Re: Developing Methods: Creating Scrolling groups larger than screen rect

2017-09-24 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode
Jacque in the new branch newPortalNav2.. I changed that… all controls are assigned initial numeric prefix 1_ 2_ I stole that idea from your photo index ( and the IDE started to calm down or rather I think I found a WYSIWIG method. e.g.Tall vertical scrolling group whose formatted Height

Re: IPad Mini reports "not supported

2017-09-24 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
According to the Compatibility list in the App store, you are also not compatible with the 12.9-inch Pro, any iPad Air and just simply "IPad". No idea why - but maybe that list will help you see whether it's splash screen sizes or resolution sizes, or what -- Alex. P.S. I had to remove

IPad Mini reports "not supported

2017-09-24 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode
New app has IPad set in SA builder Accepted by Apple went live I have screen shots for iPad on the store But iPad mini users report "Not compatible with this device" Why not? Missing splash screen? Via mobile phone ___ use-livecode mailing list

Storing/Saving User Data via HTML5 app?

2017-09-24 Thread JOHN PATTEN via use-livecode
Hi All, Is it possible to save user activity in an HTML5 application? Post to database? Save out to a text file? Send out via a PHP post command? What is the current recommended strategy for this type of typical action? Thank you! ___ use-livecode

Re: Developing Methods: Creating Scrolling groups larger than screen rect

2017-09-24 Thread Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
I write very extensive setLayout handlers that set the size, position, font size, and other characteristics based on screen dimensions. It is a pain, but if we do it from the start, apps will always fit any screen and look good. In this way, copying or creating a new control on a group is

Re: Developing Methods: Creating Scrolling groups larger than screen rect

2017-09-24 Thread Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
Copy button "my button" to group "my group" Set the loc of button "my button" of group "my group" to x,y Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 24, 2017, at 10:35 AM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode > wrote: > > Workin in 9.0.0 DP9 now. Old issues of editing

Re: Developing Methods: Creating Scrolling groups larger than screen rect

2017-09-24 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
Yeah, me too. In this case I happened to know that the controls all have the same names. Insider trading. :) -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On September 24, 2017 12:37:14 PM Mark Wieder via

Re: Developing Methods: Creating Scrolling groups larger than screen rect

2017-09-24 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 09/24/2017 08:26 AM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: Very tall groups have to be arranged by script, the way Mike Bonner described. It's sometimes easier to use relative locations rather than hard coded numbers: set the top of control 4 to the bottom of control 3 That's what I do

Re: Developing Methods: Creating Scrolling groups larger than screen rect

2017-09-24 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
When you're editing a group, you're on a temporary card that represents the whole group but visually appears to be the card itself. What seems to be "outside" the group is actually inside the group currently being edited. When you stop editing, you see the group normally. If you leave editing

Re: Developing Methods: Creating Scrolling groups larger than screen rect

2017-09-24 Thread Mike Bonner via use-livecode
Since you can copy an object to a group, all it takes is the second command.. copy btn "fred" to grp "mygroup" set the loc of btn "fred" of grp "mygroup" to x,y On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 8:35 AM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode wrote: > Workin in

Developing Methods: Creating Scrolling groups larger than screen rect

2017-09-24 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode
Workin in 9.0.0 DP9 now. Old issues of editing groups seems to have gotten worse. selections lines around objects continue to appear even if you have select a different object, now the selection dashed lines remain on the previously selected object and it's as if we shift selected two object,