Re: 2 lines on a button

2014-09-08 Thread Richmond
On 09/09/14 02:43, la...@significantplanet.org wrote: Never Mind! I was trying to do it in the property inspector and then I realized I can just say in the script: set the label of button myInstructions to "Show" & return & "Instructions" so simple, but in my defense, I'm still learning! Than

Re: 2 lines on a button?

2014-09-08 Thread Richmond
On 09/09/14 02:37, la...@significantplanet.org wrote: Hi All, I have a large button and I want the label to read either "Show Instructions" or "Hide Instructions" but I cannot figure out how to put the two words on two different lines in the label of the button. Is that possible to do? TIA La

Raspberry Pi Standalone

2014-09-08 Thread Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel
I just produced my first RPi standalone using the new Linux ARMv6-HF option found in 7.0 RC1. This is going to change everything. Fraser Gordon, you are brilliant! SKIP KIMPEL ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit thi

Re: 2 lines on a button

2014-09-08 Thread larry
Thanks Phil, In many cases that will be easier! ( and I checked; you can put as many \n as the space on the button will allow: First\nSecond\nThird, etc.) Larry - Original Message - From: "Phil Davis" To: "How to use LiveCode" Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 8:46 PM Subject: Re: 2

Re: Simple JSON call

2014-09-08 Thread Michael Doub
Skip, Here is my routines that interfaces to postmark. It sends JSON in a way ,similar to the way you describe. This uses libJSON that I found on the list. Let me know off line and I can send you a copy. Regards, Mike constant APIKEY = constant API_URL = "https://api.postmarkapp.co

Re: 2 lines on a button

2014-09-08 Thread Phil Davis
Larry, Another way to do it in the Property Inspector is type \n between the first and second lines of the label, like this: first line\nsecond line Regards - Phil On 9/8/14, 4:43 PM, la...@significantplanet.org wrote: Never Mind! I was trying to do it in the property inspector and then I

Simple JSON call

2014-09-08 Thread Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel
Hey LCer's I am need to make a "simple" JSON call using something as simple as this: put myCommand into URL myURL The function works properly but it should also be kicking back some results that I then need to parse. The question is, how do I get the results? I have tried numerous, standard m

Re: 2 lines on a button

2014-09-08 Thread stephen barncard
On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 4:43 PM, wrote: > so simple, but in my defense, I'm still learning! we all are. New stuff every version. Like Christmas every month. *--* *Stephen Barncard - San Francisco Ca. USA - Deeds Not Words* ___ use-livecode mailing lis

Re: 2 lines on a button

2014-09-08 Thread larry
ha ha (I only wish I could be fast all the time!) - Original Message - From: "Mark Wieder" To: "How to use LiveCode" Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 5:47 PM Subject: Re: 2 lines on a button larry- Dang! You're getting way too fast at this! I was thinking that would probably work,

Re: 2 lines on a button

2014-09-08 Thread Mark Wieder
larry- Dang! You're getting way too fast at this! I was thinking that would probably work, but I didn't even get a chance to test it before you answered your own question. -- -Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com This communication may be unlawfully collected and stored by the National Security A

Re: 2 lines on a button?

2014-09-08 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Larry, You can set the label of a button in the properties inspector or do this in the message box or a script: set the label of btn x to "Show" & cr & "Instructions" -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com

re: 2 lines on a button

2014-09-08 Thread larry
Never Mind! I was trying to do it in the property inspector and then I realized I can just say in the script: set the label of button myInstructions to "Show" & return & "Instructions" so simple, but in my defense, I'm still learning! Thanks, Larry __

2 lines on a button?

2014-09-08 Thread larry
Hi All, I have a large button and I want the label to read either "Show Instructions" or "Hide Instructions" but I cannot figure out how to put the two words on two different lines in the label of the button. Is that possible to do? TIA Larry ___ use-

mobileClearTouches

2014-09-08 Thread Chris Sheffield
Is anyone using mobileClearTouches in an app (iOS)? If so, are you noticing a strange delay before the next tap is registered? In my app, after calling mobileClearTouches, I’m seeing a delay of a couple seconds or so before a tap registers again. Is there any way to fix this? Thanks, Chris --

Re: Orientation Support Mobile

2014-09-08 Thread Devin Asay
On Sep 8, 2014, at 12:32 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > On 9/8/2014, 12:39 AM, Ralph DiMola wrote: >> 2. The resizestack message is sent before the card is rendered >> (orientationchanged message is sent after). > > I thought it was the other way around and the orientationChanged message > shoul

RE: Orientation Support Mobile

2014-09-08 Thread Ralph DiMola
I still haven't found out how to force a rotation like Netflix. 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 Mike Kerner Sent: Monday, September 08, 201

RE: Orientation Support Mobile

2014-09-08 Thread Ralph DiMola
I have a handler the returns the rect of the card and has an option of returning 1)the remain card area 2) original size but the top is off the screen (negative items 1 and 3) 3) ignore the keyboard altogether. Also an additional offset is implemented. See below. function getCardRect lo

Re: Calling Andre Garzia

2014-09-08 Thread Trevor DeVore
On Monday, September 8, 2014, Alex Tweedly wrote: > > >> Which Malta ? 2004 or 2006 ? > or both ? > in which case maybe it's not a 3-way tie :-) > There were 2 of them? I'm out of the running then :-) -- Trevor DeVore ___ use-livecode mailing list

RE: Orientation Support Mobile

2014-09-08 Thread Ralph DiMola
You are correct. What I meant was that the rect of the card is still the old rect when that message starts. That message should have a synonym of orientationAboutToChange. Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -Original Message- From: use-livec

Re: Calling Andre Garzia

2014-09-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 9/8/2014, 12:13 PM, Trevor DeVore wrote: On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: So at this point Kevin is now tied with Andre for record attendance at LiveCode conferences. :) It may be a 3-way tie. I think I've only missed Malta :-) I missed the first one too. Four-w

Re: Orientation Support Mobile

2014-09-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 9/8/2014, 12:39 AM, Ralph DiMola wrote: 2. The resizestack message is sent before the card is rendered (orientationchanged message is sent after). I thought it was the other way around and the orientationChanged message should really be called "orientationAboutToChange". -- Jacqueline La

Re: Orientation Support Mobile

2014-09-08 Thread Mike Kerner
Try this: 1) create a stack 2) set the dimensions to ipad (1024x768), just because 3) Set the background color to whatever you want 4) Toss a button on the top, left, right, and bottom, just so you can have a reference point 5) set standalone for your mobile platform (i did ios, and targeted ipad)

Re: icon sizes

2014-09-08 Thread larry
Yes, Thanks Charles Larry - Original Message - From: "Charles E Buchwald" To: "How to use LiveCode" Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 12:20 PM Subject: Re: icon sizes Hi Larry, Is this helpful? http://buchwald.ca/lc/Windows-Icons.png - Charles On 08 Sep 2014, at 12:43 PM, la...@sig

Re: icon sizes

2014-09-08 Thread Charles E Buchwald
Hi Larry, Is this helpful? http://buchwald.ca/lc/Windows-Icons.png - Charles On 08 Sep 2014, at 12:43 PM, la...@significantplanet.org wrote: > does anyone know the sizes needed to include an icon in a Windows build? > > thanks > > p.s. why does LC make this information so difficult to find? >

Re: Calling Andre Garzia

2014-09-08 Thread Alex Tweedly
On 08/09/2014 18:13, Trevor DeVore wrote: On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: So at this point Kevin is now tied with Andre for record attendance at LiveCode conferences. :) It may be a 3-way tie. I think I've only missed Malta :-) Which Malta ? 2004 or 2006 ? or both ?

Re: Orientation Support Mobile

2014-09-08 Thread Mike Kerner
Also, Ralph, to your original suggestion, I'm not looking to support orientation changing, initially, I'm looking to have some cards render one way and some the other way. When you have everything accept both orientations, you wind up with a situation where you also have to move controls to suppor

icon sizes

2014-09-08 Thread larry
does anyone know the sizes needed to include an icon in a Windows build? thanks p.s. why does LC make this information so difficult to find? ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and

Re: Orientation Support Mobile

2014-09-08 Thread Mike Kerner
Yes, I know I can see what the orientation is, but it's the forcing of some cards to render a certain way, no matter what that is causing a problem. On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Ralph DiMola wrote: > Mike, > When you are processing the resizestack message you can determine the > orientation u

Re: Calling Andre Garzia

2014-09-08 Thread Trevor DeVore
On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > > So at this point Kevin is now tied with Andre for record attendance at > LiveCode conferences. :) It may be a 3-way tie. I think I've only missed Malta :-) -- Trevor DeVore ScreenSteps www.screensteps.com-www.clarify-it.com __

RE: Orientation Support Mobile

2014-09-08 Thread Ralph DiMola
Mike, When you are processing the resizestack message you can determine the orientation using mobileOrientation(). Or better use my PorL() function(included in the simulcast materials) so you can test in the IDE and know what it will look like on the mobile device. Ralph DiMola IT Director Ever

Re: Calling Andre Garzia

2014-09-08 Thread Richard Gaskin
Andre Garzia wrote: > I miss you all and I wish I was there at the conference with you > folks! We sure missed you too - and it occurred to me that this conference represented a milestone of sorts for Kevin: The very first LC conference was organized by Dan Shafer and Chipp Walters at a B&B

Re: preOpenStack

2014-09-08 Thread Robert Brenstein
On 07.09.2014 at 17:18 Uhr -0500 J. Landman Gay apparently wrote: It seemed non-intuitive to me too that you could put a preOpenStack handler in a card, because the card wasn't open yet. That was wrong-thinking. I asked Mark Waddingham about it some years ago and he said that the entire stack

Re: Calling Andre Garzia

2014-09-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
We missed you too. We're a great group full of interesting people, but it just wasn't the same without you. On September 8, 2014 9:12:57 AM CDT, Andre Garzia wrote: >Hi Simon, > >Thanks a lot! Both Richard and Matthias forwarded the thread to me. >I've >already replied. > >Damn, the guy sent m

Re: Making data plots

2014-09-08 Thread Earthednet-wp
Folks, Thanks for all the good ideas. For line plots, I do create a line and set the points of the line to the values I want. For plots with discrete symbols (there may be many thousands), I draw directly into an image using a derivative of code I got from Colin's simple draw program. This works

Re: Calling Andre Garzia

2014-09-08 Thread Andre Garzia
Hi Simon, Thanks a lot! Both Richard and Matthias forwarded the thread to me. I've already replied. Damn, the guy sent me a single email that goes to spam and all hell breaks lose. And the worse thing, the problem was not even with my library but with the fact the he is trying to write to read-on

Re: Orientation Support Mobile

2014-09-08 Thread Mike Kerner
Thanks, Ralph, now I have something else to try, today! On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 1:39 AM, Ralph DiMola wrote: > Mobile Orientation change cookbook: > 1. Device is flipped. > 2. The resizestack message is sent before the card is rendered > (orientationchanged message is sent after). > 2. In the res

Re: Making data plots

2014-09-08 Thread Beat Cornaz
Hi William, If you have a line plot, I would use one single line and set the points of the line to the desired data points. If you have multiple elements, the following might help. I use it to make grids, but I think the principle can be used for charts as well. You'll create a template objec

AW: go stack on windows behaves strange

2014-09-08 Thread Tiemo Hollmann TB
I did some more tests. Though this strange "hang" occurs only randomly, it only occurs in a 6.6.2 standalone. With a 6.5.2 standalone of the same stack, I couldn't reproduce this behavior. Also not with 6.6.2 when creating a clean test stack with going to a second stack from a splash stack. So ther

Re: Making data plots

2014-09-08 Thread FlexibleLearning.com
Or use ChartMaker... www.flexibleLearning.com/chartmaker Hugh Senior FLCo William Prothero wrote: > Folks: > I?ve been working on an app that plots various kinds of data. For some of the > data, where I need a line plot, I create lines, boxes, labels, etc, and after they > are displayed, I t