Re: FormattedHeight

2020-05-04 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
It's do-able though it requires some study. But it works very well and solves the problem. On 5/4/20 3:01 PM, scott--- via use-livecode wrote: Good to know that Trevor’s work was able to solve this problem! (Sounds as if it may not be a solution for the faint of heart yet.) — Scott On May

Re: use-livecode Digest, Vol 200, Issue 5

2020-05-04 Thread Alan Stenhouse via use-livecode
Hi Graham Have you tried it walking around outside in varying locations? Have you tried different devices and/or OS versions? You could try sharing it with a friend using Diawi or similar and see what they get. Also try restarting your phone to see if that helps. As you move around the

Re: Most obscure HC question

2020-05-04 Thread Colin Holgate via use-livecode
That looked hopeful, but requires Power Tools. I do have HyperCard installer discs somewhere… > On May 4, 2020, at 3:24 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > wrote: > > Paul McClernan wrote: > > > That old HC stack that removes the HC engine leaving only a stack file > > is here: > >

Re: Most obscure HC question

2020-05-04 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Paul McClernan wrote: > That old HC stack that removes the HC engine leaving only a stack file > is here: > https://archive.org/details/hypercard_standalone-stripper-232 From the link: This stack 'deconverts' HyperCard standalone applications into stacks by removing the 'stock' standalone

Re: Most obscure HC question

2020-05-04 Thread Paul McClernan via use-livecode
There's also this XCMD and another tool somewhere that claimed they could convert protected HC stacks to back to normal stacks but I'm not sure how effective they were (if at all): https://archive.org/details/hypercard_unprotect-xcmd On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 5:11 PM Paul McClernan wrote: > That

Re: Most obscure HC question

2020-05-04 Thread Paul McClernan via use-livecode
That old HC stack that removes the HC engine leaving only a stack file is here: https://archive.org/details/hypercard_standalone-stripper-232 On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 7:06 PM Colin Holgate via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I fear that the HyperCard group in Yahoo may be

[ANN] This Week in LiveCode 224

2020-05-04 Thread panagiotis merakos via use-livecode
Hi all, Read about new developments in LiveCode open source and the open source community in today's edition of the "This Week in LiveCode" newsletter! Read issue #224 here: https://bit.ly/3c5sBxM This is a weekly newsletter about LiveCode, focussing on what's been going on in and

Re: FormattedHeight

2020-05-04 Thread scott--- via use-livecode
Good to know that Trevor’s work was able to solve this problem! (Sounds as if it may not be a solution for the faint of heart yet.) — Scott > On May 4, 2020, at 11:04 AM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 5/2/20 12:25 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: >> I think the

Re: system date

2020-05-04 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
Good to know that it´s working now. - Matthias Rebbe Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > Am 04.05.2020 um 21:36 schrieb Jacques Hausser via use-livecode > : > > OK, I restarted the computer and now everything is OK. I probably > inadvertently did put a little gravel somewhere in the gears…

Re: system date

2020-05-04 Thread Jacques Hausser via use-livecode
OK, I restarted the computer and now everything is OK. I probably inadvertently did put a little gravel somewhere in the gears… thank you Martin and Matthias and sorry for the inconvenience. > Le 4 mai 2020 à 20:55, Martin Koob via use-livecode > a écrit : > > OK I opened the 'Language and

Re: system date

2020-05-04 Thread Martin Koob via use-livecode
OK I opened the 'Language and Region' settings panel and clicked on the ‘Advanced’ button and then clicked on the Tab for ‘Dates’ There is a field with a setting for “Short” which was 2020-01-05. I replaced the hyphens with slashes. I had to quit and relaunch LiveCode for the change to take

Re: system date

2020-05-04 Thread Martin Koob via use-livecode
Huh, I get 2020-05-04 here in Canada. Not sure what my region settings are. Regards, Martin Koob > On May 4, 2020, at 2:39 PM, Jacques Hausser via use-livecode > wrote: > > My region settings are by default. But I would not be surprised if the > problem comes from Apple. > >> Le 4

Re: system date

2020-05-04 Thread Jacques Hausser via use-livecode
My region settings are by default. But I would not be surprised if the problem comes from Apple. > Le 4 mai 2020 à 20:21, matthias rebbe via use-livecode > a écrit : > > I tried here with DP4 on Mac OS 10.14.6. > > I definitely get 04.05.20 when running your script. > > Either this has to

Re: system date

2020-05-04 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
I tried here with DP4 on Mac OS 10.14.6. I definitely get 04.05.20 when running your script. Either this has to do with 10.15.4 or Are you sure your region settings are correct. ;) Regards, Matthias - Matthias Rebbe Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > Am 04.05.2020 um 20:07 schrieb

system date

2020-05-04 Thread Jacques Hausser via use-livecode
Hello everybody, Back to LC after a long time out. I’m using LC 9.6.0(dp 4) on Mac OS 10.15.4, and I just discovered that Livecode seems totally deaf to the words “system date”. EG: put the date into today convert today to system date put today into fld 1 returns 5/4/20 instead of 04.05.20

Re: FormattedHeight

2020-05-04 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 5/2/20 12:25 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: I think the solution has to be in the engine. I'm in trouble. I am no longer in trouble. :) Huge thanks to Trevor for spending an inordinate amount of time with me over the weekend to get his DataView working in my stack. It's really

Re: DataView and DataView Tree Updates

2020-05-04 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 12:42 PM Trevor DeVore wrote: > I've updated the DataView and DataView Tree code in my GitHub repos with a > script that will load all of the necessary files for developers who are not > using the Levure framework. You will find updated instructions in the > README, a link

RE: Has anyone experience of GPS on iPhone?

2020-05-04 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
Graham, Try a GPS status app from the iStore. If you are inside or have RFI the device will fall back to cellular/WIFI location data. If a GPS status app also shows poor accuracy this could be your problem. Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net

Re: Can "answer file with type" show more than one file type at a time?

2020-05-04 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Martin, > Am 04.05.2020 um 17:55 schrieb Martin Koob via use-livecode > : > > Hi > > I have the following in an app to for a user to select a video file. > answer file "Select the Movie." with (the tDefaultRecordingFolder of > stack "preferences") with type "Quicktime Movie

Can "answer file with type" show more than one file type at a time?

2020-05-04 Thread Martin Koob via use-livecode
Hi I have the following in an app to for a user to select a video file. answer file "Select the Movie." with (the tDefaultRecordingFolder of stack "preferences") with type "Quicktime Movie files|mov|Moov" or type "MPEG 4 Movie Files|mp4,m4v|mpg4" The resulting dialog presents a a pop up

Re: Has anyone experience of GPS on iPhone?

2020-05-04 Thread Graham Samuel via use-livecode
Thanks Ralph. To answer your questions: 1. I left the mobileStartTrackingSensor to the default second parameter, i.e. I didn’t put anything. The LC dictionary says that the default value is false which means > readings are determined using accurate (but power consuming) sources such as > GPS

Re: Has anyone experience of GPS on iPhone?

2020-05-04 Thread Prothero-ELS via use-livecode
Graham, You may be way beyond this, but I did a bit of googling and this link looked relevant. https://www.smaato.com/blog/optimize-your-location-data-accuracy/ Best, Bill William Prothero https://earthlearningsolutions.org > On May 4, 2020, at 5:07 AM, Graham Samuel via use-livecode >

RE: Has anyone experience of GPS on iPhone?

2020-05-04 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
1) Did you set the second parameter of mobileStartTrackingSensor to "false"? 2) Did you require "GPS" as well as "Location Services" in the standalone settings? If you don’t tick GPS then the GPS chip will not be used and you will get rough location readings. Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen

Re: Has anyone experience of GPS on iPhone?

2020-05-04 Thread Prothero-ELS via use-livecode
Graham, I would want to be verifying the coordinates with another gps device. I’d also check it against apps that give lat/Lon. Bill William Prothero https://earthlearningsolutions.org > On May 4, 2020, at 5:07 AM, Graham Samuel via use-livecode > wrote: > > I’m using GPS on iPhone using

Re: Group resizing.

2020-05-04 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
David, thank you - that's a kind and generous offer to Zoom / pair on it. However, since the immediate problem is solved, I'd rather take a raincheck, and keep your offer in my back pocket for some future time I have a problem. Summary of this case - when you do resizing based on groups,

Has anyone experience of GPS on iPhone?

2020-05-04 Thread Graham Samuel via use-livecode
I’m using GPS on iPhone using the various commands and functions available in LC. Most of this works, but I am having difficulty with the quantity “horizontal accuracy”. This can be queried via an array which is returned when mobileCurrentLocation() is executed. Looking at other iOS apps that

Re: DataView and DataView Tree Updates

2020-05-04 Thread JeeJeeStudio via use-livecode
It's line 313 of the stack script of dataview_dbcursor.livecodescript i downloaded 0.4.0, but files inside where from 20-09-2019 so will download again, maybe i clicked the wrong zip Op 3-5-2020 om 23:00 schreef Trevor DeVore via use-livecode: On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 1:11 PM JeeJeeStudio via

Re: Group resizing.

2020-05-04 Thread David Bovill via use-livecode
Trying to understand this thread. I’ve been doing nested group resizing for all my work now for several years - it has been difficult often to debug track errors because of all the nested messages. As a result I’ve had to make a bunch of tools to test each nested element before they are