Yes, as I said before: "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."
Showing the syntax instead of the name is probably something we could do. On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 5:54 PM Mike Kerner <mikeker...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > 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. > 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
