Thanks Panos. My main concern of late has been the PDF output font rendering in CentOS and I am hoping that it will be better in Ubuntu or another distro. But I’m guessing I’m going to have to do a whole heap of testing to find out.
Sean Cole Pi Digital > On 15 Dec 2020, at 09:24, merakosp via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hello Sean, > > Off the top of my head, the main Linux issues that are currently unresolved > are: > > 1. The player object is broken on all Linux distros. You might be able to > workaround this by using shell commands with mplayer. > > 2. The browser widget is broken in most Linux distros. It might work for > just displaying a webpage, but not for typing into input fields of the > webpage. I am not sure if there is a workaround for this. > > 3. Also, you might experience window layering problems with some Linux > window manager (e.g. Cinnamon). > > Hope this helps, > Panos > -- > >> On Tue, 15 Dec 2020 at 10:42, Pi Digital via use-livecode < >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> >>> On 15 Dec 2020, at 02:52, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> As Mark Weider noted, the "official" support is merely a reflection of >> their build system, and it relies on a version of Ubuntu still actively >> getting security updates. >> >> That doesn’t seem to be stated or inferred in the release notes. It’s >> under the heading ‘Platform Support’ which infers, like ‘System >> Requirements’ might, “This is what it will run on”. Indeed, under the >> heading it states: >> >>>> The engine supports a variety of operating systems and versions. This >> section describes the platforms that we ensure the engine runs on without >> issue (although in some cases with reduced functionality). >> >> >> Then under Linux it states: >> >>>> LiveCode supports the following Linux distributions, on 32-bit or >> 64-bit Intel/AMD or compatible processors: >>>> Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 >>>> Fedora 23 & 24 >>>> Debian 7 (Wheezy) and 8 (Jessie) [server] CentOS 7 [server] >> >> >> Then lists the Core and ‘optional’ GUI feature requirements. None of this >> states or infers that >=Ubuntu 18, >=Fedora 25, >=Debian 9 or >=CentOS 8. >> >> So we are left assuming that these unlisted platforms/versions, much like >> macOS 10.16, is “Unsupported”! Hence my initial question/request for >> community knowledge/experience. I’m not seeking to stir up trouble (for a >> change). I’m seeking understanding and wisdom. If LC is Not Supported on >> later builds, what aspects do not function in your (plural, ie, everyones) >> experiences. >> >> Because LC write “This section describes the platforms that we ensure the >> engine runs on without issue”, it would just be useful to know what issues >> later builds experienced. >> >> Thanks for the input though. >> >> Sean >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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