Re: Ideas for my book.

2019-09-24 Thread Tom Glod via use-livecode
Patrick, someone wrote this on the FB Livecode Group.. just thought I'd drop it in here. "I am struggling to get from the basic stuff to a higher level. It seems that every book I find either talks about the very basics or its content goes clear over my head. Any advices?" On Wed, Sep 18, 201

Re: Ideas for my book

2019-09-19 Thread Alejandro Tejada via use-livecode
Hi All, Just for reference, Professor Manuel Agustí i Melchor from Universidad Politécnica de Valencia published a book on MetaCard and Revolution: http://www.disca.upv.es/magustim/mmmultiplataforma/book1.html By the way, Google Translate works fine on these pages. Al __

Re: Ideas for my book.

2019-09-18 Thread Graham Samuel via use-livecode
Wise words from Jacque as always! Yes, who is the book intended for? If people who have programmed already, then we have to ask, have they used scripting languages? Are they old enough to remember Hypercard, etc? If not, it’s all a bit of a tabula rasa, isn’t it? To answer on my own account (ju

RE: Ideas for my book.

2019-09-17 Thread Clarence Martin via use-livecode
erely, Clarence Martin Email: chi...@themartinz.com Phone: 636 6965561 -Original Message- From: use-livecode On Behalf Of J. Landman Gay via use-livecode Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 3:30 PM To: How to use LiveCode Cc: J. Landman Gay Subject: Re: Ideas for my book. I think the

Re: Ideas for my book.

2019-09-17 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
I think the first question should be: what assumptions will the book make? Will you assume familiarity with LC syntax and structure and plan to expand on various subcategories (server, pi, multi-media, etc?) Or is it aimed at beginners who have never programmed? Or maybe it's for experienced de

Re: Ideas for my book.

2019-09-17 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 9/17/19 12:40 PM, Patrick Roza via use-livecode wrote: First, let me say many of you gave some great input. So let me follow with this. I see an interest in: Raspberry PI LiveCode server Did not see anything on widgets or plugins? So here is are some questions for the group. 1. When you w

Re: Ideas for my book.

2019-09-17 Thread JJS via use-livecode
Op 17-9-2019 om 21:40 schreef Patrick Roza via use-livecode: First, let me say many of you gave some great input. So let me follow with this. I see an interest in: Raspberry PI LiveCode server Did not see anything on widgets or plugins? So here is are some questions for the group. 1. When y

Ideas for my book.

2019-09-17 Thread Patrick Roza via use-livecode
First, let me say many of you gave some great input. So let me follow with this. I see an interest in: Raspberry PI LiveCode server Did not see anything on widgets or plugins? So here is are some questions for the group. 1. When you were learning LiveCode what was the hardest to learn and why?