Re: Grab Me Fails on snapshot Images of fields which are transparent (opaque false)

"grab me" works on any part of transparent fields .. even when clicking on the transparent part of the field… can you just use all fields? Mac 10.10.5 LC 7.1.1 be well, randy Randy Hengst www.classroomFocusedSoftware.com > On Feb 5, 2016, at 11:51 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: > > You're correct -

Re: Can't Get LC Server to fire

On 6/02/2016 3:38 am, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami wrote: the echo.lc file iin the cgi-bin is a bit different than the one in the public_html directory. it does not begin with “ Sorry, I missed that bit in your e-mail. This is all working on the other site… but I discovered even a bashscript.cgi

[BUG] Standalone Application Settings

OS X 10.9.5 LC 8.0 dp 14 Building a Windows app I get a message saying that the generic app icon isn't available and the path is this: LiveCode Indy 8.0 (dp 13).app/Contents/Tools/Runtime/Windows/x86-32/Support/Sample Icons/genericapp.ico Note the mention of dp 13. If I retrieve my copy of dp 13

Re: Grab Me Fails on snapshot Images of fields which are transparent (opaque false)

Maybe snapshot with a file type that doesn't have an alpha channel? On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 9:25 PM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami wrote: > > I have a puzzle widget that is made by importing a snapshot of a field > with words in it, then we make a copy of that images and repeatedly crop to > each w

Re: Grab Me Fails on snapshot Images of fields which are transparent (opaque false)

You're correct -- anywhere the image is 100% transparent will not respond to click/touch. Here are a couple of workarounds: 1) Export your tile images from a group that includes a graphic behind the field set to 1% opacity of the main color that appears where your tiles will be placed (white is f

Re: IDE stack names

Neat, thanks! On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 9:12 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: > In the message box, execute: put the openStacks > > You'll get a list of all currently open stacks, and you can use the > message box to set the location of the off-screen stack, like -- set > topLeft of stack "revNewScriptEditor

Grab Me Fails on snapshot Images of fields which are transparent (opaque false)

  I have a puzzle widget that is made by importing a snapshot of a field with words in it, then we make a copy of that images and repeatedly crop to each word. Now we have small image tiles.  Works great BUT Problem: The original field has a transparent background. which I am hoping to keep. A

Re: IDE stack names

In the message box, execute: put the openStacks You'll get a list of all currently open stacks, and you can use the message box to set the location of the off-screen stack, like -- set topLeft of stack "revNewScriptEditor 1" to 100,100 Alternatively, as a shameless plug, there's this: http://tact

IDE stack names

What are the names of the IDE stacks? I'm trying to get the script editor back onto the screen because sometimes it randomly decides it doesn't want to be on the screen. I tried stack "script editor" and stack "code editor" in the message bar but neither can be found. This isn't the first time I'v

Re: Visual Effect and Initial Commands "disappear" on card transition

  I solved the problem myself. There is a caveat with animationEngine… I don’t understand it completely but on aeMoveDone nextEvent end aeMoveDone will fire too soon or “cuts out” part of the actions of the subsequent commands being invoked on the card we go to, as well as the visual eff

Visual Effect and Initial Commands "disappear" on card transition

  For LC mystery forensics experts. I will attempt to send sweet dreams from Hawaii to anyone who can solve this problem. go stack url "http://dev.himalayanacademy.com/stacks/SivasHawaiiRevels/SivasHawaiiRevels.livecode” Disclaimer: if you are appalled by my architecture, its’ because I

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

At first, I've got to say I was thoroughly underwhelmed... but then discovered I hadn't updated at all. I normally always use the link provided to grab the download but for some reason this time I just used the 'Check for Updates' in the Help menu. I should have realised something was up when the

Re: Drag off palette

Thanks, Mark. Very nice! On Feb 5, 2016, at 5:19 PM, Mark Waddingham wrote: > Hi Peter, > > Have a look at the tools palette code - it creates a stack and puts a control > in it. Then it uses a repeat / wait loop to track the pointer and manage the > stack. > > Warmest regards, > > Mark. >

Re: LC8 Save command

On 02/05/2016 03:13 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: Would be nice if there was a "with current format" or something similar that would save the stack with the format it already has. Expanding on what Mark said, the IDE will do this if you have the preference set, but the save command invoked from a

Re: Drag off palette

Hi Peter, Have a look at the tools palette code - it creates a stack and puts a control in it. Then it uses a repeat / wait loop to track the pointer and manage the stack. Warmest regards, Mark. Sent from my iPhone > On 6 Feb 2016, at 01:01, Peter Bogdanoff wrote: > > Can anyone share the

Drag off palette

Can anyone share the technique to drag an item off a palette, like one does with LC’s tool palette? I see now that when you drag off a text entry field you see under the pointer a little field with a blinking cursor. What exactly is being dragged? Peter Bogdanoff ___

Re: IDE license expiring?

Thanks Richard. I sent in a support request. Peter On Feb 5, 2016, at 9:56 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Peter Bogdanoff wrote: > > > When I open the LC IDE I am getting a pop up message when the > > application opens, “Livecode License File Expiring 6.1.3 Your > > current license file is about

Re: LC8 Save command

That's correct - the stackfileversion is by default the most recent the engine understands. Saving stackfiles in a legacy version is an IDE semantic in the IDE save routines - it stores a custom property on the stack. On the other hand it is the engine which identifies whether a stackfiles is t

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 12:43 AM, RM wrote: > > I'm not a gambler either. But I do know one thing: > > Despite my periodic "snotty patches": LiveCode has always delivered when > it comes > to stable releases. If one wants to run at the front of the pack (i.e. > developing with > Developer previews

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 6:20 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Suit yourself. > > I regard testing new software my business relies on as part of the ongoing > cost of developing and maintaining my products. > > You know better than most that given the combinatorial explosion of > possible syntax and fea

LC8 Save command

If I'm reading the documentation correctly, saving a stack file without specifying the "with format" clause results in it being saved in the format specified in the stackFileVersion. If I open a stack file created with 6.x or 7.x in 8.0 and save it without changing the stackFileVersion and without

Re: calling Livecode from other languages

On 02/05/2016 01:01 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Another way is to set the visible of the stack to false. Another way > is to set the location of the stack to somewhere off screen. With all due respect to Mr. Wieder, I never use that option. One of the great things about running LC facelessly

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

There's no reason as far as I can see that a Linux native user can't VNC to a remote Mac for the portion of testing that requires a Mac. The same is true of a Windows native user. ~Roger On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Monte Goulding wrote: > > That may be easier said t

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

Monte Goulding wrote: > That may be easier said than done considering as far as I can tell > from following progress at the moment there's no IDE only team. > Instead there appears to be variable degrees of input between the > engine and the IDE from the whole team. While it's relatively easy to >

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

That may be easier said than done considering as far as I can tell from following progress at the moment there's no IDE only team. Instead there appears to be variable degrees of input between the engine and the IDE from the whole team. While it's relatively easy to do what you are suggesting fo

Re: calling Livecode from other languages

Dr. Hawkins wrote: > I've seen a couple of references to "script only stacks". > > Are these just pieces of code? Outside of a standalone, would they > be used as library stacks, or They were introduced in the v6.7 series (6.7.4?), allowing a plain text file that begins with a specific de

Re: IDE license expiring?

Peter Bogdanoff wrote: > When I open the LC IDE I am getting a pop up message when the > application opens, “Livecode License File Expiring 6.1.3 Your > current license file is about to expire. Please connect your > computer to the internet to fetch a new license file. 5 days > remaining” > > I a

Re: Timing Hide/Show - Lock/Unlock Screen - w Visual Effects.

Nandri! (Thank you) Yes, this works now, I may let the second action be user/triggered… but it works. put the uNarrationText[1] of this card into fld "narrationPanel" show fld "narrationPanel" with visual effect dissolve very fast wait 1 second lock screen for visual effect put empty i

Re: Make a Group Bereft of All Layout Properties

OK… I add my two cents on the bug report. Agreed, it *is* a bug and not an enhancement request. It gets worse if the “child” field is dynamically re-sized based on the text being applied. Locking the group size/location does not work. BR On February 5, 2016 at 9:01:39 AM, Devin Asay (devin_a.

Re: calling Livecode from other languages

Good to know, thanks Ali! Sent from my iPhone > On 5 Feb 2016, at 7:00 PM, Ali Lloyd wrote: > > When you deploy a script-only stack as a standalone it is re-saved as a > normal stack. Not doing so at the moment results in the standalone crashing > on startup. __

Re: calling Livecode from other languages

That all sounds right. Another method is to do everything in the startup handler then quit at the end. Startup happens before the window is created. Sent from my iPhone > On 6 Feb 2016, at 7:23 AM, Matt Maier wrote: > > Please correct me if any of the following is wrong. > > So in general we

Re: calling Livecode from other languages

On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 12:00 AM, Ali Lloyd wrote: > When you deploy a script-only stack as a standalone it is re-saved as a > normal stack. Not doing so at the moment results in the standalone crashing > on startup. > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 6:28 AM Monte Goulding wrote: > > > > > > On 5 Feb 20

Re: calling Livecode from other languages

Matt Maier wrote: > Please correct me if any of the following is wrong. > > So in general we can run a standalone executable from the command > line. It will fire up in whatever way it knows how. Normally that > means the GUI will appear and the program will read/write visually. > But if the code

Re: calling Livecode from other languages

On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 12:00 AM, Ali Lloyd wrote: > When you deploy a script-only stack as a standalone it is re-saved as a > normal stack. > I've seen a couple of references to "script only stacks". Are these just pieces of code? Outside of a standalone, would they be used as library stacks,

Re: calling Livecode from other languages

Please correct me if any of the following is wrong. So in general we can run a standalone executable from the command line. It will fire up in whatever way it knows how. Normally that means the GUI will appear and the program will read/write visually. But if the code knows to listen on STDIN and r

Re: Make a Group Bereft of All Layout Properties

> On Feb 5, 2016, at 10:33 AM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami > wrote: > > On February 5, 2016 at 6:52:26 AM, Richard Gaskin > (ambassa...@fourthworld.com) wrote: > If groups don't currently adjust to allow for changes in the graphic > effects of contained object

Re: Timing Hide/Show - Lock/Unlock Screen - w Visual Effects.

I believe you're missing: lock screen for visual effect Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media UX/UI Design > On Feb 5, 2016, at 10:00 AM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami > wrote: > > This animation business is all new and I’m missing some key knowledge base > here. > > Can any c

Re: Timing Hide/Show - Lock/Unlock Screen - w Visual Effects.

Hi. You want something like: show/hide the text of fld "yourField" dissolve? Might be a cool feature for the "feature request" pane in the forum, and see what people say. Or listen here. Otherwise, I like your idea of a "mask" graphic or image, which can use the above commands, and reset

Timing Hide/Show - Lock/Unlock Screen - w Visual Effects.

This animation business is all new and I’m missing some key knowledge base here. Can any clarify LC’ underlying algorithm for running something like this? Goal: to have “narration” text show in a field, smoothly disappear, then a second narration text appear in the field without abruptly just

Re: Can't Get LC Server to fire

livecode-community-server *is* in the /cgi-bin the echo.lc file iin the cgi-bin is a bit different than the one in the public_html directory. it does not begin with “mailto:char...@techstrategies.com.au>) wrote: inside the public_html folder you use the .htaccess method fo setting the actions

Re: Make a Group Bereft of All Layout Properties

On February 5, 2016 at 6:52:26 AM, Richard Gaskin (ambassa...@fourthworld.com) wrote: If groups don't currently adjust to allow for changes in the graphic effects of contained objects IMO this would be a bug worth submitting. yes, that is the problem Can anyon

Re: calling Livecode from other languages

On 02/04/2016 10:28 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: The way to get rid of the GUI is use the -ui command line option. Alternately, what I do is hide the stack in the startup handler. Or just move it to an offscreen location. That way you don't have to deal with any special command line options.

IDE license expiring?

Hi, When I open the LC IDE I am getting a pop up message when the application opens, “Livecode License File Expiring 6.1.3 Your current license file is about to expire. Please connect your computer to the internet to fetch a new license file. 5 days remaining” I am connected to the internet, y

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

Peter Haworth wrote: > I saw that this release includes "better desktop theming" for desktop > apps, but should all my stacks be displayed with a grey background on > OSX? I know I can override this but is that really the way native > apps look on OSX? I'm having a hard time finding one that doe

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

Really? On 5.02.2016 01:29, Ali Lloyd wrote: The error you posted was nothing to do with the dictionary. It was an error in the menubar, a stack which you have been making changes to. How have I been making changes to the menubar? Sorry; must be missing something here :-[ Richmond.

Re: Make a Group Bereft of All Layout Properties

Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami wrote: > Am I the only one who frequently wishes that groups could be made as > a kind of class or abstraction? By this I mean, I want to establish > a group that would, by default, > > take the rect of the card (dynamically if it were resized) > have no border or any

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

Roger Eller wrote: > Perhaps "apparent" was not the right word, and was mis-used in my > moment of frustration. Happens to all of us. You should see the many emails I don't send - sometimes we just need to vent. :) > However, I would still love to see the stats on platform-specific > (human

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

Well said that man! The other day I "stumbled" over a C++ book and thought * censored * [so many filthy words that my message would offend everybody]. I know why I'm with LiveCode. Richmond. On 5.02.2016 18:26, Ralph DiMola wrote: Ferreting out bugs in new LC versions a real time waster un

RE: Release 8.0 DP 14

Ferreting out bugs in new LC versions a real time waster until one considers.. 1) I did not have to learn Objective C for iOS. 2) I did not have to have to learn Java for Android. 3) I don't have to step thru strings old school to find characters/items/words/lines. 4) I can deploy to multiple desk

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

Richmond wrote: > I am absolutely sure that when LiveCode 8 comes to fruition it > will make all that has gone before look very inferior. A while > back I characterised LC 8 as where LiveCode really escapes its > HyperCard ancestry and becomes very much its own beast: the ape > comes down from th

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

On 5.02.2016 01:29, Ali Lloyd wrote: We are currently in a DP cycle, and I know it will come back to bite me if I say I think it is very stable, so forgive me for being cautious. Richmond, I may have missed it - did you answer my question? The error you posted was nothing to do with the dictio

Re: Make a Group Bereft of All Layout Properties

Ralph DiMola wrote: > This brings up an issue I just discovered yesterday. I resize several > controls in a group. The group auto resizes(lock lock true) to the > max x/y extents of all objects. It seems that there is a 4 pixel > margin right/top/right/bottom. The group is 8 Pixels taller and wid

RE: Make a Group Bereft of All Layout Properties

Team, This brings up an issue I just discovered yesterday. I resize several controls in a group. The group auto resizes(lock lock true) to the max x/y extents of all objects. It seems that there is a 4 pixel margin right/top/right/bottom. The group is 8 Pixels taller and wider that it needs to be.

Re: How to create a hyperlink within a text field?

On Feb 3, 2016, at 9:20 PM, Kay C Lan wrote: >> The second is to get the lineoffsets >> of the link text and scroll to the second occurrence of it. > > > With lineOffset you can guarantee that it will be the first line found by > determining how long your TOC is or on what line the 'body' of you

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

Perhaps "apparent" was not the right word, and was mis-used in my moment of frustration. However, I would still love to see the stats on platform-specific (human interaction) testing times at RR before a new version is announced. Sub-platforms would be interesting to see as well, such as Windows

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

On 05/02/2016 02:35, Roger Eller wrote: I installed it and launched it just before leaving work for the day. There wasn't time to file a report, but hey, apparently RunRev didn't care enough to even try it in Windows 7 64-bit. Therefore, I don't feel too bad about my share of effort in testin

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

On 5.02.2016 01:29, Ali Lloyd wrote: We are currently in a DP cycle, and I know it will come back to bite me if I say I think it is very stable, so forgive me for being cautious. Richmond, I may have missed it - did you answer my question? The error you posted was nothing to do with the dictio

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

On 5.02.2016 04:20, Richard Gaskin wrote: Dr. Hawkins wrote: > On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 4:14 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > >> "Developer Preview" is not "Stable", but the purpose of a DP is to >> allow everyone the opportunity to make sure "Stable" is stable. >> >> So start testing with v8 today.

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

On 5.02.2016 03:33, Dr. Hawkins wrote: On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 4:14 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: "Developer Preview" is not "Stable", but the purpose of a DP is to allow everyone the opportunity to make sure "Stable" is stable. So start testing with v8 today. LC is both broad and deep. Testin

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

On 5.02.2016 01:29, Ali Lloyd wrote: We are currently in a DP cycle, and I know it will come back to bite me if I say I think it is very stable, so forgive me for being cautious. Richmond, I may have missed it - did you answer my question? The error you posted was nothing to do with the dictio

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

Great stuff Ali! Sent from my iPhone > On 5 Feb 2016, at 6:51 PM, Ali Lloyd wrote: > > Funny you should say that, as I started working on that very thing > yesterday. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url t

Re: calling Livecode from other languages

When you deploy a script-only stack as a standalone it is re-saved as a normal stack. Not doing so at the moment results in the standalone crashing on startup. On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 6:28 AM Monte Goulding wrote: > > > On 5 Feb 2016, at 5:20 PM, Matt Maier wrote: > > > > So there isn't any spec