Re: Recreating complex interfaces and/or field formatting on preOpenCard

2012-06-05 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi Bern, BNig wrote > > look at the forum > http://forums.runrev.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11686 > it is in the second posting. Of course you would need Livecode 5.5 to see > the new features. > Great! This is really useful. :-D Many thanks! Al -- View this message in context: http://

Re: Recreating complex interfaces and/or field formatting on preOpenCard

2012-06-05 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi all, slylabs13 wrote > > It may not be entirely accurate, but it's entertaining nonetheless. > The previous exchange remembers me the amusing book: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pickwick_Papers Now, back on topic, check the image that I posted,

Re: Recreating complex interfaces and/or field formatting on preOpenCard

2012-06-05 Thread Bob Sneidar
It may not be entirely accurate, but it's entertaining nonetheless. ;-) Bob On Jun 5, 2012, at 3:37 PM, Dave Cragg wrote: > > On 4 Jun 2012, at 17:39, Bob Sneidar wrote: > >> Seems counterintuitive doesn't it? Do some stuff on a card before ever >> opening it? It's like saying drive to the s

RE: Recreating complex interfaces and/or field formatting on preOpenCard

2012-06-05 Thread John Dixon
Lovely...:-) made my day ! > Is that the right analogy? I think of it more like putting on some clothes > and putting my teeth in before answering the door (preOpenDoor). Not strictly > necessary of course, but probably appreciated by visitors. > > Cheers > Dave

Re: Recreating complex interfaces and/or field formatting on preOpenCard

2012-06-05 Thread Dave Cragg
On 4 Jun 2012, at 17:39, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Seems counterintuitive doesn't it? Do some stuff on a card before ever > opening it? It's like saying drive to the store and get some milk before > unlocking the driver side door. ;-) Is that the right analogy? I think of it more like putting on s

Re: Recreating complex interfaces and/or field formatting on preOpenCard

2012-06-05 Thread BNig
Hi Alejandro, look at the forum http://forums.runrev.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11686 it is in the second posting. Of course you would need Livecode 5.5 to see the new features. Kind regards Bernd -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Recreating-

Re: Recreating complex interfaces and/or field formatting on preOpenCard

2012-06-05 Thread Alejandro Tejada
For example, look at this image: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/file/n4650297/Michelangelo_-_Pieta.png To view this image, visit this thread in Nabble: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Recreating-complex-interfaces-and-or-field-formatting-on-preOpenCard-td4650198.

Re: Recreating complex interfaces and/or field formatting on preOpenCard

2012-06-05 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi Bob, slylabs13 wrote > > Seems counterintuitive doesn't it? Do some stuff on a card before > ever opening it? It's like saying drive to the store and get some milk > before unlocking the driver side door. ;-) > > Usually with a preOpenCard handler, if I want to hide what I am doing > from m

Re: Recreating complex interfaces and/or field formatting on preOpenCard

2012-06-05 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi Ken, Ken Ray wrote > > [snip] > When 5.5 came out as a DP 1, RunRev made available for download > a stack called "field_features.livecode" that had individual cards > that demonstrated the new features of the text field. > Although all of the code runs on 'openCard', it could just as easily >

Re: Recreating complex interfaces and/or field formatting on preOpenCard

2012-06-04 Thread Kay C Lan
On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Ken Ray wrote: > Not sure if that's still available for download, but if not, maybe RunRev > could post it on RevOnline or on their site... > > Thanks Ken, I PM'd Heather to see if that would be possible. ___ use-livecod

Re: Recreating complex interfaces and/or field formatting on preOpenCard

2012-06-04 Thread Bob Sneidar
Seems counterintuitive doesn't it? Do some stuff on a card before ever opening it? It's like saying drive to the store and get some milk before unlocking the driver side door. ;-) Usually with a preOpenCard handler, if I want to hide what I am doing from my user, I just lock the screen or hide

Re: Recreating complex interfaces and/or field formatting on preOpenCard

2012-06-04 Thread Ken Ray
On Jun 3, 2012, at 1:09 PM, Alejandro Tejada wrote: > Hi all, > > Today, reading the message of Kay C. Lan about > using cards in this platform: > http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2012-June/173131.html > I noticed that my knowledge about this platform needs a welcome update, > so I

Re: Recreating complex interfaces and/or field formatting on preOpenCard

2012-06-04 Thread Kay C Lan
I too would like to see if anyone has done some amazing things with the new field features. My own work with them have been nothing more than rudimentary tests. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscrib