Re: [OT] Unboxing the Acer Android Tablet

After Apple bricked some jail-broke iPhones a couple years back, I don't recommend to anyone to jailbreak Apple devices. On Aug 2, 2011 1:45 AM, "Gerry Orkin" wrote: > I think it can, if it's jailbroken. > > Gerry > > On 02/08/2011, at 4:35 PM, Chipp Walters wrote: > >> iPad certainly can't do THA

Re: [OT] Unboxing the Acer Android Tablet

I think it can, if it's jailbroken. Gerry On 02/08/2011, at 4:35 PM, Chipp Walters wrote: > iPad certainly can't do THAT. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subs

RE: [OT] Unboxing the Acer Android Tablet

Hey Lynn, I'm typing this from a standard USB keyboard which I just plugged into the side of my Android. And I can use a standard USB mouse to click the send button. Miraculously, when you attach keyboard and a mouse, this thing turns into a PC. The onscreen keyboard goes away and an arrow cursor

Re: [OT] Unboxing the Acer Android Tablet

On 8/2/11 8:59 AM, "Lynn Fredricks" wrote: >> But, it does seem to be more Windows like and less Mac like >> in that it has many more settings and configuration options. >> Plus (big plus) it has both micro and full USB slots for >> memory storage along with built in micro-HDMI. >> Both front and

Re: [OT] Unboxing the Acer Android Tablet

Ok, sounds good, I'll check it out. 1 of the nice things about the keyboard is it has this microphone controls wixom speaking into right now Listen to everything exactly right. But columbia does school is going well. I get that looks like I will not be using the microphone is that a bit my boys tex

RE: [OT] Unboxing the Acer Android Tablet

> But, it does seem to be more Windows like and less Mac like > in that it has many more settings and configuration options. > Plus (big plus) it has both micro and full USB slots for > memory storage along with built in micro-HDMI. > Both front and rear facing cameras are significantly higher

[OT] Unboxing the Acer Android Tablet

I suspect, just like the iPad, it requires a larger and higher rated USB transformer in order to work. I'm stunned at how unusable Gmail is from the browser. I can't imagine this is anything close to the intended experience. It takes SERIOUSLY many seconds for the typing to'catch up' and the cusor

Re: www.ted.com/talks -- anyone watch them?

Mike- Monday, August 1, 2011, 3:30:41 PM, you wrote: > I've put together a web page to make it easier to navigate the > videos at www.ted.com/talks -- especially if your native language is > not English. If anyone is interested I'll polish it up and let it > loose. Do. Someone made a big globe s

Re: [OT] Unboxing the Acer Android Tablet

On 8/1/11 11:20 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: Unfortunately the Acer doesn't charge over USB My Archos didn't either, until I bought a USB charger cable for six bucks on ebay. It works. You can't buy them in the U.S., they have to come over from China, but it's worth the 10 day wait. I'm sorry I d

Re: [OT] Unboxing the Acer Android Tablet

A couple of things you say don't seem quite right, but I'll reply to those points tomorrow. Unfortunately the Acer doesn't charge over USB, so if you let it run down, as it did while I was away for a week, you have a device that can't be run. The power adapter isn't powerful enough to power the

[OT] Unboxing the Acer Android Tablet

I purchased an Acer Iconia Tab Android 32GB tablet today which we will use in working on the Android app for a client project. Even though it will eventually be in Chris's hands, I am 'unboxing' it tonight before giving it to him tomorrow. Yes, I also unwrap and play with my child's toys before rew

Re: socket timeout on Windows 7

Figured it out! (Or at least, I sure hope so.) Adjusted my firewall software's "excepted websites" configuration (But during previous testing I'd used the software's "Disable" function?!). Thanks all the same. -- Nicolas Cueto ___ use-livecode mailing

Re: [server] using STACKS within ON-REV

These are two file to test how stack perform with the server... so they need to be put on a folder on your on-rev server. -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/server-using-STACKS-within-ON-REV-tp3710035p3711190.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailin

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

On 8/1/11 7:28 PM, Admin wrote: Another question - say I have a page that is too long for people - I group all the controls on the page, lock it down and then add the vertical scrollbar - should be fine, right? Nope. Does nothing. Is there any code that I have to write to make the vertical scrol

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

Shouldn't have to write any code. If you grouped all the objects and left the group's height to what the IDE set, the scrollbar would be inactive because all the objects fit within the group even though they may not fit on the card. If so, just make the height of the group less than the height of

Re: [server] using STACKS within ON-REV

On Aug 1, 2011, at 9:01 PM, Robert Mann wrote: > index.lc > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/file/n3711139/index.lc > index.lc > Nothing but a blank page in Safari on Snow Leopard 10.6.4. Was that link supposed to perform some action? _

Re: socket timeout on Windows 7

Vista has Windows Defender. Perhaps Windows 7 does also and it is defending against something you want to do. Mike --- On Mon, 8/1/11, Nicolas Cueto wrote: From: Nicolas Cueto Subject: Re: socket timeout on Windows 7 To: "How to use LiveCode" Date: Monday, August 1, 2011, 8:25 PM > Probably

Re: socket timeout on Windows 7

> Probably because it's 64 bit. My install of Win7 is 32 bit. -- Nicolas Cueto ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.co

Re: socket timeout on Windows 7

Probably because it's 64 bit. I don't think livecode is 64 bit ready - and the revlet player sure isn't. Mike On Tue, 2 Aug 2011 10:09:12 +0900, Nicolas Cueto wrote: > Hi. > > Just moved to Window 7 Ultimate. Standalones and stacks that were > working under WinXP, aren't. (Aaargh!) > >

Re: carrying a global variable from stack to sub stack

No, that's just my main email address all my other email addresses forward to. It's a long story. Mike On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 18:00:23 -0700, Mark Wieder wrote: > Bob- > > Monday, August 1, 2011, 9:39:37 AM, you wrote: > >> Hi Admin. (Did your parents really name you "Admin"??) ;-) > > htt

socket timeout on Windows 7

Hi. Just moved to Window 7 Ultimate. Standalones and stacks that were working under WinXP, aren't. (Aaargh!) I'm hoping someone who knows Win7 can explain why the following bit of script which works under WinXP and Win2k would suddenly not work: case "select all the numbers, the names in full, a

Re: [server] using STACKS within ON-REV

index.lc http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/file/n3711139/index.lc index.lc -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/server-using-STACKS-within-ON-REV-tp3710035p3711139.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _

Re: carrying a global variable from stack to sub stack

Bob- Monday, August 1, 2011, 9:39:37 AM, you wrote: > Hi Admin. (Did your parents really name you "Admin"??) ;-) http://xkcd.com/327/ -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit t

Re: [server] using STACKS within ON-REV

Thanks a lot Phil, i thought about it too, and tested it and it gives back the correct path; So great. I further tested -- setting and getting values from fields seem OK -- same for custom props -- find seem to work of http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/file/n3711137/index.lc index.l

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

Thank you. Launch URL worked perfectly. Another question - say I have a page that is too long for people - I group all the controls on the page, lock it down and then add the vertical scrollbar - should be fine, right? Nope. Does nothing. Is there any code that I have to write to make the ver

Re: Notification Manger or Bounce the Dock Icon

Sarah, Yes I actually have the ssMacExternal from Shao Sean and it works great. I thought I had seen that LC can do this itself and, of course, the external only works on Mac. Unfortunately she has taken the external off the market. Bill Vlahos _ InfoWallet (http://www.infowal

Re: MD5 digest of arrays and controls

On 02/08/2011, at 03:57 AM, Alejandro Tejada wrote: Hi Terry Terry Judd wrote: How could I get the MD5digest of an Array and all the properties of a control? I guess you could use arrayEncode() first and then get an MD5digest of the data. This command works great. Many Thanks! :-D Terry J

Re: Notification Manger or Bounce the Dock Icon

On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Bill Vlahos wrote: > How do I trigger the system (Mac, Windows, Linux) notification manager when a > dialog box comes up? > > If my program is not the frontmost app and a dialog box comes up, the user > won't notice that the application needs attention if other ap

www.ted.com/talks -- anyone watch them?

I've put together a web page to make it easier to navigate the videos at www.ted.com/talks -- especially if your native language is not English. If anyone is interested I'll polish it up and let it loose. Mike ___ use-livecode mailing list use-liveco

Playing Audio files in iOS Movie Player

Hi… I have been playing with the examples that came with the liveCode externals SDK… especially with 'rrmicrophone'. I works really well, the quality of the recorded file is good and using the play command, can play, stop, pause and resume the sound at will… so far, so good. I would like to b

Re: [server] using STACKS within ON-REV

Problem solved : no need to care about the global vars declarations (unchanged). My problem was lying in the fact that LC-Server stacks libs statements needs to be addressed as functions or commands and that direct statements alike : Hi Friends, > > Is there some special precautions to take i

New Dictionary?

I got a runrev newsletter that said a new dictionary shipped with 4.6.3. Just installed 4.6.3 and don;t see anything different. Pete Molly's Revenge ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit

Update for Mac + Windows Deployment

Just went to download my copy of 4.6.3 and I see there is an "Update Addon" link for my Mac + Windows desktop deployment for $32. Anyone know what changed? Pete Molly's Revenge ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lis

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Peter Brigham MD wrote: > When you replace item 4 of tStr with empty, you don't delete the item > itself, you just make the item empty: > > put "a/b/c/d/e/f" into k > set itemdel to "/" > put "" into item 4 of k > put k > > -> a/b/c//e/f > > What you need to do is

Re: [server] using STACKS within ON-REV

On 8/1/11 1:50 PM, stephen barncard wrote: Jacque, here is a 'virtual' home stack now in 4.6.3, as described in the recent version notes. Thanks, I shouldn't have speculated before I'm more educated. I didn't know about Phil's suggestion to set the defaultstack either. -- Jacqueline Landman

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

When you replace item 4 of tStr with empty, you don't delete the item itself, you just make the item empty: put "a/b/c/d/e/f" into k set itemdel to "/" put "" into item 4 of k put k -> a/b/c//e/f What you need to do is delete the item itself: put "a/b/c/d/e/f" into k set itemdel to "/" delet

Re: Blacklisted

We need to get Heather to sign up for more lists and do some evangelizing! :-) Bob On Aug 1, 2011, at 10:58 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > On 8/1/11 11:51 AM, Pete wrote: > >> As an aside, blacklisting is how I got to know about Livecode (Revolution at >> the time). A couple of years back, my em

Re: [server] using STACKS within ON-REV

Jacque, here is a 'virtual' home stack now in 4.6.3, as described in the recent version notes. This global script is naturally integrated into the existing language structure by being represented as an implicitly created 'Home' stack that sits at the root of the message path - identical to the Hom

Re: A question about using Arrow Keys in a Listbox

I see that there are other fields involved, but in any case, check out the "arrowKey" message in the dictionary. It can be used in place of your mouseDown message. You can determine the selectedLine and then use the arrowKey parameters to know which way the user went. Craig Newman on mouseDo

Re: LiveCode server single-thread risks and considerations?

I have a good server tip, recommended by Andre: *break things into small processes rather than large crunching routines, use small chunks at at time to give breathing room for other processes.* * * As far as security, Livecode should be at least as secure as PHP. All traces of the code are gone b

Re: [server] using STACKS within ON-REV

Hi Friends, Is there some special precautions to take in about global variables management and share between lc flat scripts and the stacks libs referenced on top of the lc script ? My habit is to declare all my global vars on top of both the lc scripts (witch works fine) : > global var1,var2

Re: [server] using STACKS within ON-REV

Hi Robert - On 8/1/11 8:40 AM, Robert Mann wrote: Hi all, the former thread on the subject got bugged with other considerations, and I'd like to share results of my tests and check it out, so that we can have a clear picture of what we can expect from these stacks. This is the very simple test

Re: Blacklisted

On 8/1/11 11:51 AM, Pete wrote: As an aside, blacklisting is how I got to know about Livecode (Revolution at the time). A couple of years back, my email hosts server was blacklisted and I got involved with the blacklisting service to get it fixed, signing up on their discussion list. A couple

Re: MD5 digest of arrays and controls

Hi Terry Terry Judd wrote: > >>> How could I get the MD5digest of an Array and >>> all the properties of a control? > > I guess you could use arrayEncode() first and then get an MD5digest of the > data. > This command works great. Many Thanks! :-D Terry Judd wrote: > >> For example, I cr

LiveCode server single-thread risks and considerations?

Hi folks, Now that we have a released LiveCode server - and a few experts have climbed the burning rope for mere mortals to follow - I'm about to dive into the LC server goodies my on-rev service. However, I have a sense-check question to the early-adopter community... What are the top-3 (or 5

Re: [server] using STACKS within ON-REV

On 8/1/11 10:40 AM, Robert Mann wrote: This is the very simple test I made :: made a simple "teststack.livecode" in the IDE : it contains 3 cards and 3 fields, and a few test functions. Dropped it in a test folder on my on-rev account, and added an index.lc file at the same level. problems ::

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

On 8/1/11 12:44 AM, Admin wrote: Hello again. One more. What is the correct code to run a file (in this case, self extracting .exe files) in LiveCode. Here are the code I have written (with help) and it does not work: if the platform is "MacOS" then open file "http://www.campstaffusa.co

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

Another variant might be: replace "/" & item 4 of myURL with empty in myURL As an aside, I have found a very frequent need to parse out tab-delimited strings and had been doing it by setting the itemdelimiter to tab and back again. I got myself in trouble so many times by forgetting to set the i

Re: [server] using STACKS within ON-REV

On my 4.6.3 installation at Dreamhost: *open, create* stack works for me - "*go*" probably makes no sense to the server engine. *new card*, *number of cards*. I can get the contents of a field, but cannot change it. No HTMLtext of a field. Not sure what custom properties work - all dimensions, *se

Re: Blacklisted

The blacklisting is for a Yahoo mail server - need to contact Yahoo and get them to fix whatever it was that got them blacklisted. As an aside, blacklisting is how I got to know about Livecode (Revolution at the time). A couple of years back, my email hosts server was blacklisted and I got involv

Re: carrying a global variable from stack to sub stack

Hi Admin. (Did your parents really name you "Admin"??) ;-) You can also put the global declaration at the top of the stack and substack script: global bobTest on openCard put "This is a test" into bobTest end openCard If your global is going to be used in a lot of places, this is a better w

Re: Where does survive the inventive user ?

I think the theory behind money is that it gives everyone a common reference to the amount of productive work a person has performed, so that if you were a blacksmith and the baker's horse didn't need shoes right now, you wouldn't go hungry. It has a lot of advantages, but of course one disadvan

Re: Where does survive the inventive user ?

That's insane! No one in their right mind would do that! ;-) Bob On Jul 30, 2011, at 7:42 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: >> Strange what we think we'd never do. > > Or even stranger, we could trust our money to so-called professional money > managers who mishandle it so badly that the world econom

Re: FTP with Proxy Help

there is a space in the filename. your syntax does not seem correct either. it's usually ftp://site.address.com:username@password/path/to/file. It looks like you are sending password@site for credentials. As far as where to put the port, try ftp://site.address.com:portnumber:username@password/

Re: FTP Error - Solved

That may be because the last character of a line in a list is a carriage return? I have never heard of this in any other posts. I don't think I have had any problems with getting a line from a list and comparing it to something else either. Doesn't make sense to me. Bob On Aug 1, 2011, at 3:

Re: Notification Manger or Bounce the Dock Icon

I don't know, but I do know some apps use Growl, and require users to install it to get notifications. Bob On Jul 31, 2011, at 4:50 PM, Bill Vlahos wrote: > How do I trigger the system (Mac, Windows, Linux) notification manager when a > dialog box comes up? > > If my program is not the fron

Re: Blacklisted

If you have ever had spam or malware coming from that IP then it is quite possible you have been blacklisted. This can occur if a device behind that router has been compromised. If it is a Windows PC without antivirus, this is almost surely the culprit. Yes, I am afraid you will have to respon

[server] using STACKS within ON-REV

Hi all, the former thread on the subject got bugged with other considerations, and I'd like to share results of my tests and check it out, so that we can have a clear picture of what we can expect from these stacks. This is the very simple test I made :: made a simple "teststack.livecode" in the

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

Jim, Now I get it. Good one-liner. Mike --- On Mon, 8/1/11, Jim Ault wrote: From: Jim Ault Subject: Re: How do I remove part of a path? To: "How to use LiveCode" Date: Monday, August 1, 2011, 10:28 AM "itemToParse" is a variable name I created that contains the string, such as "http://domai

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

"itemToParse" is a variable name I created that contains the string, such as "http://domain.com/subfolder/subfolder/page.html"; Sorry about the confusion. Perhaps I should have used "tStringOfItemsToParse" On Aug 1, 2011, at 8:09 AM, Michael Kann wrote: Jim, itemToParse must be a new gad

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

Jim, itemToParse must be a new gadget added after 4.0. I don't see it in my dictionary. How does it know when to go back to the old itemDelimiter? Or do you need a second line downstream? Learning from you guys all the time, Mike --- On Mon, 8/1/11, Jim Ault wrote: From: Jim Ault Subject: Re

Re: Where does survive the inventive user ?

Briefly, there was Revolution Media, a FREE version of the IDE that, while it couldn't build stand-along apps or do some of the database interfacing, had the whole language and development environment right there at your fingertips. Seeing that made me happy for Livecode's future. It meant that any

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

Chri, which version of LC are you using? My version 4.5 does not delete the itemDel, just the contents. put empty into item 4 of tString --keeps the "/" delete item 4 of tString  -- purges the slash -- this should work to make a shorter path string replace "/" with itemDel in tString delete item

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

If you are concered about the current itemDel setting then you could add one line (instead of 3) before the path operation replace "/" with the itemDel in itemsToParse > put the itemDel into old_delimiter > set the itemDel to "/" > -- gather some items > set the itemDel to old_delimiter > > Mik

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

set itemdel to "/" put "" into item 4 of it There should be no double slash then. That line removes that whole item. ~ Chris Innanen ~ Nonsanity On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 10:55 PM, Michael Kann wrote: > Pete, > > I checked to see if the itemDelimiter trick left behind a "/" and found > that i

A question about using Arrow Keys in a Listbox

I am using Rev. 4.0. I have a mileage app that has two list fields: From and To In the first list field (From) I have the following script: on mouseDown global globalFrom put word 2 of the clickline into globalFrom end mouseDown In the second list field (To), I have the following scri

[server] using STACKS within ON-REV

Hi all, the former thread on the subject got bugged with other considerations, and I'd like to share results of my tests and check it out, so that we can have a clear picture of what we can expect from these stacks. This is the very simple test I made :: dropping an index.lc in a test folder on my

Re: lack of Mac OS X intuition: system menu

Mark, Please contact me off of the list. Charles Szasz csz...@mac.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/ma

FTP with Proxy Help

I told you all I would be back! My code works great out in the wide open 'net. But sitting behind a proxy server, it goes to heck in a hand basket quick. And at schools, it is not uncommon to have proxy servers. My system administrator gave me the proxy setting 154.0.0.2121 Here is my line of

RE: FTP Error - Solved

I wanted to thank everyone who through out suggestions to my FTP issues. Here is what I learned. #1) Path names on servers, specifically my on-rev server, are very CaSe SeNsItIVe. I didn't know that. #2) I spent a lot of time tearing apart Andre's FTP Commander - and discovered that any time h

Re: How do I remove part of a path?

Le 1 août 2011 à 07:44, Admin a écrit : > > > Hello again. > > One more. > > What is the correct code to run a file > (in this case, self extracting .exe files) in LiveCode. > > Here are the > code I have written (with help) and it does not work: > > if the platform > is "MacOS" then >