Re: Split by row

2015-05-28 Thread dunbarx
Jacque. I think "split by row" is the same as "split by return" provided the rowDelimiter is a return. If that property is something else, I do not see how it is different than "split by primaryDelimiter". So maybe it is just a shortcut for a "standard" dataSet, where rows are delimited by r

Re: that odd text property that preserves formatting on copy (like sharedText)

2015-05-28 Thread dunbarx
The "htmlText"? Craig -Original Message- From: Dr. Hawkins To: How to use LiveCode Sent: Thu, May 28, 2015 6:59 pm Subject: Re: that odd text property that preserves formatting on copy (like sharedText) [*bump*] Anyone? I just can't remember the name of the property. On Wed, Ma

Re: IDE: find a string in a field

2015-05-28 Thread Mark Wieder
Richard Gaskin writes: > > Mark Wieder wrote: > > Richard Gaskin writes: > > > >> One man's "awkward" is another man's "context-aware". > > > > Yup. That's how we ended up with that damn ribbon. > > This is how we got the ribbon: >

Re: that odd text property that preserves formatting on copy (like sharedText)

2015-05-28 Thread Dr. Hawkins
[*bump*] Anyone? I just can't remember the name of the property. On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 9:28 AM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > hours into this, I remember fighting and solving it before . . > > As I copy groups from one stack to another, some of the fields lose their > custom properties and text forma

Re: IDE: find a string in a field

2015-05-28 Thread Richard Gaskin
Mark Wieder wrote: > Richard Gaskin writes: > >> One man's "awkward" is another man's "context-aware". > > Yup. That's how we ended up with that damn ribbon. This is how we got the ribbon: I read every post at Jens

Split by row

2015-05-28 Thread J. Landman Gay
How is "split by row" different from plain old "split"? -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Pleas

Re: IDE: find a string in a field

2015-05-28 Thread Mark Wieder
Richard Gaskin writes: > One man's "awkward" is another man's "context-aware". Yup. That's how we ended up with that damn ribbon. -- Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this u

Re: Livecode listener

2015-05-28 Thread Mike Bonner
Hey, the "put true into tSame" line needs to be above the "repeat for reach key tKey in tClipA" line. DOH. On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 8:12 PM, Mike Bonner wrote: > Skip, > > Here is a simple but working example of a clipboard listener. > To test I just placed the code in a button so that I could e

RE: IDE: find a string in a field

2015-05-28 Thread Ralph DiMola
On Windows if any other window except for the script editor is in focus then a ctrl F will bring up the other search window. This actually is a pain sometimes when testing an app. One must always click into the script editor before doing a code search. Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Informatio

Re: IDE: find a string in a field

2015-05-28 Thread Alex Tweedly
Thanks all. I would never have found this - I don't think I've closed the Script Editor since 2004 :-) -- Alex. On 28/05/2015 04:07, J. Landman Gay wrote: On 5/27/2015 8:28 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: On 05/27/2015 05:40 PM, Alex Tweedly wrote: I'm on Mac OSX. cmd-f does pop-up a dialog, and a

Re: IDE: find a string in a field

2015-05-28 Thread Richard Gaskin
Mark Wieder wrote: > Close the script editor first. > Then click cmd-f. It's a whole different find window. > Just embrace the awkward workflow. One man's "awkward" is another man's "context-aware". When looking at your stack, Cmd-F brings up a search UI relevant for your stack. And when looki

Re: How to open/show a modal stack at a defined position

2015-05-28 Thread Dave Kilroy
Hi Tiemo - I've never done it with a modal stack, but I regularly control how a stack/standalone 'presents' by using preopenstack (hide the stack, resize and/or reposition the stack, do any other code needed and then in the end show the stack) - "The difference between genius and stupidity i

How to open/show a modal stack at a defined position

2015-05-28 Thread Tiemo Hollmann TB
Hello, I have a modal stack, which I want to show at a calculated position. As far as I see, I can't change the loc or rect of a closed stack. So I always have to first modal the stack, set the loc and in a second step show the stack and closing first hide and then close it Another approach woul