Re: Lockscreen and progress bar

at the beginning of the main loop, everything works as expected. But when I use a group of objects on top of everything to hide the rest, with a couple of unlock/lock screen to update a progress bar and the content of a field in that top group, then imagedata processing stops working. I don'

Re: Lockscreen and progress bar

unlocked in the process because the datagrid library for reasons unknown unlocks the screen for certain operations. Bob S > On Jul 26, 2024, at 12:12 AM, jbv via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hello Terry, > > Yes I thought of that. The problem is that "lock screen"

Re: Lockscreen and progress bar

activate the graphic. A progress bar could have been added but I stopped using it for some reason. On MacOS I used Applescript to send commands, but you could use sockets just as easily. I think there are widgets now that will do what you want. My understanding is that widgets can be designed to

Re: Lockscreen and progress bar

Actually I forgot that I had a "lock screen" at the very beginning of my script. And successive "lock screen" cumulate. Therefore the following sequence doesn't update the screen layout : lock screen .. lock screen .. unlock screen lock screen Funny how I can get stalled with very

Re: Lockscreen and progress bar

Sent from my iPhone > On 26 Jul 2024, at 08:13, jbv via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hello Terry, > > Yes I thought of that. The problem is that "lock screen" hinders > the progress bar to be updated while the loop is running. > I also tried to shortly &q

Re: Lockscreen and progress bar

...@souslelogo.com Subject: Re: Lockscreen and progress bar Hello Terry, Yes I thought of that. The problem is that "lock screen" hinders the progress bar to be updated while the loop is running. I also tried to shortly "break" the lock screen by inserting unlock screen lo

Re: Lockscreen and progress bar

Hello Terry, Yes I thought of that. The problem is that "lock screen" hinders the progress bar to be updated while the loop is running. I also tried to shortly "break" the lock screen by inserting unlock screen lock screen within the loop, hoping that it would update th

Re: Lockscreen and progress bar

July 2024 at 4:44 PM To: How to use LiveCode Cc: j...@souslelogo.com Subject: Lockscreen and progress bar Hi list, I have a main loop that does a lot of things, like resizing images, precessing imagedata, creating fields and groups, etc. On top of the loop I have added "lock screen"

Lockscreen and progress bar

t when the loop is over. However, while the loop is running, I would like to have a progress bar and a message such as "step 1/20" etc. How can I handle that ? I took a look at callbacks, but unless I missed something, it seems limited to players.

Uploading progress bar

I would like to add a progress bar to give some kind of user feedback as the upload can take 2 or 3 minutes. I've found several php scripts that do this, which look great but I have no idea how it works, but can anyone tell me how I could do this in LC? Any and all tips appreciated! Tim S

Modern Mobile Progress Bar

Is there any way to get color to show on a native scrollbar (used as a progress bar for a download) on mobile? It show up with background fill black with barely visible thumbnail blue going across, changing the color in IDE has no effect on mobile. I think there is a mobile control, but as far I

Re: Vertical progress bar

p-15X.html Hit "D" to show a progress demo (running 0-100%). The check right of "D" lets you change the "base curve" (even while the progress is running). -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Vertical-progress-bar-tp47061

Re: Vertical progress bar

> I wonder how a 45 degree progress bar could be made? A progress bar widget with arbitrary rotation would be relatively easy, perhaps a good first widget project, should anyone be looking for such a thing. There's even some code for a progress bar widget lying around in the LiveCode Git

Re: Vertical progress bar

I make weird ones out of polygons. In this case, use one for the outline and one filled polygon for the progress. Group them and have a group property do the math. > On Jun 28, 2016, at 12:46 PM, Richmond wrote: > > I wonder how a 45 degree progress bar could be made? >

Re: Vertical progress bar

Wow! Is right =) I was already planning crazy stuff in my head as to how to do this (it wasn't going well) so thank you so much for the info! > On Jun 28, 2016, at 12:39 PM, Tore Nilsen wrote: > > If the rect is square the scrollbar/progressbar will be vertical. > > Tore >> 28. jun. 2016 kl.

Re: Vertical progress bar

I wonder how a 45 degree progress bar could be made? R. On 28.06.2016 21:44, Mark Wieder wrote: Tore Nilsen writes: If the rect is square the scrollbar/progressbar will be vertical. Thanks. Laziness/procrastination FTW. ___ use-livecode

Re: Vertical progress bar

Tore Nilsen writes: > If the rect is square the scrollbar/progressbar will be vertical. Thanks. Laziness/procrastination FTW. -- Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url t

Re: Vertical progress bar

If the rect is square the scrollbar/progressbar will be vertical. Tore > 28. jun. 2016 kl. 19.34 skrev Mark Wieder : > > Dar Scott writes: > >> >> Wow! That is cool! How did you even discover this? > > Progressbars are a subclass of scrollbars. > You can have horizontal and vertical scrol

Re: Vertical progress bar

Dar Scott writes: > > Wow! That is cool! How did you even discover this? Progressbars are a subclass of scrollbars. You can have horizontal and vertical scrollbars. The rect determines which. (not sure what happens with squares) -- Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com __

Re: Vertical progress bar

t; On Jun 28, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Tore Nilsen wrote: >> >> It is even easier, just make the height of the bounding rectangle higher >> than the width and you will have a vertical progress bar. >> >> Tore >>> 28. jun. 2016 kl. 18.50 skrev rjd318 : >>&g

Re: Vertical progress bar

Wow! That is cool! How did you even discover this? > On Jun 28, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Tore Nilsen wrote: > > It is even easier, just make the height of the bounding rectangle higher than > the width and you will have a vertical progress bar. > > Tore >> 28. jun. 201

Re: Vertical progress bar

It is even easier, just make the height of the bounding rectangle higher than the width and you will have a vertical progress bar. Tore > 28. jun. 2016 kl. 18.50 skrev rjd318 : > > Hi all - I guess it's not as easy as rotating the existing progress bar > control? Anyone know

Vertical progress bar

Hi all - I guess it's not as easy as rotating the existing progress bar control? Anyone know of a pre-existing technique to do this? - Jose ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscrib

Anyone else notice the progress bar flickering in 7.0.2 rc 1 build 10024

Anyone else notice the progress bar flickering in 7.0.2 rc 1 build 10024 or is it just me? I'm on OSX, compiled a little app for windows and mac, and the progress bar flickers on both. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com P

Re: Progress Bar

ector, but it's an easy step to overlook. > > HTH > > Paul > > On Sep 17, 2014, at 10:03 PM, JB wrote: > >> How do I set the end value of a progress >> bar by code instead of the inspector? >> >> John Balgenorth >> >> __

Re: Progress Bar

uot; instead of the "Description of the option". This helps a lot when looking for property names, they are all right there in the inspector, but it's an easy step to overlook. HTH Paul On Sep 17, 2014, at 10:03 PM, JB wrote: > How do I set the end value of a progress > ba

Re: Progress Bar

lue of a progress > bar by code instead of the inspector? > > John Balgenorth > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscrip

Progress Bar

How do I set the end value of a progress bar by code instead of the inspector? John Balgenorth ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http

Progress Bar

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Re: Progress bar color

Thank you Monte... was hoping I could do it with the built in control. Guess I will have to use a custom progress bar if I want to do this. SKIP On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 5:04 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: > Here you go: > > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15282648/can-i-change-the-d

Re: Progress bar color

Here you go: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15282648/can-i-change-the-default-color-of-a-progress-bar-in-livecode/15282649#15282649 On 08/03/2013, at 8:50 AM, Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel wrote: > Is there a way to change the default color of the progress bar to any color > othe

Progress bar color

Is there a way to change the default color of the progress bar to any color other than green? For instance, I would like it to be red until it gets to 100% and then it turns green. SKIP ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please

Re: [ANN] New custom control > OS X Lion async png progress bar (on RevOnline)

On Jul 19, 2012, at 11:18 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Ah, but everything about a computer application is an illusion anyway, isn't > it? One geek to another: 'Go outside, the graphics are amazing!' -- Peter Peter M. Brigham pmb...@gmail.com http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig _

Re: [ANN] New custom control > OS X Lion async png progress bar (on RevOnline)

Ah, but everything about a computer application is an illusion anyway, isn't it? Bob On Jul 19, 2012, at 2:50 AM, Rolf Kocherhans wrote: > I was also testing RevOnline with a Stack (157K) and the upload worked :-) ! > > LiveCode does not give us the nice blue animated progres

[ANN] New custom control > OS X Lion async png progress bar (on RevOnline)

I was also testing RevOnline with a Stack (157K) and the upload worked :-) ! LiveCode does not give us the nice blue animated progress bar Lion has, the one we have - is only static ! I never liked this, animated progress bars make the user believe that the waiting time is up to 11% shorter

Re: Progress Bar colors...

Thank you everyone for the responses. Thank you Richard for the excellent enhancement request. I added some votes to it. On 5/22/2012 5:14 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > > -- Paul Dupuis Cofounder Researchware, Inc. http://www.researchware.com/ http

Re: Progress Bar colors...

Mark Schonewille wrote: > On 22 mei 2012, at 22:39, Paul Dupuis wrote: >> What property controls the color of the progress indicator itself in >> progress bars? > > As far as I know, the operating system controls that. The modern engine rendering uses the OS to draw those, but you can revert to

Re: Progress Bar colors...

I put the keys of the properties of a scrollbar in the message. There is a colors property but it seems to be empty. I do not think you can change the color of a scrollbar, which is probably why others have decided to roll their own in the past. Bob On May 22, 2012, at 1:39 PM, Paul Dupuis w

Re: Progress Bar colors...

Hi Paul, As far as I know, the operating system controls that. -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer KvK: 50277553 We will have room for new projects after 1 June. Con

Progress Bar colors...

Okay, I have a very basic question I seem unable to find an answer to in the LiveCode docs: What property controls the color of the progress indicator itself in progress bars? -- Paul Dupuis Cofounder Researchware, Inc. http://www.researchware.com/ http://www.twitter.com/researchware http://www.

Re: Progress Bar

eck ticks() each time through the loop. So > instead of a fixed number of iterations, which can lead to a jumpy progress > bar or excessive updates if what you're doing in the loop varies much, I do > this: > > if ticks() > T then > --update the progress bar > put tick

Re: Progress Bar

I'll throw my 2 cents in here as well -- I've found that it doesn't impact performance significantly to check ticks() each time through the loop. So instead of a fixed number of iterations, which can lead to a jumpy progress bar or excessive updates if what you're doing in

Re: Progress Bar

On Mar 30, 2012, at 12:29 PM, Pete wrote: > Those quantum guys are such pranksters! or not! -- Peter Peter M. Brigham pmb...@gmail.com http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url

Re: Progress Bar

Those quantum guys are such pranksters! Pete On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Peter M. Brigham, MD wrote: > On Mar 29, 2012, at 6:56 PM, Mike Bonner wrote: > > > Its a particle.. Its a wave! its a particle. Its a wave! Its a cat in a > > box! > > Coincidence -- someone just sent me today a carto

Re: Progress Bar

On Mar 29, 2012, at 6:56 PM, Mike Bonner wrote: > Its a particle.. Its a wave! its a particle. Its a wave! Its a cat in a > box! Coincidence -- someone just sent me today a cartoon: a fake poster: Reward! $1,000,000,000 Schroedinger's Cat Wanted Dead and Alive -- Peter Peter M. Brigham pmb...

Re: Progress Bar

Pete, if you only need a progress bar for Mac, I can update my spinner standalone to have a progress bar. That way the progress bar will continue to animate, since it would be independent of the livecode IDE, or anything else for that matter. Let me know if you are interested. Bob Sneidar IT

Re: Progress Bar

29, 2012, at 16:36, Pete wrote: > Thanks Scott and Richard. I think I've got my algorithm to determine when > to update the progress bar nicely tuned now. > > I'm a little confused by the lock screen thing though. Isn't lock screen > for when you don't want s

Re: Progress Bar

Thanks Scott and Richard. I think I've got my algorithm to determine when to update the progress bar nicely tuned now. I'm a little confused by the lock screen thing though. Isn't lock screen for when you don't want screen changes to be seen? Pete On Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Re: Progress Bar

Pete wrote: > It takes about 2.5 times longer to process my test data with a > progress bar than without one. ... > I calculate the update interval by dividing the number of records to > be processed by 100 with a minimum of 10 to deal with small data > sets. I guess maybe I

Re: Progress Bar

Hi Pete: Locking the screen is one way to speed things up, if you're not already doing that, but make sure you unlock at the end of the loop, and relock at the beginning. Another method that can help facilitate processing is to NOT update the progress bar in every loop. Use a count

Re: Progress Bar

You might try locking the screen at the beginning of each loop. I think the wait will unlock the screen. Bob Sneidar IT Manager Calvary Chapel CM Sent from iPhone On Mar 29, 2012, at 15:53, Pete wrote: > Thanks guys. I put a wait 0 in there and that made the progress bar update > v

Re: Progress Bar

Its a particle.. Its a wave! its a particle. Its a wave! Its a cat in a box! > > Isn't there some rule of quantum physics about changing the outocme of an > experiment by observing it? > > Pete > > ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runre

Re: Progress Bar

Thanks guys. I put a wait 0 in there and that made the progress bar update visible. Seems kinda weird that there's a difference between not waiting and waiting zero, but that's OK! This does lead to an interesting conundrum though. It takes about 2.5 times longer to process my test d

Re: Progress Bar

Ditto to what they said. For an explanation, the progress bar will only update during an idle time. While scripts are running, there is no idle time. The wait with messages gives the engine the idle time it needs to do it's thing. Bob On Mar 29, 2012, at 3:03 PM, Pete wrote: > I&#

Re: Progress Bar

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Pete wrote: > I'm using a progress bar for the first time. Checked it all out stepping > through things in debug and all worked fine. However, when I run it > normally (meaning no debug), the blue progress bar never moves beyond it's > st

RE: Progress Bar

Would a line like 'wait 0 millisecs with messages' in the loop help ? > I'm using a progress bar for the first time. Checked it all out stepping > through things in debug and all worked fine. However, when I run it > normally (meaning no debug), the blue progress bar

Progress Bar

I'm using a progress bar for the first time. Checked it all out stepping through things in debug and all worked fine. However, when I run it normally (meaning no debug), the blue progress bar never moves beyond it's startpos. I'm pretty sure this is because I'm updating it

Re: Independent Progress Bar

Bob Sneidar writes: > > Maybe someone at Runrev will ask me to write up an article about it! Why wait? Write up the article and send it to Heather for the newsletter. -- Mark Wieder ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com

Re: Independent Progress Bar

On Dec 14, 2011, at 11:14 PM, FlexibleLearning wrote: > If you want a modal progress bar that works independently (as in > non-blocking) then open the modal invisible first and increment your own bar > as required. > > Both will 'stall' if LC is performing a bl

RE: Independent Progress Bar

If you mean an indeterminate progress indicator then yes, use an animated gif with the judicious use of repeatCount (-1 to start and 0 to stop). If you want a modal progress bar that works independently (as in non-blocking) then open the modal invisible first and increment your own bar as

Re: Independent Progress Bar

So anyway, this is fairly simple to implement, I have it working, but I still have to use an Applescript command to tell it to launch. All other interactions can be done using send to program and trapping the apple event using on appleEvent. By setting the systemWindow of the stack to true befor

Re: Independent Progress Bar

3.5 Megabytes. Very small. I will send you the stack and the standalone direct. The prompt is in Belgium type. I hope you have that. If not it will revert to default I guess. Bob On Dec 14, 2011, at 3:57 PM, stephen barncard wrote: > one way to achieve multi-tasking. Actually brilliant. Wh

Re: Independent Progress Bar

If its apple only, can you use "send to program" to control your twirly stack? No mac here anymore so can't try it. On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 4:57 PM, stephen barncard < stephenrevoluti...@barncard.com> wrote: > one way to achieve multi-tasking. Actually brilliant. What is the size of > that litt

Re: Independent Progress Bar

one way to achieve multi-tasking. Actually brilliant. What is the size of that little sucker? On 14 December 2011 15:49, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Well some may have missed it, but I was saying that I created a > standalone, and all it does is display a window that has no title bar, with > a messag

Re: Independent Progress Bar

Well some may have missed it, but I was saying that I created a standalone, and all it does is display a window that has no title bar, with a message and a spinning gif. I use it when I am opening an app that uses SQL to give the user something to look at while the connection is made and everyth

Re: Independent Progress Bar

I would use them if they worked. These would be awesome little indicator packages, if we don't overuse it like blinking in old web sites. Browsers seem to do this with little cpu load. Remember Imageready? On 14 December 2011 13:05, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Voted for it. Not too many people seem t

Re: Independent Progress Bar

Voted for it. Not too many people seem to be using this system though. Bob On Dec 14, 2011, at 12:48 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > FWIW: > > Asynchronous GIF playback > > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > LiveCode training and consulting: ht

Re: Independent Progress Bar

FWIW: Asynchronous GIF playback -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog

Re: Independent Progress Bar

And hide/show it > >>> I think it is great... > >>> > >>> Le 14 déc. 2011 à 20:01, René Micout a écrit : > >>> > >>>> Hello Bob, > >>>> You can use a gif, see here : > >>>> > >>>> http://www.ajaxload.

Re: Independent Progress Bar

>>>> Le 14 déc. 2011 à 19:15, Bob Sneidar a écrit : >>>> >>>>> Hi all. I know this has been discussed in length in the past, but I >> cannot remember what the conclusion was. Does anyone have/know about an >> independent progress bar/wheel that can

Re: Independent Progress Bar

rit : >> >>> Hello Bob, >>> You can use a gif, see here : >>> >>> http://www.ajaxload.info/ >>> >>> René >>> >>> Le 14 déc. 2011 à 19:15, Bob Sneidar a écrit : >>> >>>> Hi all. I know this has been disc

Re: Independent Progress Bar

>>>> >>>> Le 14 déc. 2011 à 19:15, Bob Sneidar a écrit : >>>> >>>>> Hi all. I know this has been discussed in length in the past, but I >> cannot remember what the conclusion was. Does anyone have/know about an >> independent progre

Re: Independent Progress Bar

; >> > >> http://www.ajaxload.info/ > >> > >> René > >> > >> Le 14 déc. 2011 à 19:15, Bob Sneidar a écrit : > >> > >>> Hi all. I know this has been discussed in length in the past, but I > cannot remember what the conclusion was

Re: Independent Progress Bar

the past, but I cannot >>> remember what the conclusion was. Does anyone have/know about an >>> independent progress bar/wheel that can be used with Livecode, that will >>> function independently even when Livecode is running a script? I know I >>> could kludge it m

Re: Independent Progress Bar

Le 14 déc. 2011 à 19:15, Bob Sneidar a écrit : > >> Hi all. I know this has been discussed in length in the past, but I cannot >> remember what the conclusion was. Does anyone have/know about an independent >> progress bar/wheel that can be used with Livecode, that will fun

Re: Independent Progress Bar

Hello Bob, You can use a gif, see here : http://www.ajaxload.info/ René Le 14 déc. 2011 à 19:15, Bob Sneidar a écrit : > Hi all. I know this has been discussed in length in the past, but I cannot > remember what the conclusion was. Does anyone have/know about an independent > pro

Independent Progress Bar

Hi all. I know this has been discussed in length in the past, but I cannot remember what the conclusion was. Does anyone have/know about an independent progress bar/wheel that can be used with Livecode, that will function independently even when Livecode is running a script? I know I could

[ANN] Data Grid Helper 1.5.1 - iOS Date Picker and Progress Bar controls are now supported

Dear LiveCode & DGH Users, A new update for DGH is available. What we have for you in this new 1.5.1 version? First, we have added the support of two new controls in the DGH's column and form builders: - the iOS Date Picker - the Progress Bar For more information about implementing

Re: barber pole progress bar?

doh! hand slap to forehead. I was pretty sure I checked those images previously but obviously not because ... they are there. Thanks! Kee On Apr 16, 2011, at 11:51 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > On 4/16/11 12:17 PM, Kee Nethery wrote: >> How do I do a barber pole progress bar? > &

Re: barber pole progress bar?

"set the cursor to busy" still works but is not the colorful and dreaded "spinning pizza" you mentioned. It is the ancient monochrome one, and it still is useful if not ugly. On 16 April 2011 10:17, Kee Nethery wrote: > How do I do a barber pole progress bar? > >

Re: barber pole progress bar?

On 4/16/11 12:17 PM, Kee Nethery wrote: How do I do a barber pole progress bar? Look in the image library that ships with LiveCode (Development->Image Library.) There are several barber poles in there. They are just animated gif images, and when you need one you just show it. -- Jacquel

barber pole progress bar?

How do I do a barber pole progress bar? I know that I should not use the "set cursor to busy" command in a Mac OS X app because that now signifies that the system is hung (thanks everyone for teaching me the proper way). I know instead I should use a progress bar. All well and good

Re: Progress bar

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Re: Progress bar

Hi Andy, This works but when I add "if the hilite of btn "Check2" is true then..." on the next card, the progress bar dose not move and when I un-check on any of the cards the bar shows no progress at all. Steve -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.

Re: Progress bar

thumbPos of scrollbar "sb1" of card "mycard" of stack "mystack" to the thumbpos of scrollbar "sb1" +10 Hope this helps - Andy Piddock My software never has bugs. It just develops random features. -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolut

Re: Progress bar

mbpos of scrollbar "sb1" -10 end if end mouseUp It would be more efficient to use a function for this but this will get you running. - Andy Piddock My software never has bugs. It just develops random features. -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.

Re: Progress bar

mbpos of scrollbar "sb1" -10 end if end mouseUp It would be more efficient to use a function for this but this will get you running. - Andy Piddock My software never has bugs. It just develops random features. -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.