do not confuse
them anymore.
Craig
-Original Message-
From: Jacques Hausser
To: How to use LiveCode
Sent: Sun, Aug 4, 2013 5:20 am
Subject: Re: Ask for an answer...
Le 4 août 2013 à 07:59, Jacques Hausser a écrit :
> Dunbar and Roger,
Oh, sorry, I did mean Cra
Le 4 août 2013 à 07:59, Jacques Hausser a écrit :
> Dunbar and Roger,
Oh, sorry, I did mean Craig and Roger !
Jacques
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Craig-
Saturday, August 3, 2013, 6:32:56 PM, you wrote:
> But apart from that, I do not see the ambiguity you mention. As for
> how they are described and from what point of view, I do not
> understand what you mean.
I, on the other hand, understand quite well. After many years of
xtalking, I st
t; or "the other"
Ask [for] input with "Please type your birth date."
Ask [for] file input "Save data as" with default file path
Ask [for] file choice "select a file"
etc…
Jacques
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> Craig Newman
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> -Original Messag
I suspect that ask and answer both starting with the letter A is no
accident due to their similar usage. Prompt for... might be better.
Prompt [for] choice with "this" or "that" or "the other"
Prompt [for] input with "Please type your birth date."
~Roger
On Aug 3, 2013 5:59 PM, "Jacques Hausse
nt of view, I do not understand what you mean.
Craig Newman
-Original Message-
From: Jacques Hausser
To: How to use LiveCode
Sent: Sat, Aug 3, 2013 5:59 pm
Subject: Ask for an answer...
It's perhaps not a brand new topic, but I floundered again, being confused with
"ask&qu
It's perhaps not a brand new topic, but I floundered again, being confused with
"ask" and "answer" commands, so I let off some stream.
I was always bothered - and I'm not the only one - by the semantic of these
commands. In both cases, the script asks a question, and the user has to
answer. But
