Re: V9.5 may still have issues

2019-07-31 Thread Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode
Matthias Rebbe free tools for Livecoders: InstaMaker WinSignMaker Mac > Am 01.08.2019 um 08:39 schrieb Terry Judd via use-livecode > mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>>: > > Can't say I've been experiencing too many cra

Re: V9.5 may still have issues

2019-07-31 Thread Terry Judd via use-livecode
Can't say I've been experiencing too many crashes (I'm currently using 9.0.4 and 9.5.0 dp1) but the problem where the breakpoint dots (and line numbers) don't keep up with or align with the appropriate script line seems to be a very common occurrence in 9.5 (haven't tried the 'stable' version of

Re: V9.5 may still have issues

2019-07-31 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 7/31/19 4:10 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: I regularly crash to desktop about once every hour or two. Only once an hour? ;) Yeah, something is off. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com

Re: Launching a cli server as background process in OSX

2019-07-31 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 7/31/19 6:04 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: What works in Terminal generally works in LC's shell function. But not always. It's not a login shell, so the environment variables may well be different. David - did you brew-install hugo? If so then my guess is that you need to pr

Re: ANSWER: OSX High Sierra and Mojave Double Titlebars or Menubars?

2019-07-31 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
My client's copy doesn't save the position and size of the script editor. Every time she opens it, it appears in the default configuration. Might be related. On 7/31/19 11:47 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: This is probably why when I save the location of a stack before closing it, th

Re: Launching a cli server as background process in OSX

2019-07-31 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
What works in Terminal generally works in LC's shell function. Does this work as expected in Terminal but not in LC's shell?: hugo server & Maybe a bug report for that. Does this work?: open process "hugo server" for neither -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Software Design and

Re: Launching a cli server as background process in OSX

2019-07-31 Thread Dar Scott Consulting via use-livecode
Random thoughts, all untested, most goofy, some incoherent: telnet or ssh shell() open a customized terminal app window group that has a script do as applescript enhance/repair open process launch service at startup, but tweak parameters elsehow Use a tool to turn a shell script into an app a

Re: V9.5 may still have issues

2019-07-31 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Ya' think? ;) -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web ambassa...@fourthworld.comhttp://www.FourthWorld.com ___

Re: Play command not working?

2019-07-31 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
NVM I just bought simple converter and converted it to a wav file, then imported it. Works fine. Bob S > On Jul 31, 2019, at 16:04 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > Looks like only uncompressed aiff sounds are supported. Doesn't it seem odd > that Livecode cannot play sounds nat

Re: Play command not working?

2019-07-31 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Looks like only uncompressed aiff sounds are supported. Doesn't it seem odd that Livecode cannot play sounds native to the Mac OS?? Bob S > On Jul 31, 2019, at 16:00 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > When I play sounds from the MacOS /system/library/sounds/ folder all I get is > n

Play command not working?

2019-07-31 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
When I play sounds from the MacOS /system/library/sounds/ folder all I get is noiss. They are aiff files. ?? Bob S ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: Launching a cli server as background process in OSX

2019-07-31 Thread David Bovill via use-livecode
Thanks Francois - but this is not the issue as the shell function works in that the server is launched via: *put shell ("hugo server")* The issue is that as the shell command runs until you forcibly exit - the Livecode handler freezes and no other scripts or user actions can run - so I want to r

Re: Launching a cli server as background process in OSX

2019-07-31 Thread David Bovill via use-livecode
Hi Matthias - no open process does not work for OSX unix processes: *Note:* On OS X systems, you can use the open process command to start up an application, but not a Unix process. To work with a Unix process, use the shell func instead. These are all the things I've tried: - *put shell ("

Re: V9.5 may still have issues

2019-07-31 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
I crash to desktop within 30 minutes , without too many line changes - probably 25 lines and about 5 debugger breakpoints each time windows 9.5 rc2 I don't think they would have fixed that in a couple of days. I still have a problem Houston Lagi On Wed, 31 Jul 2019 at 22:11, Bob Sneidar v

Re: Buttons and DragDrop

2019-07-31 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Klaus, thanks for that. Fields do not require setting the dragAction, and that is what I have been using, so I kept getting the grey stop icon (circle with diagonal line). Your solution works great! I also have a feature called Landing Pad, where I drop something like a complete name and addre

Re: V9.5 may still have issues

2019-07-31 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
The speeding fan is because I am downloading LC9.5 Stable so belay that bit. > On Jul 31, 2019, at 14:10 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > I also noticed that the fan on my laptop had been spinning fast for some > reason, but after the crash it slowed right down.

Re: BLOB Storage Errors

2019-07-31 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
It's okay, it's not something I can implement right away. Besides none of the files I really care about are having an issue, but someone is going to try and insert one of these problem files in the future and it's going to crash a standalone. I'll look into it later. I'll just open a file for

V9.5 may still have issues

2019-07-31 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. I've been using v9.5 in some form, rc1, rc2 and I regularly crash to desktop about once every hour or two. This last time I wasn't doing anything unusual just adding files to the sql database. I've been doing the same thing over and over, dragging files to a field, and using dragDrop t

Re: Buttons and DragDrop

2019-07-31 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Bob, > Am 31.07.2019 um 22:27 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > : > > Spoke too soon. Tabbed buttons respond to dragEnter but not dragDrop. Why is > the dragDrop handler listed in the left pane as a possible handler then? > > Bob S just made a quick gtest with LC 9.5 on my Mac. These

Re: BLOB Storage Errors

2019-07-31 Thread JJS via use-livecode
wel copying the piece of scipt did not go flawless Also i blindly assumed you talked about storing images as BLOB Op 31-7-2019 om 21:37 schreef JJS via use-livecode: *i use something like this: * * * *put base64encode(image "productphoto") into tGT* *put URLencode(tGT) into tPrdFt put "photo

Re: Buttons and DragDrop

2019-07-31 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Spoke too soon. Tabbed buttons respond to dragEnter but not dragDrop. Why is the dragDrop handler listed in the left pane as a possible handler then? Bob S > On Jul 31, 2019, at 13:17 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > Buttons respond to drag/drop messages now??? Yer beautiful! >

Buttons and DragDrop

2019-07-31 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Buttons respond to drag/drop messages now??? Yer beautiful! Bob S ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/li

Re: Launching a cli server as background process in OSX

2019-07-31 Thread mines-imap via use-livecode
If i remember correctly, shell() launches a new shell environment. It is possible that your executable is not in the current PATH. I have had this problem to execute pdftex from livecode. Best regards François > Le 31 juil. 2019 à 17:24, David Bovill via use-livecode > a écrit : > > I have a

Re: BLOB Storage Errors

2019-07-31 Thread JJS via use-livecode
*i use something like this: * * * *put base64encode(image "productphoto") into tGT* *put URLencode(tGT) into tPrdFt put "phototable=" & tT & "&id=" & gId & "&productphoto=" & tPrdFt into varSendData put  "https://yoursite.com/uploadphoto.php"; into tThis post varSendData to URL tThis* *Note

Re: signature widget

2019-07-31 Thread JJS via use-livecode
Yes indeed. That was my intention too to use it for such idea. But probably that's where it only will be used for, a proof of sign. Op 31-7-2019 om 18:23 schreef Tom Glod via use-livecode: Oh ok thanks, so the person can use their finger stylus to sign in the field. So its literally

Re: BLOB Storage Errors

2019-07-31 Thread Tom Glod via use-livecode
I've always avoided using blobs, and have recently been reconsidering (trying to improve performance by not having to baseencode) it. but now I'm back to not wanting to use blobs. I hope someone here can finally clear this up once and for all.how and if to use blobs correctly. Thanks Bob

Re: ANSWER: OSX High Sierra and Mojave Double Titlebars or Menubars?

2019-07-31 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
This is probably why when I save the location of a stack before closing it, then restore it when I open it, the stack is never exactly where it was before. It shifts down and to the left by the same amount in both directions. Bob S > On Jul 31, 2019, at 09:38 , Paul Dupuis via use-livecode >

BLOB Storage Errors

2019-07-31 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. Those familiar with storing file data in SQL blob columns please chime in if you have any ideas. I have added a File Storage module to my SQL based app. Mostly it works a peach, but every now and then I encounter a file that generates some kind of error. I get "mySQL Server has gone aw

ANSWER: OSX High Sierra and Mojave Double Titlebars or Menubars?

2019-07-31 Thread Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
This was a tough bug to pin down, but it is a bug in LC901 through 905rc1 and perhaps earlier with the moveStack handler not always redrawing a stack whose position is adjusted by the handler under OSX (tested on El Capitan and High Sierra) Test stack and recipe reproducing the problem posted

Re: signature widget

2019-07-31 Thread Tom Glod via use-livecode
Oh ok thanks, so the person can use their finger stylus to sign in the field. So its literally what it says . a signature widget.lol...thats useful. On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 12:01 PM Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Ups, should have been "...

Re: signature widget

2019-07-31 Thread Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode
Ups, should have been " left there." Matthias Rebbe free tools for Livecoders: InstaMaker WinSignMaker Mac > Am 31.07.2019 um 17:59 schrieb Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode > mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>>: >

Re: signature widget

2019-07-31 Thread Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode
I am not JJS, but i am working on a mobile app for craftsman. After finishing their work at the customers place, they let the customer sign a paper to confirm they´ve done work for them. The paper lists all work they´ve done, all materials they used and any product they left their. The mobile

[ANN] Release 9.5.0

2019-07-31 Thread panagiotis merakos via use-livecode
Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.5.0 STABLE. Getting the Release === You can get the release at https://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/ or via the automatic updater. Release Contents LiveCode 9.5.0 STABLE comes with more t

Re: Launching a cli server as background process in OSX

2019-07-31 Thread Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode
Hi, what about using "open process" instead of using shell()? Does that work? Regards, Matthiass Matthias Rebbe free tools for Livecoders: InstaMaker WinSignMaker Mac > Am 31.07.2019 um 17:24 schrieb David Bovill via use

Launching a cli server as background process in OSX

2019-07-31 Thread David Bovill via use-livecode
I have a server that I would like launch from Livecode. I've tried shell(), launch, open process, and then creatign bash scripts ending with "&" or using screen... no joy so far... In the terminal I run: hugo server and a little go server runs and does it's magic. But try as I can nothing I do l

Re: signature widget

2019-07-31 Thread Tom Glod via use-livecode
How and why would you use this widget? On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 5:28 AM hh via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Dictionary > widget.signature > (use Bernd's tinyDict): > > The pathData is a numerically indexed array of path info elements. > Each path info element contains thr