Andreas, This sounds really great! It encourages me to start working with web apps.Thanks for your contribution. Best, Bill William A. Prothero, PhD Prof Emeritus, Dept of Earth Science University of California, Santa Barbara
> On Apr 4, 2024, at 12:45 PM, Andreas Bergendal via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > So, LiveCode 10 has web deployment, but there are still too many things it > cannot do out-of-the-box. > Well, some of them are fixable, and as promised I now release the tool I’ve > built to get so much more out of LC web apps. > > Download here: > https://github.com/wheninspace/WIS_WebDeployHelper/releases/latest > > WebDeployHelper tool essentially does two things: > > 1) It provides you with code (LC, javascript, html) that greatly enhances the > capabilities of your web app. > It adds code to your LC stack, and to the html file in the standalone folder. > You have full control of which features are added. Nothing is altered in your > existing LC code. > > Currently the following features are available: > - Modify the appearance of the web page that the LC stack resides on (your > own logo, background colour etc) > - Add code that will make the stack resize when the browser window is > resized, or make the stack stay centered on the web page > - Add code that enables pasting into fields and putting text into the > clipboard (not in mobile browsers) > - Add code that enables mouse wheel scrolling in all LC fields and relevant > widgets (not in mobile browsers) > - Add code that gives you access to the localStorage functionality, which > enables saving data between sessions > - Add code that enables uploading of file data from your local files (like > image data and text) > - Other minor nifty features :) > > > 2) It helps automate the web deployment process, which tends to get tedious > as you often build many, many times and upload to your server to test and > test again your web app. > > So, the workflow automator lets you run one or several steps with one click: > - Trash the previous build folder (so you don’t get build folders like > "MyApp1”, MyApp2”, "MyApp3” etc) > - Trigger the standalone builder > - Compile the enhanced html file and replace the generic one in the build > folder with it > - Upload all the standalone files (or just the changed ones, if not first > upload) to your server with ftp (if you enter credentials for an ftp account) > - Launch the web url to your web app in your browser > > > The stack requires LC10.0.0 dp7+ and naturally a web deployment license for > LC10. > It can be used 'as is' or put into the plugins folder. > > The tool is free to use (MIT license), but if you like it (or any of the > other free tools I've made) and feel it adds value to your use of LiveCode, > you may consider buying me a coffee at > https://www.buymeacoffee.com/riu9yazy7p :) > > Feedback on everything is welcome! > > Andreas Bergendal > WhenInSpace > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
