Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-27 Thread Björnke von Gierke
no, this was about finding out properties, and has not direct to do with my docu stack at all :) On 24.03.2012, at 20:57, Pete wrote: > Hi Bjornke, > Does the below mean your Docu plugin won't work with 5.5? I'd be sorry if > that was the case - it's sooo much better than the built in dictionar

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-24 Thread Pete
Hi Bjornke, Does the below mean your Docu plugin won't work with 5.5? I'd be sorry if that was the case - it's sooo much better than the built in dictionary interface! Pete 2012/3/24 Björnke von Gierke > Furthermore, there's no way to find out the possible settings out that > way, again this ca

Heavy Crit. was Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-24 Thread Richmond
On 03/24/2012 08:31 PM, Björnke von Gierke wrote: There is no way to get all the properties of an object, because "the properties" and "the propertynames" both are incomplete. There are been several enhancement requests in the "quality" center, but no action or even reply at all from LC, as usu

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-24 Thread Björnke von Gierke
There is no way to get all the properties of an object, because "the properties" and "the propertynames" both are incomplete. There are been several enhancement requests in the "quality" center, but no action or even reply at all from LC, as usual. The only way to get all the props is to get th

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-22 Thread Jim Hurley
eder > To: How to use LiveCode > Subject: Re: Text formatting for a slider > Message-ID: <3677832125.20120321180...@ahsoftware.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > stephen- > > Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 4:05:46 PM, you wrote: > >> I think what

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-21 Thread Mark Wieder
stephen- Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 4:05:46 PM, you wrote: > I think what broke Smart properties was that some of the newer properites > in never versions are multi-dimensional - and SP was written early in the > 2000's. And some of the multidimensional ones don't appear in the list when you get

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-21 Thread stephen barncard
invalueable. It allows one to compare side by side the properties to two >>> objects. It is valuable in finding out why two, apparently identical, >>> controls behave or look different. >>> >>> Jim Hurley >>> >>> > Message: 24 >>> >

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-21 Thread Richmond
2 22:24:10 +0200 From: Richmond To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: Text formatting for a slider Message-ID:<4f6a38ea.6040...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 03/21/2012 10:12 PM, Jim Hurley wrote: Stephen, What has me puzzled, maybe you have the answe

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-21 Thread Jim Hurley
> Subject: Re: Text formatting for a slider > Message-ID: <4f6a38ea.6040...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 03/21/2012 10:12 PM, Jim Hurley wrote: >> Stephen, >> >> What has me puzzled, maybe you have the answer, is a

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-21 Thread Richmond
On 03/21/2012 10:12 PM, Jim Hurley wrote: Stephen, What has me puzzled, maybe you have the answer, is a function to return ALL the properties of a given object. Here's what I did to get ALL the props of a slider: on mouseUp put the properties of control "ZLIDER" into propARRAY combin

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-21 Thread Jim Hurley
age: 7 > Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:03:04 -0700 > From: stephen barncard > To: How to use LiveCode > Subject: Re: Text formatting for a slider > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I made an attempt at 'fixing' Smart properties

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-20 Thread stephen barncard
erties to two >> objects. It is valuable in finding out why two, apparently identical, >> controls behave or look different. >> >> Jim Hurley >> >> > Message: 24 >> > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:42:46 -0700 >> > From: Pete >> > To

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-20 Thread Richmond
I wonder what is wrong with this: put the propertyNames of scrollbar "ZLIDE" into fld "PROPPS" ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http:/

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-20 Thread Richmond
Being bloody-minded, I created a stack containing a slider in Livecode, saved the thing, and opened it in Metacard . . . Metacard let me set all the colorProps of the slider . . . NONE showed up in the actual slider in Metacard, NOR did they on reopening in Livecode, EXCEPT setting the INK to

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-20 Thread Richmond
On 03/19/2012 11:57 PM, Jim Hurley wrote: Pete, Yes, my feeling exactly. It looks like there was a conscious effort to omit the foregroundColor for the slider (and scollbar as well). I was worried that it was to be deprecated. (I wasn't concerned about ALL the properties being in the Inspect

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-20 Thread Jim Hurley
life after MetaCard, RR and LC. Jim > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:34:03 -0700 > From: stephen barncard > To: How to use LiveCode > Subject: Re: Text formatting for a slider > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > JIm, I'm a

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-19 Thread Pete
Thanks, 4wProps no installed. Pete On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Jim Hurley wrote: > You might want to check out Richard's 4wProps (under the > Development/Plugins menu). Easy access to all the properties. > -- Pete Molly's Revenge ___

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-19 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 3/19/12 5:34 PM, stephen barncard wrote: JIm, I'm a fan of Mr. Rinaldi as well - he supplied the first serial xcmds for hypercard back in 89 - however I can't get Smartproperties to work these days - have you used it lately? His auto-save plugin is broken too. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-19 Thread stephen barncard
> Message: 24 > > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:42:46 -0700 > > From: Pete > > To: How to use LiveCode > > Subject: Re: Text formatting for a slider > > Message-ID: > >ybd...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > &g

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-19 Thread Jim Hurley
r 2012 11:42:46 -0700 > From: Pete > To: How to use LiveCode > Subject: Re: Text formatting for a slider > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Yeah, but that displays all possible properties of any object. The > "properties"

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-19 Thread Pete
Yeah, but that displays all possible properties of any object. The "properties" property of an object gets you an array of properties for a specific object. Still a long list mind you, and not a complete list either according to the dictionary. I think you're probably right that it would make th

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-19 Thread Richmond
On 03/19/2012 06:05 PM, Jim Hurley wrote: I have a slider in which the showValue is set to true. Unfortunately, the card background is gray and the black slider value is very difficult to read. The inspector for the slider does not display an option for the foreground color. Why not? Using 4

Re: Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-19 Thread Scott Rossi
Hi Jim: The Inspector doesn't provide options for changing *every* possible property of objects. One could argue that it should, but doing so would likely consume a lot more screen real estate, so RunRev probably opted to show what they consider to be core properties. As you found, you can alway

Text formatting for a slider

2012-03-19 Thread Jim Hurley
I have a slider in which the showValue is set to true. Unfortunately, the card background is gray and the black slider value is very difficult to read. The inspector for the slider does not display an option for the foreground color. Why not? Using 4W Properties (thank you RIchard) the foregro