Re: Optimization can be tricky

2018-06-18 Thread Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode
Geoff wrote: > This is certainly not identical to the original method, but it's > close enough, and runs in a small fraction of a second. Good approach! Optimized code rules. Best wishes, Curry K. ___ use-livecode mailing list

[ANN] v2.2 of DB Lib

2018-06-18 Thread Andre Garzia via use-livecode
Friends, After ages without updating my tools, I've resumed working on them. Today I am releasing a tentative version of DB Lib v2.2 which has better Unicode handling. Basically I've replaced old uniencode/unidecode based code with the new textencode/textdecode stuff. I've tried with some

Re: 8.1.10 Reporting the ScreenSize of a iPhone7: 0,0,375,667

2018-06-18 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode
Right, we know that, or so I thought... but Panos said, "mysteriously" "If your device is iPhone7 Plus, then you have to put the appropriate splash screens in the "iPhone 6 Plus Portrait" and "iPhone 6 Plus Lscape" slots in the standalone iOS settings." I deem this a bug, continue to comment

Re: Must have flexible row height for Datagrid Table

2018-06-18 Thread Tom Glod via use-livecode
10-4 ..good to hear. def going on github when i am donei don't need it super urgent, but sooner than later. I've hacked around in the library before, i hope to do it in a reasonable amount of time. On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 8:57 PM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode <

Re: (somewhat) OT: Bill Atkinson on HC

2018-06-18 Thread Tom Glod via use-livecode
the man . the legend. i watched this on triangulation originally ...a great interview. some time ago before this I actually emailed Bill to ask if the invention of HC was an unusal experience for him...so i'm glad he told this story. thanks for posting this ... a classic interview.

(somewhat) OT: Bill Atkinson on HC

2018-06-18 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
http://www.mondo2000.com/2018/06/18/the-inspiration-for-hypercard/ -- Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: Must have flexible row height for Datagrid Table

2018-06-18 Thread Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
On 6/18/2018 8:39 PM, Tom Glod via use-livecode wrote: > Hi everyone > > I'm willing to go into the weeds and work with the library code.. but I > really need flexible row heights for a table datagrid. Has anyone tried > making that modification before? Any last words of wisdom before I

Must have flexible row height for Datagrid Table

2018-06-18 Thread Tom Glod via use-livecode
Hi everyone I'm willing to go into the weeds and work with the library code.. but I really need flexible row heights for a table datagrid. Has anyone tried making that modification before? Any last words of wisdom before I embark on this journey? Trevor? Mark? Thanks, Tom

Re: Optimization can be tricky

2018-06-18 Thread Geoff Canyon via use-livecode
Thanks for all the suggestions -- I tried multiple ideas without much improvement, then decided to rethink the problem. Roughly: I have a bunch of source data that I categorized by two numbers, the first from 1-N where N might be anywhere from 100-5,000, and the second from 1-100. For any given

Re: Listfield Questions

2018-06-18 Thread Charles Szasz via use-livecode
Brahmanathaswami, Thanks for tour script suggestion! But I am not sure what it does! You give postImage in the script. Does this script have anything to with images? Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com

Re: Need help with a project

2018-06-18 Thread Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode
Thanks, Lagi, for your suggestions. In my case the program will be used in higher ed classrooms by students sitting side by side, often sharing the software keys. Also we are breaking into the Chinese education market with potentially tens of thousands, or more customers, where we have little

RE: 8.1.10 Reporting the ScreenSize of a iPhone7: 0,0,375,667

2018-06-18 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
BR, "iPhone Initial orientation" applies only to phones that support landscape splash images. At this point it's only the iPhone6 Plus and the iPhone X. All other iPhones will start in portrait. IPads start in the orientation the device is in when the app is launched. Ralph DiMola IT Director

Re: 8.1.10 Reporting the ScreenSize of a iPhone7: 0,0,375,667

2018-06-18 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode
Aloha Panos But if you have entered (in the SA settings) iPhone Initial orientation the option to choose iPhone 6 plus Lscape is not available BR From: panagiotis merakos Date: Monday, June 18, 2018 at 5:48 AM To: How LiveCode Cc: Brahma Nathaswami Subject: Re: 8.1.10

Re: Changing backgroundColor of a button changes its style ?

2018-06-18 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
On 18/06/2018 18:17, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: > > What am I doing wrong or missing ? If you apply a non-standard color, it's no longer a standard button. We have a roundrect style that may work for the type of non-standard button you're looking for. I should probably take it

Re: LiveCode - Andoid SDK - Java compatibility chart?

2018-06-18 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Douglas Ruisaard wrote: > I recently went through a similar experience when installing LC v9 on > an new desktop. It took the best part of 1 hour (or maybe it was > more... it was so much fun!) and THAT knowing the specific files I was > looking for and needing to install. > > It definitely

Re: Changing backgroundColor of a button changes its style ?

2018-06-18 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Alex Tweedly wrote: > 1. create a new stack > 2. drag a 'standard button' from the toolbar onto it > (you now have a nicely rounded-corner button) > 3. set its script to > > on mouseup > set the backgroundcolor of me to "200,50,50" > end mouseup > > 4, click on 'browse mode' so the stack is

Re: 8.1.10 Reporting the ScreenSize of a iPhone7: 0,0,375,667

2018-06-18 Thread Brian Milby via use-livecode
Sorry, I meant that the 6 plus/7 plus/8 plus were all the same size (not that they were the same as the 6/7/8) On Jun 18, 2018, 10:48 AM -0500, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode , wrote: > Hi Brahmanathaswami, > > If your device is iPhone7 Plus, then you have to put the appropriate splash >

Re: 8.1.10 Reporting the ScreenSize of a iPhone7: 0,0,375,667

2018-06-18 Thread panagiotis merakos via use-livecode
Hi Brahmanathaswami, If your device is iPhone7 Plus, then you have to put the appropriate splash screens in the "iPhone 6 Plus Portrait" and "iPhone 6 Plus Lscape" slots in the standalone iOS settings. Best, Panos -- On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 4:25 PM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode

Re: 8.1.10 Reporting the ScreenSize of a iPhone7: 0,0,375,667

2018-06-18 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode
I have a 750 X 1134 in the iPhone 6 "slot" But LC 8.1.10 still be reports that the screenrect is 0,0,375,667 " Correct... the 6/7/8 are all the same size, the plus sizes are also the same. X is also available as a size." Hmmm

Re: LiveCode - Andoid SDK - Java compatibility chart?

2018-06-18 Thread Douglas Ruisaard via use-livecode
While I agree that the Java "install" is not necessarily a true bug in LC, is there a reason why LC could not "host" the "current" working set of install files? ... and (can you imagine???) even semi-automate the installation process when the user chooses to employ EITHER iOS or Android? I

Changing backgroundColor of a button changes its style ?

2018-06-18 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
1. create a new stack 2. drag a 'standard button' from the toolbar onto it (you now have a nicely rounded-corner button) 3. set its script to on mouseup    set the backgroundcolor of me to "200,50,50" end mouseup 4, click on 'browse mode' so the stack is "live" 4a. observe the button still

Re: 8.1.10 Reporting the ScreenSize of a iPhone7: 0,0,375,667

2018-06-18 Thread Brian Milby via use-livecode
Correct... the 6/7/8 are all the same size, the plus sizes are also the same. X is also available as a size. On Jun 18, 2018, 9:20 AM -0500, Randy Hengst via use-livecode , wrote: > Hi BR, > > The iPhone 6 screen is the same size as the 7. I load a splash screen at > 750x1134. > > be well, >

Re: Listfield Questions

2018-06-18 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode
More ideas/solution. ON arrowkey send postImage to me in 0 seconds pass arrowkey END arrowkey ON postImage put the hilitedline of fld "FileList" into gLastLine put the hilitedtext of fld "FileList"into fld "currentImage" showPhoto (the hilitedtext of fld "FileList") END postImage

Re: 8.1.10 Reporting the ScreenSize of a iPhone7: 0,0,375,667

2018-06-18 Thread Randy Hengst via use-livecode
Hi BR, The iPhone 6 screen is the same size as the 7. I load a splash screen at 750x1134. be well, randy - > On Jun 18, 2018, at 9:05 AM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode > wrote: > > Well, the problem is the SA builder in 8.1.10 does not has a "slot" for > iPhone 7+ > > I

Re: 8.1.10 Reporting the ScreenSize of a iPhone7: 0,0,375,667

2018-06-18 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode
Well, the problem is the SA builder in 8.1.10 does not has a "slot" for iPhone 7+ I wonder if I can add it after the SA is built... I will definitely check out your stack. BR On 6/17/18, 6:28 PM, "use-livecode on behalf of Brian Milby via use-livecode" wrote: For iOS, you must

[ANN] This Week in LiveCode 133

2018-06-18 Thread panagiotis merakos via use-livecode
Hi all, Read about new developments in LiveCode open source and the open source community in today's edition of the "This Week in LiveCode" newsletter! Read issue #133 here: https://goo.gl/JLuWLG This is a weekly newsletter about LiveCode, focussing on what's been going on in and around

Re: Need help with a project

2018-06-18 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Just to be clear - Time trials and demos are a good use of this program - It was the "copy protection" I was referring to Lagi On Fri, 15 Jun 2018 at 02:24, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Also, I want to add this: Yummy Interactive who is behind

Re: Need help with a project

2018-06-18 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
HI Peter, The fact that it is a subscription system is the best protection you have. Use the simplest protection that will tell you if the system has been "pirated" - simple encryption of the company/institution address/details for instance. Don't allow them to change the address/telephone number