Re: Any electronic document formats offering interactivity?

2020-03-18 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
Hi David, as Richard says, there are many unknowns, or unstated constraints, etc. - so anyone who would try to give a detailed answer without more details is either:  - brave  - foolhardy  or  - just foolish. So here I go you choose which of the above adjectives fits :-) Possibly a

Re: Tab In Field

2020-03-18 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
NVM! Set the tabstops to empty! Shoutout to revNavigator by Geoff Canyon who once again saves the day! Bob S > On Mar 18, 2020, at 15:13 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > This is probably something really simple, but I have two fields whose > properties so far as I can tell are

Tab In Field

2020-03-18 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
This is probably something really simple, but I have two fields whose properties so far as I can tell are exactly the same, but if I tab in one field it inserts a tab, and if I tab the other field it focuses on the next field! Bob S ___

Re: ODBC Connections

2020-03-18 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Sorry I looked it up ODBC connections are intended to be local to the device they are configured on. I cannot access an ODBC connection on a different computer than I am trying to connect from. That's okay, I was thinking about making an ODBC agent that works using sockets. That would allow my

Re: ODBC Connections

2020-03-18 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
Could you please explain what you mean with "access an ODBC connection remotely"? Do you want to use an ODBC connection string instead of a DSN? - Matthias Rebbe Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > Am 18.03.2020 um 21:41 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > : > > Hmmm your example works,

Re: ODBC Connections

2020-03-18 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hmmm your example works, so yes the dictionary is wrong (again). It states revOpenDatabase("odbc", hostAddress, databaseName, [userName],[passWord],[cursorType]). "hostAddress" should actually be "dsnName". Also the Disctionary example seems to indicate the userName and passWord arguments are

Re: Interruption to LiveCode services

2020-03-18 Thread Martin Koob via use-livecode
So it was a Social Distancing issue then. Keep the server 2 m away from the old backups. Martin > On Mar 18, 2020, at 6:02 AM, Heather Laine via use-livecode > wrote: > > It contracted some very peculiar interaction with an old backup. ___

Re: Making my book free until the end of May

2020-03-18 Thread Bob Cole via use-livecode
Andre: As I restart my interest in LiveCode programming I think your book will help me produce better quality code. $20 seems like great a bargain. Enjoy another beer on me. Bob Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 18, 2020, at 11:00 AM, use-livecode-requ...@lists.runrev.com wrote: > > Message: 10 >

Re: Any electronic document formats offering interactivity?

2020-03-18 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
David V Glasgow wrote: > I would like to be able to generate a document from LC consisting of a > single page (effectively a copy of a card) which can offer some basic > interactivity. > > I would be pretty happy if users can create a document that would > display ‘tooltip-like’ explanatory

Re: Making my book free until the end of May

2020-03-18 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Andre Garzia wrote: > ...I haven't devoted more time to it because I felt like > people were not interested... I wonder if the world stopped making software. That would explain the slow growth of the LC audience. Surely the absence of visible marketing couldn't be a contributing factor...

Any electronic document formats offering interactivity?

2020-03-18 Thread David V Glasgow via use-livecode
Hi folks, I would like to be able to generate a document from LC consisting of a single page (effectively a copy of a card) which can offer some basic interactivity. I would be pretty happy if users can create a document that would display ‘tooltip-like’ explanatory notes if summary fields

Re: Interruption to LiveCode services

2020-03-18 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 3/18/20 3:02 AM, Heather Laine via use-livecode wrote: Those that understand these things assure me it will not happen again. LOL. Srsly though... thanks, team for the quick fix. -- Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com ___ use-livecode mailing

Re: Making my book free until the end of May

2020-03-18 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
I am very interested - but I read the first version and wanted more . I thought you gave up because you didn't have time As I said it was a quick read - and then I forgot I had it and leanpub didn't remind me. Would appreciate some more - re-reading again today Thanks Andre Regards Lagi

Re: Making my book free until the end of May

2020-03-18 Thread Andre Garzia via use-livecode
The last update was last year when I added a chapter about libraries. I have more content planned to it but I haven't devoted more time to it because I felt like people were not interested... On Wed, 18 Mar 2020 at 15:03, Lagi Pittas via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi

Re: use-livecode Digest, Vol 198, Issue 20

2020-03-18 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
> We are all sorted now. > > Best Regards, > > Heather Thanks, Heather and Team! Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: Making my book free until the end of May

2020-03-18 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
Hi Mathias the version says Disclaimer This is an early release. Send feedback to feedb...@andregarzia.com¹. The content of this book will be expanded in the next months, I see this book as a living thing, much like LiveCode IDE. This is the “minimum amount of book” I consider useful enough to

Re: Making my book free until the end of May

2020-03-18 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
Hi Lagi, could you give a feedback here, if there is newer content. The last version i have here was published 2019-11-18. Matthias - Matthias Rebbe Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > Am 18.03.2020 um 15:21 schrieb Lagi Pittas via use-livecode > : > > I too already bought it but I'll

Re: Making my book free until the end of May

2020-03-18 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode
I too already bought it but I'll download to see if there were any additions Thanks Lagi On Wed, 18 Mar 2020 at 12:06, matthias rebbe via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Andre, > > wow that´s a generous offer. I own your book already and i really can > recommend it. >

Re: Making my book free until the end of May

2020-03-18 Thread Kaveh Bazargan via use-livecode
disappointed the slider does not go below zero! Thanks André. Made the purchase... Regards Kaveh On Wed, 18 Mar 2020 at 12:44, Keith Clarke via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Andre, > I wasn’t aware that you’d written that book - but a spooky coincidence, as > last

Re: Making my book free until the end of May

2020-03-18 Thread Keith Clarke via use-livecode
Hi Andre, I wasn’t aware that you’d written that book - but a spooky coincidence, as last weekend I’d just started revisiting RevIgniter for LiveCode server and as a hobbyist, was struggling to get my head around MVC & mapping to (limited knowledge of) LiveCode concepts. So, good timing and I

Re: Making my book free until the end of May

2020-03-18 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Andre, > Am 18.03.2020 um 12:51 schrieb Andre Garzia via use-livecode > : > > Hi Folks, > > Many of you are probably working from home right now and some might be > ... > with that cut, you can use that cash for something else and improve your LC > skills. > > Best > Andre this is cool

Re: Making my book free until the end of May

2020-03-18 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
Hi Andre, wow that´s a generous offer. I own your book already and i really can recommend it. Btw. your e-mail signature still contains a link to fon.nu. ;) - Matthias Rebbe Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > Am 18.03.2020 um 12:51 schrieb Andre Garzia via use-livecode > : > > Hi Folks, >

Making my book free until the end of May

2020-03-18 Thread Andre Garzia via use-livecode
Hi Folks, Many of you are probably working from home right now and some might be self-isolating or under lockdown. I understand that this poses many challenges to many of you, most of which I can't help with at all, but I can however make it easier for you to get more LC content. The current time

Re: Interruption to LiveCode services

2020-03-18 Thread Heather Laine via use-livecode
It did not. It contracted some very peculiar interaction with an old backup. Those that understand these things assure me it will not happen again. We are all sorted now. Best Regards, Heather Heather Laine Customer Services Manager LiveCode Ltd www.livecode.com > On 17 Mar 2020, at 23:17,