They're only used for uploading or editing stacks that you want to
share. (Oh, now that I think about it, maybe also to rate a stack from
someone else).
I thought about just removing those buttons from the plugin (IMHO, the
upload/edit functions are fine as they are), but then I thought someone
might spend time trying to find how to do those actions; better, I
think, to have an obvious button which immediately tells you that the
plugin doesn't support it.
The main reason for not including that functionality was that I felt it
was just a bit "off" to have a plugin ask for your username/password; I
was glad to find that there doesn't seem to much need to do that part.
Alex.
On 30/09/2021 18:50, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote:
This is really nice and fast, Alex. Thanks again for doing this as I’ve always felt that LC’s
Sample Stacks is a great and often overlooked resource save for it’s interface. I note that
"Log In" and "Sign Up" do not work. Is there any value in those items?
Roger
On Sep 30, 2021, at 10:05 AM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
Hmmm ... not sure why.
Easy way : https://www.tweedly.org/Downloads/samplestacks.livecode
Or: start the IDE, and in the toolbar (4th or so from the right) is "Sample
Stacks".
Then
- select "View as: List"
- select "All" on left hand side
- select "Sort by: Date"
- then reverse order the sort - and it's the most recent one !!
Or - select "Plugin" in the tags column (5th one down), then type "sample" in the search
box and hit "Go"
Alex.
On 30/09/2021 16:17, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote:
This sounds absolutely wonderful, Alex, except I can’t find it as you described.
Roger
On Sep 30, 2021, at 7:27 AM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
On 30/09/2021 15:02, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote:
On 06/09/2021 15:14, Kevin Miller via use-livecode wrote:
Upgrading this could be a very useful project. There is a lot of content in
there but it has the issues you list.
So I had a look at what could be done just within the IDE for revonline. There's an old joke about
a tourist in Ireland who realizes she(*) is lost, and ask for directions from an old farmer at the
side of the road. "Well", says he, "if I wanted to go there, I wouldn't start from
here."
I found the revonline scripts rather complex, and I couldn't easily see how to
solve the issues mentioned previously, in that context. And the bottom line is
that it's not a complex problem that needs to be solved. The login / register /
upload features all work just fine - the problems are with the searching /
browsing / filtering, and are generally related to either (very) poor
performance or unclear UI.
In the end, I just couldn't produce worthwhile improvements, so instead I wrote
a plugin that handles the searching / filtering / browsing / downloading parts,
and which omits the login/upload parts entirely.
It can be downloaded from "Sample Stacks" in the IDE toolbar (it's called "Sample
Stacks" and is tagged as IDE and Plugin). Install as a plugin in the usual way.
UI is very similar to the existing IDE version - simplified a bit.
- search box automatically (and immediately) updates as you type, so the "Go"
button was removed
- everything happens in < 1 second, so the progress bar was removed.
- the grid/list choice was removed (the old 'list' stye was hard to use or
understand)
- tags in the left-hand box are alphabetized
- the grid is a single long scrolling group, rather than being paged and
scrolled
There is one issue I haven;t tracked down yet - sometimes the scrolling using mousepad
doesn't work initially; scrolling with the scrollbar seems to be enough to
"revive" it.
Let me know if you try it and have any problems or suggestions.
Thanks
Alex.
(*) "she" is not sexist - had it been a man he would never have admitted to
being lost and so would never have asked the question :-)
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