Re: use-livecode Digest, Vol 251, Issue 19

Heather, Please send a new password so I can access LC Create. I know you are really busy. So, when you have time please me a new password. Also, I looked forward to receiving estimates of LC program work. Thanks! Sent from my iPad > On Aug 21, 2024, at 10:01 AM, use-livecode-requ...@list

Extracting test scores from a PDF

I came a web app that can extract test scores from a PDF and insert them into an app. Can LC do the same thing? Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage

Encrypted text files

Is there a reliable method to encrypt a text file using LC? I have an app that generates text files and wanted encryption to my app. Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, un

Embedded PDFs in Windows Menu

I have found that a method I use (proposed by LC tech support a few years ago to embed PDFs in a Windows menu (using custom properties) does not work in LC 9+. It does work on a Mac. Anybody have solution for this problem? Sent from my iPad ___ use-li

Special Paste

Both Apple's Pages and Microsoft’s Word software have key commands for pasting text into an existing document to match the current formatting (font). How do you script to accomplish this when copying text to the clipboard in a button so the user does not have to use keyboard commands? Sent from

LC 9.6.0 DP2

Mark, I also been using AppWrapper. It made notarizing Mac programs fairly easy to do once you set up app specific passwords and two step authentication in addition to certificates. Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists

LC 9.6.0 DP2

Richard, I have been a member of the LC community since roughly 2003. I have not seen the notes on LC 9.6.0 DP2. My main focus has been on updating my apps to 64 bit Mac desktop apps and conquering notarizing my apps. I was not concern and not surprised about Windows XP support. I will end m

LC 9.6.0 DP2

Richard, Thanks for your reply regarding Windows XP. Currently I use LC 6.1.3 to build apps for Windows XP. So this is not a problem. I am using LC 9.6.0 to build Mac 64 bit desktop apps. I have not yet tried building Windows 64 bit apps for the other Windows variants. Sent from my iPad

LC 9.6.0 DP2

Has anyone noticed that LC 9.6.0 DP2 creates 32 bit Windows standalones that are not compatible with Windows XP? The standalones did not have the screen resolution checkbox checked. Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.r

Re: Xcode 10.2 and High Sierra

Matthias, What version of macOS did you use in your tutorial with Xcode 10.2. You must used Mojave since XCode 10.2 will not run on High Sierra. Has anyone successful use XCode 10.1 with High Sierra to notarize apps for Mojave and Catalina? Sent from my iPad

Xcode 10.2 and High Sierra

Matthias, Can I use XCode 10.2 on High Sierra? I don’t want to update to Mojave just yet. And I do want to use notarization with my apps. I am using LC 9.6.0 DP2. Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please

Xcode 10.2 and High Sierra

Matthias, Can I use XCode 10.2 on High Sierra? I don’t want to update to Mojave just yet. And I do want to use notarization with my apps. I am using LC 9.6.0 DP2. Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please

Installing ltool

Bob, can I use XCode 10 with High Sierra? _ Sent from http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and man

Unable to install "altool"

For the past three days, I have been trying to install “altool” for notarization. I am using a Mac with High Sierra installed and LC 9.6.0 DP2. I have Xcode 9.4.1 installed on my computer. I have also set up a two step authentication with my Apple Developer Account and the required App-Speci

LC 9.6.0 DP 2 Question

I just started using LC 9.6.0 DP 2. Since it is a developer preview, I save my changes by using Save As. When I used Save As with a different stack name, I get several options for the stack format. What is the recommended stack format so you can continue to use LC 9.6.0 DP 2. with the stacks?

Re: Recommend Directory for Installation of Windows Apps

Paul, Thanks very much! Sent from my iPad ___ 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

Recommend Directory for Installation of Windows Apps

I am would to know what is the recommended directory for installing Windows apps. I have been using the Program Data folder for a long time. This was the recommended directory when I started making apps. I am particular concerned about installing apps on Windows 10. Thanks for your time! Se

Re: Listfield Questions

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 Pleas

Re: Listfield Questions

Thanks Richard for your help. Unfortunately, using keyboard arrow keys may hilite a line but it does not put a value associated with the line into an input field. Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please vi

Listfield Questions

Does anybody know how to script a listfield to hilite a line using arrow keys on the keyboard? Also, how do you save a hilited line in a listfield? Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Code Signing Problem on Mac

Somehow my Developer ID Application and Developer ID Installer Certificates keys were deleted. When I reset them from X Code, keys are created for 3rd Party, which are for submission to Apple's App Store for the Mac. My previous keys were for distribution of desktop apps outside Apple's App St

Re: WordReport Help

Hi Phil, Thanks for your input! The data tag was working before this anomaly occurred. The text in the data tag is just regular text. The font is Times New Roman. The text and formatting were not changed in the data tag. I am hoping that someone who uses WordReport can give me insight on t

WordReport Help

I am having difficulty with a data tag in WordReport. I am using LC 6.1.3. How do you keep a data tag from inserting an extra line after the data tag? I have one data tag that keeps inserting an extra line before a non-data tag line. The data tag has a cr immediately after it. When a Word d

Re: Custom Combo Box

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Custom Combo Box

Does anyone have the Custom Combo Box sample stack that was created by Jerry Daniels? It was cited in an old revUp article (Issue 87, March 4, 2010). I thought I had downloaded it from Jerry when he wrote the article but I could not find it. Thanks for your time! Sent from my iPad _

Re: Screen Resolution for Desktop Apps

Jacqueline, Thanks for your comments! I really would like to know if others have use the Hi-DPI scaling setting and how it worked for them. Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscri

Re: Screen Resolution for Desktop Apps

Jacqueline I am referring to the Hi-DPI scaling that was introduced in LC 6.5 that allows stacks to be automatically scaled to match the system display setting. I am not using 6.5 but using 6.7.11 instead. I am assuming that this works with the user's setting when they use your app. I set

Re: Screen Resolution for Desktop Apps

Jacqueline, Thanks for the explanation! If the resolution setting in LC 6.7 is checked, does this automatically take care of scaling for desktop apps? Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url

Re: Screen Resolution for Desktop Apps

Jacqueline, I was really intrigued by your suggestion of using a scale factor! Can you elaborate more about this method? I have used Scale Factor and pretty much developed desktop apps on my Mac using a screen resolution of 1280x768 and 1280x800. Sent from my iPad _

Re: Screen Resolution for Desktop Apps

Andy, Interesting stats! Thanks for sharing! I set the screen resolution. Some of my users have small laptops which are limited to a vertical resolution of 768. Recently I have been setting required resolution to 1280x768 to accommodate them. So, my question about screen resolution for your

Re: Screen Resolution for Desktop Apps

Richmond, I am using LC 6.7 because it is the most stable version of the 6 series. LC versions after 6.1.3 all have resolution settings. I had some Windows 10 users reporting difficulty in setting the screen resolution to run my apps. Hence, my question about setting the minimum screen resol

Screen Resolution for Desktop Apps

I only code for desktop apps and do not do mobile apps. I have been setting the minimum resolution required for my app when they are launched. This is not a problem on Macs but it is a real problem for Windows 10 users. Since I will be compiling new apps with LC 6.9 due to its resolution set

Re: Copying text in boxes to clipboard

Hi Jacque, I want to duplicate the borders of the fields in copying the fields to the clipboard. Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: Copying text in boxes to clipboard

David, I think your programming approach is a good idea and may be the solution to my problem. Do you have a sample stack you could send me to look at? Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url

Re: Copying text in boxes to clipboard

Craig, I have tried the method you suggested. It does yield decent results but I was hoping for better quality. This is why I was trying to utilize the clipboard using text directly rather than a graphic. Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing

Re: Copying text in boxes to clipboard

I am only using export snapshot as a “last resort” due to the quality of the graphic it creates. Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: Copying text in boxes to clipboard

Dunbar, I tried using screenshots but they are graphic and lack the quality you would want. Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription pre

Re: Copying text in boxes to clipboard

I have 14 fields for subtest names named test1, test2, test3,..test14 and another 14 fields for scores named score1, score2, score3,..score14. They are all associated with different tests. Some tests will have all 14 subtests and scores while others will have only have one subtest and one score

Re: Copying text in boxes to clipboard

Thanks for responding to my LC problem. The fields have their showBorder set to true. There are 14 test name fields and 14 score fields. The fields are coded to be visible when they have content. I am not using a dataGrid. How do code to these many fields to the clipboard? Sent from my iPad

Copying text in boxes to clipboard

I have a table made up of boxes that has test names and their scores. I want the user to be able to copy the table with the test names and scores to the clipboard. Then the user can paste the table into a word processing document. Can this be done using LC 6.9? I have tried grouping then and

Re: RIP Dan Shafer

I am so sorry to hear about Dan passing. I met him at a Rev conference in Monterey, California, which he organized. I also purchased three of his Rev PDF books. I still use them when I need help. Dan certainly was great promoter of Rev and would be in a Rev hall of fame if there was one. Se

64 bit desktop apps

Apple announced that the next MacOS operation system after High Sierra will only support 64 bit desktop apps. What version of LC supports creating 64 bit apps? Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit

Re: Downloads - Immodest Proposal

Curry, What is the link to your website store? The link I have currently have is out dated. Thanks for your time! Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and mana

Re: Windows 10 Screen resolution problem

Tom, Thanks for your suggestion! No, she has a laptop. No dual monitors. I think the program is Microsoft's Clear Fonts that the user can set. Sent from my iPhone ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Windows 10 Screen resolution problem

I posted the following year but never received a solution: An user reported seeing a screen resolution dialog in one of my programs that requests a screen resolution of 1024x768 be used. The problem is that the user reportedly is using a screen resolution of 1920x1080. She is using Windows 1