Le 15 août 2014 à 16:13, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> a écrit :

> One of the most frequent frustrations new users have with LiveCode is the 
> moment they realize the standalone they've built can't save changes to its 
> stacks.
> 
> Often this happens very late in the process, just after building the 
> standalone to test out the work they've been doing, and suddenly everything 
> that worked so well in the IDE stops working, with no readily discernible 
> cause.
> 
> So they come into the forums or this list, and folks mention everything from 
> refactoring their work to use an anchor window (or "splash" screen) pattern, 
> or completely rewrite everything to use an external text file or database or 
> what have you.
> 
> The LiveCode User Guide's section on building standalones includes a bold 
> purple callout box explaining this (p 299), but it's a testament to the 
> usability of LiveCode that apparently a great many people can use it 
> productively for many weeks without ever cracking the User Guide.
> 
> Clearly something more is needed.  What should that be?
> 
> Putting a note in the Standalone Builder might help, but if they've gotten 
> that far it's too late, they probably have to start rewriting things.
> 
> How can we help users anticipate IN ADVANCE that no OS will allow their 
> executable to write to itself, so they can write useful things from the very 
> start

Hello,

What about a « test » mode that simulate the standalone comportment ?


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