Re: molassus IDE and revInternal_savePrefs

2016-11-25 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 11/25/16 6:11 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 2:50 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: I'm not seeing it. How long is the script? Does it happen on scripts with fewer lines? Not even 6k lines . . . :) I think that's long. See if it happens with a script only a couple/few hundred l

Re: JavaScript + LC HTML5 = LiveCode.js

2016-11-25 Thread Roger Eller
On Nov 25, 2016 11:03 AM, "Richard Gaskin" wrote: > > Roger Eller wrote: > > > Back when we had the RevWeb plugin, my browser based apps just worked. > > That's exactly where a standalone is every bit as valuable as Mark was suggesting... > > I can't say enough good things about LC's abili

Re: molassus IDE and revInternal_savePrefs

2016-11-25 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: > It is unlikely that this message is actually bogging down the system. > Indeed this message is a performance optimisation to avoid saving the > preferences file multiple times in quick succession. > I'm not thinking cause, but there is a c

Re: Icon does not appear in iOS on iPhone 6 +

2016-11-25 Thread Randy Hengst
I’m using LC 8.1 and Mac OS 10.11.6. I name my iPhone 6 plus icon: 4 iPhone 180x180 I do that because it is the 4th one down the list when linking in the Standalone Settings pane. I’ve not had trouble with the icon showing on a device or in the simulator. be well, randy Randy Hengst www.clas

Re: Icon does not appear in iOS on iPhone 6 +

2016-11-25 Thread Colin Holgate
I should know the answer to this, does LiveCode require the official Apple names? I thought it created all of the icons from one file. In any case, the icon for 6 plus should be icon...@3x.png > On Nov 25, 2016, at 3:57 PM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami > wrote: > > We have an app in developmen

Icon does not appear in iOS on iPhone 6 +

2016-11-25 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami
We have an app in development, Yesterday I prepared all the icons and splash screens. The standalone builder was happy with the size of everyone of them. I run a build and 1) the logo does not appear on my iPhone 6 Plus: even though we have a good png at 180 X 180 it is somehow not being app

Re: molassus IDE and revInternal_savePrefs

2016-11-25 Thread J. Landman Gay
I'm not seeing it. How long is the script? Does it happen on scripts with fewer lines? On 11/25/16 3:31 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: I'm not sure that I got the name right, but I'm frequently seeing the IDE go to molasses while debugging, and delays of the better part of a minute from apparently stop

Re: molassus IDE and revInternal_savePrefs

2016-11-25 Thread Monte Goulding
It is unlikely that this message is actually bogging down the system. Indeed this message is a performance optimisation to avoid saving the preferences file multiple times in quick succession. Cheers Monte Sent from my iPhone > On 26 Nov. 2016, at 8:31 am, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > > I'm not sur

molassus IDE and revInternal_savePrefs

2016-11-25 Thread Dr. Hawkins
I'm not sure that I got the name right, but I'm frequently seeing the IDE go to molasses while debugging, and delays of the better part of a minute from apparently stopping and actually settling on the breakpoint. It knows that the script is running. On a while, I clicked the mail logo in the mes

Re: JavaScript + LC HTML5 = LiveCode.js

2016-11-25 Thread Richard Gaskin
Matt Maier wrote: > On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 8:02 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: [a bunch of stuff too long to quote but available at: ] > Richard, > Thanks for that explanation. I've heard you mention this setup several > times

Re: Draw an adjustable Trapezoid in Livecode - How to change x, y of the 4 corner points of a rect

2016-11-25 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami
Bernd Thanks for the patience in clarifying all this. I think the dictionary could really use some kind of commenting system. What you are saying here is really important both for future docs as well as possible changes in the terms used in the IDE. But.. here it is buried deep in the lists.

Re: JavaScript + LC HTML5 = LiveCode.js

2016-11-25 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami
Actually I have two long running apps (15 years) working exactly has Richard describes. Indeed is has so many advantages. I love being on SKYPE with one of our volunteers who may have a small complaint about the UX or wants to added something to the back end database… I quicklyl fix it and just

Re: JavaScript + LC HTML5 = LiveCode.js

2016-11-25 Thread Matt Maier
Richard, Thanks for that explanation. I've heard you mention this setup several times before but this is the most detail I've seen you put in one place. Clarification question: do you cache the last stacks downloaded in case the user isn't connected to a network? On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 8:02 AM,

Re: JavaScript + LC HTML5 = LiveCode.js

2016-11-25 Thread Richard Gaskin
Roger Eller wrote: > I disagree that you might as well be running a desktop app. The > download of the helper would only be necessary once (like the old > RevWeb plugin). Back when we had the RevWeb plugin, my browser based > apps just worked. > Being in a position where localized automation is

Re: JavaScript + LC HTML5 = LiveCode.js

2016-11-25 Thread Peter TB Brett
On 25/11/2016 04:38, Todd Fabacher wrote: Mark, One question I had that was NOT answered is..Can a JavaScript function call a LiveCode function? I know this was added in the LC8 browser. Hi Todd, Mark and Kevin are on holiday today, but I'll try and address this for you. At the moment, JavaS

Re: Is there a mapping table for all rawKeyUp Codes?

2016-11-25 Thread Richmond
That's a nifty resource. I don't know what Tiemo means by "the real chars" as they are dependent on either one's keyboard driver or the language of one's operating system. I think what Tiemo needs (?) is something that when he enters a rawKey number it will tell him the key char . . . Somethi

Re: Draw an adjustable Trapezoid in Livecode - How to change x, y of the 4 corner points of a rect

2016-11-25 Thread BNig
Hi, a "regular polygon" is not a "polygon" which is confusing. a "polygon" is the type of graphic made of points whereas a "regular polygon" has no points and are IIRC drawn by the operating system, that is why they are smooth. Mark Wieder introduced the "effective points" of any of "rectangle,

Re: [ANN] Order Programming LiveCode for the Real Beginner now!

2016-11-25 Thread Peter Alcibiades
I bought the first edition and thought it absolutely excellent. The only section that could have been made more accessible was on arrays. People have a real conceptual difficulty with them, or some do, and its very hard to explain. There comes a moment when you realise that there is nothing real