Re: Vector Images and the SVGL stack

2015-11-06 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi All, Just an update. I am building and testing a new parser (or importer) for SVG files based in SVGL and new scripts to import gradients that I used in the attached livecode stack inside a zip file. This new svg parser (not available yet) will be more flexible about the expected SVG structur

Re: How to interface with third party API using URLs

2015-11-06 Thread Devin Asay
Pete, See my notes at http://livecode.byu.edu/indexgeneric.php under Web Services. Pretty basic, and I may be missing some important points, but it might get you started. Devin > On Nov 6, 2015, at 2:52 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: > > I'm working on a project that requires I learn about using U

Re: Overriding system shortcuts in OSX

2015-11-06 Thread Howard Bornstein
After some difficulty, I've been able to get Quit to work, but the command-Q part is handled by the system. What are you trying to do? On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 4:24 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Yes. You can assign it, but it does nothing. > > Bob S > > > On Nov 6, 2015, at 14:30 , Howard Bornstein

Re: Overriding system shortcuts in OSX

2015-11-06 Thread Bob Sneidar
Yes. You can assign it, but it does nothing. Bob S On Nov 6, 2015, at 14:30 , Howard Bornstein mailto:bornst...@designeq.com>> wrote: Is there a list of system shortcuts that can't be overridden? When you say you want to make a quit hotkey, do you mean you want to assign command-Q to a menu it

Re: How to interface with third party API using URLs

2015-11-06 Thread Peter Haworth
Thanks Andy, I'll take a look. Pete lcSQL Software Home of lcStackBrowser and SQLiteAdmin On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 3:10 PM, AndyP wrote: > Hi Peter, I've found this site to be very useful > h

Re: [ANN] Text-file DBs

2015-11-06 Thread Kay C Lan
On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 1:57 AM, Paul Looney wrote: > > Here are the chapters (let me know if I missed something, I almost forgot > to have a chapter on CSV - a subject about which I have strong feelings): > > Paul, I don't wish to 'add the straw' on what clearly is a very large undertaking, but

Re: How to interface with third party API using URLs

2015-11-06 Thread AndyP
Hi Peter, I've found this site to be very useful http://activethought.net/livecode-server/introduction/ for server related info. It may help you in your quest. - Andy Piddock My software never has bugs. It just develops random fe

Re: How to interface with third party API using URLs

2015-11-06 Thread Peter Haworth
Thanks Mark. So it sounds like I could use the Post command along with libURLFormData to send off the URL and then check the it variable to get whatever comes back. Pete lcSQL Software Home of lcStackBrowser and SQLiteAdmin

Re: Overriding system shortcuts in OSX

2015-11-06 Thread Howard Bornstein
Is there a list of system shortcuts that can't be overridden? When you say you want to make a quit hotkey, do you mean you want to assign command-Q to a menu item? On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 2:20 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > It's my understanding that with OS X you cannot do this. I would like to > make

Re: Overriding system shortcuts in OSX

2015-11-06 Thread Bob Sneidar
It's my understanding that with OS X you cannot do this. I would like to make a quit hotkey so users can quit my application, but I cannot seem to get that to work. Bob S On Nov 6, 2015, at 13:56 , Howard Bornstein mailto:bornst...@designeq.com>> wrote: I want to command-H for a menu item in

Re: How to interface with third party API using URLs

2015-11-06 Thread Mark Wieder
On 11/06/2015 01:52 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: I'm working on a project that requires I learn about using URLs to interface to a third party API. I have been given php code that does what I need so I could just execute the php scrips from LC and grab the output. But should I ever need to make chan

Overriding system shortcuts in OSX

2015-11-06 Thread Howard Bornstein
I want to command-H for a menu item in my standalone, but it doesn't work because the system uses command-H for Hide Application. Even though I've assigned this shortcut to a menu item, it is ignored and the system command is used instead. It seems like this should be simple but I can't figure out

Re: 8.0 Wot, no Geometry manager

2015-11-06 Thread Mike Kerner
Speaking of which, has anyone thought about GM on mobile in 8, and that nifty thing that used to make mobile landscape layouts easier to generate like a certain mobile tool used to have? On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Richmond wrote: > On 06/11/15 20:10, Mark Waddingham wrote: > >> On 2015-11-0

How to interface with third party API using URLs

2015-11-06 Thread Peter Haworth
I'm working on a project that requires I learn about using URLs to interface to a third party API. I have been given php code that does what I need so I could just execute the php scrips from LC and grab the output. But should I ever need to make changes to the php code, I wouldn't know where to s

Re: Livecode REST Server

2015-11-06 Thread jbv
put header "Content-Type: text/xml; charset: utf-8" Best jbv > How do I set the httpheaders for a server side script written in Livecode > - > that is before using "put" to send data back to the server. set the > httpheaders does not seem to work? I need to set CORS headers for the > response fr

Re: OT: Announce -- Himalayan Academy's First LiveCode Mobile App is Up

2015-11-06 Thread Brahmanathaswami
Alejandro: Did you download the app from the Google Play... you can see it, better than screen shots. How does it work? Except for one item... design to run without internet access. Quite simple really gurudeva.livecode (app) cd 1 - splash screen with rotating gear GIF cd 2 - "main-card"

Livecode REST Server

2015-11-06 Thread David Bovill
How do I set the httpheaders for a server side script written in Livecode - that is before using "put" to send data back to the server. set the httpheaders does not seem to work? I need to set CORS headers for the response from the server. ___ use-livecod

Re: Problem reading 'inbox' (launched-with) files on iOS 5.1?

2015-11-06 Thread Richard Gaskin
Ben Rubinstein wrote: This works fine on my iPhone 4s under iOS 8.4; and on an iPad 2 under iOS 7.1.1; but on an iPad 1 under iOS 5.1.1, it fails. Specifically, attempting to load the data using put URL tSrcURL into tData yields empty and the result is "can't open file". With any file

Re: 8.0 Wot, no Geometry manager

2015-11-06 Thread Richmond
On 06/11/15 20:10, Mark Waddingham wrote: On 2015-11-06 19:06, Richmond wrote: Well? Ali has been working on it - https://github.com/livecode/livecode-ide/pull/632 It should reappear in DP9 :) Mark. Well; I suppose so, although I have never used it as when I played about with it it act

Re: [ANN] Text-file DBs

2015-11-06 Thread Bob Sneidar
The link to the library is no longer viable. Bob S > On Nov 5, 2015, at 15:42 , Alejandro Tejada wrote: > > Hi Paul > > After reading your post, I just remember Serendipity Library: > http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2002-September/007745.html > > Do you used this library rele

Re: garbage collection run amok again in 7.1.1Rc2?

2015-11-06 Thread Mike Bonner
For me, they were actually disappearing. Dropped into the void. On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 11:41 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > I have seen times where saving a stack took an excessively long time to > finish. I assumed that LC was doing some kind of high priority > housekeeping. I have been using 6.7.6

Re: garbage collection run amok again in 7.1.1Rc2?

2015-11-06 Thread Bob Sneidar
I have seen times where saving a stack took an excessively long time to finish. I assumed that LC was doing some kind of high priority housekeeping. I have been using 6.7.6 since it came out. Bob S On Nov 6, 2015, at 10:24 , Dr. Hawkins mailto:doch...@gmail.com>> wrote: On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 a

Re: garbage collection run amok again in 7.1.1Rc2?

2015-11-06 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Mike Bonner wrote: > I've seen similar, to the point where keystrokes are dropped in the script > editor, and I must type RELY slow to get things going. > at times when I assumed that that had happened, the keystrokes eventually showed up . . . -- Dr. Rich

Re: 8.0 Wot, no Geometry manager

2015-11-06 Thread Mark Waddingham
On 2015-11-06 19:06, Richmond wrote: Well? Ali has been working on it - https://github.com/livecode/livecode-ide/pull/632 It should reappear in DP9 :) Mark. -- Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/ LiveCode: Everyone can create apps ___

8.0 Wot, no Geometry manager

2015-11-06 Thread Richmond
Well? Richmond. ___ 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: play vc xyz, still stuck in the 80s?

2015-11-06 Thread Marc Siskin
I agree that working with Multimedia in Livecode recently has been a struggle. That is why I was reluctant to contribute to the 64-Bit Feature Exchange. I just hope that the period we will have to suffer through between the time they remove multimedia support and when they put it back in is sh

Re: play vc xyz, still stuck in the 80s?

2015-11-06 Thread tbodine
As a multimedia developer, I just want to echo what Klaus said about the lack of modern multimedia support in Livecode. Fixing this shortcoming will lead to more new customers for LC. I know that I, for one, have not been able to recommend Livecode to my peers due to this lack of modern multimedia

Re: garbage collection run amok again in 7.1.1Rc2?

2015-11-06 Thread Mike Bonner
I've seen similar, to the point where keystrokes are dropped in the script editor, and I must type RELY slow to get things going. Unfortunately, while it happens often enough to notice, I haven't managed to nail down a recipe. Sometimes it goes away when I shut the dictionary, other times I t

Re: garbage collection run amok again in 7.1.1Rc2?

2015-11-06 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Ali Lloyd wrote: > I have actually seen this myself once whilst running in debug mode from > source, and I think it was stuck in a 'TryToEvaluate' loop for some reason > - I think it can be stopped by doing Cmd + . although that might not be the > same thing. > To

Re: play vc xyz, still stuck in the 80s?

2015-11-06 Thread Klaus major-k
Hi Panos, > Am 06.11.2015 um 17:08 schrieb panagiotis merakos : > > Hi Klaus, > > Indeed, the play audioClip/videoClip command is a bit outdated. that’s the euphemism of the year! :-D > These commands will be updated when we redo multimedia on all platforms. > However, > we'll have a look at

Re: play vc xyz, still stuck in the 80s?

2015-11-06 Thread panagiotis merakos
Hi Klaus, Indeed, the play audioClip/videoClip command is a bit outdated. These commands will be updated when we redo multimedia on all platforms. However, we'll have a look at this bug to try at least get functionality back to where it was pre-6.7. Best, Panos -- On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 3:33 PM,

Re: play vc xyz, still stuck in the 80s?

2015-11-06 Thread Klaus major-k
Hi Panos, > Am 06.11.2015 um 16:27 schrieb panagiotis merakos : > > Hi Klaus, > > I guess you are affected by this bug: > http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13951 yes, obviously, thanks! :-) Also applies to LC 7x and LC 8x. Any plans to also „pimp“ the „play video-/audioclip“ command

Re: play vc xyz, still stuck in the 80s?

2015-11-06 Thread panagiotis merakos
Hi Klaus, I guess you are affected by this bug: http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13951 Best, Panos -- On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 2:56 PM, Klaus major-k wrote: > Hi all, > > > Am 06.11.2015 um 15:42 schrieb Charles Lachat >: > > Hi, > > Try > > on mouseUp > > set the filename of play

Re: play vc xyz, still stuck in the 80s?

2015-11-06 Thread Klaus major-k
Hi all, > Am 06.11.2015 um 15:42 schrieb Charles Lachat : > Hi, > Try > on mouseUp > set the filename of player "myplayer" to "/Users/klaus/Movies/IMG_0008.mp4" > play player "myplayer" > end mouseUp > Have a look at *player* and *videoClip* in the dictionary. I know about player objects etc.

Re: play vc xyz, still stuck in the 80s?

2015-11-06 Thread Charles Lachat
Hi, Try on mouseUp set the filename of player "myplayer" to "/Users/klaus/Movies/IMG_0008.mp4" play player "myplayer" end mouseUp Have a look at *player* and *videoClip* in the dictionary. Regards, Charles Le 5 nov. 2015 à 14:46, Klaus major-k a écrit : > Hi all, > > after years

RE: OT: Announce -- Himalayan Academy's First LiveCode Mobile App is Up

2015-11-06 Thread Ralph DiMola
+1 Nice... JLG has also helped me! Thanks J! Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -Original Message- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Alejandro Tejada Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 11:46 PM To:

Re: play vc xyz, still stuck in the 80s?

2015-11-06 Thread Klaus major-k
Hi Al, > Am 06.11.2015 um 01:02 schrieb Alejandro Tejada : > > Hi Klaus, > > In Linux, we use shell commands: > http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=18429 that’s muy bien, Al, but does not help me at all! 8-) > Al Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de

Problem reading 'inbox' (launched-with) files on iOS 5.1?

2015-11-06 Thread Ben Rubinstein
I'm developing an iOS app that accepts files from other apps. When it receives the 'urlWakeUp' message with a suitable URL, it reads in the file, checks it's the right kind of file, and then stores it in the user data folder for subsequent viewing. This works fine on my iPhone 4s under iOS 8.

HTML5 & lifetime licenses [was: Re: Indy doubles in price because of HTML5 export ?]

2015-11-06 Thread Peter TB Brett
On 06/11/2015 11:00, Matthias Rebbe | M-R-D wrote: What i definitely know is, that the Lifetime Commercial License(now special Indy License without revenue limit) from the first Kickstarter campaign(the open source campaign) includes all existing and all future platforms. So HTML5 is definite

Re: Indy doubles in price because of HTML5 export ?

2015-11-06 Thread Matthias Rebbe | M-R-D
It was stated before by Livecode/Runrev that HTML5 will be an extra for which you have to pay. I had also an Enterprise license and if i remember right only Win/Mac/Linux deployment was included. Mobile deployment and Livecode server were extras for which one had to pay for. What i definitely k

HTML5 licensing [was: Re: Indy doubles in price because of HTML5 export ?]

2015-11-06 Thread Peter TB Brett
Hi Rolf, On 06/11/2015 09:23, Rolf Kocherhans wrote: Do I read and interpret your announcement (Fireworks for HTML5) correctly ? There are now two Indy license types, one with HTML5 and one without ? There is only one Indy license type. It costs $499 per year, and allows you to deploy propr

Indy doubles in price because of HTML5 export ?

2015-11-06 Thread Rolf Kocherhans
To all at LiveCode Do I read and interpret your announcement (Fireworks for HTML5) correctly ? There are now two Indy license types, one with HTML5 and one without ? I had a (what was called Enterprise License) for many, many years with all Deployment options intakt - this recently got converted