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

2017-07-27 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
Word. I barely have any experience and I've already run into multiple users/customers who think that "add to homescreen" is impossible hacker magic. High market penetration of smartphones doesn't mean anyone actually has any idea how to use their smartphone. Most people are at about the

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

2017-07-27 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 5:27 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > hh wrote: > >> RG wrote: > >> My bigger question here is what needs to be delivered specifically > >> in a web browser window vs a native app, and why? > > > > This questions browsers ("the

Re: play sound plays the wrong sound

2017-07-06 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
I just found this note at BYU. Apparently "play" only works with uncompressed file formats. I switched to the *.wav version and it works http://livecode.byu.edu/audio/audioIntro.php Why is this stuff not in the dictionary? On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 7:22 AM, tbodine via use-livecode <

play sound plays the wrong sound

2017-07-06 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
Any ideas on this? I downloaded a beep in *.mp3 format. When I play the file with windows media player it sounds like a beep. When I play the file with the "play" command it sounds horribly distorted. ___ use-livecode mailing list

clipboarddata mixed up

2017-07-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
I'm not sure how to figure out the difference in what's happening here. 1) use window's clipping tool to take a screenshot and hit ctrl+c to copy the picture to the clipboard 2) right click on a picture in chrome and select copy to copy the picture to the clipboard In both cases, if I open a

Re: Capturing screen into image

2017-07-01 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
This is the script I use to capture screenshots from particular areas *on* snapCaptureButtMouseUp pLine *-- clicked in node details to capture a screenshot from the previously committed captureArea rect* *-- set the loc of stack "captureArea" to -1000,-1000* *-- close stack "captureArea"* *--

Re: how to download an image

2017-06-20 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
Just following up for posterity. The livecode team figured out that setting the httpheaders to empty solved the problem, or at least part of it. I was setting them to connect to the API that sends the link for the image. Now setting them to empty before trying to download the image partly works.

Re: how to download an image

2017-06-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
I've only tried it in the IDE so far. On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 12:36 PM, tbodine via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Is this happening in a standalone or the IDE? A standalone would need > revsecurity.dll for https. > > Tom B. > > > > -- > View this message in context:

Re: how to download an image

2017-06-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
e-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 06/04/2017 10:06 AM, Matt Maier via use-livecode wrote: > >> Hokay, so, apparently post is a blocking command, which is a bad idea for >> multiple potentially large files. So I'm trying to use this, but it's >> st

Re: how to download an image

2017-06-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
Hokay, so, apparently post is a blocking command, which is a bad idea for multiple potentially large files. So I'm trying to use this, but it's still downloading 1kb files. *put* "https:" & tImgUrl into tImgUrl *set* itemdelimiter to "/" *put* item -1 of tImgUrl into tImgName *set*

stack & IDE not responding during download

2017-06-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
Every time my script downloads an image the entire interface and IDE locks up and says "not responding" until the download finishes. I tried adding "lock screen" but that didn't help. *lock* screen *put* tImg into tDis["img_thing"] *set* the httpHeaders to "Content-Type: application/json" & cr

Re: how to download an image

2017-06-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
I got bubble.is to send the base64 encoded image data instead of a link. So just putting the base64decoded data into URL is working. On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 12:41 AM, Colin Holgate via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Scott’s routine worked for me too. It’s worth checking

Re: how to download an image

2017-06-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
on_plate.jpg" into theURL > put url theURL into url ("binfile:" & specialFolderPath("desktop") & > "/DLimage.jpg") > > > Regards, > > Scott Rossi > Creative Director > Tactile Media, UX/UI Design > > > > > > On 6/

how to download an image

2017-06-03 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
I'm trying to download an image to a file but it's always 0kb Here's an example of the URL I've got // s3.amazonaws.com/appforest_uf/f1496548544475x140387106221169240/grilled_cheese_on_plate.jpg *put* URL ("binfile:" & tNewImageLink) into URL ("binfile:" & tNewFolder & "/" & tNewImageName)

breakpoint on parameter

2017-05-23 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
I want to find out which parts of my code are making changes to a control's parameter. Specifically, I've got an arrow that I want to be black, and it is black when it's created, but then it turns gray. I can't find the script that's turning it gray. I don't know where to put a breakpoint in the

Re: develop a hybrid app

2017-05-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
What's a language token? On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 10:11 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Matt Maier wrote: > > > On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 8:39 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > > > >> Matt Maier wrote: > >> > Is there a concise list of what Livecode can do on

Re: develop a hybrid app

2017-05-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 8:39 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Matt Maier wrote: > > > Is there a concise list of what Livecode can do on mobile devices? > > I'm not sure, but filtering the Dictionary with "mobile" will reveal > language elements

Re: develop a hybrid app

2017-05-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
Is there a concise list of what Livecode can do on mobile devices? Activity tracking - some kind of awerenesses that the user interacted with their phone during focus time. Did they turn the screen on, did they spend time out if the lilspace app, did they send/receive messages. The idea is to

develop a hybrid app

2017-05-03 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
Any Livecode freelancers we can hire to build a hybrid app? We've got a simple web app but most of the functions it needs require direct access to the phone. lilspace.me The idea is for event organizers to incentivize and organize attendees to "focus" on the event by putting their phone away

Re: Swiping between cards - metaphor end-of-the-road?

2017-04-27 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
That's a good point. Android apps commonly uses "swipe down" to trigger a refresh. The swipe still physically happens, but there's just a gray background behind it, and it pops back into place and resets. The main problem seems to be what happens during a swipe. Part of the effect is the feedback

Re: Swiping between cards - metaphor end-of-the-road?

2017-04-27 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
Maybe each card could have a parameter like "swipeTo" which would be the id of another card. Default could be nothing, which would disable swipe. But if there's a card id in there then swiping would put that card "underneath" so it's visible as the current card moves and if the swipe gesture

Re: this stack gets every closeStack message

2017-04-10 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > the executionContexts > Bob S > > On Apr 4, 2017, at 19:22 , Matt Maier via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com<mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> > wrote: > > I'm not aware of

Re: revZip functions, compressing and extracting folder for transfer

2017-04-06 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
om> wrote: > Here is a sanitized version of a simple zip library stack I use in > projects. It keeps me from having to get down into the nuts and bolts every > time I want to zip a file: > >https://www.dropbox.com/s/t8z27p8cy5ir1v9/libZip.livecode?dl=0 > > HTH - &

Re: this stack gets every closeStack message

2017-04-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
-Original Message----- > From: Matt Maier via use-livecode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Cc: Matt Maier <bluebac...@gmail.com> > Sent: Tue, Apr 4, 2017 10:23 pm > Subject: Re: this stack gets every clos

Re: this stack gets every closeStack message

2017-04-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
I'm not aware of a way to "trace" where a message has been and the keywords I can think of aren't turning up anything promising in the dictionary or google. On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 6:10 PM, dunbarx via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Two independent stacks are at the same

this stack gets every closeStack message

2017-04-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
So I've got a mainstack (#1). It calls a different mainstack (#2) so that I can save data like API keys in #2 stack before closing it. When I'm in the IDE #2 stack is getting and responding to every single closeStack message that happens, including when I close IDE windows (ex: script editor,

Re: remote debugger on windows

2017-04-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
k the IDE is > being allowed to accept connections. Also perhaps check if there are any > rogue processes of the standalone or IDE in the task manager. > > > On 5 Apr 2017, at 9:32 am, Matt Maier via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > I

remote debugger on windows

2017-04-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
I'm not trying to do anything fancy like debug an app on iOS/Android. I'm just trying to debug a standalone running on my windows desktop. So I've got 9.0 dp 6 script debug mode is checked test target is windows remote debugger is checked in standalone inclusions I've tried just running a test

Re: [DIRECT-L] Director Replacement Suggestions & LiveCode with 3D Plugin

2017-03-27 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
I'm interested in 3D in Livecode. I have no idea what any of the other proper nouns in the message mean. On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 8:41 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Folks: > This, from Paradigma. What do you think? Anybody interested in 3D in >

Re: D3 LiveCode Chart Examples

2017-03-23 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
I get a "this repository is empty" message. On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 10:06 PM, Todd Fabacher via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On Facebook people had expressed a desire to work with D3 and LiveCode. So, > here is the D3 LiveCode Chart Examples on github: >

output the script line of a logging message

2017-03-13 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
I'm adding some logging function calls to a script. Is there a way to include the line number of the current line in the script? Some of the messages are pretty similar, if not identical, so it would be helpful when reviewing the logs to identify the message by the line number the function was on

revZip functions, compressing and extracting folder for transfer

2017-03-04 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
Is there an overview or tutorial on how to use the revZip functions? Do I have to use each individual function to manually describe the process of creating and using a zip archive? Like, to create the archive, do I have to write my own code to open it, repeat for each file and/or each folder,

Re: Feedback on my LiveCode promo page

2017-01-09 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
Maybe add a "date this was written" to put it in context. On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 8:54 AM, William Prothero via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Folks: > I’ve been building a site to distribute my education applications. I have > a page that is intended to promote the use of

Re: how to create a list in easyJSON

2017-01-07 Thread Matt Maier via use-livecode
As a warning for others, fastJSON is not directly interchangeable with easyJSON. I'm using a big array that has a couple levels of numeric keys before you get to the text keys. When fastJSON converts the array to JSON it throws out the numeric keys and just turns everything into a list. I don't