Re: Livecode Dictionary

2019-01-19 Thread Geoff Canyon via use-livecode
On Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 8:22 PM Brian Milby via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I agree that the dictionary isn’t the easiest to update without a GutHib > client, but dictionary updates can be done completely in a browser. Yep, I figured that out after I spent several minu

Re: Livecode Dictionary

2019-01-19 Thread Geoff Canyon via use-livecode
On Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 8:11 PM Brian Milby via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Interesting. I just checked on GitHub and the oauth token for LiveCode > was recently revoked automatically since it was not used. It’s been quite > a while since I did it and I can’t recall ab

Re: Livecode Dictionary

2019-01-19 Thread Brian Milby via use-livecode
I agree that the dictionary isn’t the easiest to update without a GutHib client, but dictionary updates can be done completely in a browser.  The use of the browser widget for the display of the dictionary data is quite independent from the data itself.  Maybe the community could put a complete

Re: Livecode Dictionary

2019-01-19 Thread Brian Milby via use-livecode
Interesting.  I just checked on GitHub and the oauth token for LiveCode was recently revoked automatically since it was not used.  It’s been quite a while since I did it and I can’t recall about having write access.  There are several apps that I still have linked (Hacktoberfest...). Thanks, Br

Re: Livecode Dictionary

2019-01-19 Thread Geoff Canyon via use-livecode
So I have to sign an agreement -- I thought I had, but I have now. And I have to link my LiveCode account and my GitHub account, meaning LC can read and write all user data, including private email addresses, private profile information, and followers. Is that really necessary? gc On Sat, Jan 1

Re: Livecode Dictionary

2019-01-19 Thread Geoff Canyon via use-livecode
1. Not everyone (very few people?) understand how git/GitHub works. 2. Even if you have a reasonable grasp of how to use git it's not obvious how to contribute to the dictionary using git. I've maintained Navigator in git/GitHub for about a year, and I'm sure I don't know the detailed steps -- just

ChromeBooks and Android apps

2019-01-19 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
Has anyone tried running an Android app on a ChromeBook? Newer models are supposed to be able to do that. If so, how was it? -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ use-livecode mai

global is empty

2019-01-19 Thread JJS via use-livecode
Hi, i've never had this before and i believe it is a stack fault rather than an actual bug. Because with another stack the same principe is working correct. Using LC902. With  the current stack the global gLocalDbID of the next line is empty once the new card is opened. put revOpenDatab

Re: Livecode Dictionary

2019-01-19 Thread hh via use-livecode
Use Bernd's TinyDictionary. There everybody can add his own (private) notes. Download from "Sample Stacks" or http://livecodeshare.runrev.com/stack/825/TinyDictionary ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to s

Re: Purpose of "?

2019-01-19 Thread prothero--- via use-livecode
Thanks, Alex. Bill William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org > On Jan 19, 2019, at 10:47 AM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode > wrote: > > There shouldn't be any examples of " in the actual script. > > It's an anomaly from HTML - in order to display a quote sign in an HTML > document, you need

Re: Purpose of "?

2019-01-19 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
There shouldn't be any examples of " in the actual script. It's an anomaly from HTML - in order to display a quote sign in an HTML document, you need to use the form of "    so this has been copied/pasted (or something like that) between a a simple document/text file and an HTML file, and fini

Re: Livecode Dictionary

2019-01-19 Thread kee nethery via use-livecode
> On Jan 19, 2019, at 8:54 AM, Brian Milby via use-livecode > wrote: > > We have an even better option now. Contributions to the actual dictionary > can be submitted via GitHub. If you have to post this here, it means it needs to be more obvious in the Dictionary wrapper that we all use.

Purpose of "?

2019-01-19 Thread prothero--- via use-livecode
In this discussion of the use of the merge function at: http://newsletters.livecode.com/august/issue55/newsletter2.php The samples use quot; extensively. For example: on mouseUp put merge("[[quote]]Foobar[[quote]] [[the short name of \ this stack]]") & return & \ merge("[[the layer of

Re: Livecode Dictionary

2019-01-19 Thread Brian Milby via use-livecode
We have an even better option now.  Contributions to the actual dictionary can be submitted via GitHub. Thanks, Brian On Jan 19, 2019, 9:48 AM -0600, Richmond via use-livecode , wrote: > Some of those user entries were extremely useful. > > It would be good if user entries could be restored to t

Re: windows defender issues? & other AV

2019-01-19 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
On 19/01/2019 12:56, R.H. via use-livecode wrote: My main stack has 58 cards. The stack has two small sub-stacks also used as UI for settings. There is one card dedicated to internal resources (images, etc.), two cards are user interface cards, the rest are data cards for a technical product an

Re: Livecode Dictionary

2019-01-19 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
Some of those user entries were extremely useful. It would be good if user entries could be restored to the dictionary once again. Richmond. On 19.01.19 9:49, Simon Knight via use-livecode wrote: Hi all, I have just read about two “issues” and both would be resolved or at least helped with

Fwd: windows defender issues? & other AV

2019-01-19 Thread R.H. via use-livecode
Sorry, I must send a correction, I meant MegaBytes, not Giga Bytes (typing too fast)... This is sentence needs correction: "The size of the stack file is nearly 4 MB, probably mainly because of some technical images." Regards Roland -- Forwarded message - From: R.H. Date: Sa., 1

Re: windows defender issues? & other AV

2019-01-19 Thread R.H. via use-livecode
Ref. To Mark Waddingham's suggestion: /* Dear Mark, let me make this side note: Your insight and your comments here, also in general, cannot be praised enough. I am a fast typer and a slow reader, so I have to discipline myself to carefully read. But your comments always catch my attention and I a