Thanks, Chipp, I was misinformed. Well, to tell the truth, I made a semi-psychotic inference. It is too bad. It would simplify my life. Yes, it would be cool.
My website is a bit too complex for a self-serve website builder. I understand drag and drop web-building apps tend to make really messy code. I'll have to find another way. Best regards, Tim On Aug 26, 2011, at 9:13 PM, Chipp Walters wrote: > Hi Timothy, > > The simple answer to your question is, nope. You can't just design your > website on cards and have it convert to a website-- wouldn't that be cool if > you could! > > Websites are typically created from HTML, CSS, and sometimes serverside > scripting which helps fill in the dynamic portions of the website. Sometimes > database calls also need to be made as well. > > You can use LC for the serverside scripting, but you'll still need to do the > HTML and CSS for the look and feel for your website. If this is all a bit > complicated, you may want to try some of the self serve website builders > available out there. Many of them require no previous knowledge of HTML, CSS, > or scripting whatsoever > > Chipp Walters > CEO, Shafer Walters Group, Inc > > On Aug 26, 2011, at 8:54 PM, Timothy Miller <gand...@doctortimothymiller.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Kee, >> >> I probably don't understand your reply. You overestimated my intelligence ;-) >> >> Maybe it's LiveCode Server I want to know about. >> >> I don't know how to set up and maintain my own server. Probably a bad idea >> to try to learn. Will others do this for me for a fee? >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> >> On Aug 26, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Kee Nethery wrote: >> >>> There is a stack from Andre that is a web server. You can hit it with a get >>> or a post and it will process whatever you have scripted and then return a >>> result. I run in on a port other than 80 because I don't want to disable >>> Apache (remember it is it's own web server). The big disadvantage is that >>> it is one user at a time. Command comes in and gets replied to before the >>> next command can come in and get processed. The big advantage is that I can >>> run it in the IDE and step through the code. >>> >>> I'm attempting to learn LiveCode Server specifically because it is more >>> like a "normal" CGI. The commands come into Apache and Apache handles the >>> juggling of all the connections. More mainstream, more industrial, but way >>> less documentation and examples. >>> >>> Kee Nethery >>> >>> >>> On Aug 26, 2011, at 6:09 PM, Timothy Miller wrote: >>> >>>> Greetings, >>>> >>>> I have a vague notion that it's possible to write LC stacks in such a way >>>> that they function as websites. If I'm not mistaken, one or more Internet >>>> Service Providers support this functionality. I think there's a name for >>>> it, but I can't remember. >>>> >>>> Is this true? >>>> >>>> I've got a shabby looking professional website I put together using a >>>> primitive HTML editor in some ancient version of HTML. It needs upgrading. >>>> >>>> I do know how to use LiveCode moderately well. Without much effort, I >>>> could make a LiveCode stack that would look and act in the way I want my >>>> website to look and act. I suppose it might be possible to make it all >>>> shiny like a WordPress template, though I don't know how at the moment. >>>> >>>> Is it really so easy as that? Is it reasonable to suppose that this is the >>>> simplest and most cost-effective way for me to upgrade my website? >>>> >>>> I've looked at alternatives -- professional website designers, WordPress >>>> templates, drag and drop software. All present problems. >>>> >>>> What does hosting cost? Any important limitations or gotchas? What are the >>>> chances the LiveCode method will still be supported five years from now? >>>> >>>> Where do I learn more? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance, >>>> >>>> >>>> Tim >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > 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/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ 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/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
