Re: Mobile Check Bandwidth Function

2017-07-02 Thread Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode
In iOS, Settings/Cellular/Cellular Data there is on/off switch. pb On Jul 2, 2017, at 9:16 PM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode wrote: > Good thoughts, > > Spotify actually will inform you that you don't have a connection even if you > have 3G up..

Re: Advice on copying and pasting in mobile

2017-07-02 Thread Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
Hi Hermann, It turns out we can have a div with editable content in html5. For version 1.1 or 1.2, I might figure out how to make a full content form in HTML, including an editable div, which accepts both text and images. For now, I created a special input in HTML5 to allow pasting into the

Re: Master M in script editor of lc8.15

2017-07-02 Thread Monte Goulding via use-livecode
http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19985 > On 3 Jul 2017, at 2:20 pm, james--- via use-livecode > wrote: > > Has anyone noticed the "Master M" (where the M is actually a blue tiled M) in > the top

Re: Master M in script editor of lc8.15

2017-07-02 Thread Monte Goulding via use-livecode
Oh, dear I think that’s a slip on my part from one of my plugins > On 3 Jul 2017, at 2:20 pm, james--- via use-livecode > wrote: > > Has anyone noticed the "Master M" (where the M is actually a blue tiled M) in > the top area of the script editor in LC8.15? > I

Master M in script editor of lc8.15

2017-07-02 Thread james--- via use-livecode
Has anyone noticed the "Master M" (where the M is actually a blue tiled M) in the top area of the script editor in LC8.15? I have checked both the commercial and business editions and both show it. It is not present in LC8.14 or lower. It doesn't do anything, just sits there. Perhaps an upcoming

Re: Mobile Check Bandwidth Function

2017-07-02 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode
Good thoughts, Spotify actually will inform you that you don't have a connection even if you have 3G up.. I would like to know how they do that.. because my app *can* ping our server over 3G… but Spotify deems the connection insufficient to stream music and displays the "disconnected"

Re: Mobile Check Bandwidth Function

2017-07-02 Thread Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode
I’m also very interested in this. I’m thinking that it might be possible to use a LC-only method: 1. A player control starts downloading a known-size media file. 2. The player reports when its is no longer “loading,” then you calculate the data rate based on the elapsed time. (In LC for

Mobile Check Bandwidth Function

2017-07-02 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode
Can anyone share their "test bandwidth" library? I'm looking for both 1) this phone is off line --easy enough… ping your server, no response, = off line 2) check for bandwidth speed below some threshold and then inform user -- be patient, your internet speed is slow, this may take

Re: Advice on copying and pasting in mobile

2017-07-02 Thread Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
I have been thinking a lot about that... I like having the ability to have images inside a field in LC, something that both HTML and native fields do not do readily. A user can enter text, add a picture, and enter more text. It is simple and intuitive this way. That said, with an HTML form I

Re: Advice on copying and pasting in mobile

2017-07-02 Thread hh via use-livecode
@Jonathan. Why dont't you simply use one single server-side HTML5 page to get reports and upload images? Has moreover the advantage that you can update the page (incl. the method and targets used therein) without having to update your apps. >From that reason I would even prefer it to

Re: Exporting coloured text to HTML and RTF from 8.1.4

2017-07-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
I think I "beat" you by about half a minute. Thank you for the advice. Best, Richmond. On 7/2/17 8:24 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: Use the htmltext instead of the (plain) text: set the htmltext of fld x to the htmltext of fld y The rtftext would work too, both carry styling

Re: Exporting coloured text to HTML and RTF from 8.1.4

2017-07-02 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
Use the htmltext instead of the (plain) text: set the htmltext of fld x to the htmltext of fld y The rtftext would work too, both carry styling and text size info. Using plain text is just that, it is text without any style information. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay |

Re: Exporting coloured text to HTML and RTF from 8.1.4

2017-07-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
setthehtmlTextoffld "fRESULT" ofcard "ATTIC" tothehtmlTextoffld "fRESULT" ofcard "DEVANAGARI" I'm feeling a bit stupid. Richmond. On 7/2/17 8:02 pm, Richmond Mathewson wrote: Which did NOT work either . . . . Richmond. On 7/2/17 8:00 pm, Richmond Mathewson wrote: On 7/2/17 7:56 pm,

Re: Exporting coloured text to HTML and RTF from 8.1.4

2017-07-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Which did NOT work either . . . . Richmond. On 7/2/17 8:00 pm, Richmond Mathewson wrote: On 7/2/17 7:56 pm, Richmond Mathewson wrote: The problem is quite different: and this only became clear when I tested your script inwith my Devawriter Pro and outwith it in a simpler stack. The

Re: Exporting coloured text to HTML and RTF from 8.1.4

2017-07-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
On 7/2/17 7:56 pm, Richmond Mathewson wrote: The problem is quite different: and this only became clear when I tested your script inwith my Devawriter Pro and outwith it in a simpler stack. The problem is that the text that becomes colourised is then moved intil another field, and then is

Re: Exporting coloured text to HTML and RTF from 8.1.4

2017-07-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
The problem is quite different: and this only became clear when I tested your script inwith my Devawriter Pro and outwith it in a simpler stack. The problem is that the text that becomes colourised is then moved intil another field, and then is exported from that field; during the movement

Re: Exporting coloured text to HTML and RTF from 8.1.4

2017-07-02 Thread Tore Nilsen via use-livecode
Your script works with both “file" and “binfile” here. Regards Tore > 2. jul. 2017 kl. 18:38 skrev Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode > : > > No, but I will. > > Richmond. > > On 7/2/17 7:07 pm, hh via use-livecode wrote: >> Did you already try ...

Re: Exporting coloured text to HTML and RTF from 8.1.4

2017-07-02 Thread Tore Nilsen via use-livecode
Your script works here. Regards Tore > 2. jul. 2017 kl. 17:51 skrev Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode > : > > EXPORT button: > > onmouseUp > > askfile "Choose where you wish to export your text" > > iftheresult= "cancel" > > thenexitmouseUp > > else > >

Re: Exporting coloured text to HTML and RTF from 8.1.4

2017-07-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
No, but I will. Richmond. On 7/2/17 7:07 pm, hh via use-livecode wrote: Did you already try ... url("binfile:" & it & ".rtf")? ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage

Re: Exporting coloured text to HTML and RTF from 8.1.4

2017-07-02 Thread hh via use-livecode
Did you already try ... url("binfile:" & it & ".rtf")? ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: Advice on copying and pasting in mobile

2017-07-02 Thread Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
Well, I don't need a special field, I just need access to the clipboard. Do you know of any other externals that allow that? I Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 2, 2017, at 10:46 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > wrote: > > jonathandlynch wrote: > > > I really

Re: Exporting coloured text to HTML and RTF from 8.1.4

2017-07-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
EXPORT button: onmouseUp askfile "Choose where you wish to export your text" iftheresult= "cancel" thenexitmouseUp else puttheRTFtextoffld "fRESULT" intourl("file:" & it & ".rtf") getthelongFilePathofit settheitemDelimitertoslash setthedefaultFoldertoitem 1 to-2 ofthelongFilePathofit

Re: Exporting coloured text to HTML and RTF from 8.1.4

2017-07-02 Thread Tore Nilsen via use-livecode
How are you trying to export the text? Works alright here with Indy 8.1.4 and MacOS 10.13. Sample script that works for me: on mouseUp ask file "Give your file a name:” put "file:" & it into tURL if char - 1 to -4 of tURL <> ".rtf" then put ".rtf" after tURL end if put

Re: [OT] SharewareOnSale - queer feeling

2017-07-02 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Richmond Mathewson wrote: > I have just had an email from SharewareOnSale trying to get me to > market my stuff through them. > > scamanalyze.com states that they are 88% to be trusted (how can you > quantify that?) Probably through reviews, which may be legit or they may be click-farmed, hard

Re: Advice on copying and pasting in mobile

2017-07-02 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
jonathandlynch wrote: > I really need to be able to paste text in an LC field on mobile. Funded and in development: -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the

[OT] SharewareOnSale - queer feeling

2017-07-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
I have just had an email from SharewareOnSale trying to get me to market my stuff through them. scamanalyze.com states that they are 88% to be trusted (how can you quantify that?) www.scamadviser.com says that they are OK. Umph . . . Anyone on this use-list had dealings with them?

Exporting coloured text to HTML and RTF from 8.1.4

2017-07-02 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
I like blue cheese . . . But I don't like what happens when I try to export coloured text from a field in LC 8.1.4 as the _colours_ are NOT exported. This is ODD as a while back the colours were exporting . . . . Mac OS 10.7.8, LC 8.1.4 Indy. Richmond.

Advice on copying and pasting in mobile

2017-07-02 Thread Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
Hello, I really need to be able to paste text in an LC field on mobile. I can do it for iOS with the sunny text to speech external, but that external has an audio message that comes on when the app first opens, which would be rather confusing for users. I have so far avoided LC builder

Re: Capturing screen into image

2017-07-02 Thread Terence Heaford via use-livecode
That’s cracked it. Thanks very much to everyone who has contributed. Not thought about this much but is having the print margins default to 72 the best option for most situations? This is one for better minds than I. Anyway, thanks again to all. Terry > On 2 Jul 2017, at 02:51, Paul