Richmond, I wrote this Turtle Graphics library in the dark ages of RR, before “sum” became a reserved word.
So, comment out the “sum” handler in the stack script. Jim >> Automated Drawing >> >> Richmond richmondmathewson at gmail.com >> <mailto:use-livecode%40lists.runrev.com?Subject=Re%3A%20Automated%20Drawing&In-Reply-To=%3C550D8A50.20300%40gmail.com%3E> >> Sat Mar 21 16:12:16 CET 2015 >> >> Previous message: Automated Drawing >> <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2015-March/212900.html> >> Next message: Automated Drawing >> <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2015-March/212902.html> >> Messages sorted by: [ date ] >> <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2015-March/date.html#212901> >> [ thread ] >> <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2015-March/thread.html#212901> >> [ subject ] >> <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2015-March/subject.html#212901> >> [ author ] >> <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2015-March/author.html#212901> > On 21/03/15 17:09, Richmond wrote: > > On 21/03/15 13:57, Jim Hurley wrote: > >>> Message: 21 > >>> Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 09:02:23 +0200 > >>> From: Richmond <richmondmathewson at gmail.com > >>> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> > >>> <mailto:richmondmathewson at gmail.com > >>> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode>>> > >>> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com > >>> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> > >>> <mailto:use-livecode at lists.runrev.com > >>> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode>>> > >>> Subject: Automated Drawing > >>> Message-ID: <550D177F.10609 at gmail.com > >>> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> > >>> <mailto:550D177F.10609 at gmail.com > >>> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode>>> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > >>> > >>> I set up a little stack with THIS in a button: > >>> > >>> on mouseUp > >>> choose pencil tool > >>> drag from 100,100 to 200,200 > >>> end mouseUp > >>> > >>> and it drew me a jolly diagonal line . . . super! > >>> > >>> HOWEVER > >>> > >>> I wonder if it is possible to do something like THIS: > >>> > >>> drag for 100 pixels at 60 degrees > >>> > >>> probably not, BUT ?????? > >>> > >>> Richmond. > >>> > >> > >> Of course: > >> > >> on mouseUp > >> startTurtle > >> setHeading 60 > >> forward 100 > >> end mouseUp > >> > >> > > > > You have in a matter of seconds made me feel totally stupid as my > > whole question is geared > > towards an interface I am designing to control a USB-tethered turtle. > > > > Thank you for the great help. > > > > Richmond. > > Possibly NOT as stupid as all that: > > "button "Button": execution error at line 2 (Handler: can't find > handler) near "startTurtle", char 1" > > Richmond. You need the Turtle Graphics library: http://jamesphurley.com/Revolution.html <http://jamesphurley.com/Revolution.html> Jim Previous message: Automated Drawing <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2015-March/212900.html> Next message: Automated Drawing <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2015-March/212902.html> Messages sorted by: [ date ] <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2015-March/date.html#212901> [ thread ] <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2015-March/thread.html#212901> [ subject ] <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2015-March/subject.html#212901> [ author ] <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2015-March/author.html#212901> More information about the use-livecode mailing list <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