Re: Stylistic question.

2022-09-07 Thread Geoff Canyon via use-livecode
Okay, I figured it out. When Navigator is displaying whatever the contents are of the current card (its default state) it syncs the selection with the selected controls. This goes both ways, so it's important not to get stuck in a loop: Navigator sets the selected controls, which in turn triggers N

Re: Stylistic question.

2022-09-07 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Awesome good job. Bob S > On Sep 7, 2022, at 24:16 , Geoff Canyon via use-livecode > wrote: > > Okay, I figured it out. When Navigator is displaying whatever the contents > are of the current card (its default state) it syncs the selection with the > selected controls. This goes both ways, s

Re: Cross-platform font handling, and why you don't want to do it

2022-09-07 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
After I start using the font files I added a line to wait 10 ticks with messages. Same thing. I came up with a workaround though. If I set the rect of an object to it's current rect it forces a redraw. Curiously, if I set the rect of the entire stack to it's current rect it does NOT force a redr

Re: Standardize Font Appearance

2022-09-07 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
You can have that. You don't need a message. Too many possibilities to try to anticipate in a list email. Give me a call and let's discuss. I'll bet in under 20 minutes you'll be fired up and crafting the styling subsystem of your dreams. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Bob Sneidar

Re: Stylistic question.

2022-09-07 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
While you are at it, selecting the card, then selecting the Inspector button in the toolbar gets the stack properties, not the card properties. I know I can right-click and get the card properties, but if this is not the intended behavior I figured you'd want to know. Bob S > On Sep 7, 2022,

System Time Zone

2022-09-07 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. I am exploring the possibility of creating a scheduling module, and am reading up on the iCalendar specification. I can localize the date and time by entering a valid time zone, and can hard code it for where I am at, but I want to be able to use this anywhere. The format of a locali

Re: System Time Zone

2022-09-07 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 9/7/22 16:47, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: It's the, "America/Los_Angeles" bit I am trying to find a way to grok. How can I extract that in LC? Isn't there some kind of function that will return the current system's time zone? linux: put the last word of shell("date") osx: put wor

Re: System Time Zone

2022-09-07 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
"The internet time" gives you the offset from Greenwich time. No city though. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On September 7, 2022 6:50:09 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: Hi all. I am exploring the possibility o

Re: System Time Zone

2022-09-07 Thread Niggemann, Bernd via use-livecode
Bob Sneidar via use-livecode Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:49:43 -0700 Isn't there some kind of function that will return the current system's time zone? Hi Bob, there is a timeZone library in LC, maybe that is of help. Please be aware that some entries in the timeZone library are deprecated. https://qu