Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-13 Thread Monte Goulding
On 14/06/2012, at 12:10 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Monte Goulding wrote: > > > It doesn't really matter what it's called but the language already > > has the concept of a scale ratio so it would make more sense to use > > the term scale to me rather than parrot the syntax of a single > > platfo

Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-13 Thread Richard Gaskin
Monte Goulding wrote: > It doesn't really matter what it's called but the language already > has the concept of a scale ratio so it would make more sense to use > the term scale to me rather than parrot the syntax of a single > platform. Like "iphoneDeviceScale"? ;) Agreed: if they can come up

Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-13 Thread Monte Goulding
> > I would suggest reasonable first step would be to add a cross > > platform screenScale function. From there much of the other stuff > > could be scripted. > > Amen. > > If I understand you correctly this would be equivalent to what the Android > API refers to as "pixel density". > > For the

Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-13 Thread Richard Gaskin
Monte Goulding wrote: >> Pixelation is a byproduct of raster images, and the Android dev >> guides already provide a good system for supplying an app with >> four sets of raster images to handle the four main categories >> of display types - extra bonus points if the engine could handle >> dynami

Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-12 Thread Monte Goulding
> Pixelation is a byproduct of raster images, and the Android dev guides > already provide a good system for supplying an app with four sets of raster > images to handle the four main categories of display types - extra bonus > points if the engine could handle dynamic swapping of image sets acc

Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-12 Thread Richard Gaskin
Alejandro Tejada wrote: Does users, software developers and PC makers believe that Ultra High resolution displays are part of the future of computing??? I think the safest answer is also the most complete: we can assume that computing devices will continue to diversify, in both form and func

Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-12 Thread Alejandro Tejada
found their niche among graphics and video professionals. To be honest, I would have like to know how will be today the computing panorama, if Commodore Amiga was the model for hardware like Apple was for software... Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revol

Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-12 Thread Richard Gaskin
Monte Goulding wrote: > Hi Richard > >> One step closer to a "scale card" command > > Are you referring to http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6589 > > A scaleToFit stack property would be simpler than a command wouldn't > it? Easier still to not provide anything at all. :) > As long

Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-11 Thread Alejandro Tejada
ast graphics layer that Xara uses. Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Live-WWDC-keynote-feed-tp4650460p4650500.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ use-livecode mai

Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-11 Thread Monte Goulding
Hi Richard > One step closer to a "scale card" command Are you referring to http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6589 A scaleToFit stack property would be simpler than a command wouldn't it? As long as things didn't just end up pixelated. Options might be letterbox,stretch and none. A

Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-11 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > > Oh boy, that means that resolution-independence is now a critical feature > for the LiveCode desktop engine as well. > > One step closer to a "scale card" command Or printing t better than 72dpi without creating a pdf . . . -- T

Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-11 Thread Richard Gaskin
Klaus wrote: oh boy, new MacBook Pros with Retina-Displays! Monitor resolution 2880x1800 Pixel = 220 dpi! Oh boy, that means that resolution-independence is now a critical feature for the LiveCode desktop engine as well. One step closer to a "scale card" command -- Richard Gaskin Four

Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-11 Thread Klaus on-rev
Hi friends, Am 11.06.2012 um 18:59 schrieb Mark Wieder: > Live feed from WWDC right now. I'm just sayin'... > > http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/11/apple-wwdc-2012-liveblog/ oh boy, new MacBook Pros with Retina-Displays! Monitor resolution 2880x1800 Pixel = 220 dpi! 8-) > -- > Mark Wieder >

Re: Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-11 Thread Colin Holgate
I'm watching the live panel chat at live.twit.tv On Jun 11, 2012, at 12:59 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Live feed from WWDC right now. I'm just sayin'... > > http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/11/apple-wwdc-2012-liveblog/ ___ use-livecode mailing list use-

Live WWDC keynote feed

2012-06-11 Thread Mark Wieder
Live feed from WWDC right now. I'm just sayin'... http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/11/apple-wwdc-2012-liveblog/ -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, uns