Long ago I made some Windows services using Revolution and even some mail filter modules, all command-line. But, you know, some mornings i wake up and things have changed.
On Jun 5, 2014, at 3:02 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> wrote: > Dar Scott wrote: > > Is -ui an official feature? > > Faceless command-line apps are an important and widely-used use-case in the > LiveCode world, going back for decades. > > In fact, I much prefer using Linux standalones to LiveCode Server and I know > others who do as well, but then there are also installers and other utilities > that make the range of uses quite broad. > > While LC may excel at GUIs, there are so many useful things it can do from > the command-line that I can't see it going away. > > On the contrary, there's been discussion over the least year about cleaning > up some of the old CLI args it used to support so we can use those flags for > our own purposes, so apparently the intention is not merely keep it, but make > it ever better. > > The more I learn about bash, the more I'm re-thinking some of my own apps in > terms of dual-mode support, where in addition to the GUI I also provide a CLI > interface that allows the app to take on a role in integrated workflows.... > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com > Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/FourthWorldSys > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
