So if the name and the syntax are not the same then why show the name? The first thing one would be inclined to do is put "localDate" into one's code, which, I gather, would be a mistake.
In addition, the syntax in the documentation colors "local" differently than "date", implying that "local" is a modifier, and "date" a keyword, but I take it I am incorrect in that assumption, since I can't find "local" in the LCB documentation without "date" (and I can't find "date" without "local"), and there do not appear to be any other modifiers available. On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Ali Lloyd <ali.ll...@livecode.com> wrote: > There is currently no way to reliably detect the timezone in LCB at the > moment, unfortunately. So currently the timezone property of the clock is > actually (as you note) incorrect, and actually represents a local timezone > offset. > > We need to add some syntax to LCB which allows access to the timezone. > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 5:53 PM Ali Lloyd <ali.ll...@livecode.com> wrote: > > > Yes, if you look at the table for the entry for com.livecode.date, there > > are three column headings: > > NameSummarySyntax > > LocalDate is the name of the entry in the dictionary. > > > > "the local date" is the syntax. > > > > The timezone thing you have found in the release notes is in the IDE > > changes section, undewr the Property Inspector heading, and states > > A timezone property editor has been added which contains a dropdown list > > of timezones (com.livecode.pi.timezone) > > > > The property inspector has editors for different property types. The > > timezone editor was added as an editor for any property that might want > be > > displayed as representing a timezone in the IDE in the property > inspector. > > All such editors begin with the prefix com.livecode.pi. They are not LCB > > modules. > > > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 5:28 PM Mike Kerner <mikeker...@roadrunner.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Now I'm really confused. If I don't search for "date" or "time" and > >> instead go to the LCB side, and scroll down to com.livecode.date, it > lists > >> localDate, but the example that comes up when you select it shows "local > >> date" as the syntax and in the example, shows "local time". So, that's > >> supposed to be LCS and not LCB? Also, if that is new LCS, isn't that > >> going > >> to cause confusion with LOCAL declarations? > >> > >> The other thing I notieced was that in the release notes, there is a > >> reference to com.livecode.timezone, which gave me hope that I could find > >> what I needed in there, but it does not seem to be documented in the > API, > >> which leads me to believe that either it isn't documented, yet, or I'm > not > >> supposed to go there. > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 12:22 PM, Ali Lloyd <ali.ll...@livecode.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > The dictionary attempts to detect whether any code snippet is livecode > >> > script or livecode builder - in this case it appears to be > autodetecting > >> > incorrectly. I will have to investigate ways of fixing this. > >> > > >> > The syntax of everything is as it is displayed in the syntax field - > the > >> > "LocalDate" you can see is just the name of the dictionary entry. > >> > > >> > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 5:14 PM Mike Kerner < > mikeker...@roadrunner.com> > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> > > In addition, in the dictionary, "localDate" is one word, but in the > >> > > examples, and in the code in clock, it is not. > >> > > > >> > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 12:13 PM, Mike Kerner < > >> mikeker...@roadrunner.com > >> > > > >> > > wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > That's where I looked. > >> > > > If you look at the documentation for date, the only thing that > >> comes up > >> > > is > >> > > > local date, but in the example, local is colorized as a modifier > and > >> > date > >> > > > as a keyword, and the same occurs with time - it is shown as local > >> > time, > >> > > > but again, local is colorized as a modifier and time as a keyword, > >> but > >> > > > neither time nor date are documented per se, which makes me wonder > >> what > >> > > > syntax is really available, and if there are other modifiers. > >> > > > > >> > > > The example incorrectly sets the timezone as UTC0, when what it > >> should > >> > be > >> > > > doing is determining the timezone either by comparison to UTC or > >> some > >> > > other > >> > > > means, and then setting. I'd like to beat the rest of the > >> community to > >> > > the > >> > > > punch and submit the fix to Git, but I don't want to waste my time > >> if > >> > the > >> > > > syntax is deprecated on arrival. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Peter TB Brett < > >> > > peter.br...@livecode.com > >> > > > > wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> On 31/08/2015 16:38, Mike Kerner wrote: > >> > > >> > >> > > >>> Does anyone know how to find the LCB API's? I was trying to > fix a > >> > bug > >> > > in > >> > > >>> the new clock widget over the weekend, but the various functions > >> that > >> > > it > >> > > >>> calls are not documented anywhere that I've looked, so far. > >> > > >>> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> If you go into the dictionary in the IDE, there's a drop down > menu > >> at > >> > > the > >> > > >> top left. If you select "LiveCode Builder" from the list, it'll > >> show > >> > > you > >> > > >> all the syntax available. > >> > > >> > >> > > >> Which particular things did you run into in the clock widget that > >> > > weren't > >> > > >> documented? > >> > > >> > >> > > >> Peter > >> > > >> > >> > > >> -- > >> > > >> Dr Peter Brett <peter.br...@livecode.com> > >> > > >> LiveCode Engine Development Team > >> > > >> > >> > > >> LiveCode on reddit: https://reddit.com/r/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 > >> > > >> > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > -- > >> > > > On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth > >> > > > On the second day, God created the oceans. > >> > > > On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, > >> > > > and did a little diving. > >> > > > And God said, "This is good." > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > -- > >> > > On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth > >> > > On the second day, God created the oceans. > >> > > On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, > >> > > and did a little diving. > >> > > And God said, "This is good." > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > 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 > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth > >> On the second day, God created the oceans. > >> On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, > >> and did a little diving. > >> And God said, "This is good." > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. 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