"Message Mechanics" -- REQUIRED READING FOR ANYONE USING LIVECODE!! thank you Dar!
I have to go back again and again to pound the concepts into my brain... I respond to visual explanations .... sqb On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Bob Sneidar <b...@twft.com> wrote: > Hooray Dar! :-) I'll check it out. If it's all that, it should go up on > RunRev's tutorial pages. > > Bob > > > On May 15, 2012, at 10:24 PM, Dar Scott wrote: > > > I have dusted off and cleaned up the little booklet stack that works as > a primer on using the send command. I call that use, message mechanics. > > > > This primer consists of over 80 pages. It starts from the very > beginning but takes you to making message machinery with send. What you > might do with multiple threads in another environment, I show you how to do > with send. This covers everything from flashing lights to background tasks. > > > > The previous version was almost a decade old. This fixes a little menu > that does not work in current versions of LiveCode and makes the content up > to date. In particular, some LiveCode bugs and quirks have been fixed and > those references are now historical. This still is missing some > elaboration on callbacks and wait. And some things are a little > archaic--remember modems? > > > > Feel free to use the core primer stack in part or with just the message > mechanics stuff ripped out. If you use it as a shell for your primers or > even for your product documentation and the look is basically the same, I > encourage you to leave the copyright in to help protect you and others who > use the stack. > > > > Feel free to use any of the examples. And be inspired to do something > better both as a booklet or as a tutorial. > > > > I kept the 1.0 version there in case some folks are using Revolution and > wonder whether the new stack will work. The download blocks clearly > indicate when the stack was last edited and what was the newest version of > Revolution or LiveCode that edited it. > > > > You can find the latest about half way down the page here: > > > > http://pages.swcp.com/dsc/revstacks.html > > > > This is FREE! > > > > Dar > > > > --------------------------- > > Dar Scott > > dba > > Dar Scott Consulting > > 8637 Horacio Place NE > > Albuquerque, NM 87111 > > > > Lab, home, office phone: +1 505 299 9497 > > For Skype and fax, please contact. > > d...@swcp.com > > > > Computer Programming and tinkering, > > mostly supporting those who develop with > > LiveCode--usually by making > > LiveCode libraries and externals, > > sometimes by writing associated > > microcontroller firmware. > > --------------------------- > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Stephen Barncard San Francisco Ca. USA more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> _______________________________________________ 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
