, 2014, at 9:57 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Hi all. > > Release 6.6.1 is no bueno. Try this: Launch 6.6.1. Open a new stack. Drag a > combo box into the stack. Double click the combo box to get properties. Do > you get the property inspector? I don’t. > > Now do the same thing, only

Re: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Mark Wieder
Bob- Sorry. Works fine for me. -- -Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com This communication may be unlawfully collected and stored by the National Security Agency (NSA) in secret. The parties to this email do not consent to the retrieving or storing of this communication and any related metadata

Re: Integer part of divide

2014-04-14 Thread Peter Haworth
Thanks Kay and Craig, either of those should do the trick. Pete lcSQL Software Home of lcStackBrowser and SQLiteAdmin On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 8:15 PM, wrote: > Trunc. > > > And I ain't tal

Re: 6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Bob Sneidar
UPDATE: This is a problem with 6.6.0 as well. 6.5.2 does NOT exhibit this problem. Bob On Apr 14, 2014, at 08:57 , Bob Sneidar wrote: > Hi all. > > Release 6.6.1 is no bueno. Try this: Launch 6.6.1. Open a new stack. Drag a > combo box into the stack. Double click the combo box to get pro

6.6.1 no bueno

2014-04-14 Thread Bob Sneidar
Hi all. Release 6.6.1 is no bueno. Try this: Launch 6.6.1. Open a new stack. Drag a combo box into the stack. Double click the combo box to get properties. Do you get the property inspector? I don’t. Now do the same thing, only this time, drag a regular push button into the new stack and dou

Re: outputTextEncoding on on-rev

2014-04-14 Thread dwilliams
Hello JBV, I believe this is due to the use of .irev scripts as opposed to .lc, .irev makes use of the legacy irev engine. Regards, -David Quoting j...@souslelogo.com: Hi again, Stupid me : I just used "the version" and it returned 3.5.0 How come on-rev installs such an old engine o

Re: outputTextEncoding on on-rev

2014-04-14 Thread jbv
Hi again, Stupid me : I just used "the version" and it returned 3.5.0 How come on-rev installs such an old engine on their servers ? All the best jbv > Hi list, > > I need to use > set the outputTextEncoding to "windows-1252" > on a server script (on-rev) but it generates an error, alth

outputTextEncoding on on-rev

2014-04-14 Thread jbv
Hi list, I need to use set the outputTextEncoding to "windows-1252" on a server script (on-rev) but it generates an error, although that property is listed in the LC 6.5 dictionnary which mentions that it was introduced in version 4.6.3 ... More generally, does anyone have any information abou

Re: use-livecode Digest, Vol 127, Issue 24

2014-04-14 Thread bernd . gottwald
Bis zum 22.4.2014 bin ich nicht verfügbar. Ich werde meine Emails nicht lesen. In dringenden Fällen erreichen Sie mich über mein Mobiltelefon. I will be out of office until 22.4.2014. I won't read me emails. In urgent matter please call me on my mobile. ___

Re: 500 ms to set a thumbpos??

2014-04-14 Thread Kay C Lan
LC 6.6.x is known to have a speed issue with Retina displays, but that doesn't appear to be the issue here. I did a quick test, brand new Stack, a scrollbar, a combobox and a button with the following script: on mouseUp repeat 20 times put the millisec into tStart set the thumbpos o