Richard. As I mentioned, I wanted to make sure the field had scroll capabilities. ;-)
> On Jan 19, 2023, at 12:54 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > David Epstein wrote: > > > How many rows or columns or characters can reasonably be displayed > > in a LiveCode field? A 1.39 GB text file seems pretty clearly to > > surpass the limit, but how much do I need to subdivide it? > > Jacque noted the machine limits, but I'm curious about a human question: > > At an average of ~3,000 characters per printed page, if I'm doing the math > right then 1.3 GB of text = 433,333 pages worth of content. > > For comparison, the entire text of the KJV Bible from the Gutenberg Project > is 4.5 MB. > > What are you displaying for the user to read during the session? > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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
