Re: Naive Question time again

2018-01-16 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
Because I want to play "silly games" swapping engines around. Richmond. On 16.01.2018 01:07, Tom Glod via use-livecode wrote: i'm curious why you need to know that On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 3:49 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wro

Naive Question time again

2018-01-15 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
When a new version (dp, rc, stable) of LiveCode is released how much of the change from the previous version resides in the engine and how much in the IDE (i.e. the collection of stacks starting with rev associated with the engine? Richmond. ___ use

Knight's Tour

2018-01-14 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
It could be fun implementing this in LiveCode: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/weigm15xsi781vp/AAAJxWGLXT3hrm65fOlNh1BDa?dl=0 Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage

Re: Standalone Name vs Display Name

2018-01-14 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
I don't think this is particularly complicated; it is rather like the fact that you can have a standalone on a desktop system called something (e.g. "XXX") but when the standalone opens it can have something else on its title bar (e.g. "Oh, you expected XXX"). Richmo

Re: Creating .ipa now that iTunes has depreciated apps.

2018-01-11 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
Give me a good stout any day, as the International Phonetic Association get on my nerves. Richmond. On 11.01.2018 00:08, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: I love a balanced IPA. ;-) Bob S On Jan 10, 2018, at 09:42 , Ralph DiMola via use-livecode wrote: Well I finally updated iTunes

Re: Externally reffed-off

2018-01-10 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
On 10/1/2018 10:21 pm, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Hi Richmond, Am 10.01.2018 um 21:14 schrieb Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode : Although "/" was mentioned in the post to which I replied I have come across places (not sure where: Windows?) where the itemDelimiter fo

Re: OT: Why I Probably Will Never, Ever Learn HTML%

2018-01-10 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
id about 2,500 years after it was written. People who write programming guides should attend writing seminars first and be required to read texts that say what they have to say in a clear way that does not obfuscate everything with fancy words and obscure phrases. Richmond. On 10/1/2018 10:02 pm,

Re: Externally reffed-off

2018-01-10 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Although "/" was mentioned in the post to which I replied I have come across places (not sure where: Windows?) where the itemDelimiter for pathways is a backslash "\" . . . Richmond. On 10/1/2018 9:02 pm, Stephen Barncard via use-livecode wrote: We can count on you,

Re: Externally reffed-off

2018-01-10 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Presumably the itemDelimiter should be "/" ? Richmond. On 10/1/2018 2:47 pm, Mike Bonner via use-livecode wrote: you still need to set the itemdelimiter for it to work Richmond, otherwise its not able to count items. Also, I thought part of the issue was that you were referencin

Re: Externally reffed-off

2018-01-10 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
And, IF, I were to try to port the thing to Android or iPad/iPhone would specialfolderpath "do it" over there as well? Richmond. On 10/1/2018 2:20 pm, Richmond Mathewson wrote: Well, YOUR LiveCode, MY LiveCode, EVERYONE'S LiveCode: YOUR recipe worked. Thanks a bucket! Richmond

Re: Externally reffed-off

2018-01-10 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Well, YOUR LiveCode, MY LiveCode, EVERYONE'S LiveCode: YOUR recipe worked. Thanks a bucket! Richmond. On 10/1/2018 2:01 pm, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Hi Richmond, Am 10.01.2018 um 12:57 schrieb Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode : My "problem" Klaus is that I

Re: Externally reffed-off

2018-01-10 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
oftheeffectivefilenameofthis stack" is useless. Richmond. On 10/1/2018 1:32 pm, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: set the defaultfolder to specialfolderpath("resources") ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.co

Re: Externally reffed-off

2018-01-10 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
That did not work, unfortunately. Richmond. On 10/1/2018 1:17 pm, Mike Bonner via use-livecode wrote: Change it to.. set the defaultfolder to item 1 to -5 of the effective filename of this stack and it should work. I don't have an available mac to test though, so tweakage might be nece

Re: Externally reffed-off

2018-01-10 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
My "problem" Klaus is that I don't know YOUR LiveCode, but I do know MY LiveCode. I have a theory that once one has been working inwith a system for many years one's methods and mindset become fixed in a way that may not be very useful. Best, Richmond. On 10/1/2018 1:32 p

Re: Externally reffed-off

2018-01-10 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Thank you very much, that's a great help. Richmond. On 10/1/2018 1:17 pm, Mike Bonner via use-livecode wrote: Change it to.. set the defaultfolder to item 1 to -5 of the effective filename of this stack and it should work. I don't have an available mac to test though, so tweakag

Externally reffed-off

2018-01-10 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
exactly the same relation to the "rez" folder it does not "pick up" the images. Richmond. ___ 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: Custom Combo Box

2018-01-09 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
https://web.archive.org/web/20100307235836/http://revmentor.com/tag/combobox Richmond. On 9/1/2018 4:06 pm, Charles Szasz via use-livecode wrote: 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

Re: Let's rotate an SVG widget

2018-01-07 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
"But you can compute the needed rectangle and resize the widget accordingly by LC Script." Indeed: but that presupposes I'm NOT a lazy slob8-) http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=30405 Richmond. On 7/1/2018 11:58 am, hh via use-livecode wrote: Maintain

Re: Let's rotate an SVG widget

2018-01-07 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
I went here: https://livecode.com/livecode-widgets-svg-path/ and came across maintainAspectRatio which sounds dead groovy: setthemaintainAspectRatio ofwidget "hour" totrue settheangleofwidget "hour" toINC but it didn't maintain its aspect ratio . . . Richmond. On 7/

Let's rotate an SVG widget

2018-01-07 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
So, I imported an SVG from Inkscape into an SVG widget . . . Then I tried to rotate the thing; it rotated, it kept "swelling and shrinking" because its bounding box was square. This is not cutting the mustard. Richmond. ___ use-liveco

Re: text encoding problem Mac to iOS?

2018-01-06 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Well, if it is any comfort at all, it looks OK on Mac OS 10.7.5. HOW did you paste the text into the Column header? as cannot find that in the props palette. Richmond. On 6/1/2018 7:57 pm, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Hi Hermann Am 06.01.2018 um 18:49 schrieb hh via use-livecode

Re: text encoding problem Mac to iOS?

2018-01-06 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
A datagrid is "a funny composite", and that might be where the secret lies. Richmond. On 6/1/2018 6:19 pm, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Hi Richmond, Am 06.01.2018 um 17:14 schrieb Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode : set the unicodeText of fld "blahblah" to

Re: text encoding problem Mac to iOS?

2018-01-06 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
set the unicodeText of fld "blahblah" to the unicodeText /of however you refer to a column in a datagrid/ ? On 6/1/2018 5:01 pm, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Hi friends, please take a look at this screenshot: left: IDE right: simulator Ma

Re: Mac 64 bit?

2018-01-04 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Dunno: but, both the 32-bit and the 64-bit version of my Devawriter run "as they should" on my Mac OS 10.7.5 imac, for all that that may be worth. Richmond. On 4/1/2018 1:30 pm, Graham Samuel via use-livecode wrote: I notice using LC 8.1.8 (the latest stable release AFAIK) t

Print to PDF needs extending

2018-01-04 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
elieve that a "Print to PDF" extension that allows printing of field contents as they are in the field: PseudoCode follows: PrintToPDF field "XXX" would be a really marvellous boon to everyone. Richmond. ___ use-livecode ma

Re: Print to PDF

2018-01-03 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Dunno where all the spaces have gone: I copy-pasted from the 8.1.8 scriptEditor om Mac OS 10.7.5 Richmond. On 3/1/2018 11:00 pm, Tom Glod via use-livecode wrote: let me look up my pdf printing code.why are all the spaces gone from your code? On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 3:10 PM, Richmond

Print to PDF

2018-01-03 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
t;PDF Printer" printcard 1 setthewidthoffld "fff" to450 settheheightoffld "fff" to560 setthetopoffld "fff" to20 settheleftoffld "fff" to20 closeprinting setthelockScreentofalse endmouseUp Richmond. ___

Re: Free SVG icons

2018-01-03 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
https://pixelbuddha.net/freebie/paticons-Icons-and-ui-patterns Richmond. ___ 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

Re: Uninstaller question

2018-01-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
I really wonder what the Russians would do withmy LiveCode files? They would probably bring down Putin: and in my opinion, at least, that might not be a bad thing. Richmond. On 2/1/2018 7:37 pm, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: Rick Harrison wrote: > Never recommend Mac Keeper or

Re: Uninstaller question

2018-01-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
windows in my browsers for them. Richmond. Good luck! Rick On Jan 2, 2018, at 6:00 AM, Graham Samuel via use-livecode wrote: I’m developing a very simple uninstaller for a Mac app. I have an installer, thanks to DropDMG. The uninstallation process isn’t difficult - it’s just a matter of

Re: Uninstaller question

2018-01-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
s" around the system and write their names down and their usual locations. 4. Go on a 4 week holiday to recover from the large amount of work involved in doing that. Richmond. On 2/1/2018 3:33 pm, Graham Samuel via use-livecode wrote: Yes, that would be a bad strategy. I think anyway I would

Re: Uninstaller question

2018-01-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
I suppose you would have to search the end-user's machine for all instances of "myStack.livecode", and that seems a risky business as the end-user might have other LiveCode stacks on their machine that are needed to do something else. Richmond. On 2/1/2018 1:00 pm, Graham

Re: delete the customproperty (of a card)

2017-12-31 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Fegs! delete the customKeys of card id 1002 warked :-* Richmond. On 31/12/2017 6:59 pm, Richmond Mathewson wrote: If you know the name of the customProp . . . one can EMPTY the customProp very easily indeed: set the "XYZ" of card id 1002 to empty that does, howeve, mean tha

Re: delete the customproperty (of a card)

2017-12-31 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
ive' remarks to Mark & Kevin, but for a variety of reasons just the now I'll content mysen by sending them "Hae a gae guid Hogmanay, chiels!" Yours aye, Richmond, an Ah'll stick the knife intil ye in the new towmond ;-) On 31/12/2017 6:02 pm, hh via use-livecode

Re: hhTextEdit-Basic 1.0.2

2017-12-29 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Very Impressive Indeed! Richmond. On 29/12/2017 1:12 am, hh via use-livecode wrote: hhTextEdit-Basic 1.0.2 Uses a browser widget as "text field" extending by that LC's htmltext of fields to a larger set of text styling (e.g. justified textAlign), 2D-transforms/3D-rotations an

Re: Appendicitis

2017-12-28 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
The only thing that is odd is RunRev 8-) Richmond. On 28/12/2017 5:24 pm, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: On 2017-12-28 16:21, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote: Here I am trying to install LiveCode 9.0.0 dp-11 for Windows with Wine on Mac OS 10.7.5 because: 1. I'm sli

Appendicitis

2017-12-28 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Here I am trying to install LiveCode 9.0.0 dp-11 for Windows with Wine on Mac OS 10.7.5 because: 1. I'm slightly daft. 2. The Mac version won't install under 10.7.5. and I notice that the installer "wants" to install here: C:/Program Files/RunRev/LiveCode Community 9.0 (dp

Re: C-Strings and LCB

2017-12-28 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Thank you very much. http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=30352 Richmond. On 28/12/2017 3:37 pm, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: In LCB a string is a string and a number is a number - there's an operator which tests whether a string 'looks like' a number

C-Strings and LCB

2017-12-28 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
I'm not sure why I'm asking these questions because I don't think I really understand them . . . 1. Does LCB differentiate between numeric variable and string variables (those that contain text)? 2. If so, are LCB string variables null-termin

Re: "Aphasia" (was Re: use-livecode Digest, Vol 171, Issue 44)

2017-12-28 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
cting Albanian words into conversations nowadays, not because she speaks Albanian but because her grandparents on one side used to speak it at home: really serves to confuse us, and I sometimes have a sneaking suspicion my ma-in-law is actually pulling our legs. Richmond. On 28/12/17 11:04 am, D

Re: use-livecode Digest, Vol 171, Issue 44

2017-12-28 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
d result is just as bad and bl**dy awful for all concerned. If you are going for #1 then there is absolutely no need for any speech-recognition stuff or comparison between recorded sounds and those on the device. Richmond. On 28/12/17 2:26 am, Peter Reid via use-livecode wrote: Hi Marc, P

Re: Voice Comparison in LiveCode?

2017-12-27 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Not sure about that: http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=runtimerevoluti1;id=15;url=http%3A%2F%2Fmarksmith%2Eon%2Drev%2Ecom%2Frevstuff%2F Richmond. On 27/12/17 3:16 pm, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote: On 12/27/2017 7:16 AM, Peter Reid via use-livecode wrote: Any help with this would be

Re: Voice Comparison in LiveCode?

2017-12-27 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Oh, sorry: I thought you were going to convert the sound files into text files rather than use a voice-to-text application. I wonder how accurate voice-to-text transcription is, and how you can squeeze that into your app for Android tablets. Richmond. On 27/12/17 2:49 pm, Richmond Mathewson

Re: Voice Comparison in LiveCode?

2017-12-27 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
cally. Richmond. On 27/12/17 2:16 pm, Peter Reid via use-livecode wrote: i'm developing an app for cheap Android tablets (e.g. Amazon Fire 7in) that allows a user to practice speaking a set of words. The app plays a sample of a word and the user then tries to say the same word. So far the ap

Re: [ANN] Release 8.1.8

2017-12-27 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
What makes this seem *odd* is that installing LC 9.0.0 dp 11 is trouble-free. Richmond. On 12/27/2017 02:01 PM, Richmond wrote: LC 8.1.8 Linux 32-Bit does NOT install (installer does not run) on MX 17 Horizon 32-bit Linux ( https://mxlinux.org/ ), but LC 7.1.4 does. Richmond

Re: [ANN] Release 8.1.8

2017-12-27 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
LC 8.1.8 Linux 32-Bit does NOT install (installer does not run) on MX 17 Horizon 32-bit Linux ( https://mxlinux.org/ ), but LC 7.1.4 does. Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-11

2017-12-26 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Um: thanks for the "recipe" for running 9.0.0 dp 11, although I do hope that that will be sorted out before the stable release. Richmond. On 26/12/17 10:58 pm, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode wrote: Hi Richmond, What you see is a duplicate of bug 16848 ( http://quality.li

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-11

2017-12-26 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Wonkiness on Linux, I'm afraid. Bug 20805 Perhaps it would be a good idea if other Linux users had a look at this as well. My rmain Linux rig: Xubuntu 17.10 64-bit. If I find the time I'll "have a go" on a 32-bit machine I've got running MX L

Re: A problem with my MSc Thesis

2017-12-25 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
Thank you very much for the help. Richmond. On 25.12.2017 22:41, Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode wrote: Richmond, do you know http://archive.org? <http://archive.org/?> This site is an archive of many many websites. As i am not sure when version 2.0 was released (i early started 200

A problem with my MSc Thesis

2017-12-25 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
As it was composed with the 10-line limit unlicensed version of RunRev there should be no copyright problem and/or conflict of interest if someone could send me RunRev 2.0 or 2.0.1 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux as I am quite unable to find download links to those versions (or earlier ones) online.

Re: Custom Property

2017-12-21 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
"Sacrifice" . . . I wasn't really complaining; just "laughing with you" as they say. I feel your pain 8-) Richmond. On 21/12/17 6:17 pm, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote: So sorry for your sacrifice, Richmond!! 1. I didn’t ask you specifically to do any testing.

Re: Custom Property

2017-12-21 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
a stack identical to the previous one: set the behavior FIRST then tried the Custom Prop: And the custom property showed up in the Custom Properties section. -- So: 1. Obviously it's #1 above, or something else. 2. Why am I doing this testing (which is very obvious

Time to get kinky

2017-12-20 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Good; that grabbed your attention 8-) I always thought . . . . Here's a challenge: http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=27672&p=161638#p161638 A diagonally constrained grab. Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list

Re: [ANN] Release 8.1.9 RC-1

2017-12-20 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
to LC 8.1.9 RC 1? And, if this is so then these widgets can be deployed in LiveCode on Macintosh systems which LC 9.0.0 no longer supports? Richmond. On 19/12/17 2:33 pm, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode wrote: Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 8.1.9 RC-1. Ge

Re: [off] Apple to unify ios/macos apps next year

2017-12-20 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
me to the forefront (Haiku OS, anyone?) to prevent Microsoft becoming even more monopolistic. Richmond. On 20/12/17 10:46 pm, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote: On 12/20/2017 12:22 PM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Hi Mike, Am 20.12.2017 um 21:14 schrieb Mike Kerner via use-liv

Re: [off] Apple to unify ios/macos apps next year

2017-12-20 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Does this mean that the Macintosh computer interface will look like an iPad, or the other way round? I have a feeling that Apple will sink their desktop and laptop market if they make it end up looking like an iPad with a keyboard. Richmond. On 20/12/17 10:22 pm, Klaus major-k via use

Re: Spending too much time in the bathroom with Danny Goodman

2017-12-20 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Slimme Duitse ergernissen slapen Scotsman. Thanks. Richmond. On 20/12/17 8:35 pm, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Hi Richmond, Am 20.12.2017 um 19:31 schrieb Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode : ... Anyway, I came across on returnInField and on enterInField which I found (this

Spending too much time in the bathroom with Danny Goodman

2017-12-20 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
ind a way to do something like this: on returnInField or EnterInField ? Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev

Re: Screen Resolution for Desktop Apps

2017-12-17 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
The identity of Richard is not really that interesting. What is interesting is why the Geometry Manager is still inclided in the IDE when it just isn't up to scratch: it should be either completely rejigged or dropped. Richmond. On 17/12/17 11:06 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote

Re: Screen Resolution for Desktop Apps

2017-12-16 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
That's fine if you feel comfortable about resizing and repositioning the controls on your stack. My experience of the Geometry Manager and such-like has been so bad that I always opt for a fixed stack size. Richmond. On 16/12/17 9:38 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: I'

Re: Screen Resolution for Desktop Apps

2017-12-16 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
eOver, block access to parts of your app. Richmond. On 16/12/17 9:11 pm, Charles Szasz via use-livecode wrote: 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 se

Re: Screen Resolution for Desktop Apps

2017-12-16 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
the stackScript or the script of the first card that checks the end-user's screen-res: the stack can then flash up a window that says something like this: "This program requires a minimum screen resolution of 1024 by 768, and a screen resolution of more than 1280 by 960 is not recommend

Re: Screen Resolution for Desktop Apps

2017-12-16 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
ution setting" Are you saying that later recensions of LiveCode don't have a resolution setting? "This is not a problem on Macs but it is a real problem for Windows 10 users" Can you explain why? Richmond. ___ use-livecode

Re: Script Editor problem

2017-12-13 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Limoncello . . . Richmond. On 13/12/17 7:33 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: Yeshterday I had shome eggnog and I mished two jokesh. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On December 13

Re: videoClip

2017-12-13 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Not portative or portable, but something I'm bl**dy proud of as I worked the thing out in about 30 minutes during a lunchbreak: http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=30295 Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use

Re: videoClip

2017-12-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
One of the reasons why videoClip and AudioClip are useful is to do with portativity. Richmond. On 12/12/17 1:02 pm, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode wrote: I guess the reason for that is that you can do waaay more stuff with the player object, so this bug is not of very high priority. On

Re: videoClip

2017-12-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
That bug has been sitting around, unsorted-out for a very long time. Um? Richmond. On 12/12/17 12:47 pm, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode wrote: Hi Richmond, You are affected by this bug: http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13951 I suggest using a player instead. The "

Re: videoClip

2017-12-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Thank you, Panos, although when I first read your message I read it as: "You are infected by this bug:'' Richmond. On 12/12/17 12:47 pm, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode wrote: Hi Richmond, You are affected by this bug: http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13951 I

videoClip

2017-12-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
ound track: no film. Is it: 1. Me? 2. LiveCode 8.1.8? 3. My computer? Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.c

Script Editor problem

2017-12-09 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
My script editor (LC 8.1.8) has expanded to such an extent that both the top grab bar and the bottom resize corner rae outwith the borders of my monitor so there seems to be no way that I can shrink the thing down to a manageable and moveable size . . . Richmond

Re: Goofy font change question

2017-12-09 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
uot; end mouseDown Oh, and if one does this: set the text of fld "fff" to PHONT one ends up with the fontName in the field. Richmond. On 9/12/17 10:37 am, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: On 2017-12-09 09:33, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote: Can anyone tell me why

Goofy font change question

2017-12-09 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Can anyone tell me why this is not working? on menuPick PHONT switch PHONT set the unicodeText of fld "fff" to PHONT end switch end menuPick on mouseDown get the fontNames sort lines of it put it into btn "OM" set the label of me to "FONTS&

Re: Naive Player Questions

2017-12-06 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
I have already admitted to making a complete foll of myself re that in an earlier post. Richmond. On 6/12/17 9:11 pm, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode wrote: Richmond wrote: NO: a player does not "demand" an external file as my example stack demonstrates:

Re: Naive Player Questions

2017-12-06 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
However, the fact that "import audio file" allows one to import an mp3 file is a bit misleading. Richmond. On 5/12/17 9:17 pm, Richmond Mathewson wrote: I stand corrected! You are indeed right: I moved my "carrot.mp3" file out of the same folder as the stack and, no, no

Re: Naive Player Questions

2017-12-05 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
I stand corrected! You are indeed right: I moved my "carrot.mp3" file out of the same folder as the stack and, no, no sound despite their being an embedded "carrot.mp3" file in the stack. What a bu**er. Richmond. On 5/12/17 8:45 pm, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote

Re: Naive Player Questions

2017-12-05 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
d mp3 file. Richmond. On 5/12/17 8:29 pm, Graham Samuel via use-livecode wrote: Thanks to Panos and to Jacque (and earlier to Richmond, even if his link had an alarming effect on my DropBox!). Am I right to think the LC documentation is deficient in this area, or did I just miss it? For example

Re: Naive Player Questions

2017-12-05 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Happy, Happy 5th of December: by sheer chance I stumbled on how to do this . . . In fact the whole thing is dead easy (not, admittedly clear from the Dictionary). http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=30258&p=161069#p161069 Best, Richmond. On 5/12/17 12:47 am, Graham Sa

Re: Naive Player Questions

2017-12-05 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
https://www.dropbox.com/s/phplc4g1noardab/Carrot.livecode.zip?dl=0 No player object: on Macintosh the mp3 file comes out as "squishy noise". Richmond. On 5/12/17 12:47 am, Graham Samuel via use-livecode wrote: Hi - perhaps due to not picking the right search terms in the documentat

Re: [ANN] Release 8.1.8

2017-12-04 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Congratulations! Richmond. On 4/12/17 5:24 pm, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode wrote: Dear List Members, We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 8.1.8 Stable. By "Stable", we mean that no reported regressions have been introduced in 8.1.8, compared to the previ

Trapping multiple keystrokes: deliberately misunderstanding this thread

2017-12-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
with multiple key presses . . . And, with Arrow keys coupled with other keyDowns there is absolutely no problem at all. Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage

Re: Trapping multiple keystrokes

2017-12-01 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
I am wrong and then explain, clearly, what you want to do. Richmond. On 1/12/17 10:03 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: On 12/1/17 11:52 AM, Kaveh Bazargan via use-livecode wrote: I have a field with a number in it. when focused, I want the value to go up and down with the up/down

Re: goofy question about audioClip

2017-12-01 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Now there's a nifty and valuable piece of information. And here's the obvious riposte: http://www.audacityteam.org/ Richmond. On 1/12/17 7:28 pm, tbodine via use-livecode wrote: I've found when an audio file sounds like white noise in Livecode, it can often be fixed by opening

Re: goofy question about audioClip

2017-12-01 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
That's a great help, thank you very much indeed. Richmond. On 1/12/17 6:08 pm, Warren Samples via use-livecode wrote: On 11/29/2017 02:27 PM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote: Is there a way to play audioClips in Linux? The tutorial makes no mention of this feature being restr

goofy question about audioClip

2017-11-29 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
y audioClip "carrot.aiff" gave me a nice, clean crunch "just like that." Now for the goofy Q: Is there a way to play audioClips in Linux? The tutorial makes no mention of this feature being restricted to some platforms. Richmond.

Re: macOS High Sierra Your Mac. Trashed (possibly)

2017-11-29 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Probably, but, at the risk of sounding condescending, there are an awful lot of "silly prunes" who own Macs as well as those who know what they are doing, and as Apple seems to be in the dumbing-down industry they should be helping the prunes rather than . . . Richmond. On 29/11/

macOS High Sierra Your Mac. Trashed (possibly)

2017-11-29 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42161823 Ouch. Richmond ___ 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

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

2017-11-27 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Thanks for the suggestion. I modified my code to read like this: *on**mouseUp* ** ***export**snapshot from **group**"horror" **to**file "TestExport.png" as PNG* ** ***puttheresult* ** *end**mouseUp * *and the Message Box oponed, displaying nothing. * *Ric

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

2017-11-27 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
ds the IDE does NOT export any snapshots anywhere (subsequent file searches . . .) and on attempting to export from the Message box there is no acknowledgement. No execution error, just a big, fat silence, I'm afraid. Richmond. On 26/11/17 10:24 pm, Ali Lloyd via use-livecode wrote: Co

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

2017-11-26 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Please can everyone help: http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=30220 Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

2017-11-26 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Well, that's lovely for you. No joy "over here" on Mac OS 10.7.5 (which LiveCode states that 8.1.7 supports). Richmond Mathewson. On 26/11/17 6:13 pm, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote: Works for me. Mac OS 10.13.1 LC 8.1.7 Roger On Nov 26, 2017, at 7:45 AM, Richmond Ma

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

2017-11-26 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Nor in 8.1.8 rc 2 Tut, tut! Richmond. On 26/11/17 5:29 pm, Richmond Mathewson wrote: On a Macintosh. Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your

"export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

2017-11-26 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
On a Macintosh. Richmond. ___ 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: New Books/Dictionary

2017-11-25 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Dunno about that: I use the LiveCode dictionary that I got through the Android store for nix on my cheap-N-nasty Android tablet :) Richmond. On 25/11/17 7:34 pm, Pi Digital via use-livecode wrote: Coz it sucks at searching for one thing! For another, it’s nice to have it on a device to the

Re: New Books/Dictionary

2017-11-25 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Why would anyone want to buy an electronic version of the new dictionary when it comes rolled into every version of Livecode? Richmond. On 25/11/17 5:24 pm, pink via use-livecode wrote: Will it be possible to buy electronic versions of the new dictionary and lessons book? - --- Greg

Re: mouseWithin and mouseLeave problem

2017-11-19 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=30180 Richmond. ___ 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/mai

Re: mouseWithin and mouseLeave problem

2017-11-17 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
o set up a composite object LC 8.1.7 will not let me set the orientation of a *scrollBar* to vertical? No go via the props inspector, & typing this: set the orientation of scrollBar "sBAR" in the Message Box give no joy. Richmond. Could there be a more elegant solution? Somet

Re: SVG (in LiveCode) can do that?!

2017-11-17 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
imate whoresons: why not plonk your family jewels in the hands of strangers? Of course Google hangouts is more of the same . . . --- Richmond. On 17/11/17 2:45 am, Alejandro Tejada via use-livecode wrote: Richard Gaskin wrote: Not Linux users who use Google Hangouts, or Jitsi, or T

Re: SVG (in LiveCode) can do that?!

2017-11-17 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
The ONLY problem about that is that my client is like a lot of people in Bulgaria (and everywhere else); both a sheep and of limited imagination: 1. All of my friends use Skype: meh, meh. 2. I'm frankly either too stupid or too lazy to learn to use Ekiaphone or what-have-ye. Richmond

Re: SVG (in LiveCode) can do that?!

2017-11-16 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
that he would have to shell out for a 64-bit machine ONLY because MICROSOFT had made Skype 64-bit only since they had got their sweaty paws on it . . . Effectively this means that Microsoft is able to dictate terms to Linux users. Blurgh! Richmond. On 16/11/17 7:22 pm, Ben Rubinstein via use

Re: mouseWithin and mouseLeave problem

2017-11-16 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Good point. Richmond. On 16/11/17 12:22 am, Tore Nilsen via use-livecode wrote: But Alejandros script also works when you have scrolled up or down and release the mouse outside of the scrollbar without moving the cursor into the field area first. . Otherwise width of the scrollbar would have

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