Infinite Livecode Pledge

2016-05-24 Thread Lagi Pittas
Hi All I have just paid my pledge and I was cheesed off that 20% of my DONATION/PLEDGE has gone to the government. If doing feature exchange is to save Kickstarter fees it certainly doen't do that. Couldn't you think about creating a charity for the .org (it is open source) and we donta to the

Re: Infinite Livecode Pledge

2016-05-24 Thread Lagi Pittas
- is that because I have the settings on digest? Lagi On 24 May 2016 at 10:26, Lagi Pittas wrote: > Hi All > > I have just paid my pledge and I was cheesed off that 20% of my > DONATION/PLEDGE has gone to the government. > > If doing feature exchange is to save Kickstarter f

Re: Infinite Livecode Pledge

2016-05-24 Thread Lagi Pittas
Hi There are a few of these companies about. http://www.spi-inc.org/ http://sfconservancy.org/ As a stepping stone attaching your sails to a few of these might even spread the word. They not only seem to allow donations for specific projects but also have a fund that they share for who needs it

Re: Infinite Livecode Pledge

2016-05-24 Thread Lagi Pittas
, etc. Then there is the difference between S-corps and > C-corps, and their bases and rates, which would further depress the tax on > the take. > > On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 9:57 AM, Richard Gaskin < > ambassa...@fourthworld.com> > wrote: > > > Lagi Pittas wrote: >

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2016-05-28 Thread Lagi Pittas
I've been checking the "backers counter" since I pledged on day 2 I think and we have had a total of 5 more pledges in 3 days a total of 2 in the last 3 days and none today (and I think yesterday). Is Everybody holding fire till the last minute? I sent in my comment when I pledged nothing eart

Re: Cubist's first bug report

2016-06-06 Thread Lagi Pittas
HI It looks to me that the ANY command/function is reusing a global variable of some type or if there is an optimizing stage it is reusing the "register" whether in the bytecode interpreter instructions or the bytecode interpreter per se. The larger the number the items reach a limit which I would

Re: Cubist's first bug report

2016-06-06 Thread Lagi Pittas
Hi Just read further back through the thread and looks like Monte has a handle on it I’ve taken a little look into it and yes it does appear the chunk is being > evaluated twice: Add left to right > - get value to add by and evaluate chunk if any > - get destination value and evaluate chunk if an

Re: [OT-ish] WWDC things of interest

2016-06-15 Thread Lagi Pittas
I second that emotion - (or is it third) I've been harping on about this for over a year now - LiveCodeTowers should be putting libraries and courses in the Indy and Business licence that is useful to the Foxpro, Clipper,Delphi,Dbase,Paradox ,VB6, Omnis and dare I say it Filemaker people. Witho

Monte Goulding's day off? ;-) mergJSON - Documented Bug or Feature?

2016-06-29 Thread Lagi Pittas
Hi, I used the mergJSON in version 8 DP1 today for the first time. I loaded my CSV file into the program and build my arrays then exported the array as JSON. what do I find? prices that were 1.40 showing up as 1.3999, 2.30 showing as 2.2998 etc Now I know this is docume

Re: Monte Goulding's day off? ; -) mergJSON - Documented Bug or Feature?

2016-06-29 Thread Lagi Pittas
39, Mark Waddingham wrote: > On 2016-06-29 14:21, Mark Waddingham wrote: > >> On 2016-06-29 13:22, Lagi Pittas wrote: >> >>> Can someone please explain the logic that says that a textual >>> representation of information (CSV, XML a text file even) is translate

Re: Monte Goulding's day off? ; -) mergJSON - Documented Bug or Feature?

2016-06-29 Thread Lagi Pittas
ars ago (not an external) and I have been > encouraged to make it available, but with JSON now being built-in, I didn't > bother. Now, there is MergJSON? > > > > On Jun 29, 2016, at 9:06 AM, Mark Waddingham wrote: > > > > On 2016-06-29 16:58, Lagi Pittas w

Re: Monte Goulding's day off? ; -) mergJSON - Documented Bug or Feature?

2016-06-30 Thread Lagi Pittas
HI Mark & Monte, "I do wonder here whether the problem is that from LiveCode Script's point of view (and Lagi's use-case, probably others too) that it would be preferable that all non-object/array/string values in the JSON are returned as they are in the input file; ..." The above is exactly

Re: New version of lcStackbrowser Released

2016-06-30 Thread Lagi Pittas
Just add an "l" to the end http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html On 30 June 2016 at 12:30, ** Clarence P Martin ** wrote: > Peter, > The link that was provided: www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.htm is not > working. > > Sincerely, > > Clarence Martin > Email: chi...@themartinz.com > Cell: 626 69

Re: Monte Goulding's day off? ; -) the outcome.

2016-06-30 Thread Lagi Pittas
Hi In the end what I did was when i created the JSON "string" with arrayToJSON i went down each line of the output fopund the "offending lines" and did some bittwiddling as below:- on mouseUp put AbsolutePathFromStack("menu.json") into lcFile put ArrayToJSON(gaFoodMenu,,true) into gJSON

Stability of LC 8 DP2?

2016-07-04 Thread Lagi Pittas
I started using Livecode 8 (DP1) for a less critical project last week - so far so good. I decided to upgrade to DP2 today on my windows 7 system running parallels on a MAC. In the space of an hour I have had a blue screen of death in Win 7 (never happened in 2 years on this p[arallels setup). A

Re: [ANN] Release 8.1.0 DP 2

2016-07-06 Thread Lagi Pittas
It was always and still is the same in version 6.x series for the application browser 99.99% of the time. It must have been an itch the devs didn't feel like scratching Gotta live with it now though. Lagi On 6 July 2016 at 06:24, Mark Wieder wrote: > On 07/01/2016 08:26 AM, Richard Gaskin wr

Re: [ANN] Release 8.1.0 DP 2

2016-07-07 Thread Lagi Pittas
If we are going to bring up einstein , he is the "scientist" I think who everybody defers to and yet he was basically a 100% fraud and a plagiarist. His equation was publshed by the italian physicist De pretto and many others. While I was making sure I remembered my facts I found this - and oth

No Guinea pigs harmed with this repost on streaming Bundle

2016-07-14 Thread Lagi Pittas
Hi I asked a question on the forums and none of the "Gods" answered it so I'll ask it gain here Hi I purchased the livecode 2016 streaming bundle for the conference and since I just ran through Todd's schedule app and I saw a LOT of very interesting talks by some of the Gods of Livecode. I was

Re: No Guinea pigs harmed with this repost on streaming Bundle

2016-07-14 Thread Lagi Pittas
Thanks for that Peter. It would be nice if Hack Sessions were "unofficially recorded" and also the livecloud workshops.There should be some interesting stuff in there off the beaten path Lagi On 14 July 2016 at 15:04, Peter TB Brett wrote: > On 14/07/2016 14:57, Lagi

Re: loadStack message use cases

2016-08-19 Thread Lagi Pittas
Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs! (said in a Graham Chapman Yorkshire accent) I never even thought to look if it was there, otherwise I would have used it. In the old days we would have an 800 page dead trees command / events properties book which i would go through in a day or 2 just so I

Re: [TOT] Totally Off . . .

2016-08-23 Thread Lagi Pittas
HI Richmond, Although I have my dead trees I always try to find a pdf version of any paper version I have - as its easier than carrying all those books - but there is something about flicking through a REAL book. So here is one that's been around for ages on archive.org https://ia801004.us.a

Re: Missing a chance

2016-08-31 Thread Lagi Pittas
Richard You totally missed my point. First off if the website is taking 24 hours of the developers time then there is a problem. I went on the main site and there was a link to the documentation yesterday - and guess what page not found - it happens all the time, I given up even bothering to look

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Lagi Pittas
Hi Richmond I know this might sound stupid but . Did you create a BRAND NEW stack within 8.1 and try that? Now if you opened it in 9 and it worked that still doesn't mean what I suggest won't work because these are computers we are working with. Sometimes they are not logical (because we don

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Lagi Pittas
> > /Deus ex machina/ > > Richmond. > > On 16.11.2016 19:09, Lagi Pittas wrote: > >> Hi Richmond >> >> I know this might sound stupid but . >> >> Did you create a BRAND NEW stack within 8.1 and try that? >> >> Now if you opened it in

LC 9 Problem inserting Controls

2016-12-28 Thread Lagi Pittas
Hi I decided I would skip lc8 and goto 9 for a new project (i'm still using 6 for my main programs - better the devil ) Anyway started designing adding controls a few group etc etc. Now I cannot drag ANY control onto the stack/card - even if I exiot and load afgain. I've done the obvious

Re: LC 9 Problem inserting Controls

2016-12-29 Thread Lagi Pittas
and will this be "dropped" at the left edge. So I would not have noticed this problem when my stack was over to the left of my screen. Is this an undocumented feature or just a bug? Lagi On 29 December 2016 at 02:05, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Make sure the stack is not open

Re: Sad truth about iOS apps

2020-05-15 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Graham, Why not get one of the hackintosh "modified" images for windows and run it inside virtualbox - probably s lot of hsrdwware wont work but |I bet xcode will. https://www.maketecheasier.com/install-macos-virtualbox/ https://www.hackint0sh.org/how-to-install-macos-on-virtualbox/ https://ww

Re: ProtonMail vs Apple

2020-08-14 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi People are missing something here. Apple allows programs from Argos, Sams, Amazon (not books) , Free software access for the yearly fee of $99. They take 30% the FIRST years and subsequently 15% - that second figure to me is the important one. You have access to that market and IF you have a

Re: ProtonMail vs Apple

2020-08-14 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
already there. But good luck if your program does not have something that differentiates from all the copycat wabnnabies. Regards Lagi On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 at 19:47, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Lagi Pittas wrote: > > > If you sell

Re: Converting from unicode to ASCII

2020-09-23 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Assuming all the languages are latin type alphabets (no chinese, Japanese , Sanskrit ;-) ) (but see later for a fix?) I would replace the charactes like the E with umlout/cedilla and other dicritics with the "naked" character but for others that can't remove them BUT add to the end of the filenam

Re: Converting from unicode to ASCII

2020-09-23 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Jacq, Since you don't do Chinese then I think what I suggested would work except for bulgarian and other non latin alphabets. (which you could use a translation table for). It also is compatible with all the previous names as the extract and tagging on the end will only happen with new unico

Re: Slightly OT: downloading Xcode

2020-10-03 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Graham, How about using a download manager that does the chopping/zipping and unchopping for you so you can be sure that when you restart all the bits are ther. There are a coupler of free ones and some paid for http://www.flashget.com/en/download.html http://www.eagleget.com/download-eaglege

IOS Screen resizing /EXACT FIT not working as before

2020-11-02 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi, On an IOS app we have been using the setfullscreenmode of stack "XYZ" to exactfit. Although it isn't perfect in the sense it doesn't try to use the "notch" it has been working well. We have compiled with the latest livecode stable and the latest XCODE and now the there is a greater margin o

Re: IOS Screen resizing /EXACT FIT not working as before

2020-11-03 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
; at the sides or top/bottom on some devices depending on which mode you > > choose but the advantage > > is that it retains the stack ratio. At least one dimension will always > fit. > > > > You can obscure the black bars by setting the backcolor of the stack to a &g

Re: IOS Screen resizing /EXACT FIT not working as before

2020-11-07 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi I was told today that the App is unusable on smaller iphones on which it was originally designed - ny smaller I mean 6 and 7 It is usable on the bigger screens (albeit it looks "wrong") but a lot of people still stick with smaller screens. Lagi On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 at 14:18, Andrew at MidWest

Re: Design Question

2020-11-18 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi, I had 70 PS POS systems in the field and I saved the list of items and other info after each addition it worked 99.9% of the time. But when it failed (4 or 5 times a year) usually the same customer (same hardware same windows 7 )I had to log in and copy a blank livecode stack. In the end I

Re: LiveCode Advanced Application Architecture eBook price reduced

2020-12-30 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Andre, I have the version from leanpub which was last updated in August I believe. Is this a later one and will you be uploading to leanpub or do we have to buy it again. Regards Lagi On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 at 00:28, Andre Garzia via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hey Fri

Re: LiveCode Advanced Application Architecture eBook price reduced

2020-12-30 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi, Sorry maybe it's October 8th as I think you use American format dates. Lagi On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 at 00:28, Andre Garzia via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hey Friends, > > I've reduced the price of my LiveCode eBook to £9.99. This book will teach > you advanced techn

Re: [ANN] New Book: Development Oriented Development

2021-03-16 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
HI Andre, Didn't even read the whole post just went to the link and bought it - now for some bedtime reading Lagi On Tue, 16 Mar 2021 at 14:11, Andre Garzia via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Friends, > > I'm quite happy to announce the initial release of my new

Re: Problem with Script Editor in LC 9.6.2 (rc3)

2021-03-25 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
HI Henry, Tried it on windows LC 9.6.2 RC2 and it works fine. I still have the problem of very laggy text editor for a machine with 16G of Ram and SSD, there is no scrolling problem on a greater than 5000 line script so it looks like it's big Turd this time ;-) Lagi On Thu, 25 Mar 2021 at

Does anybody know if the Livecode Global happened yesterday?

2021-03-26 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
HI All, I purchase both the beginner and advanced courses (gotta have the set ;-) ) I filled in the questionnaire/registering email that was sent a few weeks ago, and since . nothing. -- KIndest Regards Lagi ___ use-livecode mailing list use-liv

Re: Does anybody know if the Livecode Global happened yesterday?

2021-03-26 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
ode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > >> Yes, it happened yesterday (and I enjoyed it, and as always learnt > >> something), and it will again today. > >> > >> I'd email Heather (support@...) - and maybe mark it urgent if you want > >> to

Re: [ANN] Release 9.6.2 RC-4

2021-04-07 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi The unresponsiveness in Big Su is fixed and Ive only been asking for 3 or 4 years that the unresponsiveness in windows 10 (and probably 7) is fixed. I have a 10th generation core I7 with 16G of ram and it runs like molasses - especially when using the debugger. Ive tried EVERYTHING short of ru

Re: Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition

2021-09-02 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Trials of 14 days or even 30 days are a waste of time. I can install something and use it for a couple of days - then life / work gets in the way so It sits on the computer for 31 days and then times out. You then have to waste your time and the companies to get an extension, and by the time they

Re: Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition

2021-09-02 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
hose two things how is any new developer going to join the > platform? > > > > On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 5:34 PM Lagi Pittas via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > Trials of 14 days or even 30 days are a waste of time. I can install > > s

Re: Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition

2021-09-02 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
ame advice. those exact 2 > > points needing to be addressed. > > > > Give long trial, fix the most obvious IDE issues ASAP. > > > > Without those two things how is any new developer going to join the > > platform? > > > > > > > > On Thu

Re: Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition

2021-09-06 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Bernard, I could be called one of the whiners but I have paid my indy licence since the kickstarter and the business Upgrade (until a year ago - Incase I needed it - I didnt). My biggest "whine" is not the ending of the open source initiative - it's the fact that OUR biggest competitors (XOJO

Re: Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition

2021-09-06 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
, Perl, PHP, PowerBuilder, PowerShell, PureBasic, Python, Ruby, SQL, Swift, Tcl, VB.NET, VB6, VBScript, Xbase++, xHarbour, Xojo The question is why Livecode isn't there? Lagi On Mon, 6 Sept 2021 at 19:54, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >

Re: IDE performance (Re: Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition)

2021-09-08 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Ben, I did some testing using the CPU% in the task manager - i was trying to do some more before sending in my results. It looks like if it has been running for some time but the time is not "quantified" at the moment as I have not been working on my project much these last few months. When I

Re: AW: IDE performance (Re: Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition)

2021-09-08 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Also can I make clear that I dont think it is the size of the script. Originally I had a 2000 line library stack and 14000 line main stack When it works it works - I cut the main stack to 7000 lines and still get the slowdown. When it slows down its the same treacle/quicksand/molasses whether th

Re: IDE performance (Re: Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition)

2021-09-08 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Curry, My Laptop is SSD and still the problems. , I have the problems with or without defender on.I don't use third party antivirus anymore as (especially with norton that customers still bloody buy) you get lots of eyecandy bloat and headaches - the best antivirus i have is the one between my

Re: AW: IDE performance (Re: Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition)

2021-09-08 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
> > I've asked Erik to try with 8000 line comment on his 32GB rig, since he has > no problems. He might have to increase the size of the text in that field > to 12000 or 16000, but I suspect eventually he too will get your treacle. > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 4:52 PM Lagi

Re: Sorting text is *VERY* slow in LC9 on Windows (Re: Accumulating text is *VERY* slow in LC9 on Windows)

2021-09-11 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
I thought Mark was misremembering Emmental when he said Edam (they do start with an E) but I believe Venezuelan Beaver Cheeses is probably a better analogy as it has many holes caused by the beavers' sharp incisors. and is a bit of a mystery (very difficult to acquire) as is the workings of win

Android SDK lesson

2021-09-18 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi I have not compiled for Android for nearly 3 years now and Ive had new machines. I want to install the SDK and I remember the problems I had originally - so to save my mental health Can someone (Panos?) point me to the LATEST lessons for the latest version that will install with 1 press of a

Re: Android SDK lesson

2021-09-18 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
ering that Google broke the later versions of their tool and Google > hide the unbroken versions (not to mention the lunacy of Google's > naming-numbering), you are not going to find a one button solution from LC > that works around all those issues. > > Regards, Bernard > >

Re: Android SDK lesson

2021-09-20 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
different platforms. Lagi On Sun, 19 Sept 2021 at 10:33, Bernard Devlin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Lagi > > I'd suggest following the Lesson as the most straightforward route. Let us > know if that doesn't work. > > Regards, Bern

Re: Scott Rossi and TactileMedia

2018-05-01 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
do with a "baby language" (one of my colleagues when he saw the "put a into b" of livecode) "There are none so blind as those who program in C" - Lagi Pittas Regards Lagi On 1 May 2018 at 04:51, Todd Fabacher via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote

Re: URGENT: MergGoogle no longer works on iOS: CLIENTS VERY UNHAPPY

2018-05-02 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Sean, I feel your pain really! Just a question wouldn't the Oauth2 that is built in to LC9 work - maybe that's the reason it wasn't updated but i'm sure Monty wouldn't be dismissive - he was once at the coal face (no pun intended). Regards Lagi On 2 May 2018 at 14:00, Pi Digital via use-liv

Re: URGENT: MergGoogle no longer works on iOS: CLIENTS VERY UNHAPPY

2018-05-02 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi All I just setup a gofundme site - Never done it before but Can anyone tell me do we have to put Sean's name on it - what shall I call the page? Talk like that makes me shiver. I have a mate in Canada - he had his card account and paypal compromised a week or so ago - rent was due no money

Re: URGENT: MergGoogle no longer works on iOS: CLIENTS VERY UNHAPPY

2018-05-02 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi All If I wasn't clear as to why I asked the question about gofundme - it's because people don't want their lives "on social media" and gofundme is probably as social as it get - lets keep it private between us. Regards Lagi On 2 May 2018 at 17:42, prothero--- via use-livecode < use-livecode@

Re: URGENT: MergGoogle no longer works on iOS: CLIENTS VERY UNHAPPY

2018-05-02 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
ill > > > William A. Prothero > http://earthlearningsolutions.org > > > On May 2, 2018, at 9:59 AM, Lagi Pittas via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > Hi All > > > > I just setup a gofundme site - Never done it before but Can anyone tell > me

Seans GOFUNDME LInk

2018-05-02 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi All. Sean hasn't accepted the invitation yet but we have to do this. here is the link it is all anonymous - no mention of SEan on the site. https://www.gofundme.com/scemergency Kindest Regards Lagi ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.

Re: Emergency Help?

2018-05-03 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
eed. > > Thanks > > Peter > -- > Peter Reid > Loughborough, UK > > > On 2 May 2018, at 7:37pm, use-livecode-requ...@lists.runrev.com wrote: > > > > Message: 10 > > Date: Wed, 2 May 2018 19:14:10 +0100 > > From: Lagi Pittas mailto:iphonel...@gmail.com>>

SEAN'S GOFUNDME LINK

2018-05-03 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
The link is www.gofundme.com/scemergency I Didn't want to mention Sean by Name I will be posting a message in the beginners section of the forum - after my "prose" has been looked at by Mike. Just to reiterate only Sean or his family would be able to withdraw money from here. Best Lagi ___

Gofundme posted in the Forums

2018-05-03 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Please go here and read this in the forums if you are still on the fence. I have phoned 6 or 7 times both landline and mobile - no response - I hope he is just "thinking". I make no apologies for being pushy. I don't think Sean was being Flippant. We cannot know what his state of mind is. http

Re: Gofundme posted in the Forums

2018-05-04 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Dan messaged Sean's wife on Facebook yesterday - I found here on facebook last night and her last post was July of last year I think. But No News yet. Any updates Dan? Regards Lagi On 3 May 2018 at 22:18, Tom Glod via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > any update on this?

Re: URGENT: MergGoogle no longer works on iOS: CLIENTS VERY UNHAPPY

2018-05-04 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
That's superhuman Monte. The last time I remember a company making a fix this quick was when I posted a bug to the Foxpro people (before they were bought out by Microsoft). It logged on with a 2400 Baud Modem to there "BBS" to get a patched runtime file back just over 2 hours - probably took lo

Re: Gofundme posted in the Forums

2018-05-04 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
to the found raising campaign Lagi has started so > others don’t hesitate to donate. > > Regards, > Erik > > On 04/05/18 11:55, "use-livecode on behalf of Lagi Pittas via > use-livecode" use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Dan messaged Sean's

Re: Gofundme posted in the Forums

2018-05-04 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
ode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > No news I'm afraid > > the nature of the message was to the effect that Sean had expressed having > a difficult day and was he ok, there is a caring community of people that > are asking after him etc .. > > On Fri, May

Re: Sean?

2018-05-08 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
I sent a Facebook PM to his Son last week - No Answer.. But to make it worse - no donation since last Friday. - come on people!!! Anyone got his house telephone number? Lagi On 6 May 2018 at 20:18, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Mark Wieder wrote:

Re: Sean?

2018-05-08 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
l who holds money on a whim. Regards Lagi On 5 May 2018 at 01:18, Mark Wieder via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 05/02/2018 11:14 AM, Lagi Pittas via use-livecode wrote: > >> Hi All >> >> I have set it up - but I want to have the money

Re: Sean?

2018-05-08 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Thanks Dan, And the donations are getting a boost as well Thanks to all who have donated - I've sent thank you messages via Gofundme - I hope I haven't missed anybody. For all those still on the fence or drinking Starbucks - Please do the right thing otherwise I might get into Bob Geldolf mode ;

Re: Active window and mouse location

2018-05-09 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Doug, Could this thread be helpful? http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=30984 and this lesson http://lessons.livecode.com/m/2592/l/125868-searching-for- an-open-window-by-title Only for Livecode "windows"/stacks though Failing that, using FFI with C would do it You need to get

Re: Splash-stack apps on Google Play

2018-05-21 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Jacque, If your app is for a specific client/company do you put it on the Play Store still? Or is it an app for a company who wants to sell it? - Lagi On 20 May 2018 at 21:06, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Has anyone released an Android app on Goog

To Sean - This was sent on Saturday but found the bit bucket

2018-05-29 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Sean, First I must say that I am relieved that you are ok - and didn't do whatyou hinted at. I also admit to being the perpetrator of the heinous crime of trying to help "one of us" in distress. But no, I didn't send the police. I did read your email to the end btw - we do care even if you t

Re: Is anyone using tsNet external with LCserver?

2018-05-29 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi There are more than a thousand links and there are more than server that are broken https://www.drlinkcheck.com/results/a9d513/47/ Lagi On 29 May 2018 at 18:40, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > I apologize, I had not realized that th

Re: Devawriter Pro: Fund Raiser Goes Live!

2018-05-31 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Richmond, I think peter was hinting at the same thing as me in the Forum. Crowdfunding campaigns of much more expensive products and aims come with token "We love to help but don't have a use for your product" https://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-113-why- every-project-should-have-a

Re: button action different on Android

2018-05-31 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Swami, How about using the mousestlilldown command and call the mouseup within that? Lagi On 31 May 2018 at 14:56, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Well, "rather Android ceding time for that sort of thing." > > While it may not be a LC

Re: Android APK sanity check

2018-06-01 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi I have had the same problem Using old and very new android devices, where the program will give a blank/black screen on different versions of Android with no ryme or reason. Sometimes it works on and older version of android with older hardware and fails on a phone or tablet with say the oreo

Re: Devawriter Pro: Fund Raiser Goes Live!

2018-06-01 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
What surprises me is you don't let us mental pygmies in on the in joke. (sorry if that is a hate crime against you Pygmies with internet access) Regards lagi On 1 June 2018 at 15:54, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > What surprises me is that I get it. :-)

Re: Devawriter Pro: Fund Raiser Goes Live!

2018-06-01 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Bob That should be Intellectual Pygmies - although sometimes mental is closer to the truth these days. Regards Lagi On 1 June 2018 at 15:54, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > What surprises me is that I get it. :-) > > Bob S > > > > On May 31, 2018, at

Re: THOUGHT: the [effective] [working] screenLoc

2018-06-05 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
" Windows taskbar can be resize to take up half the primary screen by the user (we have NOT had any one do that - YET)" Which reminds me of 3 variants of Murphy's law :- Nothing can be made foolproof because fools are so ingenious. Nothing is foolproof for a capable fool. Lagi On 4 June 2018 a

Re: THOUGHT: the [effective] [working] screenLoc

2018-06-05 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi here's the third one I missed "Make something idiot-proof, and they will build a better idiot." It's a losing battle Lagi >> Nothing can be made foolproof because fools are so ingenious. >> Nothing is foolproof for a capable fool. >> >> Lagi >> >> >> On 4 June 2018 at 20:51, Paul Dup

Re: Differences between Commercial and Community versions of LiveCode

2018-06-06 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
The code doesn't need to be available "in the clear" either in Community or Business in the executable. So there is nothing stopping us using something like https://www.pelock.com/products/pelock/buy or a free one here https://upx.github.io/ http://www.pazera-software.com/products/free-upx/ You

Re: Differences between Commercial and Community versions of LiveCode

2018-06-06 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Oh and for those who do want to make totally sure .. https://www.cybrary.it/0p3n/advanced-exe-multi-protection-reverse-engineering-free-tools/ shows you how to modify the UPX compressor so that someone with the source code (it's open source) will have difficulty. I don't use it - my copy protec

Re: Differences between Commercial and Community versions of LiveCode

2018-06-06 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
at 1:00 PM, Tom Glod wrote: > > > great suggestion Lagi... thats a great solution for anyone who needs an > > extra layer of obfuscation on the binaries. > > > > Yes indeed...the .livecode files must be made available. > > > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 12:51 PM, Lagi

Re: Best practise approach for artwork for iOS and Android?

2018-06-12 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi, I don't know what sort of images you have but take a look at xara ( xara.com/designer-pro/features) Scroll down to the intelligent scaling video - better yet they have a trial. I think the intelligent scaling might even give you the "safe Zone" that SB mentioned Regards Lagi Lagi On Mon,

Re: Need help with a project

2018-06-18 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
HI Peter, The fact that it is a subscription system is the best protection you have. Use the simplest protection that will tell you if the system has been "pirated" - simple encryption of the company/institution address/details for instance. Don't allow them to change the address/telephone number

Re: Need help with a project

2018-06-18 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Just to be clear - Time trials and demos are a good use of this program - It was the "copy protection" I was referring to Lagi On Fri, 15 Jun 2018 at 02:24, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Also, I want to add this: Yummy Interactive who is behind So

Re: Using stackoverflow.com

2018-08-17 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi, I'm sorry for the meandering, unfocused ran/stream of consciousness below but .. I agree with all the sentiments so far, and I can empathise with Mark and Todd about people who "Know" that everything must be written in C++ , Java or Python. - Livecode is a "baby language" according to th

Re: filter list_of_files with REGEX xyz?

2018-08-17 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
I used (without the gif) .*\.jpj|jpeg|png|gif The above is not case sensitive - just tested it Lagi On Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 14:45, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > (?i) turn off case sensitivity for everything after it in the regex > expression. (?-i) tur

Re: filter list_of_files with REGEX xyz?

2018-08-17 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
I was going to send the whole line but Hermann has beaten me to it - and I will use his version from now on, thanks Hermann. Lagi On Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 15:03, Klaus major-k via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Hermann, > > > Am 17.08.2018 um 15:58 schrieb hh via use-li

Re: Not many people know this.

2018-08-17 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
I have a habit of saying "ish" and "odd" in that context , so I'm in very good company. And I'm jealous of your hairline ;-) Lagi On Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 17:09, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 2018-08-17 02:56, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote

Re: For those who do not know lcTasklist

2018-08-21 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
HI Malte, I just bought it on your recommendation - I'm sure it will be very useful as I'm "refactoring" some old code at the moment (make it work THEN make it better). Lagi A brute force solution that works is better than an elegant solution that doesn't work. Steve McConell - Code Complete On

Re: For those who do not know lcTasklist

2018-08-21 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
ίας). ;) > But anyway. Good to know that the user base of lcTaskList increases. > > Regards, > > Matthias > > > Am 21.08.2018 um 11:48 schrieb Lagi Pittas via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>>: > > >

Where's Fraser?

2018-09-03 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
In the spirit of where's wally Can you spot Fraser in this Pic? https://www.dejero.com/about-us/profile Hint - there are only 2 that can be even considered. Regards Lagi ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url

Re: Where's Fraser?

2018-09-04 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
ode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 9/3/18 10:57 AM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote: > > On 09/03/2018 06:53 AM, Lagi Pittas via use-livecode wrote: > >> In the spirit of where's wally > >> > >> Can you spot Fraser in this Pic? > >> > >> https:/

Re: This is disturbing!

2018-09-07 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi We had the same "problem" in Foxpro because of the Dbase legacy. Here is a partial list of comparisosn with the SET EXACT switch setting OFF ON OFF or ON "abc" = "abc" Yes Yes Yes -- 1 "ab" = "abc" No No No -- 2 "abc" = "ab" Yes No No -- 3 "abc" = "ab_"

Re: Livecode's CEF Builds

2018-09-10 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
I have read a few articles about this - and I think Livecode doesn't have a problem with building it in - here is my take. Foe under 100,000 uses/sales/installs (whatever) there is no charge. 100,000 to 250,000 is $25000 I assume Livecode has NOT sold more than 100,000 copies of Indy or Busin

Re: Stacks whose names start with "rev"

2018-09-28 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Mark, Couldn't agree more. I name my stacks stkName, stkOthernMe cards are crdName etc fields used for lists are lstName - Got used to that using foxpro. One way out of this is without having to rewrite everything, is rename the stacks with stkRev (for instance) and wherever there is a displa

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