Re: Crashing documentation on Linux #2

2012-06-11 Thread Peter M. Brigham
On Jun 10, 2012, at 2:50 PM, Richmond wrote: Further to my ongoing problems with the documentation stacks of RR/LC 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 crashing the IDE something really odd has emerged: At home I currently have 3 machines running Ubuntu variants, let me be original and call them: Machine

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux #2

2012-06-11 Thread Björnke von Gierke
if it's the xml external, then it might be usefulto know that I am using the sqlite external, but not the xml external in bvgdocu2. http://bjoernke.com/bvgdocu/ On 10.06.2012, at 20:50, Richmond wrote: Further to my ongoing problems with the documentation stacks of RR/LC 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux #2

2012-06-11 Thread Bob Sneidar
Well put. And I would add that because of the nature of Linux, it really is up to the end user to sort out the problems they are having with a particular configuration on a particular machine, because realistically, they are the only person with access to it. This is the price you pay (or

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux #2

2012-06-11 Thread Richmond
On 06/11/2012 08:00 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: Well put. And I would add that because of the nature of Linux, it really is up to the end user to sort out the problems they are having with a particular configuration on a particular machine, because realistically, they are the only person with

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux #2

2012-06-11 Thread Richard Gaskin
Bob Sneidar wrote: ...because of the nature of Linux, it really is up to the end user to sort out the problems they are having with a particular configuration on a particular machine, because realistically, they are the only person with access to it. This is the price you pay (or should I

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux #2

2012-06-11 Thread Richard Gaskin
Speaking of the WWDC event and Linux: One of the WWDC speakers just noted that there are now some 60 million Mac users, roughly tripled over the last decade. The number of Linux users is estimated at more than 20 million, making it one-third as important as OS X is, and as relevant as OS X

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux #2

2012-06-11 Thread Bob Sneidar
I should have said, Richard and Richmond. ;-) Bob On Jun 11, 2012, at 10:17 AM, Richmond wrote: On 06/11/2012 08:00 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: Well put. And I would add that because of the nature of Linux, it really is up to the end user to sort out the problems they are having with a

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux #2

2012-06-11 Thread Colin Holgate
You may be right, but remember that Apple's share price was at $12 at the time. So, many thought OSX wasn't important then. On Jun 11, 2012, at 1:52 PM, Richard Gaskin ambassa...@fourthworld.com wrote: The number of Linux users is estimated at more than 20 million, making it one-third as

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux #2

2012-06-11 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Colin Holgate co...@verizon.net wrote: You may be right, but remember that Apple's share price was at $12 at the time. So, many thought OSX wasn't important then. It never got down to $12 in the dark days. I was waiting for $13.50, figuring it would be taken

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux #2

2012-06-11 Thread Tim Jones
I got in at $9.40 at the end of the Scully days. Wish I'd not sold when it reached $24 ... but who would have though that it would got the heights t's at now? Tim On Jun 11, 2012, at 3:10 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Colin Holgate co...@verizon.net wrote: You

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux #2

2012-06-11 Thread Bob Sneidar
Certainly not the pundits of the day. I was the only one here at work of all the old Mac Fanatics who said the pundits were wrong. You know, now that you mention it, I still to this day have not heard a single retraction or acknowledgement either from the pundits of the day, or from my

Crashing documentation on Linux #2

2012-06-10 Thread Richmond
Further to my ongoing problems with the documentation stacks of RR/LC 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 crashing the IDE something really odd has emerged: At home I currently have 3 machines running Ubuntu variants, let me be original and call them: Machine 1: Xubuntu 12.04 installed from a Xubuntu install

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux

2012-06-07 Thread Richmond
On 06/06/2012 10:54 PM, Warren Samples wrote: On 06/06/2012 02:36 PM, Richmond wrote: At the risk of being boring I am reposting part of a message that I posted under a different heading: An on-going problem is that the RR/LC Dictionary crashes the IDE on Linux (3.5, 4.0, 4.5 at least), and,

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux

2012-06-07 Thread Richard Gaskin
J. Landman Gay wrote: On 6/6/12 2:36 PM, Richmond wrote: An on-going problem is that the RR/LC Dictionary crashes the IDE on Linux (3.5, 4.0, 4.5 at least), and, at last, I have found a suitably mental workaround for this problem . . . . Build Metacard using Jacque's 2.0.1 Metacard builder

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux

2012-06-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Richmond richmondmathewson@... writes: This sort of problem is minor and should never deter anybody considering Ah, no. A crash of the IDE for whatever reason is never minor. A crash that takes the user's data with it is severe. -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux

2012-06-07 Thread Bob Sneidar
I agree, to which I might add that any crash which causes the end user to run down the street screaming, Once more into the breach! and throwing old CD's at the neighborhood pets is extremely severe. But in my defense it was only once. Bob On Jun 7, 2012, at 1:22 PM, Mark Wieder wrote:

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux

2012-06-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Bob Sneidar bobs@... writes: But in my defense it was only once. Would that I had your self-control... -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

Crashing documentation on Linux

2012-06-06 Thread Richmond
At the risk of being boring I am reposting part of a message that I posted under a different heading: An on-going problem is that the RR/LC Dictionary crashes the IDE on Linux (3.5, 4.0, 4.5 at least), and, at last, I have found a suitably mental workaround for this problem . . . . Build

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux

2012-06-06 Thread Warren Samples
On 06/06/2012 02:36 PM, Richmond wrote: At the risk of being boring I am reposting part of a message that I posted under a different heading: An on-going problem is that the RR/LC Dictionary crashes the IDE on Linux (3.5, 4.0, 4.5 at least), and, at last, I have found a suitably mental

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux

2012-06-06 Thread Mark Wieder
Warren Samples warren@... writes: \ That's a very inventive fix, and I'm glad you found a way to address the problem. For the benefit of anyone who may see this and be deterred from considering Livecode under Linux, I don't have this issue running 4.5.3 and higher on my system running

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux

2012-06-06 Thread Warren Samples
On 06/06/2012 04:27 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: The problem with the dictionary crashing in linux is with user-added notes. Try opening the dictionary entry to repeat. I do this and nothing untoward happens in either Livecode 4.5.3 or 5.5. I see several user added notes, but no crashing. Is there

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux

2012-06-06 Thread Mark Wieder
Warren Samples warren@... writes: I do this and nothing untoward happens in either Livecode 4.5.3 or 5.5. I see several user added notes, but no crashing. Is there some other step? I can bring up repeat, close the dictionary and open it back up and the entry for repeat is still displayed.

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux

2012-06-06 Thread Warren Samples
On 06/06/2012 05:27 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: I'm sure it's a conspiracy on the part of that fiendish rev team to get us all to switch from linux to Windows. But I'm keeping my tinfoil hat right where it belongs. You can't take the sky from me. -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net Well, it

Re: Crashing documentation on Linux

2012-06-06 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 6/6/12 2:36 PM, Richmond wrote: An on-going problem is that the RR/LC Dictionary crashes the IDE on Linux (3.5, 4.0, 4.5 at least), and, at last, I have found a suitably mental workaround for this problem . . . . Build Metacard using Jacque's 2.0.1 Metacard builder from RevOnline.