Re: Alternatives to SiteGrinder?

2011-09-26 Thread Bernard Devlin
There is also NetObjects Fusion (or Essentials, which is free). If you have a clever enough server-side templating system, it is possible to simply drop re-designed output from NOF into server-side folders, thus using a drag and drop tool to provide the GUI portions of a dynamically-generated web

[OT] O'Reilly sale

2011-09-26 Thread Peter Alcibiades
http://shop.oreilly.com/category/deals/b2s-special.do Now may be the time to accept that there are no longer any excuses, buy the book, and get down to learning R! Or even worse, master those regular expressions! Peter ___ use-livecode maili

Re: [OT] O'Reilly sale

2011-09-26 Thread Andre Garzia
Folks, I can't recommend "JavaScript: The good parts" high enough. It is a wonderful book that will take an afternoon to read. Really. Don't miss it. It will take your appreciation of javascript to a whole new level! Cheers andre On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Peter Alcibiades < palcibiades-fi

Re: [OT] O'Reilly sale

2011-09-26 Thread Pete
Thanks a good enough recommendation for me - just bought it! Pete Molly's Revenge On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 6:59 AM, Andre Garzia wrote: > Folks, > > I can't recommend "JavaScript: The good parts" high enough. It is a > wonderful book that will take an afternoon t

Re: Alternatives to SiteGrinder?

2011-09-26 Thread Pete
Darn, I was just getting excited about this until I read the last few words - is there anything similar for OS X? Pete Molly's Revenge On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:22 AM, Bernard Devlin wrote: > There is also NetObjects Fusion (or Essentials, which is free). If >

Re: [OT] O'Reilly sale

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
same here On 26 September 2011 09:15, Pete wrote: > Thanks a good enough recommendation for me - just bought it! > Pete > Molly's Revenge > > > > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 6:59 AM, Andre Garzia > wrote: > > > Folks, > > > > I can't recommend "JavaScript: The good

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

2011-09-26 Thread Bob Sneidar
Apple doesn't assume you are an idiot. They assume a lot of people in general are idiots. And they are right. Here and there I encounter people who try to fix their computer themselves. I just did a wipe and reinstall for one guy whose system was acting up, and 3 days later he was back because 2

Re: [OT] O'Reilly sale

2011-09-26 Thread Bob Sneidar
Mastering Regular Expressions is the devil's bargain. Once you get to the point where you have truly mastered them, you find you are a raving lunatic and must be given a new suit and living arrangements. ;-) Bob On Sep 26, 2011, at 5:25 AM, Peter Alcibiades wrote: > http://shop.oreilly.com/ca

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

2011-09-26 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 09/26/2011 07:43 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: Apple doesn't assume you are an idiot. They assume a lot of people in general are idiots. And they are right. Here and there I encounter people who try to fix their computer themselves. I just did a wipe and reinstall for one guy whose system was acti

[MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
Maybe it's me, but has anyone else seen a change in the way that in Snow Leopard, the finder allows editing in the names, perhaps with all apps? It seems to me that the 'single click to edit' immediately translates into unwanted launches, always annoying, sometimes with *disastrous*consequences.

Re: Can't Get libURLftpUploadFile to Work

2011-09-26 Thread Gregory Lypny
Hello Roger, Thanks for the heads up. You’re suggesting that I do not use libURLftpUploadFile. Fair enough. I’m used to uploading data using the PUT URL form. Any suggestion as to how I might change the name of the file, on its way, or once it reaches the server? These files will be upload

Re: iOS Visual Effects

2011-09-26 Thread Randy Hengst
Hi Again, I'm adding some more information to my original post…. I've rebuilt the standalone using 4.6.1… and all works just fine…. without any change of code. Has anyone else seen some issues with visual effects in 4.6.4? be well, randy -- On Sep 25, 2011, at 7:00 PM, Randy Hengst wrote:

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread Ken Ray
On Sep 26, 2011, at 12:23 PM, stephen barncard wrote: > Maybe it's me, but has anyone else seen a change in the way that in Snow > Leopard, the finder allows editing in the names, perhaps with all apps? It > seems to me that the 'single click to edit' immediately translates into > unwanted launc

Re: iOS Visual Effects

2011-09-26 Thread Scott Rossi
Randy: I'm not sure if this is connected but something else that's weird in 4.6.4 is players -- the dimensions of videos appear to flipped. When you drag a new player onto a card, it shows up vertical, instead of horizontal. When you assign a filename to a player, it renders compressed horizonta

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
click once to edit - I get no chance to wait, just launches. horrible On 26 September 2011 11:00, Ken Ray wrote: > > On Sep 26, 2011, at 12:23 PM, stephen barncard wrote: > > > Maybe it's me, but has anyone else seen a change in the way that in Snow > > Leopard, the finder allows editing in the

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
false double click On 26 September 2011 11:11, stephen barncard < stephenrevoluti...@barncard.com> wrote: > click once to edit - I get no chance to wait, just launches. horrible > > > On 26 September 2011 11:00, Ken Ray wrote: > >> >> On Sep 26, 2011, at 12:23 PM, stephen barncard wrote: >> >> >

Re: Alternatives to SiteGrinder?

2011-09-26 Thread Bernard Devlin
Pete, NetObjects was originally a Mac-only product. IMO it was the hypercard of web development. Whilst Runrev (formerly Metacard) went on to continue developing hypercard, NetObjects hasn't really developed much since it was migrated to Windows only. Bernard On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Pe

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread Phil Davis
Hi Stephen, I find it's sometimes easier to: - select filename - hit RETURN on the keyboard - instant edit mode! no waiting! - edit - hit RETURN again - back to normal Phil Davis On 9/26/11 11:11 AM, stephen barncard wrote: false double click On 26 September 2011 11:11, stephen barncard< ste

Can iOS store info in stacks?

2011-09-26 Thread Bill Vlahos
Can I store information in stacks (or custom properties of stack)? If so, where can I find out more info on how to organize them? Bill Vlahos _ InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) is about keeping your important life information with you, accessible, and secure.

Drag and Drop Text into a field

2011-09-26 Thread Pete
I'm trying to find a way to drag and drop text from a datagrid into a field control. If no text is selected in the field control, the text should be inserted at the insertion point; if text is selected, the dragged text should replace the selected text. The way I'm doing this is: - The dragStart

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
thanks for the tip but can't get that far. I'm often getting a false double click on select On 26 September 2011 11:19, Phil Davis wrote: > Hi Stephen, > > I find it's sometimes easier to: > - select filename > - hit RETURN on the keyboard - instant edit mode! no waiting! > - edit > - hit RETURN

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread Mark Wieder
stephen- Monday, September 26, 2011, 11:43:41 AM, you wrote: > thanks for the tip but can't get that far. I'm often getting a false double > click on select Try changing the mouse settings. -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecode m

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread Phil Davis
Do you have a different mouse you can try? It sounds to me like it could be a mouse malfunction. Phil On 9/26/11 11:43 AM, stephen barncard wrote: thanks for the tip but can't get that far. I'm often getting a false double click on select On 26 September 2011 11:19, Phil Davis wrote: Hi St

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
I've tried three of two types. Two wired, and the newest wireless mouse. First thing I did. I'm pretty sure it's system related. On 26 September 2011 11:52, Phil Davis wrote: > Do you have a different mouse you can try? It sounds to me like it could be > a mouse malfunction. > > Phil > > > On 9/

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 9/26/11 1:11 PM, stephen barncard wrote: click once to edit - I get no chance to wait, just launches. horrible I've never seen that happen, and it would interfere with standard Finder functions if it did (as you say.) Could it be your mouse that's sending double-clicks? I used to have my m

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread Colin Holgate
There is software called USB Overdrive, that apparently will allow you to do double clicks in the Finder. A non mouse way to get to a file is to type the first letter. Or type as many letters as are needed to make it select the one you want. Then you can press Return and do the renaming. ___

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
It's just too hypersensitive. sometimes it works correctly sometimes not. mostly not. Selecting either the text or the icon most often launches whatever it is. Driving me nuts. And when that happens while trying to drag from a folder of zips, it selects ALL of them, then tries to launch all. You ca

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
thanks Colin and Jackie On 26 September 2011 12:31, Colin Holgate wrote: > There is software called USB Overdrive, that apparently will allow you to > do double clicks in the Finder. > > A non mouse way to get to a file is to type the first letter. Or type as > many letters as are needed to make

Fuzzy printing of image pixels

2011-09-26 Thread Dar Scott
I have some low-res images that look sharp on the screen but look fuzzy in printing. Is this an issue in some parameter for the image or for printing, or do I need to seek another solution? Dar --- Dar Scott dba Dar Scott Consulting 8637 Horacio Place NE Albuquerque, N

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread Devin Asay
On Sep 26, 2011, at 1:38 PM, stephen barncard wrote: > It's just too hypersensitive. sometimes it works correctly sometimes not. > mostly not. Selecting either the text or the icon most often launches > whatever it is. Driving me nuts. And when that happens while trying to drag > from a folder of

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 9/26/11 2:38 PM, stephen barncard wrote: It's just too hypersensitive. sometimes it works correctly sometimes not. mostly not. Selecting either the text or the icon most often launches whatever it is. Driving me nuts. And when that happens while trying to drag from a folder of zips, it selects

Re: Fuzzy printing of image pixels

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
use a resolution that is higher than the screen resolution and scale the size of the image on your layout. This used to be broken in Livecode and they fixed it. The printed page will then have better image resolution. On 26 September 2011 12:46, Dar Scott wrote: > I have some low-res images that

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
yes I've tried messing with this, but my problem is the initial selection. On 26 September 2011 12:48, Devin Asay wrote: > > On Sep 26, 2011, at 1:38 PM, stephen barncard wrote: > > > It's just too hypersensitive. sometimes it works correctly sometimes not. > > mostly not. Selecting either the t

Re: Drag and Drop Text into a field

2011-09-26 Thread Peter M. Brigham, MD
You could set a customprop of the field control on mouseleave: on mouseleave set the uSelChunk of me to the selectedchunk end mouseleave then in your dragdrop handler: put the uSelChunk of fld "targetField" into selCh put word 2 of selCh into startChar put word 4 of selCh into endChar put the

Re: [MAC OS GRIPE] editing filenames in MacOS finder, three state fields

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
Jacque - you may have something there. Even though the enable for 'spring loaded' was deselected, selecting, changing the timing, and deselecting seems to help. I'm going to see if Tinkertool has something for this too. On 26 September 2011 12:52, J. Landman Gay wrote: > On 9/26/11 2:38 PM, ste

Re: Fuzzy printing of image pixels

2011-09-26 Thread Dar Scott
Works! Thanks! I use printer res images in other places and was considering that for my "pixelated" images to address this. Dar On Sep 26, 2011, at 1:53 PM, stephen barncard wrote: > use a resolution that is higher than the screen resolution and scale the > size of the image on your layout.

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

2011-09-26 Thread Howard Bornstein
I use EasyFind (although I'm sure there are others) [ http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11076/easyfind]. It's slow, but it's thorough. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Pete wrote: > Hi Howard - what 3rd party tool do you use? > Pete > Molly's Revenge > > > > > On S

Re: Drag and Drop Text into a field

2011-09-26 Thread Pete
Thanks Peter, that sounds like it should work, I guess I'd assumed that LC would remember the selected text. The dictionary says that if no text is selected, the end char part of the selectedChunk is less than the startchar so I guess I'll need to check for that so that a normal insert works. Pet

Re: Can't Get libURLftpUploadFile to Work

2011-09-26 Thread Roger Eller
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Gregory Lypny wrote: > Hello Roger, > > Thanks for the heads up. You’re suggesting that I do not use > libURLftpUploadFile. Fair enough. I’m used to uploading data using the PUT > URL form. Any suggestion as to how I might change the name of the file, on > its

Re: Drag and Drop Text into a field

2011-09-26 Thread Peter M. Brigham, MD
On Sep 26, 2011, at 4:51 PM, Pete wrote: > Thanks Peter, that sounds like it should work, I guess I'd assumed that LC > would remember the selected text. > > The dictionary says that if no text is selected, the end char part of the > selectedChunk is less than the startchar so I guess I'll need

Re: Fuzzy printing of image pixels

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
This was a feature that worked a very long time ago (in another galaxy) with a wonderful and unique XCMD called Printreport for Hypercard by John Narin. I expected this in earlier versions of Revolution and for a while it worked, then didn't. On 26 September 2011 13:27, Dar Scott wrote: > Works

Re: Drag and Drop Text into a field

2011-09-26 Thread Pete
As a follow up, is there a way to keep the selected text highlighted when the field loses focus? Right now, there's no visual indication when the new text is dragged into the field that it will replace some of the existing text rather than be inserted. The standard for this seems to be that when

Re: Can iOS store info in stacks?

2011-09-26 Thread Gerry Orkin
Yes - but only in stacks you copy to the device from the app bundle, because you'll need to save the stack to preserve the data and you can't modify the app bundle after it's installed. So you have a stub stack that contains your main stack in the Copy Files pane of the app, and on first launch

Re: Drag and Drop Text into a field

2011-09-26 Thread Pete
OK, thanks. Pete Molly's Revenge On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Peter M. Brigham, MD wrote: > > On Sep 26, 2011, at 4:51 PM, Pete wrote: > > > Thanks Peter, that sounds like it should work, I guess I'd assumed that > LC > > would remember the selected text. > >

RE: Can iOS store info in stacks?

2011-09-26 Thread John Dixon
You could also place the stack that you wish to use to store your data 'manually' in the documents folder of your app in the iphone simulator folder... and then for example, get the text from fld 1 of the 'other' stack and place it in fld 1 of your stack that is running from the 'engine' fo

Re: Can iOS store info in stacks?

2011-09-26 Thread Bill Vlahos
Is this stack something I could manually replace from an external source? Bill Vlahos _ InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) is about keeping your important life information with you, accessible, and secure. On Sep 26, 2011, at 4:23 PM, John Dixon wrote: > > > > > > You c

Re: Can iOS store info in stacks?

2011-09-26 Thread Gerry Orkin
Bill wrote: > Is this stack something I could manually replace from an external source? Yes. But I don't think Dixie's idea is very practical - you as the developer can do what he suggests, and your users can add files to the device through iTunes, but that isn't very convenient. On the other

libJSON

2011-09-26 Thread Andrew Kluthe
Hey folks, A while back I had my hands on Mark Smith's JSON library for serializing arrays into JSON. The link to his website seems to be down. Anyone know where I can pick a copy of this up? Thanks, Andrew ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@

Re: libJSON

2011-09-26 Thread Andrew Kluthe
I should have looked at RevOnline first. http://revonline2.runrev.com/stack/82/LibJson-1-0b Here is the link for people searching the list later on. -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/libJSON-tp3845854p3845857.html Sent from the Revolution - User ma

Re: libJSON

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
Now I wish I could find the author, Mark Smith. To confuse the issue, there is another Mark Smith that is currently on the list. I wish to confer with the first Mark about his audio code and ideas. On 26 September 2011 18:13, Andrew Kluthe wrote: > I should have looked at RevOnline first. > > ht

Re: Can iOS store info in stacks?

2011-09-26 Thread Chipp Walters
Hi Bill, You might want to check out: http://lessons.runrev.com/s/lessons/m/4069/l/29603-Creating-a-simple-stock-control-application-for-the-iPad There's some code there which should do just what you want. I've been using a 'stackrunner' app (ad hoc only) to download and run apps on both iPhone

How are folks handling iOS resolution differences?

2011-09-26 Thread Chipp Walters
I can think of a couple ways to manage developing for iPhone 3 vs 4, but am wondering how others are handling it? I suppose on startup one could auto-size and set the properties of all labels, fonts, images, grcs based upon the screen size. Or. Have two different stacks, one for iPhone 3, the ot

Re: libJSON

2011-09-26 Thread Andre Garzia
Stephen, I have my own library for JSON. I think Marks might be more complete but if you want to check it out: http://andregarzia.com/stacks/lib.aag.json.livecode It is a minimal library so don't expect a lot... :-D On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 10:27 PM, stephen barncard < stephenrevoluti...@barnc

Re: libJSON

2011-09-26 Thread Andre Garzia
forgot to say, any feedback is welcome :-D On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Andre Garzia wrote: > Stephen, > > I have my own library for JSON. I think Marks might be more complete but if > you want to check it out: > > http://andregarzia.com/stacks/lib.aag.json.livecode > > It is a minimal l

Re: libJSON

2011-09-26 Thread stephen barncard
thanks Andre, - I wasn't the guy asking about Json, but will gladly add this to my code library. I was just looking for the 'earlier' Mark Smith, who like Derek Bump, disappeared from this list and web. When that happens, I fear the worst. sqb On 26 September 2011 21:29, Andre Garzia wrote: > f

Re: Can iOS store info in stacks?

2011-09-26 Thread Bill Vlahos
That is very interesting. That is actually more than what I was looking for. I was just wondering if I could store data in custom props. of other stacks. Cool. Bill Vlahos _ InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) is about keeping your important life information with you, accessib