Re: Loading large files into browser widget

2019-07-04 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 7/1/19 11:47 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: Curious: how long does it take to load the document in Chrome on the same device? Didn't get a moment to check until now. I had to count in my head, but it's about 4-5 seconds in Firefox. Maybe 8-10 seconds in Chrome. 13 minutes in

Re: Symantec quarantining LiveCode standalone on client's machine

2019-07-04 Thread JJS via use-livecode
I did Software service for a few years as part of my previous job, also on-site. And there are many more programs who have these issues with AV programs. And sometimes it is needed to stop using Norton or AVG or whatever just to get the program running they need to work with. Op 4-7-2019 om

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
Virtual Kisses! That rocks so completely I am almost in love with you . . .  . . . almost because: 1. I believe in marital vows, and, unfashionably, love my wife after 28 years of marriage. 2. Am 98% heterosexual (anyone who says they are 100% is being disingenuous). Richmond. On

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
Hmphf . . . . . . feeling fairly 'pseudo' myself, and stumping off to work my way through something a bit more worthwhile, like, "Le Recherche Sur Les Verites" by Nicholas Malebranche (OK, OK, I admit it, I'm reading the Lennon and Olscamp English translation), which, frankly, rocks.

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
"it" is, quite frankly, both a bore and something that makes 9-11 year olds wish that Paiget were not dead, but were on hand to explain things (and as the average 9-11 year old is not up-to-speed in Swiss French . . . ), or, at a push, Seymour Papert. While I am, arguably, at the stage of

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
Almost completely 'done'. 8-) Where would I be without your help throughout the years (well, about 18 at my last count)? No! Don't answer that one; it's rhetorical. Richmond. On 4.07.19 15:26, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Hi Richmond, Am 04.07.2019 um 14:14 schrieb Richmond via

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread Dar Scott Consulting via use-livecode
Would this work? clone control "gizmo" as "blivet" > On Jul 4, 2019, at 10:04 AM, doc hawk via use-livecode > wrote: > > > On Jul 4, 2019, at 1:30 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode > wrote: >> >> set the name of last img to “XXX_2" > > Also > > clone control “gizmo” > set the name of

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread doc hawk via use-livecode
On Jul 4, 2019, at 1:30 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: > > set the name of last img to “XXX_2" Also clone control “gizmo” set the name of it to “blivet" Will handle your new object. If I’m going to work with the new object for a few lines, I always use put the long id of it

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread dunbarxx via use-livecode
Richmond. (pseudo) Duplicate object set the name of last object to the short name of the last object & the number of thatObjectType + 1 Note that as of v.8, and this is an known issue, the keyword "last" may not support groups. I am not sure if this has been fixed in v.9. Craig -- Sent

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Thu, Jul 4, 2019 at 4:27 AM Richmond via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I've lost this . . . having done it several times before . . . > > So: I duplicate an object, let's call it img "XXX", so I end up with > 2 objects called "XXX" (which is problematic), and I wish to

Re: name vs short name

2019-07-04 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi all, > Am 04.07.2019 um 14:31 schrieb Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode > : > > Klaus, > > you are right! The dictionary entry is wrong. > > It would not make logical sense to be able to set the short name of > something just as it is not logical to set the long or abbreviated name of > it.

Re: name vs short name

2019-07-04 Thread Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode
It is possible to make it an optional keyword though. set the [short] name of to Sean Cole On Thu, 4 Jul 2019 at 13:29, Klaus major-k via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > Am 04.07.2019 um 14:22 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode < >

Re: name vs short name

2019-07-04 Thread Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode
Klaus, you are right! The dictionary entry is wrong. It would not make logical sense to be able to set the short name of something just as it is not logical to set the long or abbreviated name of it. Hence why we have ONLY set the name of it. The 'short' keyword would be superfluous. But the

Re: name vs short name

2019-07-04 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
> Am 04.07.2019 um 14:22 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi Paul, > >> Am 04.07.2019 um 14:12 schrieb Paul Dupuis via use-livecode >> : >> >> No it is not consistent, but some of the syntax was baked into Metacard long >> ago, >> often in response to some specific customer

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Richmond, > Am 04.07.2019 um 14:14 schrieb Richmond via use-livecode > : > > However . . . > > If I do this: > > onmouseUp > setthelockScreentotrue > setthemoveSpeedto65000 > putitem 1 ofthemouseLocintoML1 > putitem 2 ofthemouseLocintoML2 > moveimg "mill" toML1, ML2 > copyimg "mill"

Re: name vs short name

2019-07-04 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Paul, > Am 04.07.2019 um 14:12 schrieb Paul Dupuis via use-livecode > : > > No it is not consistent, but some of the syntax was baked into Metacard long > ago, > often in response to some specific customer asking for a way to do some > specific thing. > Remember, Metacard was effectively

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
However . . . If I do this: onmouseUp setthelockScreentotrue setthemoveSpeedto65000 putitem 1 ofthemouseLocintoML1 putitem 2 ofthemouseLocintoML2 moveimg "mill" toML1, ML2 copyimg "mill" togroup"map" setthenameoflast image to("mill" & ML1 & "," & ML2) setthemoveSpeedto200

Re: name vs short name

2019-07-04 Thread Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
No it is not consistent, but some of the syntax was baked into Metacard long ago, often in response to some specific customer asking for a way to do some specific thing. Remember, Metacard was effectively a product of a single person. For LiveCode to change it now would break far fr too many

Re: Do variable vs field as AppleScript

2019-07-04 Thread David V Glasgow via use-livecode
Thanks, Bob, that’s what I suspected. From the UI point of view, its just feels a bit clunky - combined with being uncertain about whether the speechrecognitionserver is still working or whether recognition has failed, and whether the human needs to repeat the phrase or not. Maybe I am

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Richmond, > Am 04.07.2019 um 14:02 schrieb Richmond via use-livecode > : > > Thank you, Klaus, > > makes me feel even more stupid than I was feeling already. ;-) you are welcome! :-D > Richmond. Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
Thank you, Klaus, makes me feel even more stupid than I was feeling already. ;-) Richmond. On 4.07.19 11:30, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Hi Richmond, Am 04.07.2019 um 10:26 schrieb Richmond via use-livecode : I've lost this . . . having done it several times before . . . So: I

name vs short name

2019-07-04 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi friends, this is on my mind for a very long time. put the name of img 1 -> image "xyz" put the short name of img 1 -> xyz However: set the short name of img 1 to "xyz2" -> compilation error, see below... We have to: set the name of img 1 to "xyz2" This does not seem logical at all to me!?

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode
local tList repeat with rImgNum = 1 to the number of images [in card "x"] if the short name of img rImgNum is among the lines of tList then set the name of img rImgNum to the name of tImg rImgNum & "x" end if put the short name of img rImgNum into line rImgNum of tList end

Re: Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Richmond, > Am 04.07.2019 um 10:26 schrieb Richmond via use-livecode > : > > I've lost this . . . having done it several times before . . . > > So: I duplicate an object, let's call it img "XXX", so I end up with > 2 objects called "XXX" (which is problematic), and I wish to > rename the

Rename object

2019-07-04 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
I've lost this . . . having done it several times before . . . So: I duplicate an object, let's call it img "XXX", so I end up with 2 objects called "XXX" (which is problematic), and I wish to rename the new version of "XXX" . . . err . . . set the name of the last/recent/latest/headache