Re: Rounding in LiveCode vs Excel

2022-01-09 Thread Andreas Bergendal via use-livecode
> Will using "statround()" instead of "round()" give you an Excel-comparable > outcome? Unfortunately not, I tried that too. /Andreas ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manag

Re: Rounding in LiveCode vs Excel

2022-01-09 Thread Phil Davis via use-livecode
Will using "statround()" instead of "round()" give you an Excel-comparable outcome? Phil Davis On 1/9/22 12:49 PM, Andreas Bergendal via use-livecode wrote: Hi all, TLDR; In LC: round(0.5,0) = 1 (Excel agrees) round(5,-1) = 0 (Excel disagrees and makes that 10!) I agree with Excel, I want

Re: OT: Wordle

2022-01-09 Thread Geoff Canyon via use-livecode
FYI, the game Deduce http://www.obviouslygenuine.com/Obviously_Genuine/Products.html does a roughly similar game mechanic with six-letter words, and offers many interesting UI features -- e.g. you can propose that a letter is correct, and the game will show you the consequences of that choice. gc

Re: Rounding in LiveCode vs Excel

2022-01-09 Thread Tom Glod via use-livecode
Andreas, thanks this is very interesting and super good to know. Seems a little bit important. Thanks, following this thread. On Sun, Jan 9, 2022 at 3:50 PM Andreas Bergendal via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > TLDR; > > In LC: > round(0.5,0) = 1 (Excel agrees)

Rounding in LiveCode vs Excel

2022-01-09 Thread Andreas Bergendal via use-livecode
Hi all, TLDR; In LC: round(0.5,0) = 1 (Excel agrees) round(5,-1) = 0 (Excel disagrees and makes that 10!) I agree with Excel, I want the latter rounded to 10, not 0. Is LC doing it ’wrong’ and if so, why? Long version: I’m building software for a client that will do some calculations that a

Re: LC Bug: Clipboard Polling Failure

2022-01-09 Thread Tom Glod via use-livecode
Yep, ran into this recently, but couldn't nail down the conditions. Thanks for doing that. On Sun, Jan 9, 2022 at 3:59 AM Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Latest LC Clipboard Bug: > LC Clipboard Polling Failure. > > This bug makes the LC instance unawar

LC Bug: Clipboard Polling Failure

2022-01-09 Thread Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode
Latest LC Clipboard Bug: LC Clipboard Polling Failure. This bug makes the LC instance unaware of clipboard text copied in other apps. Failure triggers on Windows and Mac; looks like both platforms need a fix. On Mac, the clipboard resets a few seconds later. But on Windows, you may have to re