On 30/03/2019 21:56, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
Given that it's taken years to get approval for -f, I'm reluctant to
overload the task with too many additional features at the outset,
though perhaps as a separate scope of work it may be worth pursuing if
we can find someone to imp
Alex Tweedly wrote:
Actually, I think it would also be good (if it's feasible) to have a way
to invoke the font-loading from within LCS, so that e.g. a library that
did intend to do graphics stuff could request font loading when needed.
(Yes, I do have one of those - generates graphs, snapshots
Matthias Rebbe wrote:
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>> ./livecode-server-community -f
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> So this would only work when calling the LC Server from the command
> line?
By what other means is a CGI invoked?
> If not, how could the Font loading process be passed when alivecode
> server is running on a webserver and the
Could you not do that in your .htaccess file ? (or presumably in more
powerful ways if it's a VPS, etc.)
"simply" add a rewrite rule that adds the "-f" flag to HTTP requests in
general, with an override rule for those few server scripts that might
want font initialization.
Actually, I think
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> ./livecode-server-community -f
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So this would only work when calling the LC Server from the command line?
If not, how could the Font loading process be passed when alivecode server is
running on a webserver and the .lc file is called from a web browser?
Matthias
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I've obtained approval from the LC team for an enhancement that can
improve performance and reduce system resource use for LC Server and
faceless standalones.
This would seem an easy fix for someone who knows their way around the
code base, described here:
https://quality.livecode.com/sho
