Re: Eureka Moment: preopencontrol

tion, both on the content and the UX front. It's a shame as it lets LiveCode down. :-/ k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) http://PanoramaPhotographer.com http://thatkeith.com +4

Re: Scripting style: Verbs in function names

generically verbifying, should be the guiding principle. k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) http://PanoramaPhotographer.com http://thatkeith.com +44 (0)7909541365

Re: Saving images to webserver

data. Otherwise you'd need to look at php or similar server-side file upload setups. k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) http://PanoramaPhotographer.com http://thatkeith.com +44 (0)79095

Re: Saving images to webserver

on's experience and no reason to be complacent.) Perhaps Richard Gaskin could chip in? I know he created an ftp-based tool or two very early on in the Revolution era. k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser

Re: Subject - LiveCode - I'm not a very happy Bunny

me; it's just too much fun not to be part of the LC builder community. I did once hope HTML5 would be available as part of that, but sadly it's separate. :( k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-20

Re: standalone settings .zip

workflow being to upload the .zip copies to github as a release. Matt ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mail

Re: standalone settings .zip

On 5 Jan 2017, at 10:14, Thierry Douez wrote: > the zip command line utility (in Terminal) can do this: > > zip Targetdir.zip -x \*.DS_Store -r Sourcedir > > This can be executed with the LC shell() function... Sweet! That's really good to know, thanks. :) k --- Keith Ma

Re: Checking the Milliseconds

I ran the original code on my MacBook Pro (16in 2019, 2.3GHx 8 core i9). Three quarters of the results were over 4000, almost 150 of those were 4400 or above. The highest value was 4493. Average: 3873 (rounded) Median: 4081 Standard Deviation: 611 (rounded) k __

Re: Find Replace in Script Editor with cr

abuse being thrown around. I don’t know how many people are subscribed to this list, but it will not be a small number. That’s a lot of inboxes. Frankly, anyone should be embarrassed to be ’shouting’ at someone in such a large and semi-public environment. k out. --- Keith Martin Mobile: +44 (0)7909

Re: We don't need a Player (was Re: New(?) Idea for Standalones)

hat the experience has become so convoluted and opaque that I work to avoid having to do it. I’m sure others feel similarly, and that is a Very Not Good Thing for LiveCode. :’( k --- Keith Martin Mobile: +44 (0)7909 541365 360 media production, consultancy and training: PanoramaPhotographer.

Re: Forum?

> On 15 Jun 2021, at 09:58, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode > wrote: > > Has the Forum gone bottom up? It’s a little quieter than normal I think, but there are posts there from as recent as 20 minutes ago. k ___ use-livecode mailing list use-liv

Re: building standalone FAILS with German Umlaute in app name

OT: Fortunately (in a sense) when I got a frozen shoulder four years ago I had surgery to release it. Because I'd also dislocated and fractured it. Longboard injury. Anyway, it worked well. But I hope the solution for this problem is faster and less painful! Keith Keith Martin 360

Re: M1 Mac mini for LC: First Impressions

> On 1 Aug 2021, at 21:28, Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode > wrote: > > M1 Chip with LC: Snappy but not amazing. > In fact, my i5 budget Windows laptop > was faster on the only task I've timed. Very good to see this thoughtful list of your reactions and feelings. It will be fascinating to see

Re: LiveCode community edition is gone

I just hope that my Price Lock Indy subscription will continue as promised. Kevin did say yesterday that "if we promised something in the past we do honour it” and back when I started my Indy sub I was told that my subscription will 'remain at the same cost for as long as I keep it active' – hen

Re: Licensing model change

> On 1 Sep 2021, at 10:02, matthias rebbe via use-livecode > wrote: > > Whenever I suggested to people, who used the software for creating internally > for their company, to support LC at least with a Community Plus subscription, > I always got the same answer: Why should I buy a license when

Re: Custom URLs

Only one thought: the protocols that do work on iOS are general declarations that are routed to an app/service as the host OS thinks is appropriate. Less common ones and app-specific ones do have to be registered... in the app that wants to be able RECEIVE them. So if the FB app doesn’t have tha

Re: Bye, and thanks for the fish

Unless someone’s hoarding gold that’s an interesting but not all that useful pricing comparison. I prefer the Big Mac Index (https://www.statista.com/statistics/274326/big-mac-index-global-prices-for-a-big-mac/

Re: Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition

I think this is (potentially) an excellent idea. Running stacks is more important in education use than building standalones, and the knowledge that a standalone CAN be made by simply ’trading up’ to a paid-for version of LC might be an interesting sell. But I would be surprised if this sort of

Re: Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition

> On Sep 6, 2021, at 12:22 PM, Andre Garzia via use-livecode > wrote: > > I’m happy paying for my license because I can see the value LC provides me, > and how my money directly affects their ability to output quality stuff. I > love FOSS, but I’d rather have a healthy LC Ltd around with the r

Re: LiveCode 10 - what are your thoughts on the new features?

> On Sep 7, 2021, at 11:04 PM, Martin Koob via use-livecode > wrote: > > My wife and I have an ongoing disagreement about the term 'couple of’ in > terms of counting. I say it means around 2 or 3ish. She says it means 2. > Further she says if you wanted to say 3 or 4 you would say ‘a few’.

Re: Sharing a desktop app, or with beta testers

to LiveCode the company, as it must be putting off more than a few people from becoming or staying customers. k Keith Martin 360 media specialist http://PanoramaPhotographer.com Contact and info http://thatkeith.com +44 (0)7909541365 > On 26 Jan 2022, at 20:24, matthias rebbe via use-livecode

Re: Really OT, but i need the help of native English speakers

ould refer to someone’s avatar, but that doesn’t seem right. What are the options that are offered? Keith --- Keith Martin Technical Writer | Reality Labs @ Meta Mobile +44.7436.028.638 London, UK -- ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.run

Re: Forum Software LC?

> On 23 Sep 2023, at 15:32, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > Discord looks really interesting. To me, Discord looks like a refugee from a moderately poorly designed BBS from 30 years ago. I use it (it's the student comms platform of choice for a course I teach on) and it does wo

Re: I seem to have missed something

> On 26 Jul 2024, at 10:17, Colin Kelly via use-livecode > wrote: > > The new licenses allow to create free apps as long as they are not used > commercially. Forgive the nit-picking, but my understanding was that the new licenses allow to create apps that are not offered commercially in any w

Re: I seem to have missed something

> On 26 Jul 2024, at 11:14, Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode > wrote: > > Free apps will display a LiveCode Create badge throughout the app, and will > have “Made with LiveCode – Non Commercial Use Only” notices you are not > permitted to disable. Thanks for posting this. I'm happy to include

Re: Livecode Future - Tracking No-Hassle Solution

> On 28 Jul 2024, at 06:00, Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode > wrote: > > When NOT using LC's data hosting, the Standalone Builder notices. > > No reason for high cost per user - thus, no reason for Tracking. >From my perspective (I know, I know: cue 'blind men describing an elephant'), >this

Re: unsubscribing

> On 29 Jul 2024, at 18:37, Douglas A. Ruisaard via use-livecode > wrote: > > I'm going to > unsubscribe now and (maybe) rejoin once this nonsense has run it course. Might be a bit late to suggest this, but why not set up an email rule to archive/trash/whatever these emails, then remove the ru

Re: Mac app code signing for beginners

On 30 Apr 2018, at 4:07, Mark Smith via use-livecode wrote: Hi Bill, reading your message I thought for a second it was something I had written myself. You stole the words out of my mouth. Always challenging, never seems repeatable the same way twice. May I second this? Getting things set up

Re: LC & Java

On 29 May 2018, at 17:57, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: Ever since Hypercard I have loved the "do something to something else with some other things" approach, and also that I don't have to worry about variable typing, declaration and scope. Amen brother! This is an important part of th

Re: [OT]Silly weekend LC poll

For me... > CHAR Rhymes with “car” and > LOC Rhymes with “mock” I know they’re abbreviations but I mentally elevated them to regular word-hood many years ago. :) k ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: LiveCoders from London, lets meet!

Hi Andre, I'm based in London – I live in Mitcham/Tooting and I work in Elephant & Castle. I'm game! k On 9 Nov 2018, at 17:04, Andre Alves Garzia via use-livecode wrote: Hey Friends, Who here is from London or nearby and would be interested in regular meetups? We could meet once a month

Re: Sending a message to users that floats above everything

*should* be standard is Just Wrong. k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) http://PanoramaPhotographer.com http://thatkeith.com +44 (0)7909541365 --- ___ use-livecode

Re: livecode changes image colors without being asked to do it

olour swatches should still be specified using the colour model of the intended output process. Having said this, the bottom line is always "ask your printer and follow their advice," not least because if something goes wrong with the colour repro they can't blame you. ;) k --- Ke

Re: Was I hallucinating? Totally OT, perhaps relevant

On 8 Nov 2017, at 10:25, prothero--- via use-livecode wrote: Admittedly, I was laying sick in bed at the time I suspect that may be the reason. I've heard (well, misheard) pretty weird stuff when I've been unwell enough to be bed-ridden. :) k --- Keith Martin Senior Lec

Re: videoClip

On 12 Dec 2017, at 11:05, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote: One of the reasons why videoClip and AudioClip are useful is to do with portativity. This is a VERY good reason to support this properly. I still find it frankly weird that LC isn't able to handle MP3 media more flexibly tha

Re: Using this list

On 11 Jan 2018, at 17:00, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote: I'm using Thunderbird. Email comes in, I click Reply, email goes out. I use MailMate on my laptop, Mail on my iPhone. Same behaviour for me: click reply, type stuff, send. k ___ use-li

Re: Text Styles: Expanded, condensed

On 17 Feb 2018, at 16:51, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: LC no longer manipulates text directly to produce styles, it now uses the equivalent font. And as a typographer, let me say YAY! Distorted type hurts my soul. :( k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts

Re: Text Styles: Expanded, condensed

, I wouldn't hold my breath... ;) k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) --- ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscr

Re: Rotating PNG images

On 5 Mar 2018, at 18:34, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote: I set the angle on PNG images and they deteriorate. For clarity, are you setting the angle to something other than 90/180/270 degrees? k ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecod

Re: [OT] Web based HyperCard

On 27 Mar 2018, at 14:28, Rick Harrison via use-livecode wrote: Tell us about it again once it is full color and not just B&W. When he has the Colorizing HC XCMD simulated? ;) But seriously, while I don't see a hard-nosed practical use for this it is an astounding feat! k

Re: some thoughts on version 9.0.0

On 19 Apr 2018, at 17:00, Douglas Ruisaard via use-livecode wrote: Next is the significant decrease in the "Ink" choices... I've found (by process of elimination) the "notSrcOrReverse" ink works for me in several situations there ain't no such thing in v9.0.0. Yep, I found that strange an

Re: Forums down: locally or globally?

On 26 Apr 2018, at 19:16, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote: > The forums are inaccessible here in Bulgaria at the moment. They were for me too (in London, UK), for a bit. k ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please vi

Re: TS Net for Indy vs Business

devs are being milked. :'( k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) http://PanoramaPhotographer.com http://thatkeith.com +44 (0)7909541365 --- ___ use-livecode mailin

Re: Changes to use-livecode list.

On 6 Jan 2017, at 12:29, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote: > I please plead with Heather to reverse that particular change. Seconded, with bells on! :( k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) h

Re: Changes to use-livecode list.

On 6 Jan 2017, at 12:55, Heather Laine via use-livecode wrote: Well. That's the problem you see. DMARC rejects mail on the basis that it does not come from the same address as the sender ie the posting person's email is not the list address. Actually, what *I* now see is emails being marked a

Re: TS Net for Indy vs Business

have misunderstood this from the start... it won't be the first time. :-/ k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) http://PanoramaPhotographer.com http://thatkeith.com +44 (0)7909541365 --- ___

Re: I'm a stupid GIT

reposting every now and then. I should probably read it again every few months. :) k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) http://PanoramaPhotographer.com http://thatkeith.com +44 (0)7909541365

Re: International LiveCode Mini Conference

's reality. Wish I could go! k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) http://PanoramaPhotographer.com http://thatkeith.com +44 (0)7909541365 --- ___ use-livecode mailing li

HTML5 and different editions

ge to encourage users to consider the bigger Business edition for full power? I'm aware there may be business reasons here, but I just downloaded the Community edition so I could try a little idea in HTML5... which struck me as an odd thing, as I have an Indy license. k --- Keith Martin

Re: HTML5 and different editions

#x27;d really like to see the vanilla version of Indy given the Community level of HTML5 ability too rather than have to keep another near-gig-sized app around just for that! :D k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) h

Re: HTML5 and different editions

perspective and detail helps a lot! In this light it's a logical division between editions. I wasn't trying to be a nitpicking PITA; I didn't grok the reason so it seemed like a curious quirk – and I have found bigger quirks with larger software companies in the past. :) k --

Re: SHA1 cracked .... What are the chances this will be addressed in LC?

An aside response... > Read between the lines Google doesn't use it so obviously people will start > using Google's which will with 100% certainty will have a backdoor in it > looking as to how they removed 140,000 indexed pages of www.naturalnews.com > after the owner didn't give in to blackmail

Re: HyperCard on your current Macintosh computer

On 5 Apr 2017, at 7:48, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote: https://github.com/jedahan/hypermac I couldn't get that version of Mini vMac to run; it couldn't find the vMac.ROM file. But there's a slightly newer version of the app () that works well if you put it in there instead. It's

Re: Downloads - Immodest Proposal

the wrong end of the stick. k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) http://PanoramaPhotographer.com http://thatkeith.com +44 (0)7909541365 --- ___ use-livecode maili

Re: Cognitive load

yperCard 1.x and SuperCard 1.x days onwards... and it's the relative Just Damn Tough-ness of Objective C that made me bail on my attempts to learn it a few years back. The cognitive load was too much for me. :-/ k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts

Re: Cognitive load

, who in their right mind would look to a basketball player for scientific information? :D k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) President, http://IVRPA.org http://PanoramaPhotographer.com http://thatkeith.com +44 (0)7909541365 --- __

Re: Font embedding for iOS in LC9

t so many other things to do... :-/ k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) President, http://IVRPA.org http://PanoramaPhotographer.com http://thatkeith.com +44 (0)7909541365 --- ___ use-livecode mailing li

Re: English Like?

x27;s imperfect... but hell, even *English* could be described as being just English-*like* if you want to go down that debating rabbit hole! The point is it's *so* much easier than traditional languages for people to grok. That's one of LC's USPs. k --- Keith Martin Senior Le

Re: English Like?

On 25 May 2017, at 20:10, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: I almost ace'd grammar in grade school, but I kept complaining that the English language had more exceptions than it had actual rules. Sounds like you *should* have aced it. :D k ___ use-

Re: HTML5 deployment: progress comes into sight

page structures a little more flexibly. That's been one of the big things that's really put me off trying out much with this form of output, so far at least. k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) http://Pa

Re: play sound plays the wrong sound

On 6 Jul 2017, at 15:45, Matt Maier via use-livecode wrote: Why is this stuff not in the dictionary? Also, given the massive prevalence of MP3, it would be great if the (apparent) limitation of the 'play' command was addressed. :/ k ___ use-livec

Re: Mark in a kilt...

ny in kilts. Memorable and cool. k --- Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) http://PanoramaPhotographer.com http://thatkeith.com +44 (0)7909541365 --- ___ use-livecode mailing

Re: setting file created date in livecode from script

Hi Stephen, I made a little tool (in LiveCode, natch) for doing this using touch. It's here: http://panoramaphotographer.com/software/likeaversion/index.html and there's a link near the bottom of the page to download the LiveCode stack. k On 14 Apr 2019, at 22:52, Stephen Barncard via use

Re: OT: Catalina - the end of ad hoc & in-house development?

On 11 Sep 2019, at 16:21, Dar Scott Consulting via use-livecode wrote: At one time one could get past OSs, but I don't think it is the case now If a past OS has been downloaded through one's standard Mac/me/iCloud account in the past it can be downloaded and installed again. It can also be d

Re: Give a bug a hug

I'm less than convinced by the crowdfunding ideas that have been mentioned so far. But there is something that is important to understand: 1. All Kickstarter campaigns are 'all-or-nothing.' From the Kickstarter FAQ: "No one will be charged for a pledge towards a project unless it reaches its

Re: My old man vs LC Standalone

On 22 Oct 2019, at 20:47, Tom Glod via use-livecode wrote: i am counting on his limited willingness to put hours into it. Either way, it will be absolutely fascinating to read about the outcome. Good luck! k ___ use-livecode mailing list use-live

Re: My old man vs LC Standalone

On 22 Oct 2019, at 4:02, kee nethery via use-livecode wrote: it would look for Hypercard itself on their disk and start erasing stuff in it I applaud the ingenuity and totally understand the reasons for her doing that, but it should be said that damaging *other* software – beyond the stack i

Re: Start using font

Personally, I’ve used it to make a font management tool for dealing with large font libraries. It’s not something ‘fit for prime time’ as it looks abysmal at the moment but it works. :) Keith Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) 360 media specialist http

Re: HyperCard: the Myst story

On 5 Feb 2020, at 3:19, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote: On 2/4/20 6:19 PM, Colin Holgate via use-livecode wrote: In 1993 Mac User magazine ...them was the days, eh? [Deep sigh] I spent *many* years in MacUser magazine – the original and best UK one of course, not the Ziff-Davis copy. ;

Re: OT: Completely OT: Reading list recommendations.

I've been *really* enjoying this, and I've just asked my university library to get multiple copies for my students. Creative Selection Subtitle: Inside Apple's design process during the golden age of Steve Jobs Ken Kocienda I was reading the print book but I left it behind in my office at the