Re: [OT] Been there, done that

Ha ah ha ha ha ha! (I guess typing LOL would have been easier.) Thanks for the laugh! Rick > On Nov 7, 2017, at 12:22 AM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > wrote: > > To everyone who has ever done tech support: > > https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/thermostat.png

[OT] Been there, done that

To everyone who has ever done tech support: https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/thermostat.png -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ use-livecode mailing list

Re: Getting directory list from web server??

Hi Tim, Here is a wild guess. I maintain an account on sage too. Late last week I contacted on-rev support about an issue and was told this: There was an update to cPanel yesterday that overwrote our custom apache templates that allow LiveCode Server to work. They restored the

Re: Getting directory list from web server??

My guess would be that the default setting for directory browsing on the server has been changed to off. You have a couple options if that is the case.. enable directory browsing with using an htaccess file, or put an .lc script page in there that gets the list of files and folders and returns

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

Wow... almost looks like you will need to use a script to go through all of those files and ensure the lines each have the correct number of tabs. On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 5:33 PM Monte Goulding via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I did the first bit then realised that the

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

Funny that I was just looking at the code that loaded these files but had not gotten to look for them yet. On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 4:13 PM Monte Goulding via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > On 7 Nov 2017, at 8:47 am, Phil Davis via use-livecode < >

Getting directory list from web server??

Hi, Up until now, in my livecode server script, put URL "http://www.myserver.com/radio/15/; after vlist has gotten me text list of the directory contents. Now it gets me a "You don't have permission to access." error message. on-rev hosting, "sage" is the server. Anyone know what is

Re: using LC as an emulator

It's a LOT of code, all of which was originally written 30+ years ago, but we've been maintaining it ever since. Many of the other systems that we have written interface with this core, and extend it, since there are much better tools available to us, now (like LC). It's written in HP BASIC for

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

> On 7 Nov 2017, at 1:15 pm, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > wrote: > > Doesn't the PI rely on that? No, the PI uses the file I linked to earlier which also tells it various other things like custom getter and setter handlers, default values, the type of

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

Monte Goulding wrote: >> On 7 Nov 2017, at 12:20 pm, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: >> >> If an enhancement request is filed I'd prefer it be for an optional >> modifier to the existing function syntax, rather than littering the >> current function results with synonyms or

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

> On 7 Nov 2017, at 12:20 pm, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > wrote: > > If an enhancement request is filed I'd prefer it be for an optional modifier > to the existing function syntax, rather than littering the current function > results with synonyms or

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

On 11/06/2017 05:20 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: The properties function was designed to allow one-step transformations of objects. Without it, the old-school way is "set the of something to " over and over for every property value being changed. OK. Point taken. But the

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

Mark Wieder wrote: > > I've never liked the idea of hiding things from users. > Ideally you might want to show groups of properties contextually, but > the idea that there are properties that exist but you can't get to > them just does.not.seem.right. > The properties function was designed to

Re: using LC as an emulator

Someone wrote an emulator using Xojo. https://alwaysbusycorner.com/2015/02/20/xojo-chip-8-emulator/ Perhaps an emulator would also be possible in LiveCode. Kind regards, Mark Schonewille http://economy-x-talk.com https://www.facebook.com/marksch Buy the most extensive book on the LiveCode

Re: The coming of SVG

How about just plain vector? Or is that a parameter? On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 13:04 sphere via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I agree with Rick and Jacque. > Something combined with SVG or vector-image is better. > Anyone working with images knows (or learns very fast) what

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

> On 7 Nov 2017, at 10:27 am, Mark Wieder via use-livecode > wrote: > > Wow. That's unreadable. Yes… it turns out that GitHub will prettify it for us if we change the extension to .tsv and fiddle with the files a bit.

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

On 11/06/2017 02:12 PM, Monte Goulding via use-livecode wrote: Not all properties are in the properties array. The properties array is only read/write properties and not that duplicate info from other properties. For example it only includes htmlText not rtfText, text & styledText. You may

Re: using LC as an emulator

On 11/6/2017 2:22 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: > Anyone write an emulator in LC? I've got an old ERP system that we own all > the source to. I'd like to. The environment is interpreted, so if I could > make an emulator/wrapper, I could in theory move the whole thing into LC > and

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

> On 7 Nov 2017, at 8:47 am, Phil Davis via use-livecode > wrote: > > That will give you all the keys of the properties array, but keep in mind > that a few of the properties may be arrays themselves. Not all properties are in the properties array. The

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

put the properties of into tProps On 11/6/17 1:47 PM, Phil Davis via use-livecode wrote: Try: put the properties of field "fldCustID" into tProps put the keys of tProps That will give you all the keys of the properties array, but keep in mind that a few of the properties may be arrays

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

Try: put the properties of field "fldCustID" into tProps put the keys of tProps That will give you all the keys of the properties array, but keep in mind that a few of the properties may be arrays themselves. Phil Davis On 11/6/17 1:14 PM, Alejandro Tejada via use-livecode wrote: Bob

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

Bob Sneidar wrote: > put the Properties of field "fldCustID" into tProps;put printKeys(tProps) The Message Box produces an error: Object does not exists Hint: fldCustID Al On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 3:31 PM, Alejandro Tejada wrote: > > Hi All, > > Where could I find a list

Re: The coming of SVG

I agree with Rick and Jacque. Something combined with SVG or vector-image is better. Anyone working with images knows (or learns very fast) what svg's are. Picture is to much linked to Photo (for me it is the same), if you take a picture the result is a photo. I would not think for picture at all

Re: Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

put the Properties of field "fldCustID" into tProps;put printKeys(tProps) Bob S > On Nov 6, 2017, at 12:31 , Alejandro Tejada via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi All, > > Where could I find a list of control properties that > are not included within the Property

Control properties not included in the Property Inspector

Hi All, Where could I find a list of control properties that are not included within the Property Inspector? For example: clipstoRect (a Boolean (true or false) property of groups) capsStyle (a property of graphics) joinStyle (a property of graphics) miterLimit (a property of graphics) fillRule

RE: Xcode 9.1 support

This seems to happen if you put a recent SDK(9.0) in LC 8.1.7 and then open up LC 8.1.2. The newer unsupported SDK in the prefs will be automatically deleted without warning by 8.1.2. Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -Original Message-

using LC as an emulator

Anyone write an emulator in LC? I've got an old ERP system that we own all the source to. I'd like to. The environment is interpreted, so if I could make an emulator/wrapper, I could in theory move the whole thing into LC and dump the old environments. -- On the first day, God created the

Re: Xcode 9.1 support

On this topic... has anyone else noticed in switching between versions of LC that it can knock out the settings for selected Xcode? On 06/11/2017 11:55, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode wrote: Hi Henry, Xcode 9.1 support will be added in LiveCode 8.1.8 RC-1, which we plan to release

Re: The coming of SVG

On 06/11/2017 16:52, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: In any case, introducing a new control (which is far more than an image) in the first instance doesn't stop it at some point 'feeling' like an image from the point of view of script in the future so it seems like a getting the

RE: Xcode 9.1 support

Panos, Thanks for the update. Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net Phone: 518-636-3998 Ex:11 Cell: 518-796-9332 From: panagiotis merakos [mailto:merak...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 06, 2017 11:18 AM To: rdim...@evergreeninfo.net

Re: Xcode 9.1 support

Thanks Panos. Henry Ascriva Health Informatics https://www.ascriva.com -- Sent from: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Revolution-User-f278306.html ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: The coming of SVG

On 2017-11-06 15:34, Ben Rubinstein via use-livecode wrote: This might be a stupid question, but might it be possible for this new control to completely replace the existing image control? It isn't a stupid question... There aren't very many special properties relating especially to images.

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Re: Xcode 9.1 support

Hi Ralph, Will iPhone X users be able to see and install current LC apps from the iStore? Yes, I don't see a reason why not to. If so what icon/screenshots will they see? You mean in the AppStore? I guess the screenshots you would have submitted. >Also when installed what

Re: Markdown ultra-lite

Yeah, that's a really good suggestion. I had thought of it - but the purist in me was reluctant to add a "magic character sequence" without any escape mechanism. And the limitation of "no whitespace" made it tricky to limit the context of the replace. However - the fact that you made the

RE: Xcode 9.1 support

Panos, Thanks! Will iPhone X users be able to see and install current LC apps from the iStore? If so what icon/screenshots will they see? Also when installed what icons/splash screen will the iPhone X use? Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services

Re: Xcode 9.1 support

BTW, slightly off topic, iPhone X does not support the "portrait upside down" orientation. Best, Panos -- On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 4:01 PM, panagiotis merakos wrote: > Hi Ralph, > > No, unfortunately 8.1.8 RC-1 will not have support for this. I have filed > an enhancement

Re: Xcode 9.1 support

Hi Ralph, No, unfortunately 8.1.8 RC-1 will not have support for this. I have filed an enhancement request so as we add that in the future. http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20641 Best, Panos -- On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Ralph DiMola wrote: > Panos,

Re: The coming of SVG

I hope not, because I was thinking the same thing. One of those properties could be "type" or "class", and that could be "svg", for instance. On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 9:34 AM, Ben Rubinstein via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > This might be a stupid question, but might it

RE: Xcode 9.1 support

Panos, Thanks for the update! Will 8.1.8 RC-1 have iOS support for iPhone X icons and splash screens? Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -Original Message- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of

Re: Markdown ultra-lite

On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Kay C Lan via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Nor was I aware that mergMardownToXHMTL existed, so thank you for > raising this thread so James could enlighten us. Now all I need is > someone to tell me there is similar function that converts

Re: The coming of SVG

This might be a stupid question, but might it be possible for this new control to completely replace the existing image control? There aren't very many special properties relating especially to images. If the new object implemented those at least to a first approximation, then perhaps it

Re: Markdown ultra-lite

Alex wrote > a trailing "*" in a URL would > be converted to make the link open in a new browser tab/window - by > changing it to? TARGET="_blank" Couldn’t you simply replace your suitably chosen trailing characters with TARGET="_blank" after using the function? (I mention characters as a

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Re: The coming of SVG

@Mark Thank you very much for that fine explanation. Hopefully the team and you will find enough time to implement the enhanced 'canvas' (whatever the name). ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: Xcode 9.1 support

Hi Henry, Xcode 9.1 support will be added in LiveCode 8.1.8 RC-1, which we plan to release within this week. Best regards, Panos -- On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 7:03 PM, hlowe via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > There has been a serious performance issue (related to OpenGL)

Re: The coming of SVG

On 2017-11-05 15:15, hh via use-livecode wrote: Until now I saw it like that: , and are HTML5 tags. And and are different concepts. Roughly is more an XML-based vector graphics format, Yes - SVG is a way of encoding a sequence of vector graphics commands using XML. is more an API

Re: The coming of SVG

Maybe ‘raster’ as an anternative for ‘canvas’? Cheers, Erik On 05/11/17 22:06, "use-livecode on behalf of Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode" wrote: I'm not sure how the word "canvas" conjures up ideas

Re: The coming of SVG

On 2017-11-05 21:49, Monte Goulding via use-livecode wrote: On 6 Nov 2017, at 6:24 am, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: will stop Jacque killing Mark when there is no abbreviation If we go with "canvas" I expect "cv" or similar. :) It did occur to me