Re: Why Microsoft Word must Die

On 15/10/13 08:23, Dr. Hawkins wrote: On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Mike Kerner wrote: Which reminds me, the LC script editor must be brought into this century. It really needs to be able to be replaced with an arbitrary editor, such as vim or the resource-sucking finger-twister What i

Re: Why Microsoft Word must Die

On 15/10/13 00:21, Mike Kerner wrote: Which reminds me, the LC script editor must be brought into this century. I don't really find anything wrong with the LC script editor. In fact I am glad it is not bogged down with 'features' that would serve as distractions. On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 3:

Re: Why Microsoft Word must Die

On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Mike Kerner wrote: > Which reminds me, the LC script editor must be brought into this century. > It really needs to be able to be replaced with an arbitrary editor, such as vim or the resource-sucking finger-twister -- Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-846

Re: Help with Arrays

Andrew- Monday, October 14, 2013, 5:45:15 PM, you wrote: > I wish we had a mongodb native driver with aggregate queries availiable. > ::drools:: In my spare time *someday*... yeah, the commandline-driven interface still leaves something to be desired. -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net

Re: After mobilePick, script may or may not continue.

I had also tried send in 200 millisecs. So I took your advice and tried 10 ticks as well. Still not dependable. I believe it's time to file a bug report. Thanks for the suggestions. ~Roger On Oct 14, 2013 2:15 PM, "J. Landman Gay" wrote: > On 10/14/13 1:05 PM, Roger Eller wrote: > >> I am st

Re: Hiding and Showing Pallettes

On 10/14/13 7:13 PM, Andrew Kluthe wrote: J, That is exactly where I have the handlers placed. The palette stack is a mainstack that gets cloned off a template stack and the same for the "parent" stack that generates the palette. One more thing...topstacks seem to get all messages. Palettes do

Re: Hiding and Showing Pallettes

On 10/14/13 7:13 PM, Andrew Kluthe wrote: I get pretty much the exact functionality I want 80 percent of the time, but there are certain things I can click on to get them to stay stuck up. I use a similar script on moveStack and mouseDown in the card to keep the palette visible and floating ab

Re: Help with Arrays

I wish we had a mongodb native driver with aggregate queries availiable. ::drools:: On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 7:25 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Bill Vlahos writes: > > > How would I do this using an array? > > Well, Phil beat me to it, but I was going to suggest much the same thing. > That repeat lo

Re: Help with Arrays

Bill Vlahos writes: > How would I do this using an array? Well, Phil beat me to it, but I was going to suggest much the same thing. That repeat loop is what does the trick. Of course, the real-world answer probably depends on where the list of names is coming from... if it's in a mongodb databa

Re: Hiding and Showing Pallettes

J, That is exactly where I have the handlers placed. The palette stack is a mainstack that gets cloned off a template stack and the same for the "parent" stack that generates the palette. The "parent" stack is a scale ticket, a scale ticket has weights which are input on the palette stacks that a

Re: Hiding and Showing Pallettes

On 10/14/13 6:03 PM, dunb...@aol.com wrote: Hi. There seem to be NO messages sent when clicking on the titlebar. None at all. I even tried placing a button under the titlebar, to see if messages might pass through, but no dice. It seems that the titlebar belongs more to the finder than to the s

Re: Hiding and Showing Pallettes

It's hard to say without seeing your setup, but it sounds like the handlers are responding to all stacks rather than just the one you want. That would imply that the stack script is in use, or that your other "parent" stacks are actually substacks of the main one. If the parent stack that shou

Re: Hiding and Showing Pallettes

Hi. There seem to be NO messages sent when clicking on the titlebar. None at all. I even tried placing a button under the titlebar, to see if messages might pass through, but no dice. It seems that the titlebar belongs more to the finder than to the stack window, if that makes sense, since dou

Re: Trapping for mouseDown on the desktop on a Mac

So have I. On 10/14/13 3:17 PM, Paul Hibbert wrote: P.S. I've been called much worse names than Phil (With no disrespect to Phil).:-) -- Phil Davis ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, un

Re: Trapping for mouseDown on the desktop on a Mac

Ray, You don't need any dummy controls, I just adapted this stack from a previous one where I found that it is slightly quicker to use a hidden control and make it visible, rather than create a new one, although the speed improvements were noted with image objects not field objects, I just foun

Re: Why Microsoft Word must Die

Which reminds me, the LC script editor must be brought into this century. On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Richmond wrote: > On 10/14/2013 10:00 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > >> From Charlie Stross: >> >> > why-microsoft-word-must-die.**html

Re: Help with Arrays

Oops. See below. On 10/14/13 2:16 PM, Phil Davis wrote: Hi Bill, Here is a clunky and simplistic way that works: on mouseUp -- get the number of occurrences for each name put myList() into tList repeat for each line tLine in tList add 1 to tCountsByName[tLine] end repea

Re: Help with Arrays

Hi Bill, Here is a clunky and simplistic way that works: on mouseUp -- get the number of occurrences for each name put myList() into tList repeat for each line tLine in tList add 1 to tCountsByName[tLine] end repeat -- reformat the 'counts' data combine tCountsBy

Help with Arrays

I have a list of names many of which repeat and I want to get a count of how many times each name appears in the list and sort it. This seems like a perfect example of using an array but I'm struggling to figure it out. Sample list: Bill Mary Bill John Ji

Re: FieldFormatter: Working group

Has been done: 'asDHMS' displays seconds as [days] : [hours] : minutes : seconds up to 6 decimal places if required. The additional spaces are to differentiate it from a DateTime display such as 12:26. Webpage preview has been updated... http://www.FlexibleLearning.com/fieldformatter And a 63

Re: Trapping for mouseDown on the desktop on a Mac

Thanks for the heads-up. Got me goofed uppa little as it's coming from Phil but signed as Paul. I'll make a note of that. On 10/14/2013 3:26 PM, Phil Davis wrote: "Phil" is Paul's nickname, I'm almost certain. ;-) Phil On 10/14/13 12:19 PM, Ray wrote: Phil, Many thanks for including this

Re: Trapping for mouseDown on the desktop on a Mac

"Phil" is Paul's nickname, I'm almost certain. ;-) Phil On 10/14/13 12:19 PM, Ray wrote: Phil, Many thanks for including this stack! I'm in New York right now (out of town for me) but I'm anxious to get back home in a few days where I can experiment with this on my Mac. Interesting how yo

Re: Trapping for mouseDown on the desktop on a Mac

Phil, Many thanks for including this stack! I'm in New York right now (out of town for me) but I'm anxious to get back home in a few days where I can experiment with this on my Mac. Interesting how you've put the scripts in the card script but still need the field present to catch the messa

Re: Why Microsoft Word must Die

On 10/14/2013 10:00 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: From Charlie Stross: http://www.libreoffice.org/ Presumably this is why Apple/Claris stopped Clarisworks, Appleworks; my favourite office suite. The reasons

Re: FieldFormatter: Working group

Mark Rauterkus writes: > Days would work too for Dyana Nyad types. LOL -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: "Be This Guy"

On 10/14/2013 09:52 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: On 10/14/13 1:34 PM, Richmond wrote: It certainly wasn't aimed at existing customers. They probably all got it. I didn't, and so far everyone who's responded has said they didn't see it either. Maybe you're special, Richmond. :) Probably q

Why Microsoft Word must Die

>From Charlie Stross: http://www.libreoffice.org/ -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visi

Hiding and Showing Pallettes

Hey Ya'll, I have a window that has "child windows" that are to be hidden when the parent window is not the current focus, but need to float above the parent window when the parent window is in focus. I have tried leveraging suspend and resume to handle hiding and showing these child palette wind

Re: FieldFormatter: Working group

Hi H and working group in the field format quest, At first glance I did not see a time format for use in sports events. The 100-meter backstroke of 1:03.33 is something that should be in there. Hours, minutes, seconds, tenths and thousands would be great. Days would work too for Dyana Nyad types

Re: "Be This Guy"

On 10/14/13 1:34 PM, Richmond wrote: It certainly wasn't aimed at existing customers. They probably all got it. I didn't, and so far everyone who's responded has said they didn't see it either. Maybe you're special, Richmond. :) -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactives

Re: "Be This Guy" - or Publicity - Business and Turnover

On 10/14/2013 02:02 PM, Francis Nugent Dixon wrote: Hi from Beautiful Brittany, Pete Wrote : The tag could be something like "Practice makes perfect, but LC makes it easier to get there." I like that. Kevin should pick up such sayings and quote them in LiveCode publicity mails. Aha; somebod

Re: "Be This Guy"

On 10/14/2013 01:50 PM, Kevin Miller wrote: I'm very proud of our marketing efforts and they are absolutely useful and necessary. I don't know how Richmond managed to get this particular mailer as it should be getting sent to brand new account holders only! Well; there it was in my in-box: sorr

Re: After mobilePick, script may or may not continue.

If I long press the choice for the first pick, most times, but not always, the next pick list appears. I don't think this is normal behavior. Feels like a low level bug. On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 2:15 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > On 10/14/13 1:05 PM, Roger Eller wrote: > >> I am still having a pr

Re: After mobilePick, script may or may not continue.

On 10/14/13 1:05 PM, Roger Eller wrote: I am still having a problem with getting subsequent mobilePick to work. I tried moving my cases into a separate handler or function. If the script is in a separate hidden button, I can make it work, but I don't want the extra button(s). *Goal:* Present

Re: After mobilePick, script may or may not continue.

I am still having a problem with getting subsequent mobilePick to work. I tried moving my cases into a separate handler or function. If the script is in a separate hidden button, I can make it work, but I don't want the extra button(s). *Goal:* Present a pick list, followed by another pick list

Re: RELEASE: LiveCode 6.1.2 (STABLE)

On 14 Oct 2013, at 18:21, Benjamin Beaumont wrote: > > *Release Contents* > - Better quality printing on Mac There may/may not be better printing on a Mac, not checked but this release does not resolve the issue of the delay in printing that occurs when using printing dialog boxes as sheets.

Re: Bringing a substack to the front

Yeah, it kinda flashes as it becomes a system window and back, which is why I included lock screen. Paul's suggestion to try GO also works, but I have found that other applications can still cover it up, especially on OS X. ~Roger On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > On Mon, O

Re: Android SDK Path Again

On 10/13/13 5:53 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: Latest issue is getting LC 6.1.1 to see an attached hardware device to test on. I have a 7" tablet running Android 4.1.1, on which I have enabled USB debugging and USB storage. The device is connected, OS X sees the device, LC does not (device doesn't sh

RELEASE: LiveCode 6.1.2 (STABLE)

Dear List Members, We are please to announce the release of LiveCode 6.1.2. This is a stable release containing more than 30 bug fixes and support for xCode 5.0 and iOS 7. We would recommend all 6.1 users upgrade to this release. *Release Contents* - Better quality printing on Mac - iOS 7.0/Xcode

Re: Bringing a substack to the front

Have you looked at "Go"? It has a few parameters that may help in what you are looking for. Paul On 2013-10-14, at 9:59 AM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Roger Eller > wrote: > >> lock screen >> >> set the systemWindow stack "MyTopStack" to true >> >> set the systemW

Re: Bringing a substack to the front

On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Roger Eller wrote: > lock screen > > set the systemWindow stack "MyTopStack" to true > > set the systemWindow stack "MyTopStack" to false -- do this if the stack > shouldn't stay on top > > unlock screen > Wow. This does exactly what I needed. The side effects s

Re: Bringing a substack to the front

lock screen set the systemWindow stack "MyTopStack" to true set the systemWindow stack "MyTopStack" to false -- do this if the stack shouldn't stay on top unlock screen ~Roger On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > I've searched the dictionary for top & front, but I'm not see

Bringing a substack to the front

I've searched the dictionary for top & front, but I'm not seeing the command to move a stack to the front, similarly to "set the layer of myButton to top" Surely it's there? -- Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8462 ___ use-livecode mailing list u

Re: The LifeCode of LiveCode

Very cool!! Thanks for sharing!! On Oct 12, 2013, at 3:00 AM, use-livecode-requ...@lists.runrev.com wrote: > On Oct 11, 2013, at 12:50 AM, ha...@exformedia.se wrote: > >> The first post to github was made 6 months ago yesterday (april 10'th) so I >> made a small visualization of the project acc

AW: dragging a line gets dashed

Issue solved. John showed me another approach, not choosing the brush tool, but setting the points of a grc while mousemove. So easy if you know. Thank you Tiemo > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag > von Tiemo Hollmann T

AW: dragging a line gets dashed

Thank you Craig and Jaques for your ideas. Yes I am just dragging the brush tool (no line grc) in a repeat loop. And now I remember why I did this unusual handling. When just using the brush tool, painting a line works nicely without being dotted. But I needed to get a mouseup message, when releasi

Re: "Be This Guy" - or Publicity - Business and Turnover

Hi from Beautiful Brittany, Pete Wrote : > The tag could be something like "Practice makes perfect, but LC makes it > easier to get there." I like that. Kevin should pick up such sayings and quote them in LiveCode publicity mails. -Francis "Nothing should ever be done for the first time !" _

Re: "Be This Guy"

I'm very proud of our marketing efforts and they are absolutely useful and necessary. I don't know how Richmond managed to get this particular mailer as it should be getting sent to brand new account holders only! It certainly wasn't aimed at existing customers. Everyone has a different experience

Re: Android SDK Path Again

Hi Scott, To avoid such kind of inconsistencies, i use the AirDroid freebie available on Google Play. In installing it on your test tablet, the problem should be solved. Best, Pierre Le 14 oct. 2013 à 00:53, Scott Rossi a écrit : > OK, I used a later version of LC to "see" the Android SDK whi

AW: clipboard image is scaled into word to 75%

Hi Phil, good guess, sounds plausible, though I can't verify it, because word doesn't shows me the dpi of the image. Though the question keeps open, if it is a bug or an option which I can control and if on which side - LC or word? Thanks Tiemo > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: use-live