Re: Cheesed off by 32xxx

2017-04-02 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
t "" into me lock screen put the number of buttons of grp UNIlist into nBtns repeat with x = 1 to nBtns put the short name of btn x of grp UNIlist into line (nBtns +1) - x of me end repeat end populateMe Jim Lambert ___

Re: Cheesed off by 32xxx

2017-04-03 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
> RichardG wrote: > > the memory and CPU requirements for working with tens of thousands of objects > can be onerous Not to mention how onerous it would be for the poor end user to work with tens of thousands of objects! Jim Lambert ___

Re: Import or export snapshot at current scaleFactor

2017-04-05 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
width of grp 1 * 2),(the height of grp 1 * 2) If that produces an the image you need just change the command to an export snapshot command. Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe

mouseMove & backgoundBehavior

2017-04-26 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
t why would the mousemove message get passed to the card when the mouse is outside of the background group containing that handler? Is this a bug or expected behavior? Thanks, Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Pl

Re: mouseMove & backgoundBehavior

2017-04-27 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
RichardG wrote: > when you set the backgroundBehavior of a group to true... that group's script > then occupies a different > place in the message path, between the card and the stack Ah, yes, the light dawns - the message path. Because LC ‘backgrounds” can be smaller than the card, checking the

Re: looking for a smart approach to "sort" an array

2017-05-05 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
Might a numbered array work for you, where the key corresponds to the line number? [1][theWordonLineOne][otherData] [2][theWordonLineTwo][otherData] Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: looking for a smart approach to "sort" an array

2017-05-06 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
of the hilitedline will always give you the corresponding OtherData for the word the user has selected. Your drag and drop routines should still work. Just remember to save the stack each time the user rearranges the line order. Jim Lambert ___ use-livecod

Re: looking for a smart approach to "sort" an array

2017-05-06 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
sible. Yet the otherData strings will travel along with each line as the user drags the the lines up and down. LiveCode offers so much flexibility! We can usually have a choice of approaches to any problem Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing li

Re: clipsToRect property (was Re: Instantiaing Grouped Controls - Templates - Responsive)

2017-06-13 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
thing like > "prevent auto-resizing”? How about ‘Group clips to rect’ ? Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://li

Re: clipsToRect property (was Re: Instantiaing Grouped Controls - Templates - Responsive)

2017-06-13 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
or ‘Clip Group to rect’ Jim Lambert ___ 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: "clipsToRect" property

2017-06-14 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
‘Visible rectangle’ I can see that. ;) Jim Lambert ___ 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

Re: LC Global - my experience

2017-06-18 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
narjam promptly replied: > Hi Jim, > This feature has been disabled after numerous requests from users who wanted > to ensure that their attendees got to see the full event. We are very sorry > for the inconvenience however I would be happy to add your request to our > list of feature

Re: RIP Dan Shafer

2017-06-22 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
But Dan’s excellent work lives on. Jim Lambert ___ 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: synonyms

2017-06-26 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
et the icon of button “hand” to the ID of image “hand_icon” (optionally - "of card ‘myIcons’") Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscri

Re: synonyms

2017-06-26 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
OOOPS! I left out an important word Then simply set the icon of each to the ID of the appropriate image. should read Then simply set the icon of each BUTTON to the ID of the appropriate image. JimL ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.run

Re: Verbosity and Lines of code

2017-06-30 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
this way: repeat with i = 1 to tSomething if exitMe = true then exit repeat repeat with j = 1 to tSomethingElse if exitMe = true then exit repeat DoSomethingWith i,j put true into exitMe end repeat end repeat Jim Lambert

RE: intersect . . . invisible images

2017-07-17 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
> Richmond wrote: > > all the cheap American series... Oh, and, inevitably "Mission Impossible”. Yesterday the actor Martin Landau, who appeared in that show, died at the age of 89. Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing lis

Swipe transitions

2017-07-19 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
differentiate themselves with unique features without direct correlates on other OSes. Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http

Re: Web vs Native (was Re: HTML5 limitations?)

2017-07-29 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
n an interactive way. If supported by LC, it would be useable beyond just moving from card to card or swiping out a sidebar. But of course, the particular capability shown in the video is OS-specific. Whereas LC strives to be platform agnostic. Jim Lambert __

Re: Forum: Waves of Russian Nonsense

2017-08-14 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
> Klaus wrote: > > I deleted the 49 slavic spam postings manually a couple of minutes ago… Спасибо ;) Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and ma

Re: CouchDB, DayBed, etc.

2017-08-23 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
Alex, > local storage, and that data is subsequently > synched to "the cloud” You might want to take a look at Mark Talluto’s LiveCloud. http://livecloud.io And I agree Greg's Daybed library and CouchDB course are very good. Jim Lambert ___

Re: drawing a Barcode without a Barcode font

2018-07-23 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
he clear ones. I wonder if it would make a difference to print snapshots of the graphic group rather then the group itself? Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscri

Re: fullscreenmode and rect of a substack on mobile device ?

2018-08-21 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
A shootout between FSM vs. scripted resizing might make a good LC Global presentation. The pros and cons of each. Cases where one may be better than the other. Etc. Examples. Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com

Re: How to get word offset all instances of a string in a chunk of text?

2018-08-30 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
ot;*" & tab & pSearchTerm sort numeric pText return pText end findWordOffsets put "Then the quick brown fox jumped over "The" very, very lazy red dog on the sofa.” into temp — note the extra spaces and line breaks. put findWordO

Re: How to get word offset all instances of a string in a chunk of text?

2018-08-30 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
d tab > filter pText with "*" & tab & pSearchTerm > sort numeric pText > return pText > end findWordOffsets This just doesn’t work in all cases because splitting by space does not assure one is splitting by true words. :( Sorry about that. Jim Lambert __

Re: [OT] Accommodation in Edinburgh

2018-09-01 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
ailable through Gillian Taylor & Ewen MacAskill’s own site: www.edinburghhideaways.com <http://www.edinburghhideaways.com/> Stayed at The Scotsman once. They gave us a free upgrade to the penthouse. Spectacular! So, of course, we recommend that hotel. ;) Also The George in N

Re: ANN: LC Documentation Cache Cleaner

2018-09-03 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
Mark, Very handy! Thanks, Jim Lambert ___ 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: This is disturbing!

2018-09-06 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
son. Just must remember that and use more “string-y” ways to compare strings as only strings. For example other functions can reveal the strings “6. “ and “6.” are not the same string, such as length(“6. “) is not equal to length( “6.”). Jim Lambert _

Re: This is disturbing!

2018-09-06 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
“ = "6.” returns TRUE "6. “ & “a” = "6.” & “a” returns FALSE. Jim Lambert ___ 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: This is disturbing!

2018-09-07 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
the strings to numbers. function compareAsStrings string1, string2 return string1 & "a" = string2 & "a" end compareAsStrings compareAsStrings("6. ","6.") returns FALSE. Jim Lambert ___ use-live

Re: use-livecode Digest, Vol 180, Issue 17

2018-09-08 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
al to discover and interact with peripherals or advertise your app as a peripheral for others to interact with.” Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage you

Re: Being stupid for a change

2018-09-09 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
Richmond, you’re not stupid, just ‘clude’-less. ;) Jim Lambert ___ 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

Re: [ANN] animationEngine is free now

2018-09-28 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
Malte, Best of luck! AE was and is a wonderful tool. Viele Danke, Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http

Re: Will it ever be possible place controls over browser widget?

2018-10-04 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
in the browser’s rect in a separate stack; 2- set the window shape of that stack to match the shape of the button; 3- position that ‘button’ stack on top of the browser widget that is in the underlain stack. I haven’t tried it but it may work. Jim L

Re: Will it ever be possible place controls over browser widget?

2018-10-05 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
s I suggested does work and is beautifully demonstrated in Herman’s DemoVideoBack.livecode.zip. Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: h

Re: Will it ever be possible place controls over browser widget?

2018-10-05 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
s I suggested does work and is beautifully demonstrated in Herman’s DemoVideoBack.livecode.zip. Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription prefer

Re: Setting hidden of lines very slow

2018-12-08 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
ire text and just the lines with colored characters - and back again. Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: h

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