LiveCode Video Display with QuickTime on a PC ?
The stack should run on PC. Be sure the movie filename is correctly prepared as a relative path, not an absolute path. E.g.: set the filename of player 1 to “Images/MyMovie.mov” Also, be sure the movie is correctly placed hierarchically. If for instance the movie MyMovie is in a folder titled "Images" and the stack is in a folder titled MyStack, the Images folder should be in the MyStack folder. Stephen Goldberg, Pres Medmaster Inc www.medmaster.net >Is there anything else I shold know ? LiveCode information concerning >video display with QT on a PC is very vague. I?m running V 5.5. ___ 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
Re: The Future of LiveCode in Education
What does LiveCode need to do to significantly increase its audience among teachers and students of computer programming? I taught medical students for 25 years at the University of Miami School of Medicine. LiveCode has provided an opportunity to further improve medical education. My students, as well as others around the USA, have appreciated these efforts. I received the George Paff Award for Best Teacher 11 times at the University of Miami School of Medicine. I also received an unprecedented invitation to be the keynote speaker at the graduating class commencement of the Washington University at St. Louis School of Medicine, one of the most prestigious medical schools in the US. The reason for the invite was for contributions to medical education, part of which included development of educational software. I am president of the Medmaster medical publishing company and have used LiveCode to create and distribute many educational programs, some of which are available free for download at www.medmaster.net/freedownloads.html, while others of a more complex nature are incorporated into Medmaster books (I provide links below for the LiveCode readers of this forum): Atlas of Microbiology (free). I created this LiveCode program to accompany Medmaster’s book, Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple, which is the best-selling microbiology book in the US. It links to the internet for pictures and descriptions of all microbial organisms and diseases. Atlas of Human Diseases (free). This LiveCode program encompasses over 10,000 known diseases in the world, with links to pictures and text on the Internet. It may well be the largest atlas of its kind, the equivalent of many thousands of printed pages, encompassing the vast array human diseases, hereditary and non-hereditary. It took only a few days of programming using LiveCode once the disease list was put together. Neurologic Localization. This LiveCode program accompanies my book Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously, which for many years has been a best-seller in the field. It provides the student with a thorough approach to the anatomy of the nervous system and localization of neurologic diseases, along with a complete lab course and quiz in neurologic localization. Heart Sounds & Images is a LiveCode program that accompanies Medmaster’s book Clinical Cardiology Made Ridiculously Simple, which is presently the best-selling Cardiology book in the US. It provides a tutorial of many hundreds of examples of electrocardiograms, x-rays, angiograms, echocardiograms, and heart sounds. Other LiveCode programs I have written include: Differential Diagnosis (for Clinical Pathophysiology MRS) Atlas of Dermatology Atlas of Pathology (for Pathology MRS) Atlas of Normal Radiology (for Clinical Anatomy MRS) Atlas of Clinical Radiology (for Clinical Radiology MRS) MedSearcher (search engines in medicine) USMLE Step 1, Step 2, and NCLEX-RN Question Banks Everyone has their own forte. I am not an IT person, but rather a teacher. My own strength is in understanding how to teach students learning a subject for the first time, which is Medmaster’s mission and the reason for its success through the years. Medical (and other) students are overwhelmed by the information explosion, a problem that permeates education at every level. Medmaster has dealt with the problem with books that are brief, clinically relevant, and interesting. Most medical students in the US are familiar with the Medmaster “Made Ridiculously Simple” series, of which LiveCode is a part. Given the extraordinary power of LiveCode, it seems strange that so few people know about it, even after it has been around for many years. I went into my local Apple store a short time ago and the people behind the genius bar had not heard of it. Why not? Why aren’t many more programmers and teachers using it, like they did when Apple’s HyperCard first came out? The word-of-mouth is not great. I think there are two main reasons. LiveCode needs better documentation and freedom from bugs: 1. Documentation. The HyperCard language had only about 150 words. LiveCode has over 2000. It can be difficult for a programming newcomer to get started learning LiveCode for lack of a basic “Getting Started” book. You find all kinds of programming books in bookstores, but few if any about LiveCode basics. One can’t just tell a potential user to open and study the massive, however excellent, LiveCode dictionary. It’s too overwhelming. Nor is it adequate to post non-linear lessons online that have multiple links. It is too easy to get lost in them. The teacher and student need a small, clear, practical linear book that focuses on the basics of LiveCode’s interface and scripting. The LiveCode company wants to attract more new users. It has been relatively easy for the old guard who grew up with HyperCard to switch to LiveCode, which has a similar scripting language, but it
Animation in Lilvecode
Several ways of animating with animated GIFs are shown in the free download: Livecode Scripting Tutorial, in its section on Special Effects Scripting/Motion, which can be found at www.medmaster.net/livecode.html, and which accompanies my book Livecode Lite: Computer Programming Made Ridiculously Simple (also available as a free PDF download). Stephen Goldberg, MD President, Medmaster Inc www.medmaster.net On 04/01/16 22:09, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami wrote: > Im back at it trying to discover all possible means for animation in 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
Learning resources for kids
In order to create a wide variety of games in LiveCode, it is first important to know the basic aspects of the LiveCode IDE and scripting. These can be found at medmaster.net/livecode.html, which includes not only my book LiveCode Lite: Computer Programming Made Ridiculously Simple as a downloadable PDF (free), but also a free downloadable LiveCode Scripting Tutorial. Among other things, the LiveCode Scripting Tutorial includes scripting for side scrolling motion, and animation and movement of icons across the screen, which are commonly employed in games. Stephen Goldberg, President Medmaster Publishing Co. Professor Emeritus, Univ of Miami School of Medicine www.medmaster.net www.medmaster.net/livecode.html ___ 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
Re: Describing LiveCode
Just a reminder. I have written a "getting started" book that explains the essence of LiveCode in my book LiveCode Lite: Computer Programming Made Ridiculously Simple. It may be found as a free PDF download at http://medmaster.net/livecode.html. I have not put the book into print yet because of the ongoing rapid changes to LiveCode. In the meantime, I certainly look forward to any comments from readers that might improve the book's further development. Stephen Goldberg President, Medmaster Publishing Co. Prof Emeritus, Univ of Miami Sch of Medicine www.medmaster.net stgoldb...@aol.com ___ 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
FIND command in LC7 does not work as in LC5
I've noticed the following problem in using the FIND command in LC7, as opposed to LC5: Say I have a stack with 200 cards, in which the last 198 cards contain a group within which is a field named CODE. Say on one of the cards field CODE contains the code word PPH. In LC 5.5.3, if I'm on the first card and issue the command find "PPH" in field "CODE" then LC 5.5.3 finds PPH, as expected. However, in LC 7.0.4, if I issue the same command from the first card, the field CODE is not found. In order to find it I have to modify the script to read: Go to CD 3 of this stack -- where the group resides containing the field CODE FIND "PPH" in field "CODE" I'm not sure if this issue has been reported, but it's important that if someone is changing from LC5 to LC7, there needs to be some modification of the script to allow the FIND command to work properly. Or perhaps someone has a different solution? Stephen Goldberg Prof Emeritus, Univ of Miami School of Medicine President, Medmaster Publishing Co. author of LIVECODE LITE: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING MADE RIDICULOUSLY SIMPLE www.medmaster.net ___ 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
LiveCode Dictionary not complete LC 7.0.4
Never mind. I immediately discovered why many words did not show up in the dictionary. I should have set the left hand column of the dictionary to "All", and it had been stuck on "Image". Stephen Goldberg stgoldb...@aol.com ___ 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
LiveCode Dictionary incomplete in version 7.0.4
I've noticed that many dictionary words present in earlier versions of LiveCode do not appear in the LC 7.0.4 dictionary. Can anyone suggest why, or what I might be doing wrong? For example, try searching for "mouseUp" in the LC 7.0.4 dictionary. Can you find it? (I'm using Mac 10.9.5.) Stephen Goldberg stgoldb...@aol.com ___ 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
New LiveCode book
My new book, LiveCode Lite: Computer Programming Made Ridiculously Simple, is at this time available free for download in PDF format at www.medmaster.net/livecode.html. If anyone has comments or suggestions for improvement, please let me know, so that the book can be as useful as possible to those first learning LiveCode. Thanks. Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net ___ 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
New LiveCode book
Ray Horsley wrote: Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:15:34 -0400 >Stephen, >I'd love to take a look at your book but I'm >getting a 403 error, >"access is forbidden" as I click the link below. I'm in >Granada, Spain i>f that makes a difference. Any suggestions? The corrected URL for download of LiveCode Lite: Computer Programming Made Ridiculously SImple is www.medmaster.net/livecode.html Stephen Goldberg stgoldb...@aol.com ___ 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
New LiveCode book
Just a reminder that the corrected URL for downloading my book, LiveCode Lite: Computer Programming Made Ridiculously Simple, is www.medmaster.net/livecode.html. http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
New LiveCode book revised web address
Got off to a bad start! The Medmaster web address in my last posting today had a typo, which is corrected below. We try again: I am pleased to announce my new book, LiveCode Lite: Computer Programming Made Ridiculously Simple. It is temporarily available as a free PDF download at www.medmaster.net/livecode.html along with a LiveCode scripting tutorial for Mac or Windows. The original HyperCard language had only about 150 words, while LiveCode, which is far more powerful, has close to 2000. This can be intimidating to newcomers. The book, 165 pgs, is designed for individuals with little or no background in LiveCode or computer programming, providing a brief, clear, hopefully enjoyable approach to LiveCode and computer programming in a simple, linear step-by-step fashion. The book follows the format of other Medmaster titles. I hope to receive feedback so that the book can be improved, and I thank all the LiveCode gurus on the forum, which I have followed for years. Stephen Goldberg Prof. Emeritus, Univ Miami Miller School of Medicine President, Medmaster Publishing Co. www.medmaster.net ___ 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
New LiveCode book
I am pleased to announce my new book, LiveCode Lite: Computer Programming Made Ridiculously Simple. It is temporarily available as a free PDF download at www.medmaster/livecode.html, along with a LiveCode scripting tutorial for Mac or Windows. The original HyperCard language had only about 150 words, while LiveCode, which is far more powerful, has close to 2000. This can be intimidating to newcomers. The book, 165 pgs, is designed for individuals with little or no background in LiveCode or computer programming, providing a brief, clear, hopefully enjoyable approach to LiveCode and computer programming in a simple, linear step-by-step fashion. The book follows the format of other Medmaster titles. I hope to receive feedback so that the book can be improved, and I thank all the LiveCode gurus on the forum, which I have followed for years. Stephen Goldberg Prof. Emeritus, Univ Miami Miller School of Medicine President, Medmaster Publishing Co. www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Only half a field prints with LC 7 on Windows Vista
I'm working with LC 7 on Windows Vista. I notice that when trying to print a field, whether through the menubar or by script, only the left half of the field prints. I'm not sure if this is a bug, or if I'm just doing something wrong. I could not find reference to this in quality.runrev.com. Any suggestions? Thanks, Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Movie problems in LiveCode
Yes, Devin, in using your script for Macintosh using LC 6.7 and higher: set the filename of player 1 to the defaultFolder & "/media/mymovie.mov" that appears to let the movie show after the standalone is transferred to other Mac or Windows computers. I thank you for pointing that out. However, with that script, I am now unable to see the movie in the stack prior to creating the standalone. Any suggestion for that? Thanks. Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net 2015 16:03:58 + From: Devin Asay To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: Movie problems in LiveCode Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" On Mar 30, 2015, at 6:00 AM, stgoldb...@aol.com wrote: > I do not know why we?re getting such different results. On Mac version 10.9.5, using LC 7.0.3, if I write the following script in the openCard handler: > > on openCard > set the filename of player 1 to ?media/mymovie.mov? > answer the filename of player 1 > end openCard > > then, while the movie will show in the player, I get the absolute path as an answer to the filename, rather than the relative path. This is confirmed by opening up the movie player property inspector and finding the absolute path in the fileName field (in my case, /Users/stephengoldberg/Desktop/Script words/Media/myMovie.mov) The behavior of player objects vis-a-vis relative paths has definitely changed in 6.7 and higher, as detailed in the bug report I posted a few days back. (http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14435). There is apparently a fix of some kind due out in one of the next builds. In the meantime, or perhaps as a best practice, it seems like instead of setting the players filename property to a relative path (which *should* work but doesn?t), you should do this: set the filename of player 1 to the defaultFolder & ?/media/mymovie.mov? Or use whatever full file path is appropriate: set the filename of player 1 to specialFolderPath(?Documents?) & ?/media/mymovie.mov? Interestingly, in my own development work, it turns out I always use this method, and like Jacque, don?t have the problem Stephen is reporting. But in my teaching I have often demonstrated the technique of setting the defaultFolder to say, the parent folder of the mainstack, and setting the filename property to a relative path, like Stephen does. It was as I was testing this technique for a recent class that I discovered the change in behavior, which broke this capability in 6.7.x Devin Devin Asay Office of Digital Humanities Brigham Young ___ 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
Movie problems in LiveCode
I do not know why we’re getting such different results. On Mac version 10.9.5, using LC 7.0.3, if I write the following script in the openCard handler: on openCard set the filename of player 1 to “media/mymovie.mov” answer the filename of player 1 end openCard then, while the movie will show in the player, I get the absolute path as an answer to the filename, rather than the relative path. This is confirmed by opening up the movie player property inspector and finding the absolute path in the fileName field (in my case, /Users/stephengoldberg/Desktop/Script words/Media/myMovie.mov) Stephen Goldberg stgoldb...@aol.com www.medmaster.net >on Mar 2015 13:07:23 >jac...@hyperactivesw.com wrote: >Or you could just include a line of script that sets the filename of the >movie in a preOpenCard handler. That's what I usually do and why I've >never noticed any problems. -- >Jacqueline Landman Gay | >jac...@hyperactivesw.com >HyperActive Software | >http://www.hyperactivesw.com >on Mar 2015 11:51 >stgoldb...@aol.com wrote: >LC versions 6 and above, however, will not allow >relative paths, when creating with Mac. E.g. consider this hierarchy in a Mac >stack that you want to convert to a standalone for distribution: > >FOLDER >MyMainstack.rev >MEDIA >MyMovie.mov > >If you want to refer to the >movie in the LC Quicktime player, with the idea of creating a standalone for >distribution to other platforms, you would want to change the movie player?s >absolute path to a relative path: > >Media/MyMovie.mov > >However LC versions >on Mac above LC 5 will not allow this. There, if you open the LC movie player >and change the absolute path in the LC movie player to the relative path in the >filename field, then close the Property Inspector and immediately open it up >again, you will find that LC has reverted to the absolute path! ___ 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
Movie Problems in LiveCode
Thanks to Richard Gaskin and Jacqueline Gay for their thoughts on the current problem in creating standalones with referenced QT movies using LiveCode 6-7 on Mac. Richard and Jacqueline have through the years been helpful and generous in providing their expertise. Here is a summary of what I find with trying to create standalones with referenced QT movies: CREATING REFERENCED MOVIES USING LC ON MACINTOSH: 1. LiveCode 5 will show referenced Quicktime movies, including the ability to maintain relative paths in the LC movie player, so that the standalone can be distributed to other computers, whether Mac or Windows. 2. LC versions 6 and above, however, will not allow relative paths, when creating with Mac. E.g. consider this hierarchy in a Mac stack that you want to convert to a standalone for distribution: FOLDER MyMainstack.rev MEDIA MyMovie.mov If you want to refer to the movie in the LC Quicktime player, with the idea of creating a standalone for distribution to other platforms, you would want to change the movie player’s absolute path to a relative path: Media/MyMovie.mov However LC versions on Mac above LC 5 will not allow this. There, if you open the LC movie player and change the absolute path in the LC movie player to the relative path in the filename field, then close the Property Inspector and immediately open it up again, you will find that LC has reverted to the absolute path! Thus, you can’t create a standalone with a referenced QT movie for distribution in the LC 6-7 series, since the movie path always resets the relative path to an absolute path. This problem is not resolved by unchecking “Always use absolute file paths for images” in the LC Preferences, or by putting the relative path into the “non-stack files” section of the Copy files sections of the Standalone Application Settings, or by setting the DontUseQT global property to false. I also don’t see how setting the defaultFolder to the Documents folder would help in this situation either, where a person to whom the standalone is distributed would be unlikely to use the Documents folder. THE BOTTOM LINE: To created standalones with referenced movies on the Mac for distribution, you would do best, until the LiveCode team resolves the problem, to use a LC version not greater than 5. CREATING REFERENCED MOVIES USING LC ON WINDOWS: On Windows, LiveCode version 7.0 WILL maintain the relative path in its stacks and standalones, so you could create the standalone on Windows with LC > 5 and transfer the standalone to a Mac, where the movie will play. Stephen Goldberg, President Medmaster Publishing Co. Prof. Emeritus Univ of Miami Miller School of Medicine www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Quicktime 10, QTVR and LiveCode
Scott Rossi wrote (3/26/15): >Stephen, have you verified that VR playback works with QuickTime Player 10 on >Windows? My guess is that the Windows system >you're looking at has QuickTime Player 7 installed (which is also capable of >playing VR movies on OS X, but is out of date). It seems unlikely that Player >10 would work on Windows and not OS X, but maybe Apple did something different >there. >Scott Rossi >Creative Director >Tactile Media UX/UI >Design Scott, you are right that Quicktime Player 10.1 on a Mac (system 10.7.5) will not open a QTVR However, if a LC stack or standalone is created on the same computer using LC 5.5.3, the QTVR will play. I don't have Quicktime Player 10 on my Windows Vista computer; I can't seem to find a download for it from Apple, which is still directing the user to Quicktime 7. Quicktime 7 on Windows will play QTVR, but if I use LC 7 to create the standalone on Windows, the standalone, while playing on Windows, will not show the QTVR on my Mac with any of the LC 6-7 series. The demise of QTVR is sad, because QTVR is not only useful for displaying panoramas, but also has the potential for hot spots for navigation, as in games. I hope the LC team will be able to resolve the Quicktime issues. Until then, the bottom line, at least for me, is to use Mac LC 5.5.3, which does not run into the QTVR issues, or the inability to create a referenced path in its Quicktime movie player. Stephen Goldberg, President Medmaster Inc www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Workaround on the inability to create relative paths in the LC6-7 series Movie Player
The LC 6-7 series for Macintosh will not allow the creation of a relative path for the movie player. I understand that Apple has deprecated Quicktime and QTVR. While the LiveCode team works to resolve the issue, I find several temporary workarounds for the problem: 1. On Macintosh, create the standalone with the relative path in LC 5.5.3. The standalone will play in the LC 6-7 series. 2. Create the standalone on Windows. In Windows, LC 7.0 does maintain the relative path, and standalones built on Windows for Mac will keep the relative path and display the Quicktime movies on Mac, even when using the LC 6-7 series. 3. QTVR is not so fortunate. QTVR will not play on Macintosh in the LC 6-7 series, even if a build is made on Windows with LC 7.0. Windows itself, though, with LC 7.0 will play QTVR. Scott Rossi wrote (Mar 24 2015): >In some simple tests, it looks like QuickTime Player 10 (on Mavericks) >won’t even open VR movies, but will hand them off to Player 7 if available. >You’d probably do well to stop using QTVR and look for an alternative. If Scott say so, I take it seriously. Phil Jimmieson wrote (Mar 24 2015): >I think Apple dropped support of quicklime VR movies. You’re supposed to move >to AVKit and AV Foundation. In order to show the movies through LiveCode, though, we’ll have to wait for the LiveCode team to adopt the newer technology. Stephen Goldberg, President Medmaster Publishing Co. Prof Emeritus, Univ Miami School of Medicine www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Movie problems in LiveCode
Regarding the problem of the LC 6-7 series not allowing relative paths on the
Macintosh:
>On 3/24/2015 10:26 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
> I've always been wary of shipping things that rely on
>relative paths, since any other script can change the
>default directory out from under me at any time.
>In apps where the media I'm playing resides in a single
>folder. I often just have a central handler cover that to
>which I pass the file's short name only and it takes care
>of the rest, e.g.:
>
> on PlayMovie pFile
>put specialFolderPath("documents")&"/MyApp/media/"& pFile into
tPath
>if there is not a file tPath then
> answer "Media file missing: "& tPath
> exit to top
>end if
>play tPath
> end PlayMovie
>Jackie Landman Gay wrote:
>That's exactly what I do too, I've never trusted relative paths.
Richard and Jackie, does your reluctance to use relative paths
also extend to the distribution of standalones, or is it just stacks
that present the problem? I’m not experienced enough to follow the above script.
Perhaps you can recommend a place where I can find a more
detailed explanation.
Thanks.
Stephen Goldberg, President
Medmaster Publishing Co.
Prof Emeritus, Univ Miami Miller School of Medicine
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Movie problems in LiveCode
Thanks for the suggestion Jacquie. Unfortunately, the problem with relative paths resetting to absolute remains even if “always use absolute file paths for images” is unchecked. There appears to be a true problem with movies in the LC 6-7 series on Macintosh. It appears impossible to set a relative movie path on the Macintosh in the LC 6-7 series, and thus in Macintosh builds for Windows, the player movies will not play. As mentioned, I could not even get a Quicktime VR to play on the LC 6-7 series on Macintosh (Windows works well). Can anyone get a Quicktime VR movie to play on Macintosh in the LC 6-7 series? Everything worked fine in LC 5.5.3 for Macintosh. Also, videoClips appears to be broken, as the videoClips property inspector will not set the loc of the movie. Does anyone have an idea of how high on the priorities list the movie problem is? I would think that a basic control like the Player ought to be working. Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net >Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 12:02:06 -0500 >From: "J. Landman Gay" > >To: How to use LiveCode > >Subject: Re: Movie problems in >LiveCode >Message-ID: <5510470e.30...@hyperactivesw.com> >Content-Type: >text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed >Check the preferences >setting in the Files and Memory pane. If you have >set the preference to >”always use absolute file paths for images" it may .apply to movies too. >Jacqueline Landman Gay >HyperActiveSoftware | >http://www.hyperactivesw.com >Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 07:09:53 -0400 >From: "stgoldb...@aol.com" >To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >Subject: Movie problems >in LiveCode >Message-ID: <14c465318d0-4bd7-1b...@webprd-m97.mail.aol.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; >charset=utf-8 >I confirm bug 14435 reported by Devin Asay regarding the >current problem with creating movies on Macintosh using LiveCode versions in >the >LC6-7 series. This is a significant problem since it appears impossible at this >point to create standalones on the Mac that will display player movies on >Windows. This is because in the LC 6-7 versions for Mac (preliminary version >8, >too) once a relative path is placed in the Property Inspector filename window >of a movie player on Mac it immediately reverts to the absolute >path on closing the Inspector. I could not assign a relative path by >script either. This makes it >impossible with LC 6-7 versions to create a standalone on a Macintosh for >Windows that contains a functioning player movie, since there is no relative >path in the player Property Inspector, and Windows therefore doesn?t recognize >the movie. >There an additional problem: The later Mac versions of LC >apparently will not display a Quicktime VR movie on the Mac. Can anyone display >a Quicktime VR movie in the Mac LC 6-7 series? > I use a lot of movies, and >therefore have stayed with Mac LC version 5.5.3, which works >fine. >Interestingly, these problems do not exist with LiveCode for Windows. >The movie player in Windows (Vista) with LC 7.0 remembers the relative path. >Also in the Windows version there is no difficulty in displaying a Quicktime VR movie. And yet another movie problem: Trying to change the loc of a movieClip in its Property Inspector does not work (for me) on Mac or Windows in Mac versions 5.5.3 or later or in Windows 7.0 (the only Windows version I have tested); the movieClip always appears in the same location on the screen regardless of where the loc is set in the movieClip inspector. >There is thus >a triple whammy regarding movies, involving Quicktime player movies, Quicktime >VR movies, and videoClips. I hope these problems are corrected soon, as movies >are an important feature of LiveCode, particularly for educators. >Stephen >Goldberg, President >Medmaster Publishing Co. >Professor Emeritus >Univ of Miami >Miller School of >Medicine >www.medmaster.net >stgoldb...@aol.com ___ 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
Movie problems in LiveCode
I confirm bug 14435 reported by Devin Asay regarding the current problem with creating movies on Macintosh using LiveCode versions in the LC6-7 series. This is a significant problem since it appears impossible at this point to create standalones on the Mac that will display player movies on Windows. This is because in the LC 6-7 versions for Mac (preliminary version 8, too) once a relative path is placed in the Property Inspector filename window of a movie player on Mac it immediately reverts to the absolute path on closing the Inspector. I could not assign a relative path by script either. This makes it impossible with LC 6-7 versions to create a standalone on a Macintosh for Windows that contains a functioning player movie, since there is no relative path in the player Property Inspector, and Windows therefore doesn’t recognize the movie. There an additional problem: The later Mac versions of LC apparently will not display a Quicktime VR movie on the Mac. Can anyone display a Quicktime VR movie in the Mac LC 6-7 series? I use a lot of movies, and therefore have stayed with Mac LC version 5.5.3, which works fine. Interestingly, these problems do not exist with LiveCode for Windows. The movie player in Windows (Vista) with LC 7.0 remembers the relative path. Also in the Windows version there is no difficulty in displaying a Quicktime VR movie. And yet another movie problem: Trying to change the loc of a movieClip in its Property Inspector does not work (for me) on Mac or Windows in Mac versions 5.5.3 or later or in Windows 7.0 (the only Windows version I have tested); the movieClip always appears in the same location on the screen regardless of where the loc is set in the movieClip inspector. There is thus a triple whammy regarding movies, involving Quicktime player movies, Quicktime VR movies, and videoClips. I hope these problems are corrected soon, as movies are an important feature of LiveCode, particularly for educators. Stephen Goldberg, President Medmaster Publishing Co. Professor Emeritus Univ of Miami Miller School of Medicine www.medmaster.net stgoldb...@aol.com ___ 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
Problems with movies in latest LiveCode versions
The problem is the same regardless of whether the script mentioned below is applied. Namely, I can't get a player object to remember a relative path to a movie. As soon as I try to put a relative path into the player control LiveCode immediately changes it to an absolute path when using LiveCode versions in the 6-7 series. I don't have this problem with the Image Area control. It may help to see if other users are having the same problem. I ask users who are using LiveCode in the 6-7 series to see what happens if they place a player on a card and then try to put a relative path to a movie into the player's property inspector. Does LiveCode immediately change it to an absolute path? If other users do not have this problem, I'll have to look for some other problem at my end. I have not had this problem with Livecode 5.5.3. Stephen Goldberg, pres Medmaster Publishing Co. www.medmaster.net > Since I use a lot of movies in my stacks, I have gone back to LiveCode 5.5.3. I?ve tried LiveCode versions 6.7 through 7.04 and they do not display movies properly. For one thing, when I try to set a file path to a relative path, the later LiveCode versions do not allow me to save the relative path, but instead immediately convert the relative path back to an absolute path. Moreover, the movies only appear unpredictably. Not sure if this will help you, but I found this is easy to workaround, just add something like? set fileName of player "myPlayer" to "./movies/myMovie.mov" ?to the openCard handler of the card that holds the movie, or the control that loads the movie, obviously the path will need to be the correct relative path. LC will still convert it to the absolute path, but at least it will be correct, especially if the stack and movies are moved to a different location before being opened. I would expect this should also improve the unpredictably too. > In LiveCode 5.5.3 and beyond, the movieClip does not function correctly. While the movieClip Property Inspector has a Size and Position section for setting the location of the movieClip, this does not work. > > I?m using Mac system 10.9.5. I tried, but can't re-create this problem, the Property Inspector - Size and Position work fine as far as I can see, I am on OS X 10.10.2, but I doubt that would be a platform version issue. Hopefully somebody else could try this on 10.9.5 to confirm. > While I appreciate the efforts of the LiveCode team for upgrading the abilities of LiveCode, I think that when it comes to a basic control like a Player object not functioning, this affects LiveCode?s reputation for reliability, and the problem needs to be addressed. ___ 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
Problems with movies in latest LiveCode versions
Since I use a lot of movies in my stacks, I have gone back to LiveCode 5.5.3. I’ve tried LiveCode versions 6.7 through 7.04 and they do not display movies properly. For one thing, when I try to set a file path to a relative path, the later LiveCode versions do not allow me to save the relative path, but instead immediately convert the relative path back to an absolute path. Moreover, the movies only appear unpredictably. In LiveCode 5.5.3 and beyond, the movieClip does not function correctly. While the movieClip Property Inspector has a Size and Position section for setting the location of the movieClip, this does not work. I’m using Mac system 10.9.5. While I appreciate the efforts of the LiveCode team for upgrading the abilities of LiveCode, I think that when it comes to a basic control like a Player object not functioning, this affects LiveCode’s reputation for reliability, and the problem needs to be addressed. Stephen Goldberg, President Medmaster Publishing Co. www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Fwd: Quantum tunneling in LiveCode
The issue of a background group being in two places at once is not quite clarified. Getting back to the script sequence below, when there is a mouseUp handler in a background group, the message, on clicking on the grouped button goes from: button --> group --> card --> stack When clicking on the card the message goes from: card --> group --> stack In effect the group acts on both sides of the card depending on where you click. So is mistaken to think that as soon as a background group is formed it mysteriously picks up and moves from one side of the card to the other (spreading out as it does so). It in effect remains on both sides, as seen by the message sequence when clicking on the button. I think the practicality of this discussion is in the situation where one wants, say, a cluster of buttons to appear on all cards in a stack, so one makes the button cluster a background group. If the background group has a mouseUp handler, its script will confusingly be enacted not only when clicking on the buttons but also wherever one clicks on the card. I think the bottom line is to be cautious about putting mouseUp scripts in background groups, or to put a disclaimer in the group at the beginning of the group handler the line (as mentioned in the User Manual (pg 131, 5.3.9): if the owner of the target is not me then pass mouseUp Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net -Original Message- From: stgoldberg To: use-livecode Sent: Mon, Mar 2, 2015 4:07 pm Subject: Quantum tunneling in LiveCode In quantum mechanics something can be in more than one place at once. A paradox of sorts seems to occur in the message chain with groups in LiveCode. Try this: 1. Place a button on a card. 2. Make the button a group. Set the group's backgroundBehavior to true. 3. Place the following script in the button: on mouseUp answer "I am a button" pass mouseUp end mouseUp 4. Place the following script in the group: on mouseUp answer "I am a strange group" pass mouseUp end mouseUp 5. On the card script write: on mouseUp answer "I am a card" pass mouseUp end mouseUp 6. In the stack script write: on mouseUp answer "I am a stack" end mouseUp 7. Now click on the button. You get the sequence: I am a button --> I am a strange group --> I am a card --> I am a stack 8. Now click on the card. You get: I am a card --> I am a strange group --> I am a stack Where is the strange group, before or after the card? Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Quantum tunneling in LiveCode
In quantum mechanics something can be in more than one place at once. A paradox of sorts seems to occur in the message chain with groups in LiveCode. Try this: 1. Place a button on a card. 2. Make the button a group. Set the group's backgroundBehavior to true. 3. Place the following script in the button: on mouseUp answer "I am a button" pass mouseUp end mouseUp 4. Place the following script in the group: on mouseUp answer "I am a strange group" pass mouseUp end mouseUp 5. On the card script write: on mouseUp answer "I am a card" pass mouseUp end mouseUp 6. In the stack script write: on mouseUp answer "I am a stack" end mouseUp 7. Now click on the button. You get the sequence: I am a button --> I am a strange group --> I am a card --> I am a stack 8. Now click on the card. You get: I am a card --> I am a strange group Where is the strange group, before or after the card? Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Beginner reference
Will do, when my book, LIveCode Lite, is published. In the meantime, the following resources may be helpful: http://www.hyperactivesw.com/revscriptconf/scriptingconferences.html; Jackie Gay lessons http://forums.livecode.com/index.php; specific Livecode forum areas http://livecode.com/developers/guides/; different LiveCode guides http://lessons.runrev.com; specific LiveCode lessons http://livecode.com/community/newsletters/; Livecode newsletters http://www.stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/livecode; specific questions related to mobile development http://www.troz.net/rev/; sample stacks https:www.youtube.com/user/RunRevLtd/videos; YouTube Livecode demonstrations http://www.quality.runrev.com; file a bug http://livecode.byu.edu/indexgeneric.php; Devin Assay course http://lessons.runrev.com/m/datagrid; livecode datagrid http://livecode.byu.edu; scripter's handbook etc I particularly like Devin Assay's approach to teaching computer programming ( http://livecode.byu.edu/indexgeneric.php), as well as the material provided by Livecode, and anything Jackie Gay has to say (as well as a number of other LiveCode gurus). Stephen Goldberg, MD President, Medmaster Publishing Co. www.medmaster.net Marian Petrides (mpetri...@earthlink.net) writes: Cool! I?m familiar with your other medical education books, although they came to late to help me in medical school. I?ll be on the lookout for your book on LC. Will you let us know on this list when it becomes available? Thanks. > On Feb 27, 2015, at 7:47 AM, stgoldb...@aol.com wrote: > > I am completing a brief book called LiveCode Lite, which should be ready this spring. It is designed for the beginner who wants to approach the basic aspects of LiveCode step-by-step in a linear fashion. > > > Stephen Goldberg, MD > President, Medmaster Publishing Co. > www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Beginner reference materials
I am completing a brief book called LiveCode Lite, which should be ready this spring. It is designed for the beginner who wants to approach the basic aspects of LiveCode step-by-step in a linear fashion. Stephen Goldberg, MD President, Medmaster Publishing Co. www.medmaster.net Mike Kerner writes: To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Rank Beginner Reference Materials Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 It's been SO LONG since I've been a beginner in this family that I don't know what to recommend to someone who is starting from nothing. We used to have Danny Goodman and The Waite Group's excellent resources, but those were for HC. What would be a great resource to put in front of someone, today, to get them going in LC? ___ 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
Subject: Re: Deleting cards from within themselves.
You can have a card button that deletes the card if you make the button a group background button. While you see the button on the card, it is not actually on the card but behind the card and can be used to delete the card. on mouseUp -- script on background group button delete this card end mouseUp Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Delete this card command not working in LIvecode 5.5.3
I thank Bob Sneider and Eric Corbett for their suggestions below regarding "delete this card" not working. However, the problem appears more complex. For many years on January 1, I have created a new invoice stack for the new year by deleting the some 2000 cards from the preceding year's stack and using what remains as a template for the new year. In doing this I used in the stack script a "delete this card" command, repeated x number of times, deleting each old card. It always worked, but does not work now using the same script. I'm still using LC 5.5.3. Peculiarly, if a put a button on a card with the script "delete this card" it won't work, but will work if I make the button a group. "Delete this card" also works from the message box. It doesn't work when called upon from a stack script, including my efforts at timing. I just found a way around this though by using "delete NEXT card" instead of "delete THIS card" in the stack script. Maybe the change in behavior has to do the newer Mac operating system (10.7.5 and 10.9.5)? >Stephen Goldberg:If I want to delete a card using the message box in LC 5.5.3 >(on Mac 10.9.5) it >works if I type "delete this card" in the message box. >However, I get an error message if I try the >same thing from a button on the >card or from a script in the stack. This didn't used to be the case. >Bob Sneider: That is because you are deleting the parent object of the object >a running >script is on. Try sending in time. >Eric Corbett: You can not delete a control whose script is still running. >Try in the button: >on mouseUp > local tID > put the long I'd of this card into tID > send "deleteMe tID" to me in 1 milliseconds >end mouseUp >Then put the deleteMe handler in the stack. Stephen Goldberg ___ 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
Delete this card command not working in LIvecode 5.5.3
If I want to delete a card using the message box in LC 5.5.3 (on Mac 10.9.5) it works if I type delete this card in the message box. However, I get an error message if I try the same thing from a button on the card or from a script in the stack. This didn't used to be the case. Any suggestions? Thanks! Happy New Year, Stephen Goldberg stgoldb...@aol.com ___ 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
Livecode in HTML5 for the Internet
Regarding the possibility of Livecode being developed in HTML5 so that a stack or standalone can be accessed directly on the Internet, is the plan one in which a standalone could be used using the same scripting language that is currently employed for standalones on Mac and Windows desktops? Or would this require a significantly expanded set of scripting words, such as is the present case for apps on mobile devices? Thanks. Stephen Goldberg, President Medmaster publishing co. www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Play stop not working in LiveCode 7
I'm using LC 7.0.0 Community Edition build 10014 on my Mac system 10.9.5. I wanted to upgrade from LC 5.5.3, on which everything worked well, to 7.0, but the "play stop" code stopped working in 7..0.0. In addition, the following command does not work in a list field in 7.0.0: find whole tholder in field "code" which normally finds the word (holder) in field "code" on a different card. I then downloaded LC 6.6.5 community edition. The commands mentioned above work well in 6.6.5, but the stack I was working on is now corrupted after having worked in LC 7.0.0. Fortunately, I had a backup. Any suggestions would be appreciated. For the present, I'm staying with 6.6.5. Thanks. Stephen Goldberg, PresidentMedmaster publishing co. Inc www.medmaster.net > When playing an audioclip, the command > > play stop > > correctly stops the audioclip from playing in LiveCode 5.5.3. However, I > find the command does not work for me in Livecode 7.0. Does anyone know why, or have a suggestion for getting around this, perhaps with a different command? Thanks. > Stephen, Which version of LC 7 do you have? In one of the DPs play stop was broken. http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=12946 If it?s not working in the latest release there may have been a regression bug introduced. Devin Devin Asay Office of Digital Humanities Brigham Young University ___ 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
Play stop not working in LiveCode 7
When playing an audioclip, the command play stop correctly stops the audioclip from playing in LiveCode 5.5.3. However, I find the command does not work for me in Livecode 7.0. Does anyone know why, or have a suggestion for getting around this, perhaps with a different command? Thanks. Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net ___ 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
South Florida LiveCode User Group
Skip Kimpel wrote: > I am exploring setting up a LC user's group down here in South > Florida. I am in the Ft. Lauderdale region and am trying to > gauge interest and determine how many LC developers we have in > this area. I've been using LiveCode for many years for business and for educational software development (some games). Nice to know there are other users in the area. Stephen Goldberg, President Medmaster Publishing Co. Fort Lauderdale/Miami www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Quicktime player only referencing .mov files
I previously reported that the Quicktime player in LiveCode 5.5.2 on my Mac running system 10.6.8 would not reference any movie files except for those that were .mov, even when selecting the "All files" option.. Thanks to Colin Holgate's report that it works on his Mac running 5.5.3, I upgraded to 5.5.3 and it now works! Thanks Colin! Steve Goldberg Medmaster publishing Co. www.medmaster.net stgoldb...@aol.com ___ 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
Quicktime player not referencing mp4 files
The problem I am having is that when I use the Quicktime player in a stack and want to reference a movie choose "all files", mp4 files are greyed out and cannot be selected. With Livecode version 5.5.2 (on Mac OS10.6.8) I can only select .mov files. However, when using another computer that has Mac OS 10.7.5 and Livecode version 5.5.3, I can make the mp4 selection. Am I doing something wrong? Does Livecode 5.5.2 differ in its ability compared to Livecode 5.5.3? Or could the difference be the different Mac OS systems? Thanks. Steve Goldberg Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:34:29 -0500 From: Colin Holgate To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: Quicktime player not referencing mp4 files Message-ID: <4e996beb-0529-4c08-907f-01842e009...@verizon.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Import as control a video that is MP4 does seem to fail. Placing a video control and trying to select an MP4 shows as grayed out if you choose QuickTime files, but if you choose All Files, then the MP4 hooks up and plays fine. ___ 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
Quicktime player not referencing mp4 files
I'm using Livecode 5.5.2 and note that the Quicktime player, while able to reference .mov files, cannot reference .mp4 files (or AVI files). However, previous versions of Livecode did reference .mp4 files. Has there been some change in the more recent version of LiveCode? Thanks. Steve Goldberg www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Quicktime doesn't work on Windows 64 bit
Several of my LiveCode standalones use Quicktime movies, but I have received a report that Quicktime does not work on 64 bit WIndows 7. Can anyone suggest a workaround to this problem? Thanks! Stephen Goldberg stgoldb...@aol.com ___ 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
Re: Learning LiveCode
I have written a book titled "Computer Programming Made Ridiculously Simple with LiveCode." It presently is in draft format consisting of two files, one of text (about 168 pgs) and one of 100 figures. It is a getting-started manual designed for the LiveCode beginner. I have not as yet published it, since I am waiting for the latest update of LiveCode in 2013, and there are certain areas, such as mobile programming, which still need work. If anyone is interested in looking at it in its present form, feel free to contact me at stgoldb...@aol.com, and I'll have a copy emailed to you. I look forward to your comments and suggestions. Best wishes to all for the New Year, Stephen Goldberg, M.D. President, Medmaster Publishing Co. www.medmaster.net PH: 800-335-3480 ___ 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
SUggestion for improved LiveCode scripting notation
Reading someone's LiveCode scripting has been improved by adding the prefix "t" (for temporary) to the notation for a local variable and "g" for a global variable. With the increase in the number of scripting words, it also has helped to use the prefixes "mobile", "iphone", "android", and "mob" (for mobGUI) to indicate that these are special words that apply to mobile devices. Despite the fact that I have used LiveCode (Revolution) for a number of years, there are times when I am confused in looking at someone's script as to whether an unfamiliar message word is a real LiveCode word or made up by the person writing the script. It seems to me that it would be useful to add a prefix to such made up message words, such as "X" (for Extra), more specifically, an "XC" to indicate that the handler for the word is on the card, and "XS" to indicate that the handler is in the stack. In that way, it would be much clearer where to look for the meaning or the word, whether in the LiveCode dictionary, the card, or the stack. I wonder what other people on the forum think about using these prefixes. Stephen Goldberg, President Medmaster Publishing Co. www.medmaster.net stgoldb...@aol.com ___ 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
revGoURL vs Launch URL and multitasking on iPad
I see now why the RevGoURL command has been deprecated in favor of launch URL. While RevGoURL still works in standalones for the desktop in opening a URL on the Internet, I find that I need to replace it with the launch URL command to open the same URL from a LiveCode app on iPad; RevGoURL doesn't work with LiveCode apps on iPad. Some of the apps I'm working on for iPhone and iPad contain links to specific URLs on the Internet. However, at least on my iPad 1 (Version 5.1.1), when closing the Internet browser, I am not taken back to the original card in the LiveCode app that has the link. Rather, everytime I quit the browser, I have to reopen the LiveCode app from scratch and then navigate to the card that has the link. This is inefficient. Does anyone know if this problem has been corrected with newer versions of the iPad? Does the problem also exist with Android (which I don't have), which I understand is better at multitasking? Thanks. Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net ___ 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
pirate version of my book...
Colin, regarding the pirating of your book, as a publishing company, we are faced with the pirating problem every day, and have someone scanning the Internet each day for illegal uploads of our books. According to the law, unfortunately, upload sites are not required to confirm that the uploader has the legal copyright to the work. However, once the publisher finds out about the piracy and informs the upload site of the illegal posting, the site is required by law, subject to significant monetary penalty, to take the upload off their site, which in our experience they nearly always do. The pirate may try again, so it is necessary for the publisher to keep vigilance. I'm glad that your publisher will be taking antitheft measures. Below is a sample of how such communication is legally phrased, between our company and the illegal site. I bought the print copy of your book (legally) and am looking forward to reading it thoroughly, Stephen Goldberg, President Medmaster Publishing Co. www.medmaster.net http://www.2shared.com/file/5RyLi3WX/clinical_microbiology_Made_Rid.html > Pursuant to 17 USC 512(c)(3)(A), this communication serves as a statement that: >1. I am the duly authorized representative of the exclusive rights holder for the book "Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple." >2. These exclusive rights are being violated by material available upon your site at the following URL(s): > > 'http://www.2shared.com/file/5RyLi3WX/clinical_microbiology_Made_Rid.html' > > 3. I have a good faith belief that the use of this material in such > a fashion is not authorized by the copyright holder, the copyright holder's agent, or the law; >4. Under penalty of perjury in a United States court of law, I state that the information contained in this notification is accurate, and that I am authorized to act on the behalf of the exclusive rights holder for the material in question; >5. I may be contacted by the following methods: > > PH# 954-962-8414 > Fax 954-962-4508 > email: mm...@aol.com I hereby request that you remove or disable access to this material as it appears on your service in as expedient a fashion as possible. Thank you. > Regards, > Michael Goldberg, > Medmaster Inc. Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:26:45 -0400 From: Colin Holgate To: How to use LiveCode Subject: pirate version of my book... Message-ID: <50fddd76-ac11-42b4-9260-bff1d13b2...@verizon.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I chanced across this Chinese page: http://www.doc88.com/p-249589799307.html It has the entire PDF of my book. I'll report it to the publisher (though I doubt they'll have the power to do much about it), but thought some of you might be interested to look it over. You can decide for yourself if you take the PDF and use it, or perhaps go on to get the real thing! ___ 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
Re: use-livecode Digest, Vol 107, Issue 56
Thanks for everyone's suggestions. I found the following to resolve the problem: Add wait 0 with messages prior to choosing the browse tool and closing stack "revTools" in the openStack script. Stephen Goldberg Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:53:00 -0400 (EDT) From: "stgoldb...@aol.com" To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Subject: Is it a LiveCode bug or a Lion bug? Message-ID: <8cf54deaa4709c4-1fdc-52...@webmail-m133.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I just upgraded from LiveCode 4.0.0, running on OS 10.6.8 to a new computer with LiveCode 5.5.1, running on OS 10.7.4, and noticed the following problem for the following script: on openStack choose browse tool close stack "revTools" end openStack In the older versions of LiveCode and Mac, when the above script is placed in the mainstack's stack Script Editor and the stack is opened from scratch (LiveCode is not previously open), the script works fine; the browse tool becomes selected and the Tools Palette closes. However, in the newer setup, it doesn't work; the Tools Palette stays open and the browse tool is not selected. Interestingly, there is no problem if LiveCode is already open prior to opening the stack. However, if the stack is opened when LiveCode is not already open, the script fails in the newer setup. Does anyone have an idea as to the cause of the bug and how it might be circumvented? Thanks. Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net -- ___ 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
Is it a LiveCode bug or a Lion bug?
I just upgraded from LiveCode 4.0.0, running on OS 10.6.8 to a new computer with LiveCode 5.5.1, running on OS 10.7.4, and noticed the following problem for the following script: on openStack choose browse tool close stack "revTools" end openStack In the older versions of LiveCode and Mac, when the above script is placed in the mainstack's stack Script Editor and the stack is opened from scratch (LiveCode is not previously open), the script works fine; the browse tool becomes selected and the Tools Palette closes. However, in the newer setup, it doesn't work; the Tools Palette stays open and the browse tool is not selected. Interestingly, there is no problem if LiveCode is already open prior to opening the stack. However, if the stack is opened when LiveCode is not already open, the script fails in the newer setup. Does anyone have an idea as to the cause of the bug and how it might be circumvented? Thanks. Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net ___ 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
The future of LiveCode
I have used LiveCode extensively to develop my company's educational software. It's a great program. I think one of the reasons why LiveCode is not more widely adopted is the lack of an adequate user manual that would attract beginners. I ask, would you recommend the present LiveCode user manual to a student who has no background in programming and is just starting? I wouldn't; it's too advanced and incomplete at the same time, mixes complex with simple, has no Index, says virtually nothing about the all-important property inspectors, and focuses only spottily on the key scripting words. An adequate manual should clearly present 150 or so of the basic scripting words, which was the extent of HyperCard's vocabulary and made HyperCard easier to learn. The beginner in LiveCode is expected to rely on the LiveCode dictionary, which, while truly excellent, contains some 2000 scripting words, far too many for the beginner to deal with. The problem has become more pronounced with new advances in LiveCode's features. This is why I wrote my own manual (190 pgs. plus figures) for my son. All other major programming languages have a variety of manuals in the bookstores. Where are they for LiveCode? It is insufficient to just direct the user to scattered tutorials on the Internet or to seminars; there needs to be a book that the user can easily use while learning the programming from scratch. Many people on this forum (including myself) have a background in HyperCard or MetaCard that has made it relatively easy to migrate to Revolution/LiveCode. What happens when the old guard dies out? Will beginners who have no such background replace them? Or will beginners navigate to other programming languages for lack of an adequate LiveCode manual? I have spent 25 years teaching medical students and programming in HyperCard and its successors. I'd love to develop for mobile apps, but I have not yet subscribed to LiveCode for this, because these features are not in the present user manual, and I am unaware of adequate, organized, step-by-step, printed documentation that puts it all together and I can keep in front of me on my desk as I work. (Perhaps Colin Holgate's forthcoming book, LiveCode Mobile Development Beginner's Guide, will make a difference.)My publishing company, Medmaster, is based on educational principles designed to teach medical students learning complex subjects for the first time. My sense is that sales of LiveCode in the schools and elsewhere would rise significantly with better documentation. Stephen Goldberg, President Medmaster Publishing Co., Inc. Professor Emeritus, Univ. of Miami Miller School of Medicine www.medmaster.net stgoldb...@aol.com ___ 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
My Application Browser is showing too many stacks
My Application Browser has suddenly started showing dozens of stacks and substacks other than the few that belong to my program. These extras stacks (RevFileAssociations, revAnimation,revDebugger, and many others) apparently belong to the system. Why have these suddenly appeared i the Application Browser, and how can I remove them from view? Thanks. Stephen Goldberg stgoldb...@aol.com www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Problem with QT player
I had the same problem of the white window showing up when changing computers. It had to do with the file path. The User Manual discusses absolute versus relative paths (section 12.1.2). When the absolute path is used (in your Quicktime player inspector), everything works fine on your own computer, but this path is inadequate for another computer; you need to change the path to the relative path in your original stack. See if it works when you use the relative path, with the movie placed in the same folder as the stack. Stephen Goldberg, President Medmaster Inc. www.medmaster.net stgoldb...@aol.com On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 8:11 AM, David C. wrote: > Hey folks, > I have a very simple application in which one aspect of the app uses > the QT player, always pointing to the same named MP3 file on my > server. > > Yesterday, I went to visit a friend and gave him ?a copy of the app to > try out and every aspect of the application worked as intended except > for the QT player. Where the controls would normally be located, there > was nothing but a white empty space instead. Just to be sure there > wasn't a problem with his QuickTime installation, I had him download > and install the latest copy, yet we got the sames results. > > I tried the same application on my laptop (positioned right beside his > and NOT being the machine I developed the application on) and it works > flawlessly. > > The app was built on a Win 7 machine running LC 4.51, my friend's > laptop is a Win 7 machine and the laptop I used to run the test beside > his is a Win Vista machine. This is the first time I've used the > Player control so I'm stumped. > > Is there some sort of QT external required or do you have any ideas > what might be happening? ___ 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
Will Livecode 5.5 run 3.5 stacks?
I'm considering upgrading to the latest version of Livecode. I'm still using LIvecode (Revolution) 3.5.0 to run a stack that I use as an invoice program from year to year and would like to continue using that stack. Are there any problems with Livecode 5.5 opening and running the Revolution 3.5? Thanks. Stephen Goldberg stgoldb...@aol.com www.medmaster.net ___ 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
DIsplaying PDF files in an LC stack
A quick and dirty way to display PDFs in an LC stack is to create an image of each PDF page and insert each into an LC Image Area You might also make use of the Marked Card feature for bookmarking. Steve Goldberg www.medmaster.net stgoldb...@aol.com Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:11:06 -0700 From: Pete To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Displaying PDF files in an LC stack Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 In another thread, I've been soliciting advice about tools to use for Help Text preparation and display. One of the options was to go with a pdf file and display it using revBrowser. Been having some issues getting that to work but even if it did work, I don't think it will satisfy my needs. I want to use the pdf feature of showing bookmarks in a navigation pane (like the datagrid manual) and apparently that won't happen, at least on a Mac. I could, of course, simply launch the pdf file as a separate process but I'd really like to keep the help file within my LC stack if possible. Are there any other ways of displaying a pdf file within LC other than using revBrowser? I though I remembered seeing some sort of plugin but a quick search didn't come up with anything. I am still looking into ScreenSteps and WordLib. -- Pete Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> ___ 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
What about Apple's new ebook app and text book efforts?
Apple's description of how to add information to the new iBooks Author includes the ability to quickly attach "widgets" to the interactive eBook. The question is whether such widgets can be created in LiveCode. If this is not possible, just how difficult would it be to create from scratch an eBook template using LC alone? Stephen Goldberg President, MedMaster Publishing Co. www.medmaster.net Who needs it if you have LiveCode? You would not need to be tied to Apple ULA in terms of their iAuthor format, etc. Or, am I missing something? What would be great is if LiveCode of a LiveCode developer turned around and created templates for the newbie LiveCoders to publish their eTextBooks in a style similar to Apple's tool. The the ability to zoom in and out of an image, play videos, and create image slide shows embedded in a window is not copyrighted yet, is it? Cheers! On Jan 22, 2012, at 4:07 PM, Mark Rauterkus wrote: > Hi, > Anyone watching the news this week about Apple's ebook and text book apps > and endeavors? > Seeking input as to how that might play with LC. > Thanks. > Mark Rauterkus > m...@rauterkus.com ___ 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
eBooks and LiveCode
Regarding the question of whether LiveCode could be suitable for publishers who want to create interactive eBooks, I agree that such books would not be published in epub or amz format, but how about an eBook created with LiveCode as a pure LiveCode standalone that could be read in the cloud? Then, it would be accessible through Macintosh, Windows, and eReaders such as iPad that communicate with the Internet. The question is one of typesetting and laying out the book so that it looks professional (Scott Rossi quality!?) and also would have a means to discourage pirating. The advantage of considering LiveCode is the vast flexibility that it would have in introducing interactivity within the book. LiveCode's potential for this presently seems to exceed that of current means of creating eBooks (such as using Quark Express for the Blio Reader). There is a growing emphasis on creating eBooks that are not merely electronic versions of print books, but books that have something extra, the inclusion of interactivity in the form of hyperlinks, audio, and movies. Could LiveCode be a significant contributor to this? Steve Goldberg From: Andre Garzia To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: eBooks and LiveCode Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 eBooks these days basically mean one of the following file formats: * PDF * mobi * nook * ePub ___ 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
eBooks and LiveCode
Like many publishers, we are considering developing a number of our titles as eBooks. I've used LiveCode (RunRev) for many of our projects, including CDs in our books, free downloads of built applications from our website, and even in the construction of our invoice system. Does anyone have any ideas as whether it would be feasible to use LiveCode as a good means to develop eBooks that might be downloaded or read on the Internet (perhaps with some form of DRM, so that they cannot easily be pirated)? Thanks. Stephen Goldberg, President MedMaster Publishing Co. mm...@aol.com www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Re: Simple way to read the livecode list
I've been following this great livecode (runrev) comments list for years and could kick myself for not using this simple way of scanning it without a lot of scrolling. It occurred to me just now as I woke up at 6AM: Simple type "message:" into the find field and repeatedly press Return. It will take the viewer from one message to the next. Hope this helps someone, unless everyone else has thought of this, too. Regards. Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net ___ 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
I need advise on slow start standalone
On several of my projects, where the opening standalone screen is not immediately responsive (particular on Windows) for say a half minute or more, I have found it useful to place a card titled "Loading" at the top of the stack. The card has a simple black background with the words "Loading..." at the center. The script for the card is: on openStack if the short name of this card is "Loading" then go next end openStack Then, the user has more patience waiting for the program to fully load. Hope this helps. Stephen Goldberg www.medmaster.net ___ 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
Re: Custom cursors
I created a stack that explains how to make custom cursors. It includes a library of cursors that can be used within LiveCode for games or other applications. If interested, let me know and I'll email it gratis. Steve Goldberg stgoldb...@aol.com ___ 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
QTVR on 64-bit Windows computers
Trevore DeVore to the rescue again! I downloaded the latest version of QuickTime for Windows, and now QTVRs show up in rev applications on Windows 64-bit computers. I am very appreciative, since I've created a lot of QTVRs for Rev and otherwise would not be able to use them. I could not, however, get a QTVR to work from a revlet on the Internet. It would be nice to know if others are successful in viewing QTVRs from a revlet on Windows-64 computers. Thanks. Steve Goldberg Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 07:42:25 -0500 rom: Trevor DeVore o: How to use LiveCode ubject: Re: QTVR and 64-bit Windows issue essage-ID: ontent-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 8:05 AM, stgoldb...@aol.com wrote: > I understand that QTVR will not work on 64-bit Windows computers. Does anyone know if there is a workaround in which panoramas will show in Livecode, or if Apple plans to correct the issue? Is QTVR obsolete? Thanks. hat latest version of QuickTime for Windows should fix this issue. It did or my customers who were experiencing problems with QTVR on 64-bit Windows. -- Trevor DeVore Blue Mango Learning Systems www.bluemangolearning.com-www.screensteps.com ___ 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
Re: use-livecode Digest, Vol 87, Issue 61
Scott, You are correct that QTVRs will work on Apple computers provided that QT 7 is still installed. However, QTVRs do not appear to work on 64 bit Windows computers, regardless of the Quicktime version that is installed. Others (non-LiveCode users) have suggested substituting other kinds of players instead of Quicktime (Flash Panorama Player, Krpano, Pano2VR, PanSalado). However, I don't know if any of these would be useful for presenting via a LiveCode stack or standalone. If not, then unless Apple fixes the problem, or LiveCode finds a way around the problem, it seems that it is no longer possible to present QTVRs via (any version of) LiveCode on 64-bit Windows computers. If anyone finds a way around this, I sure would like to know, since I've spent a lot of time creating QTVRs. Thanks, and happy holidays to all. Steve Goldberg Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 09:47:20 -0800 From: Scott Rossi To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: QTVR and 64-bit Windows issue Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Apple still offers a download of QT 7 to accommodate things that don't work in QT X, but I don't know if this version will work on 64 bit systems. Worth a test? Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX Design On Dec 26, 2010, at 5:05 AM, "stgoldb...@aol.com" wrote: > I understand that QTVR will not work on 64-bit Windows computers. Does anyone know if there is a workaround in which panoramas will show in Livecode, or if Apple plans to correct the issue? Is QTVR obsolete? Thanks. > Stephen Goldberg ___ 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
QTVR and 64-bit Windows issue
I understand that QTVR will not work on 64-bit Windows computers. Does anyone know if there is a workaround in which panoramas will show in Livecode, or if Apple plans to correct the issue? Is QTVR obsolete? Thanks. Stephen Goldberg ___ 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
Can someone explain (image to graphic)
There are programs that will convert an image (such as a jpeg) to a graphic (vector). For instance, see http://vectormagic.com/home. Stephen Goldberg ___ 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
