Reading someone's LiveCode scripting has been improved by adding the prefix "t" 
 (for temporary) to the notation for a local variable and "g" for a global 
variable.  With the increase in the number of scripting words, it also has 
helped to use the prefixes "mobile", "iphone",  "android", and "mob" (for 
mobGUI) to indicate that these are special words that apply to mobile devices.
Despite the fact that I have used LiveCode (Revolution) for a number of years, 
there are times when I am confused in looking at someone's script as to whether 
an unfamiliar message word is a real LiveCode word or made up by the person 
writing the script.   It seems to me that it would be useful to add a prefix to 
such made up message words, such as "X" (for Extra), more specifically, an "XC" 
to indicate that the handler for the word is on the card, and "XS" to indicate 
that the handler is in the stack.  In that way, it would be much clearer where 
to look for the meaning or the word, whether in the LiveCode dictionary, the 
card, or the stack. I wonder what other people on the forum think about using 
these prefixes.


Stephen Goldberg, President
Medmaster Publishing Co.
www.medmaster.net
stgoldb...@aol.com
 
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