Re: Gmail API and Oath 2 - How to access using LiveCode ?

2015-11-29 Thread Roger Eller
I just want to thank you for your efforts toward getting Oauth 2 and Gmail / Gapp integration for LiveCode. I for one, need it for the Desktop - NOT limited to a subset of mobile. Richard Gaskin indicated in another thread that the mothership will likely do another crowd-funded drive for "advanced

Re: Windows 10 file paths

2016-01-14 Thread Roger Eller
I don't know when it started, but even in Win7 I have had to include it in the copy files pane for quite a while. It seems like it started around LC 6.5 to 6.6 builds. On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 3:48 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > I need to ensure the user has not deleted the revSecurity.dll file. T

Re: server vs not server

2016-01-20 Thread Roger Eller
Hey Mike, Most daemons I have built with LC will poll a folder at a set time interval, and act accordingly dependent upon what it finds in the folder. A polling interval set too short can make the server slower. Setting it too long makes the users complain about waiting 30 seconds or a minute. Us

Re: server vs not server

2016-01-20 Thread Roger Eller
server instances is sexy, but I'm trying to > gage when switching over is the thing to do. > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 9:36 AM, Roger Eller > wrote: > > > Hey Mike, > > > > Most daemons I have built with LC will poll a folder at a set time > > interval,

[OT] 64-bit computer board runs Android, Ubuntu, others

2016-01-20 Thread Roger Eller
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pine64/pine-a64-first-15-64-bit-single-board-super-comput ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://li

Re: [OT] 64-bit computer board runs Android, Ubuntu, others

2016-01-20 Thread Roger Eller
, Roger Eller wrote: > > https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pine64/pine-a64-first-15-64-bit-single-board-super-comput > > > ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe

Re: Multi-platform development.

2016-01-21 Thread Roger Eller
However, to people with absolutely no background in programming with other languages, it makes perfect sense. Rather than ruin such a wonderful boost in learning and productivity, I would rather have a new editor that brings all of the object scripts together into one editing field, yet makes it c

Re: [BUG] write to file

2016-01-25 Thread Roger Eller
I do the same if I am modifying a specific line in an existing file. However, if I am appending to a file such as for logging, I use the before or after modifiers in a file URL. put "Log entry data" after URL ("file:" & specialFolderPath("documents") & tLogFileName) ~Roger On Mon, Jan 25, 2016

Re: [BUG] write to file

2016-01-25 Thread Roger Eller
I may be wrong, but I think they've made the URL syntax smarter because it sure is fast enough for me, even on fairly large log files. ~Roger On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 12:36 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > I'm not the team, but logic tells me that opening a file for append will > always be faster and

Re: One Rect For All specificaiton

2016-01-26 Thread Roger Eller
Please stop downplaying what quality level is considered acceptable on Android. You're making false stereotypical assertions when in reality there are app designers so focused on providing a great experience. You may not see them all, because some don't publish to Apple (by choice). On Jan 25, 20

Re: [BUG] write to file

2016-01-26 Thread Roger Eller
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 11:28 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Peter TB Brett wrote: > > I would prefer if if people wouldn't use "the mothership" to describe > > the core dev team. > > I think the intention is less "Childhood's End" and more "Star Trek", a > tip of the hat to the centrally important

Re: Launching a PDF file stored within a desktop app

2016-02-03 Thread Roger Eller
Only within an embedded browser, but it works. ~Roger On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Charles Szasz wrote: > Has anyone come up with a script to launch a PDF that is a file within a > desktop app? I was thinking of including a PDF Help file within an app. > > Sent from my iPad > >

Re: Launching a PDF file stored within a desktop app

2016-02-03 Thread Roger Eller
I have only used the browser method for viewing a PDF in a Windows exe. It should print though, just as it would from a browser. On Feb 3, 2016 6:28 PM, "Charles Szasz" wrote: > Roger, > > How well does printing does the printing work on Windows and Mac? > > Sent from my iPad > > ___

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

2016-02-04 Thread Roger Eller
I installed it in Win 7 64-bit. When it starts, a bunch of errors are shown, and the message box ui text is overlapping. It is unusable. On Feb 4, 2016 7:14 PM, "Richard Gaskin" wrote: > Dr. Hawkins wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 11:18 AM, Ali Lloyd wrote: > > > >> I'm afraid not - even if t

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

2016-02-04 Thread Roger Eller
l have a closer look tomorrow, unless my job gets in the way. On Feb 4, 2016 9:21 PM, "Richard Gaskin" wrote: > Roger Eller wrote: > >> I installed it in Win 7 64-bit. When it starts, a bunch of errors are >> shown, and the message box ui text is overlapping. It is unusa

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

2016-02-05 Thread Roger Eller
as Windows 7 home, vs Windows 7 pro in a secure Enterprise computing environment vs the plethora of OS X and iOS versions. Do they test if the installer needs elevated privileges, or the machine hasn't been secured at all? etc. On Feb 5, 2016 12:05 AM, "Richard Gaskin" wrote: &

Re: Release 8.0 DP 14

2016-02-05 Thread Roger Eller
There's no reason as far as I can see that a Linux native user can't VNC to a remote Mac for the portion of testing that requires a Mac. The same is true of a Windows native user. ~Roger On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Monte Goulding wrote: > > That may be easier said t

Re: best LiveCode apps?

2016-02-11 Thread Roger Eller
These aren't specifically mobile apps, but it is a good showcase of things made in LiveCode. Some are mobile apps. http://livecode1001.blogspot.com/ ~Roger On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: > I’m showing LiveCode at a Meetup this evening, and as well as doing some > live c

Re: [ANN] mergExt News

2016-02-17 Thread Roger Eller
Hi Kevin, I am VERY pleased that you intend to make these tools cross-platform. A dev environment such as LiveCode which is marketed as cross-platform, should have cross-platform add-ons (I have always said). This will be a great value for many potential new customers. I have never believed tha

RE: mergExt Acquisition

2016-02-18 Thread Roger Eller
I agree with you, Clarence. The words "cross platform where appropriate" leaves it unclear just how much or how little will be ported. I expect if it is difficult to do it will remain iOS only. On Feb 18, 2016 7:36 PM, "Clarence P Martin" wrote: > I hope the MergExt will include all systems, ie

Re: beggars be choosers

2016-03-01 Thread Roger Eller
On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:00 AM, Peter TB Brett wrote: > On 26/02/2016 19:08, Mick Collins wrote: > > I didn’t realize there weren’t any LC8 release candidates yet. > >> >> > In our current development process, "Release Candidate" builds are exactly > what they say on the tin, i.e. once we release

Re: LC8DP15 feedback-IDE Issues

2016-03-02 Thread Roger Eller
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 4:37 PM, Peter TB Brett wrote: > On 02/03/2016 17:23, RM wrote: > >> +1 >> > > Please don't do this. If you don't have anything substantive to > contribute to the conversation, please don't waste the inbox space of > hundreds of mailing list users. > >

Re: LC8DP15 feedback-IDE Issues

2016-03-02 Thread Roger Eller
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Peter TB Brett wrote: > On 02/03/2016 21:45, Roger Eller wrote: > >> >> I very much dislike those super dark icons in the new IDE. Especially >> when >> the icons in the Tools menu are a completely different shade of gray. >>

Re: LC8DP15 feedback-IDE Issues

2016-03-02 Thread Roger Eller
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 5:42 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > I haven't used the Tools palette in years, but this conversation prompted > me to take a gander. > > I wonder if having the Widgets above the basic controls is the best place > for them. > > Tools palette. Widgets palette. Separate and sim

Re: Separate Widget palette

2016-03-20 Thread Roger Eller
How about making the sections of the Tools pallette dockable? Allow the users to stack them according to their workflow. I know the dev team wants the shiny new things at the top, but that doesn't compel me to put widgets into all of my projects. ~Roger __

Re: Exchange 365 RESTful API

2016-03-22 Thread Roger Eller
Make that three of us. ~Roger On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Skip Kimpel wrote: > I have not tried this but would be very interested to find out if you come > across anything! > > SKIP > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Colin Kelly > wrote: > > > Has anyone successfully sent any email me

Re: [OT] KickStarter - OLO 3d Printer

2016-03-27 Thread Roger Eller
I've been 3D printing "the old fashioned way" (wow that was weird to say) since I bought my filament-based 3D printer in December. In fact, I'm printing now! My concern about using a smart phone, using its screen as the light source, is that you don't have a phone anymore. You know, to make and

LiveCode and Virtual Reality (VR)

2016-03-30 Thread Roger Eller
Side by side video, 2 frames showing the same content in perfect sync with each other... Is it possible with LiveCode? Not only video, but having LC graphics and buttons duplicated without losing frames. Have any of you considered making apps for VR on a phone? ~Roger __

Re: negating in a regexp

2016-03-30 Thread Roger Eller
*put* replaceText(fld 1, "[^0-9]+", space) into fld 2 On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 3:14 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > I'm trying to filter a string to change everything but digits to spaces. > > It would seem that > > > replaceText("ab26 g9", "^\d",space) > > > should produce " 26 9", but for the liv

Re: negating in a regexp

2016-03-30 Thread Roger Eller
"[^0-9]" instead of "[^0-9\ ]" is what works for me. On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 12:30 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: > > "[^0-9\ ]" is exactly what I'm trying to do. > > Thank you all so much. > > > -- > Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. > (702) 508-8462 > > ___ use

Re: LiveCode and Virtual Reality (VR)

2016-03-30 Thread Roger Eller
; > Thanks, > > Rick > > > On Mar 30, 2016, at 2:14 PM, Roger Eller > wrote: > > > > Side by side video, 2 frames showing the same content in perfect sync > with > > each other... Is it possible with LiveCode? Not only video, but having > LC &

Re: Female form of 'guru'?

2016-04-03 Thread Roger Eller
When an Amiga computer crashes, it is called a guru meditation error. This is what it looked like. http://c1.soft112.com/images/81/ac/guru-meditation-screen-saver/pad_screenshot.gif ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visi

Re: Widgets' Use Cases and Bytes Added to App

2016-04-05 Thread Roger Eller
On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > > > That is, you *can't* edit a Widget in LC at all at the moment, so it's > essential that a Widget be thoroughly debugged. > > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Roger Eller
It would be nice to hear a positive or at least constructive answer when a question is asked about Android. All you have to do is set a different default browser like this one from the play store, which supports a PDF add-on. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Roger Eller
either way. I'm sorry if my > post wasn't positive enough for you Roger but I'm not from the Android > marketing department. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 9 Apr 2016, at 6:34 AM, Roger Eller > wrote: > > > > It would be nice to hear a positive

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Roger Eller
h more Android stuff > but that doesn't mean I'm going to lie about their capabilities to make > anyone comfortable with my responses. I've been on this list for 20 years > so folks have had a good long time to get used to my style... > > Sent from my iPhone > >

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Roger Eller
"Todd before ranting about LiveCode do a little research please." --Monte On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 5:11 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: > Can you please quote me where I did that because I don't think I did. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 9 Apr 2016, at 7:07 AM, Rog

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Roger Eller
s a little nicer to folks. On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 5:18 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: > > > On 9 Apr 2016, at 7:14 AM, Roger Eller > wrote: > > > > "Todd before ranting about LiveCode do a little research please." > --Monte > > Yep, that wasn’t criticising hi

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Roger Eller
Awesome. Thanks for investing your time and talent in creating these features. ~Roger On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 5:31 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: > > > On 9 Apr 2016, at 6:09 AM, Monte Goulding wrote: > > > > There is a third option now I believe because Intent support is now in > the engine but I

Re: [ANN] Release 8.0.0 RC 1

2016-04-12 Thread Roger Eller
Sending bug reports 'again' for Windows and Android issues which still persist. I'm sure it's fine for iOS and Mac though. On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 1:07 PM, Peter TB Brett wrote: > Dear list members, > > We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 8.0.0 RC 1. > > Getting the Release > ==

Re: clock widget & daylight saving

2016-04-16 Thread Roger Eller
Local Time is the only one that is not selectable, and should also be the default. I have already filed a bug for that, and it has been confirmed. ~Roger On Apr 16, 2016 12:25 PM, "Mike Kerner" wrote: > I think that depends on how you have the tz db set up. The other, simpler > option, I suppo

Re: AW: Windows Media

2016-04-28 Thread Roger Eller
I don't think Linux has been forgotten. It just doesn't get the long overdue attention for a media re-write _first_. I too expect one media syntax in LiveCode - to control whichever low level media player exists on each platform. ~Roger On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 4:19 AM, RM wrote: > > > On 28.0

Re: SQlite and Android devices

2016-04-28 Thread Roger Eller
The structure of an APK is the same as ZIP. Rename the file to whatever.zip and you can look around. Don't change the contents and try to rename a .zip to .apk because the checksum will fail. ~Roger On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 8:55 AM, Alain Vezina wrote: > Hi all, > > I am testing one of my app

Re: SQLite and Android devices

2016-04-28 Thread Roger Eller
Here's an old reference, but it's probably still relevant. https://www.mail-archive.com/use-livecode%40lists.runrev.com/msg2.html On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 11:38 AM, Alain Vezina wrote: > Hi Ralph, > > Thanks for the information. I tried it and now I can look inside my > Android app. > > But

Re: Standalones on el Capitan?

2016-05-02 Thread Roger Eller
Must you always take such a snippy tone against your lowly subclass customer base. If LC actually cared about hobbyist or education level customers, that deal would still stand. Perhaps not publicly, but an off-list private email surely could be arranged. On May 2, 2016 4:40 AM, "Peter TB Brett"

Re: Revenue and the Open Source edition

2016-05-02 Thread Roger Eller
Seasoned long-term users of HC, SuperC, MetaC, Revolution, & LiveCode all appreciate the value of the open-source version. If for nothing else, it is perfect for noobs to learn and discover its power before buying a license. People who frequently throw out terms like "you get what you pay for" ce

Re: Standalones on el Capitan?

2016-05-02 Thread Roger Eller
Picture this in your minds eye. An infomercial on TV like we used to see; a high-energy "Juice-Man" type, doing a demo for the "unwashed-masses". EVERYONE CAN CODE, the crazy caterpillar-browed man says, and goes on to show some easy yet beneficial beginners apps. A website address, a toll-free n

Re: [ANN] Release 8.0.0

2016-05-04 Thread Roger Eller
Sorry, but I still can not use this for production work. This bug is STILL preventing use in my work environment. [Bug 17374] Database errors appear each time LC 8.0.0 is opened in Win7-x64 in Fusion https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54789013/LC_errors/8.0.0-GM1-error.png Roger Eller

Re: Database errors starting LC8 on Windows [was: Release 8.0.0]

2016-05-04 Thread Roger Eller
/05/2016 15:53, Roger Eller wrote: > >> Sorry, but I still can not use this for production work. This bug is STILL >> preventing use in my work environment. >> >> [Bug 17374] Database errors appear each time LC 8.0.0 is opened in >> Win7-x64 >> in Fusion >>

Re: Community PDF Project (was Revenue and the Open Source edition)

2016-05-05 Thread Roger Eller
Android is still in need of an in-stack PDF display feature. The default behavior is to pass it to a user-installed PDF viewer app. ~Roger On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Kevin Miller wrote: > > > On 05/05/2016, 16:10, Richard Gaskin wrote: > > > >>Kevin Miller wrote:

Re: livecode.org [was: Release 8.0.0]

2016-05-05 Thread Roger Eller
It's a popular game for children. On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 2:53 PM, RM wrote: > Presumably "Whack-a-mole" is a phrase from your side of the pond' despite > having spent > 3 years there I've never heard it. > > On my side of the pond, "Whacko!" means 'absolutely, spiffingly fantastic'. > > Any w

Re: livecode.org [was: Release 8.0.0]

2016-05-05 Thread Roger Eller
It would be a great game for your students to recreate using LiveCode! On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Roger Eller wrote: > It's a popular game for children. > > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 2:53 PM, RM wrote: > >> Presumably "Whack-a-mole" is a

Re: LC8 Geometry Manager with DataGrid

2016-05-05 Thread Roger Eller
It has always worked fine for me on simple layouts (Desktop only). However, for mobile it doesn't really make sense. On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 3:36 PM, Kevin Miller wrote: > Deprecated? Did I miss the memo? > > I does not appear to be working with data grids for me either though. I > would file a

Re: Community PDF Project (was Revenue and the Open Source edition)

2016-05-05 Thread Roger Eller
Nice! Works with DropBox URLs too!!! https://docs.google.com/gview?embedded=true&url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54789013/Elio_Bucks.pdf On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Kevin Miller wrote: > > > On Android there is an extra step: > > > > If your PDF is at: > >

Re: Android build woes again

2016-05-06 Thread Roger Eller
I haven't tried it on Linux yet. Mine still works on OS X 10.10.4 at /Users//Library/Android/sdk. ~Roger On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Just setting up v8 for Android deployment, and I've got the SDK path fine > but no matter which JDK path I choose I get the dreaded

Re: User font size preference on mobile?

2016-05-06 Thread Roger Eller
Settings > Display > Font Size Small Normal Large Huge On May 6, 2016 6:35 PM, "Richard Gaskin" wrote: > On Android the user can set the font size to something larger than the > spec default. > > Anyone here know how to find out what font size the user has specified in > their Android system se

Re: User font size preference on mobile?

2016-05-06 Thread Roger Eller
Wait. You mean via a scripted system query? On May 6, 2016 8:15 PM, "Roger Eller" wrote: > Settings > Display > Font Size > > Small > Normal > Large > Huge > On May 6, 2016 6:35 PM, "Richard Gaskin" > wrote: > >> On Android the user

Re: Getting text into a Livecode field

2016-05-08 Thread Roger Eller
I too prefer to initialize a new field with "default content" in an inspector rather than having to switch back to end-user mode. On May 8, 2016 6:04 AM, "Peter W A Wood" wrote: > Richmond > > > Thanks for that, although a single line 'thing' does > > not "Do for me" what the previous field did.

Re: Webinar

2016-05-11 Thread Roger Eller
On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Heather Laine wrote: > > > Indeed. Here it is for your viewing pleasure: > > > > https://livecode.com/lc8-launch-webinar-recording/ > > > Please forgive the slight delay, 90 questions take a lot of answering :) > > I'm surprised and impress

Re: Daft "text Editor" question

2016-05-18 Thread Roger Eller
I never knew (or looked for it) in the Edit menu. I've always selected a stack, then pressed Control-F (on Windows). It's great for changing the names of hidden buttons too. ~Roger On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: > If you look at the Find and Replace... option in the Edit

Re: Another Q from the Yahoo HC group

2016-05-19 Thread Roger Eller
At least for number 1, I think the LC UI needs to be sensible, but not necessarily like every other dev environment out there. We can already block out the distractions of the underlying desktop with: set the backdrop to gray ~Roger On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 6:15 AM, RM wrote: > Sorry, but

Re: Infinite LiveCode, APIs and the Google Sheets API?

2016-05-19 Thread Roger Eller
Mike, was that for Desktop too? That's where I could use LC based google tools the most. ~Roger On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Mike Kerner wrote: > look at MergGoogle. It's a widget that we paid Monte to write so we could > have all sorts of fun with Google Sheets, and might I say, we have

Re: Infinite LiveCode, APIs and the Google Sheets API?

2016-05-19 Thread Roger Eller
Yes, I just saw it is for Mac too. And as it goes, my PC/Windows only users are the group using spreadsheets the most. A LC server port could possibly bridge the functionality to other platforms, although it might require the server to be a Mac so it can use the OS X external. ~Roger On Thu, Ma

Re: Stupid Q number 999

2016-05-19 Thread Roger Eller
Do you mean using a shell script, batch file, etc. or using a command line in the message box? On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 4:40 PM, RM wrote: > How do you open a stack using a script? > > Richmond. > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.

Re: Using the MergGoogle with Google Sheets

2016-05-20 Thread Roger Eller
Monte said a few emails back that 6.8.10 is the oldest version that works with the external. ~Roger On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Mike Kerner wrote: > I just tried opening the sample in 8 and in 7 and it fails in both. Try > 6. I did 6.7.8 and 6.7.2. mergGoogle might require a recompile.

Re: Using the MergGoogle with Google Sheets

2016-05-20 Thread Roger Eller
> >> >> > >> >> There must be something else that is not quite right now with > published > >> >> extension, or a change at Google. However, that doesn’t explain why > >> Mike’s > >> >> is still working. > >>

Re: Using the MergGoogle with Google Sheets

2016-05-20 Thread Roger Eller
That's so weird. Me too. On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Mike Kerner wrote: > I tried, that, but all I did was fart. > > On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Roger Eller > wrote: > > > Let's focus the energy of our group consciousness, and see if we can

Re: Infinite Livecode Pledge

2016-05-24 Thread Roger Eller
On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Peter TB Brett wrote: > On 24/05/2016 16:19, Lagi Pittas wrote: > > We don't have any statistics from LC to see how many people are on >> subscription and how many actively use the product for free which would >> help. >> > > Approximately 75% of LiveCode users a

Re: New Extension Available

2016-06-02 Thread Roger Eller
This would be great if we could read the heart rate sensors on AndroidWear watches. AW 2.0 even allows installing standalone apps directly on the watches. Will this become cross-platform? On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 12:27 PM, Heather Laine wrote: > Dear List Folks, > > We've not been letting the gr

Re: OT: Pi tripod case

2016-06-07 Thread Roger Eller
TinkerCAD is a great & free online easy peazy 3D design program. I made this in about 30 minutes (with no instructions), and printed it on my 3D printer. https://tinkercad.com/things/blam4ODyd9t ~Roger On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 4:36 PM, Rick Harrison wrote: > Hi Mike, > > You might try: > > htt

Re: OT: Pi tripod case

2016-06-07 Thread Roger Eller
der laser milling a modified case design that is > available to make room for mounting and gluing on a nut. You can etch the > surface around the hole to help with gluing and maybe > to control it. > > > > On Jun 7, 2016, at 2:44 PM, Roger Eller > wrote: > > >

Re: Clipboard access on mobile?

2016-06-09 Thread Roger Eller
I would suggest that you do Android first then, and save iOS for dessert. Otherwise, parity will never happen. ~Roger On Jun 9, 2016 6:10 AM, "Peter TB Brett" wrote: > On 09/06/2016 11:01, Ben Rubinstein wrote: > >> Is there any way to access the clipboard on mobile yet? >> >> My immediate need

Re: csvToText Repository

2016-06-10 Thread Roger Eller
I clicked the link and got "This repository is empty". On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 9:53 AM, Mike Kerner wrote: > As far as I know, the latest/greatest code for converting csv to text is > now on my git repository: > https://github.com/macMikey/csvToText > > > -- > On the first day, God created the h

Re: csvToText Repository

2016-06-10 Thread Roger Eller
I have used the cvs import function from Richard Gaskin's great article. It works relatively well on simple cvs files. http://www.fourthworld.com/embassy/articles/csv-must-die.html On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 9:53 AM, Mike Kerner wrote: > As far as I know, the latest/greatest code for converting

Re: Access mounted volumes on Windows from LC?

2016-06-30 Thread Roger Eller
UNC was broken in 6.6.4 to 6.7.1 (I reported the bug when my apps began to fail). UNC was repaired in 6.7.5 and higher. ~Roger On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Ben Rubinstein wrote: > I spoke too soon. > > With the volume mounted, accessing it by drive letter works (so I assume > that this i

Re: Access mounted volumes on Windows from LC?

2016-06-30 Thread Roger Eller
hanks for your swift reply. Unfortunately this is using 6.7.7 (on Mac, > building a standalone to run on Windows). Did you notice a regresssion? > > TIA, > > Ben > > > On 30/06/2016 14:50, Roger Eller wrote: > >> UNC was broken in 6.6.4 to 6.7.1 (I reported the bug w

Re: Access mounted volumes on Windows from LC?

2016-06-30 Thread Roger Eller
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Roger Eller wrote: > >> I never build for Windows in OS X. So I only know when it worked and >> stopped and worked again on Windows. I do recall some talk about the Mac >> version still having the issue

Re: Access mounted volumes on Windows from LC?

2016-06-30 Thread Roger Eller
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 3:47 PM, Peter TB Brett wrote: > On 30/06/2016 20:45, Roger Eller wrote: > > Well well well, I just downloaded 8.1 dp2, and for the FIRST TIME (for my >> Win 7 system) using 8.x there were no startup errors (finally!), and the >> Dictionary actually

Re: Parsing a PDF file

2016-07-10 Thread Roger Eller
Since this seems to be Mac only, why not "do as Applescript" the select all, and Copy? ~Roger On Jul 10, 2016 7:18 PM, "Jim Hurley" wrote: > hh wrote: > > > > > [Description for MacOS, works on Win/Linux similar.] > > > > The best results for extracting tables from PDF I had with the free "RAW"

Re: Windows Equivalents for Shell: cp (copy)

2016-07-12 Thread Roger Eller
Most Windows Server admins I know use xcopy. It has far more control over attributes than the standard copy command. http://commandwindows.com/xcopy.htm ~Roger On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami wrote: > > > What alternatives do we have for b

Re: Windows Equivalents for Shell: cp (copy)

2016-07-12 Thread Roger Eller
How about modifying the save option to automatically copy and rename as a versioned file. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 11:24 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > The problem with "save as" is that you end up working in the backup copy > instead of the original. > > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac..

Re: lc mentioned in ars technica in a swift article

2016-07-12 Thread Roger Eller
Especially with hardware like the Google Pixel C trying to let Android play laptop. Convergence is still happening. One of the first apps I built for Android was a script editor with a "Execute script" button using the do command. That allowed me to write and test limited code that I could later

Re: [OT]"Every version of Windows hit by critical security flaw"

2016-07-12 Thread Roger Eller
I never had a virus while running Windows 8.1, other than the forced update to Windows 10. ~Roger On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 5:07 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > A security flaw in Windows? > Hoodathunkit? > > -- > Mark Wieder > ahsoftw...@gmail.com > ___ us

Re: Windows Equivalents for Shell: cp (copy)

2016-07-12 Thread Roger Eller
I thought the rename command allows for a different destination. Therefore, rename is actually "copy as new name" when the volumes or drive letters differ. ~Roger On Jul 11, 2016 11:19 PM, "Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami" wrote: > What alternatives do we have for basic shell commands on Windows? > >

Re: LC & robotics anyone ?

2016-07-13 Thread Roger Eller
This robot is old, and they don't make it anymore, but I have it, and have successfully driven it with LiveCode (when it was Revolution). http://www.geek.com/hwswrev/hardware/er1/ The ER1 has a built-in UI for programming it, but it also has a telnet interface. I found an old MetaCard Telnet.mc

Re: [ANN] Sharing FontLab Plugin

2016-07-14 Thread Roger Eller
This is Awesome! In OS X it works as expected, but in Windows 7 the Index fields, and point size field are shorter than the content. Clicking a letter takes you "near" the letter in the font list, but is off a few letters. Thanks for sharing this. ~Roger On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 8:37 AM, Roger

Re: [ANN] Updates to LiveCode's platform support policy

2016-07-21 Thread Roger Eller
In Chrome on Yosemite, clicking OSX opens the Linux list. OSX list will not open. Works fine in Safari. ~Roger On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 7:09 AM, Peter TB Brett wrote: > Hi all, > > Today, we are announcing some changes to the list of officially-supported > platforms, i.e. the platforms that w

Re: [ANN] Updates to LiveCode's platform support policy

2016-07-21 Thread Roger Eller
There is political bias anytime the source of the info has "mac" in the name of the website. I think LiveCode was very thoughtful to detail their reasons, and I didn't consider it a political apology at all. ~Roger On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Colin Holgate wrote: > A couple of comments

Localized date time won't convert to dateItems

2016-07-23 Thread Roger Eller
I have an application running on Windows 7. Windows is localized for Spanish language, and resides in Mexico. Convert doesn't work. In their default format, convert VAR to dateItems returns the original unchanged VAR content. This is my workaround. Is there a better way? put "22/07/2016 05:22

Re: Localized date time won't convert to dateItems

2016-07-23 Thread Roger Eller
Thanks Klaus! I will give it a try. ~Roger On Jul 23, 2016 11:46 AM, "Klaus major-k" wrote: > Hi Roger, > > > Am 23.07.2016 um 17:34 schrieb Roger Eller >: > > > > I have an application running on Windows 7. Windows is localized for > > Spanis

Re: constraining Grab

2016-07-24 Thread Roger Eller
Is this something you do every 4 years? lol http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Constrained-grab-td4316798.html#a4317035 On Jul 24, 2016 2:03 PM, "Richmond" wrote: > I would like to be able to GRAM something on a card but constrain its > movement so it could only slide > > laterally

Re: When is open stack sent on Mobile

2016-07-28 Thread Roger Eller
What kind of Mickey Mouse operation is this anyway?! On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami wrote: > > > Anyone doing Android? > > Only 80% of smartphone users, 70% of tablet users, and now 100& of current > Chromebook users too. :) > > > can you ch

Re: [ ANN ] Release 8.1.0 DP-3

2016-07-30 Thread Roger Eller
> * SFTP, SMTP, and SMTPS support (synchronous in Indy, async in Business) > * SFTP key-based authentication (Business-only) Why handicap the performance for all but the high-rollers? What does the open-source version get; the old half-baked libUrl? Was there no open-source FTP libs out in the exp

Re: conference news

2016-08-04 Thread Roger Eller
Here on the east coast, the stream is dropping out (pausing) every 5 seconds for about 1 second. It is very annoying. On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Colin Holgate wrote: > We’re all paying attention! > > > > On Aug 4, 2016, at 3:13 PM, Paul Dupuis wrote: > > > > Probably won't see much comm

Re: What to do with long press? (was Re: Set DoubleClickInterval very low!)

2016-08-04 Thread Roger Eller
I remember an old webinar where LC demonstrated (at least on iOS) a desktop pop-up automatically "just worked" as a mobile pick list. I believe it was Ben Beaumont showing that. I never saw it for Android, but that was no surprise. ~Roger On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote

Re: Strict is in; lax is out

2016-08-22 Thread Roger Eller
> "LCB is less bad than most other languages" lol On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 3:16 PM, Mike Kerner wrote: > I can't stand strict. That's part of the reason why I choose to use LC > instead of C. I would rather have to find and fix typos in variable names > than have to coerce type changes when I

Re: write data to an XML file

2016-09-06 Thread Roger Eller
So, "view page source" should display what's actually under the hood. ~Roger On Sep 5, 2016 6:16 PM, "Matthias Rebbe" wrote: > Thanks Colin. > > I needed to process the xml with livecode server and tried that function > already, but only the values were shown in the browser and not the > struct

[OT] Running LiveCode on Android X86 tablets

2016-09-07 Thread Roger Eller
The key is the cpu, which must be an Intel x86 processor. I have not tried this, but I want to. My current tablet has an ARM-based cpu, so I can't try it (yet). http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/02/crossover-android-preview-runs-windows-apps-android-chromebooks-even-photoshop/ ~Roger __

Re: Xcode 8 / iOS 10 support coming in 8.1.1

2016-09-08 Thread Roger Eller
What is the timeline for LiveCode support in Android 7.0? https://www.android.com/versions/nougat-7-0/ ~Roger ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription prefe

Re: Xcode 8 / iOS 10 support coming in 8.1.1

2016-09-08 Thread Roger Eller
On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 11:17 AM, Peter TB Brett wrote: > > > On 08/09/2016 16:06, Roger Eller wrote: > >> What is the timeline for LiveCode support in Android 7.0? >> >> https://www.android.com/versions/nougat-7-0/ >> > > LiveCode

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