Re: Autosave

ecode") >end if > end mouseUp > > Obviously, you'll end up with a cleaner script that catches potential > problems, but it seems to work fine. > > If you really want the slashes and spaces in there, I _THINK_ you might be > able to pass in a full quoted string.. T

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really want the slashes and spaces in there, I _THINK_ you might be able to pass in a full quoted string.. The spaces are relatively common and could be worked around, but I'd be avoiding the slashes. On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Richmond wrote: > On 19/08/15 23:03, Richard Gaskin wro

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On Aug 20, 2015, at 12:40 PM, Richmond wrote: > > save stack "HEX rotate" as "Granny goes gay" > > doesn't work either. > >> >> -- >> Richard Gaskin > > Richmond. > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit

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On 19/08/15 23:03, Richard Gaskin wrote: Richmond wrote: Why does this script NOT work in a small stack? on mouseUp palette stack "AUTOSAVE" put the short name of the topStack into TSTAK put TSTAK & " / " & the time & " / " & the da

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Richmond wrote: Why does this script NOT work in a small stack? on mouseUp palette stack "AUTOSAVE" put the short name of the topStack into TSTAK put TSTAK & " / " & the time & " / " & the date into TSTAKN put TSTAKN into fld "

Autosave

Why does this script NOT work in a small stack? on mouseUp palette stack "AUTOSAVE" put the short name of the topStack into TSTAK put TSTAK & " / " & the time & " / " & the date into TSTAKN put TSTAKN into fld "TSTAKN&quo

Re: Autosave ???

I didn't know about this -- works great! Just what I needed. But why is Rinaldi's save so much faster than LiveCode itself?? Odd... And, hmm, LC7.0 just crashed on me a few minutes after activating SmartSave... conincidence? Tim Selander Tokyo, Japan On 10/28/14, 11:18 PM, Richard Gaskin w

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On 29/10/14 07:16, Kay C Lan wrote: On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 2:08 AM, Richmond wrote: I mainly deal with LiveCode learners, and as such it would be nice if such things as AutoSave worked straight out of the box without having to add things on. And that is why Richard pointed out that LC

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On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 2:08 AM, Richmond wrote: I mainly deal with LiveCode learners, and as such it would be nice if such > things as AutoSave > worked straight out of the box without having to add things on. > And that is why Richard pointed out that LC, every single version I'

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Yes, but until it does... On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 2:17 PM, wrote: > Amen, Richmond!! > > - Original Message - From: "Richmond" > > To: "How to use LiveCode" > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 12:08 PM > Subject: Re: Autosave ??? > &g

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Amen, Richmond!! - Original Message - From: "Richmond" To: "How to use LiveCode" Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 12:08 PM Subject: Re: Autosave ??? On 28/10/14 16:53, Richard Gaskin wrote: Mike Kerner wrote: > I would like some sort of versioning, simi

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ly: <http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=21913> I am anti plug-ins and scripts for a very simple reason: I mainly deal with LiveCode learners, and as such it would be nice if such things as AutoSave worked straight out of the box without having to add t

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On 28/10/14 16:18, Richard Gaskin wrote: Richmond wrote: I wonder whether it might not be a bad idea ??? to have an optional autosave feature in LiveCode; it would certainly cut down on the rude words when "funny things" happen. With timers it wouldn't be hard to write for th

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imilar to what we had with that > alternate script editor - so it would be the main project, and a version > get > updated. > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Richard Gaskin < > ambassa...@fourthworld.com > > wrote: > > > Richmond wrote: > > > >> I wonde

Re: Autosave ???

Mike Kerner wrote: > I would like some sort of versioning, similar to what we had with > that alternate script editor - so it would be the main project, > and a version get updated. MaxV posted a nice script for that in the forums recently:

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? to have an optional >> autosave feature >> in LiveCode; it would certainly cut down on the rude words when "funny >> things" happen. >> > > With timers it wouldn't be hard to write for those who want it (personally > I prefer having control over when

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Richmond wrote: I wonder whether it might not be a bad idea ??? to have an optional autosave feature in LiveCode; it would certainly cut down on the rude words when "funny things" happen. With timers it wouldn't be hard to write for those who want it (personally I prefer havi

Autosave ???

HyperCard . . . Ta dum, ta dum, ta dum. Thanks, Tim Selander for the idea. I wonder whether it might not be a bad idea ??? to have an optional autosave feature in LiveCode; it would certainly cut down on the rude words when "funny things" happen. Votes . . .

Re: Autosave from field?

I know english language experts say I am wrong but I too tend to use "they" and "their" to be gender neutral. Kee On Mar 31, 2013, at 10:28 PM, Peter Bogdanoff wrote: > > On Mar 31, 2013, at 3:14 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > >> On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 2:46 PM, J. Landman Gay >> wrote: >> >>> I

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On Mar 31, 2013, at 3:14 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 2:46 PM, J. Landman Gay > wrote: > >> I just use "their" and ignore the plurality. It isn't grammatically >> correct, but it's pretty common and includes everybody. >> > > In English, unlike the word "her," the word "hi

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On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 2:46 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > I just use "their" and ignore the plurality. It isn't grammatically > correct, but it's pretty common and includes everybody. > In English, unlike the word "her," the word "his" does not imply gender on its own when used for a unknown perso

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On 3/31/13 11:58 AM, Robert Brenstein wrote: On 30.03.2013 at 16:46 Uhr -0500 J. Landman Gay apparently wrote: I just use "their" and ignore the plurality. It isn't grammatically correct, but it's pretty common and includes everybody. ... Actually, it is grammatically correct, at least accord

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On 03/31/2013 07:58 PM, Robert Brenstein wrote: On 30.03.2013 at 16:46 Uhr -0500 J. Landman Gay apparently wrote: I just use "their" and ignore the plurality. It isn't grammatically correct, but it's pretty common and includes everybody. "When the user presses a key on their keyboard..." Or

Re: Autosave from field?

On 30.03.2013 at 16:46 Uhr -0500 J. Landman Gay apparently wrote: I just use "their" and ignore the plurality. It isn't grammatically correct, but it's pretty common and includes everybody. "When the user presses a key on their keyboard..." Or don't use a pronoun at all: "When the user pres

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in my "next thang"; the up-and-coming-and-sweeping-all-office-suits-before-it 'Richmond-Scrubby-Cupboard' (well, round these parts that's what passes for an office) made, needless to say, entirely in Livecode. Obviously, central to my text entry component "Wobbly Word&qu

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On 3/30/13 3:34 PM, stephen barncard wrote: just say "LGBT community". Easier. I just use "their" and ignore the plurality. It isn't grammatically correct, but it's pretty common and includes everybody. "When the user presses a key on their keyboard..." Or don't use a pronoun at all: "When

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(even if they pinched it from >>>> Microsoft). >>>> >>>> Now I would like to have the same sort of feature in my "next thang"; >>>> the >>>> up-and-coming-and-sweeping-all-office-suits-before-it >>>> 'Richmond-S

Re: Autosave from field?

central to my text entry component "Wobbly Word", there will have to be a field, and any autosave feature will have to save and/or export and/or overwrite a rtf and/or html document at regular intervals. Now what I don't understand is how to have a script working away 'in th

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es for an office) made, > > needless to say, entirely in Livecode. > > > > Obviously, central to my text entry component "Wobbly Word", > > there will have to be a field, and any autosave feature will have to save > > and/or export > > and/or overwrite a

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ard' >> (well, round these parts that's what passes for an office) made, >> needless to say, entirely in Livecode. >> >> Obviously, central to my text entry component "Wobbly Word", >> there will have to be a field, and any autosave feature will ha

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pboard' > (well, round these parts that's what passes for an office) made, > needless to say, entirely in Livecode. > > Obviously, central to my text entry component "Wobbly Word", > there will have to be a field, and any autosave feature will have to save > a

Autosave from field?

re will have to be a field, and any autosave feature will have to save and/or export and/or overwrite a rtf and/or html document at regular intervals. Now what I don't understand is how to have a script working away 'in the background' checking the time and autosaving every 2-3 mi

Re: Autosave

Colin, Thanks for the help...much appreciated! I will implement this in my application. Learn something new everyday with Livecode! Warren On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Colin Holgate wrote: > > On Feb 23, 2011, at 10:32 AM, Warren Kuhl wrote: > > > What would be the best way to implemen

Re: Autosave

On Feb 23, 2011, at 10:32 AM, Warren Kuhl wrote: > What would be the best way to implement this to have a timer running in the > background and saving my document? You could say: on openstack dosave end openstack on dosave save this stack send dosave to me in 600 seconds end dosave

Autosave

I am requiring my application to autosave a document every 10 minutes. What would be the best way to implement this to have a timer running in the background and saving my document? Thanks for any help, Warren ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode