You could also have LiveCode check the folder automatically, in timed intervals, put the files of the folder into a variable, filter out unwanted files and put the variable into the field. Then all you would have to take care of was to add the apps to the folder.
Tore > 7. mar. 2016 kl. 19.22 skrev Tore Nilsen <tore.nil...@me.com>: > > Or you could just read in the actual stacks to use from a document, put the > info into a field, and put a mouseUp handler in the field that responds to > the clickLine to launch the chosen stack. Then all you would have to do is to > add or change information in the document. You could hav the launcher read > from the document automatically in time, or at start up. > > Tore > >> 7. mar. 2016 kl. 19.17 skrev RM <richmondmathew...@gmail.com>: >> >> That's all very fine in theory until you realise that new standalones will be >> continually added, so one will have to be continually rewriting the launcher >> and >> reinstalling it, along with the new standalones, on all the machines in my >> school. >> >> I have subsequently tired out using an XFCE panel with 6 rows that hides >> 'always' or 'intelligently', >> which, while not ideal, will probably have to do for the moment. >> >> In a perfect world (Ha, Ha, Ha) as standalones were added to a folder there >> would be symbolic links >> added to some sort of blanket launcher/desktop that, on a standalone being >> launched would not 'hide' or somesuch, but would just remain behind the >> standalone. >> >> This can be done by setting up launchers on the XFCE desktop and not having >> any panels, but >> this has to be done on a machine-by-machine basis which is a 'major fag' >> frankly. >> >> Richmond. >> >> On 7.03.2016 02:08, [-hh] wrote: >>> Why don't you write a stack, that has a launch button for each standalone, >>> and minimizes to a small square at topRight after each launch? >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
