a little unicode help

2012-10-30 Thread Chris Sheffield
the text that's entered into the field. This user name gets saved to a sqlite database, btw. I'm not sure if anything needs to be taken into consideration for that or not. Any takers? Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com

Re: a little unicode help

2012-10-30 Thread Chris Sheffield
, RAL, XYZ, H.Lab and other colour spaces. http://www.color-converter.com On 30 okt 2012, at 16:36, Chris Sheffield wrote: I know several of you out there are unicode experts. I'm in need of a little help with something. Working on an iPad app. At one point I'm using a native input

Re: a little unicode help

2012-10-30 Thread Chris Sheffield
okt 2012, at 16:51, Chris Sheffield wrote: Thanks for the quick reply, Mark. I've tried treating all text as unicode, but the characters from the English keyboard still don't work right. But maybe my problem is in the conversion. So I'm retrieving the unicodeText property of the native

Re: a little unicode help

2012-10-30 Thread Chris Sheffield
Converter to convert CMYK, RGB, RAL, XYZ, H.Lab and other colour spaces. http://www.color-converter.com On 30 okt 2012, at 17:32, Chris Sheffield wrote: Mark, Here's a selection of my code. It really is quite simple. I first retrieve the text from the native text input control: put

Help with ampersand in xml

2012-10-18 Thread Chris Sheffield
For all you xml experts out there. Hoping someone has the answer for this... I need to use an ampersand character () in xml. It's in a company name like Levi Strauss Co. Everything I can find on the topic says to use the entity reference amp;, but this doesn't seem to be working. I just end up

Re: Explicit Variables again

2012-10-18 Thread Chris Sheffield
Pete, It is possible to toggle it via the Edit menu when you have a script window open. Still a hassle, but doesn't take nearly as long as opening the prefs and doing it that way. Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Oct 18, 2012, at 11:20 AM, Peter

Re: Explicit Variables again

2012-10-18 Thread Chris Sheffield
Or there's this property that can be set: explicitVariables = true or false :-) On Oct 18, 2012, at 11:28 AM, Chris Sheffield cmsheffi...@me.com wrote: Pete, It is possible to toggle it via the Edit menu when you have a script window open. Still a hassle, but doesn't take nearly as long

Re: Help with ampersand in xml

2012-10-18 Thread Chris Sheffield
On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Chris Sheffield cmsheffi...@me.com wrote: For all you xml experts out there. Hoping someone has the answer for this... I need to use an ampersand character () in xml. It's in a company name like Levi Strauss Co. Everything I can find on the topic says to use

Re: Dumb question about deployment to iPad3

2012-10-15 Thread Chris Sheffield
Graham, Make sure the simulator is running, then go to Hardware - Device menu and select iPad (Retina). :-) Chris On Oct 15, 2012, at 8:29 AM, Graham Samuel livf...@mac.com wrote: I have an iPad app in development which worked pretty well in earlier versions of LC and XCode and which I

Re: iOS: Internet connection available?

2012-10-11 Thread Chris Sheffield
working... Chris On Oct 10, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Guglielmo Braguglia guglie...@braguglia.ch wrote: Hi Chris, read the iOS Release Notes, paragraph : Network reachability checking ... :) Guglielmo On 10.10.2012 23:39, Chris Sheffield wrote: Does anyone have a good way in an iOS

Re: iOS: Internet connection available?

2012-10-11 Thread Chris Sheffield
Unfortunately I realized this solution won't work. The device could be connected to a wireless network but not necessarily have Internet access. So back to the drawing board... On Oct 10, 2012, at 3:59 PM, Chris Sheffield cmsheffi...@me.com wrote: I did just read through

Re: Speed of visual effect under iOS

2012-10-11 Thread Chris Sheffield
as possible. Move everything you possibly can to openCard instead. This has actually helped me in some cases. Good luck! Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Oct 11, 2012, at 8:54 AM, Matthias Rebbe matthias_livecode_150...@m-r-d.de wrote: Hi, i am using

iOS: Internet connection available?

2012-10-10 Thread Chris Sheffield
Does anyone have a good way in an iOS app to determine if an Internet connection is available? I'm not finding anything very useful in the LC Dictionary. Bonus points if there's also a way to determine the type of connection available (WiFi vs. cell service (3G/4G)). Thanks, Chris -- Chris

Re: iOS: Internet connection available?

2012-10-10 Thread Chris Sheffield
:51 PM, Guglielmo Braguglia guglie...@braguglia.ch wrote: Hi Chris, read the iOS Release Notes, paragraph : Network reachability checking ... :) Guglielmo On 10.10.2012 23:39, Chris Sheffield wrote: Does anyone have a good way in an iOS app to determine if an Internet connection

Re: iOS Can't Make a Standalone!

2012-10-02 Thread Chris Sheffield
Make sure you've selected your provisioning profile in the standalone builder settings. Again, sometimes when upgrading LiveCode and/or Xcode, it's been necessary to set it again. I've also had to do it when updating my profile for whatever reason (i.e. it's expired, I've added a new device,

Re: iOS No code signature found!

2012-10-02 Thread Chris Sheffield
correctly. Your thoughts? Rick On Oct 2, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Chris Sheffield cmsheffi...@me.com wrote: Make sure you've selected your provisioning profile in the standalone builder settings. Again, sometimes when upgrading LiveCode and/or Xcode, it's been necessary to set it again. I've also

Re: iOS No code signature found!

2012-10-02 Thread Chris Sheffield
encouragement and help! Rick On Oct 2, 2012, at 10:52 AM, Chris Sheffield cmsheffi...@me.com wrote: Wow, someone else might have to chime in here. I'm not really sure what else to try. Actually, I did just have one more thought. Sometimes this procedure will fix things for me if I'm

Re: iOS Unknown Deployment Platform error

2012-10-01 Thread Chris Sheffield
go back to iOS simulator 5.0. Hope that helps you. Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Oct 1, 2012, at 1:32 PM, Rick Harrison harri...@all-auctions.com wrote: Hi there, When Apple decided to force upgrade everything to version 4.5 of Xcode is when

Re: storing data on iOS devices

2012-09-11 Thread Chris Sheffield
the data was wiped out. So what does everyone else do? Where can I store the data so this won't happen, but *not* have it backed up to iTunes/iCloud? Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com ___ use

storing data on iOS devices

2012-09-10 Thread Chris Sheffield
the data was wiped out. So what does everyone else do? Where can I store the data so this won't happen, but *not* have it backed up to iTunes/iCloud? Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com ___ use-livecode

Re: Capitalization in iOS Input Control?

2012-08-24 Thread Chris Sheffield
Glad you figured it out. I have to admit. I laughed. Just a little. :-D In all seriousness, though. it'd be nice if an error was thrown so that you knew the property name was incorrect. Chris On Aug 24, 2012, at 1:13 PM, Scott Rossi sc...@tactilemedia.com wrote: Answering my own question:

Re: iOS - closeCard, going back to main stack and visual effects when using a substack

2012-08-17 Thread Chris Sheffield
. Good luck! Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Aug 16, 2012, at 3:48 PM, Thomas McGrath III 3mcgr...@comcast.net wrote: I am attempting to use a splash screen stack and load several substacks and am running into a problem where the closeCard and OpenCard

Re: Visual effect in rect

2012-08-09 Thread Chris Sheffield
effect is done. If you're not using this, then I'm stumped. Sorry. :-) Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Aug 8, 2012, at 10:42 PM, J. Landman Gay jac...@hyperactivesw.com wrote: I'm doing this: lock screen for visual effect in rect tRect show some

Re: [OT] Image Editing App Updated (and on sale?)

2012-08-09 Thread Chris Sheffield
Some may be interested in knowing that you can download a fully functional 30-day trial from their web site. That's what I did a few days ago. But I am planning on buying a copy as well. Chris Sheffield On Aug 9, 2012, at 6:25 PM, Colin Holgate co...@verizon.net wrote: At $15 it's worth

Re: Is it safe to upgrade to Xcode 4.4?

2012-08-01 Thread Chris Sheffield
-- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Aug 1, 2012, at 1:44 AM, Graham Samuel livf...@mac.com wrote: I know there has been some discussion on the list lately but I remain confused. I (along with I guess everyone else) have had a notification from the Mac App Store

Jacque's LC error plugin

2012-07-31 Thread Chris Sheffield
(if there is one). Jacque, if you're watching... Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: Jacque's LC error plugin

2012-07-31 Thread Chris Sheffield
Great. Thanks! On Jul 31, 2012, at 4:42 PM, J. Landman Gay jac...@hyperactivesw.com wrote: On 7/31/12 2:38 PM, Chris Sheffield wrote: Anyone know where I can download Jacque's excellent error plugin? I'm talking about the one where you can feed it LiveCode error numbers and have it return

Re: slightly OT: how to search amazon?

2012-07-13 Thread Chris Sheffield
queries from one IP in a given time frame. Bob On Jul 12, 2012, at 2:53 PM, Chris Sheffield wrote: Hope no one minds if I ask this here. I'm having a hard time finding much in my searches for how to do this. Does anyone know how one would go about searching for product info

Re: slightly OT: how to search amazon?

2012-07-13 Thread Chris Sheffield
definitely against Amazon's rules of use unless you are displaying an item for sale on Amazon. Also, you do need to be an Amazon associate to use the info at all. Tim On Jul 12, 2012, at 2:53 PM, Chris Sheffield wrote: Hope no one minds if I ask this here. I'm having a hard time finding much

slightly OT: how to search amazon?

2012-07-12 Thread Chris Sheffield
Hope no one minds if I ask this here. I'm having a hard time finding much in my searches for how to do this. Does anyone know how one would go about searching for product info on amazon.com via a custom url? If I wanted to include a search in an app by using isbn, key words, etc., what's the

Re: Access to ~/Library on OSX

2012-06-29 Thread Chris Sheffield
I'm not sure this is possible, unless you can run some sort of shell command before displaying the dialog. Just out of curiosity, why are you wanting a user to open a file from that location anyway? Isn't it considered off limits by the OS. Thus the reason it's hidden. ;-) Chris -- Chris

Re: Access to ~/Library on OSX

2012-06-29 Thread Chris Sheffield
think my application should support drag/drop opening of databases. Pete lcSQL Software http://www.lcsql.com On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Chris Sheffield cmsheffi...@me.comwrote: I'm not sure this is possible, unless you can run some sort of shell command before displaying

Re: acceleratedRendering is my friend

2012-06-28 Thread Chris Sheffield
, and then send that handler. Just thought I'd share in case anyone else runs into this. :-) Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Jun 28, 2012, at 2:11 PM, Chipp Walters ch...@chipp.com wrote: Just wanted to share a couple other key points Tom and I

Re: acceleratedRendering is my friend

2012-06-27 Thread Chris Sheffield
Tom, Thanks for the info. Very useful. I haven't actually tried any of this yet, but is there still a problem where the screen flashes when toggling acceleratedRendering on/off in preOpenCard and closeCard? I was seeing this a couple months back, so I'm curious if that still exists. I haven't

Re: lcTaskList 1.0rc3 release candidate 3 available now

2012-06-25 Thread Chris Sheffield
Yes! Thanks for adding the horizontal scrollbar. I love this thing! On Jun 24, 2012, at 11:45 PM, Bill Vlahos bvla...@mac.com wrote: Thank you to everyone for their encouragement and feedback on the task list IDE plugin. I believe this version (1.0rc3) is feature complete and bug free.

Re: iOS 6 Compile

2012-06-22 Thread Chris Sheffield
Brian, LiveCode 5.5.1 was officially released a couple days ago. It should include support for iOS 6, including testing in the simulator (if you have Xcode 4.5 installed) and a fix for apps that crash under iOS 6. Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Jun

Re: Mobile Screen Design Without MobGUI

2012-06-22 Thread Chris Sheffield
Check out Scott Rossi's tmControl. Excellent tool. And great support too! http://tmtools.tactilemedia.com/tmcontrol/ Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Jun 22, 2012, at 1:28 PM, Mikey mikeyt...@gmail.com wrote: So since the future of MG seems

Re: Playing Sounds in iOS

2012-06-21 Thread Chris Sheffield
? Thanks again, Roger On Jun 20, 2012, at 3:12 PM, use-livecode-requ...@lists.runrev.com wrote: Message: 10 Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:14:11 -0600 From: Chris Sheffield cmsheffi...@me.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Subject: Re: Playing Sounds in iOS Message-ID

Re: Playing Sounds in iOS

2012-06-21 Thread Chris Sheffield
...@lists.runrev.com wrote: Message: 23 Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:48:08 -0600 From: Chris Sheffield cmsheffi...@me.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Subject: Re: Playing Sounds in iOS Message-ID: 93e8fdec-befe-4cef-bbf5-058025dcd...@me.com Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US

Re: Playing Sounds in iOS

2012-06-20 Thread Chris Sheffield
is mobile then put specialFolderPath(engine) /mySnd.wav into tPath mobilePlaySoundOnChannel tPath, current, now else play mySnd.wav end if Hopefully that'll work for you. If you have the sound file in a sub folder in the bundle, simply make sure to include that in the path. Chris Sheffield On Jun

Re: Playing Sounds in iOS

2012-06-20 Thread Chris Sheffield
suggest verifying that it's copying correctly in the app bundle. How do I do that? Thanks, Roger On Jun 20, 2012, at 10:00 AM, use-livecode-requ...@lists.runrev.com wrote: Message: 9 Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:38:58 -0600 From: Chris Sheffield cmsheffi...@me.com To: How to use

Re: lcTaskList Plugin 1.0rc2 Released

2012-06-18 Thread Chris Sheffield
is smaller. In my case, I have several plugins open at once, and trying to position all the windows can sometimes be kind of tricky. Having a horizontal scroller in the lcTaskList plugin would help a lot. Thanks again, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Jun

mobile apps: About screens, or not?

2012-06-18 Thread Chris Sheffield
a matter of preference what devs do. Anyone have an opinion one way or another? Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url

iOS: download a file and show progress

2012-06-05 Thread Chris Sheffield
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Re: iOS: download a file and show progress

2012-06-05 Thread Chris Sheffield
notes. There you find all you need. Regards, Matthias Am 05.06.2012 um 21:46 schrieb Chris Sheffield: In the recent Small Business Academy videos, Kevin gave a handy example for how to download a file and show progress... in a desktop app. The same process doesn't seem to work

Re: iOS: print to pdf crashing app, please help

2012-05-31 Thread Chris Sheffield
. -- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com 3mcgr...@comcast.net On May 30, 2012, at 4:45 PM, Chris Sheffield wrote: So I simply need to print a card to a pdf file. I've looked at the docs, and even viewed Kevin's very handy video from the Small Business Academy. No matter what I try

Re: iOS: print to pdf crashing app, please help

2012-05-31 Thread Chris Sheffield
to 750,753 into 13,6,600,600 close printing unlock screen Hope this works for you now. greetings, William 2012/5/31 Chris Sheffield cmsheffi...@me.com: William, I've tried different paths as well, including documents. Doesn't seem to make a difference in this case. Every time

iOS: print to pdf crashing app, please help

2012-05-30 Thread Chris Sheffield
printing to PDF tDocPath print this card into the printRectangle close printing All goes well until the third line. Am I doing something wrong, or have I found a nasty bug? Anyone else out there printing to pdf files under iOS? Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc

Re: Reading the manual and other docs on an iPad

2012-05-23 Thread Chris Sheffield
, that doesn't give you all Dictionary entries. Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On May 23, 2012, at 7:25 AM, Andre Garzia wrote: Online docs at http://docs.runrev.com It is really slow but works. -- enviado do meu Nexus S - android is freedom. http

Re: [PREVIEW] Task LIst Plugin (lcTaskList) for LiveCode

2012-05-23 Thread Chris Sheffield
where I left off, even after closing and reopening a stack. Be sure to let us know the minute you're set up to receive payments. Thanks for your hard work on this. Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On May 22, 2012, at 10:24 PM, Bill Vlahos wrote: Have you

slightly OT: iOS - gift in-app purchases?

2012-05-21 Thread Chris Sheffield
that are submitted can receive redemption codes, but I wasn't sure about free apps and in-app purchases. My company's just trying to figure out some good marketing campaigns, and we're wondering if this is even possible. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com

Re: mobileControlCreate player

2012-05-18 Thread Chris Sheffield
Nicolas, Is there a specific reason you're wanting to use a player object to play audio? If you want to be able to play audio without showing a player, try mobilePlaySoundOnChannel, or even just the play command. Either one of these is simpler. Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc

Re: iPad 3 Gestures?

2012-05-11 Thread Chris Sheffield
None that I know of. The built-in ones require 4 or 5 fingers. However, it is possible to add custom gestures in the Accessibility settings. Is it possible your customer has done that? Maybe mistakenly? Other than that, I can't think of any reason why you'd have a problem. Chris On May 11,

Re: Datagrid in scroller on iOS update speed?

2012-05-01 Thread Chris Sheffield
Did you make sure to set the layerMode of the scrolling group to scrolling? Sorry to ask the obvious, but want to rule that out. Also, as far as sub groups go, I and others have discovered that a scrolling group *cannot* be nested inside another group if you want good performance. I'm guessing

iOS: ask dialog and keyboard return key

2012-04-12 Thread Chris Sheffield
store). Is there some way to make it work this way in a LiveCode app? Maybe I'm just missing something. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit

Re: iOS: using data grid on a retina display

2012-04-12 Thread Chris Sheffield
I've never gotten a response on this. Is there no one using a data grid in an iPad retina app? Thanks, Chris On Apr 10, 2012, at 11:26 AM, Chris Sheffield wrote: Is anyone using a data grid in an app that supports multiple resolutions? In particular, both iPad screens? I'm having a problem

iOS: using data grid on a retina display

2012-04-10 Thread Chris Sheffield
Is anyone using a data grid in an app that supports multiple resolutions? In particular, both iPad screens? I'm having a problem getting the data grid resized correctly to display on the iPad retina display. Is there a trick to it? Perhaps some property that can be set on the data grid that

Re: iOS Control Instantiation problem

2012-04-09 Thread Chris Sheffield
Console is located in /Applications/Utilities. You can also debug this way when running your app on a device. Simply open Xcode, and under your connected device, click the Console icon. Note that the Console application is used when you're running in the simulator, and the Console in Xcode is

does Data Grid have a formattedHeight property?

2012-04-09 Thread Chris Sheffield
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Re: does Data Grid have a formattedHeight property?

2012-04-09 Thread Chris Sheffield
Thank you! I figured it had to be there somewhere. Missed it on my first pass through the docs. On Apr 9, 2012, at 4:34 PM, zryip theSlug wrote: Hi Chris, On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Chris Sheffield cmsheffi...@me.com wrote: I'm trying to set the height of a data grid based

Re: Yet another iOS keyboard question

2012-04-06 Thread Chris Sheffield
Graham, I just tried a quick test using a basic scrolling list field, dragged straight from the tool palette. The keyboard did not appear for me when selecting items in the field. I noticed that lockText is true and traversalOn is true. Maybe start there? Otherwise, maybe compare the

Re: iOS - picking from a scrolling list

2012-04-04 Thread Chris Sheffield
Graham, Check out iphonePick, or mobilePick if you want to be cross platform. That should do what you want. It's all explained in the dictionary. Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Apr 4, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Graham Samuel wrote: In an iOS app I'm

Re: iOS - picking from a scrolling list

2012-04-04 Thread Chris Sheffield
used the scrolling list version and it works well. It would be nice if it had some other options available, like being able to set the position or being able to apply text styles. Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Apr 4, 2012, at 1:23 PM, Graham Samuel wrote

iOS: activity indicator usage

2012-03-26 Thread Chris Sheffield
it work. Also, totally different topic.. For anyone on the dev list, is it down right now? I haven't seen any new messages since this morning, and a couple messages I've sent haven't gone through. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com

iOS: capitalization in ask dialog

2012-03-14 Thread Chris Sheffield
not have to roll my own dialog if I don't have to. If it's not possible, I think I'll submit an enhancement request. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com

change a locked group's rect without moving contained controls

2012-03-09 Thread Chris Sheffield
set to true. Jacque, if you're reading this, have you had any similar problems in your apps? I ask you because I know you've written code to do this kind of thing. :-) Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com

Re: change a locked group's rect without moving contained controls

2012-03-09 Thread Chris Sheffield
the controls inside the group, using the saved starting location as a reference. Works like a charm. On Mar 9, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Chris Sheffield wrote: Does that make sense? I've been working at this for a while now and can't figure it out. The answer is probably simple. I have a grouped

Re: iOS screen size problem

2012-03-06 Thread Chris Sheffield
Make sure you have iPad selected in the standalone builder settings. Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Mar 6, 2012, at 10:57 AM, Graham Samuel wrote: I have successfully created a simple app for the iPad which uses the whole screen (1024 x 768). Now

iOS: scroller problems

2012-02-23 Thread Chris Sheffield
control over it, like positioning and text formatting. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit

Re: iOS: scroller problems

2012-02-23 Thread Chris Sheffield
Wow, I must really need a nap! After messing with this for hours I finally realized that I was adjusting the height of my field but not repositioning it in the locked group. So naturally the whole thing wasn't scrolling correctly. All good now. :-) Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc

Re: Visual effect problems in iOS

2012-02-21 Thread Chris Sheffield
that command. Hope some of this helps. Once again, if you find that visual effects are not happening like they should, but the code is correct and you *are* moving to the desired card, most likely it's a script error somewhere. Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc

Re: Strategies for debugging in the iOS Simulator

2012-02-17 Thread Chris Sheffield
commands. Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Feb 17, 2012, at 2:11 AM, Graham Samuel wrote: Having reached the point where I can run an app in the simulator, I can't find any way of getting any results out of it, apart from adding various displays, 'answer

Re: Sound in the iOS Simulator

2012-02-17 Thread Chris Sheffield
Graham, There was a bug at one point that would cause a hang because the sound would never return done. But I thought it had been fixed. Not sure in which version of LiveCode, however. Which version are you using? Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Feb 17

Re: Next iOS question - why is my app so slow?

2012-02-17 Thread Chris Sheffield
someone else can chime in... -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Feb 17, 2012, at 6:34 AM, Graham Samuel wrote: Well, I was fleetingly pleased with myself that I got my first iOS app installed and running on my iPad 2. It didn't last. The thing runs as though

Re: supporting multiple mobile device resolutions

2012-02-13 Thread Chris Sheffield
...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Chris Sheffield Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 4:32 PM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: supporting multiple mobile device resolutions I know this topic has come up before. About a year or so ago Tom McGrath posted some very

supporting multiple mobile device resolutions

2012-02-10 Thread Chris Sheffield
or suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: iOS: strange flash when setting acceleratedRendering to false

2012-02-08 Thread Chris Sheffield
Thanks, Jacque. Good information. I'll give that a try. Chris On Feb 8, 2012, at 12:05 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: On 2/7/12 4:42 PM, Chris Sheffield wrote: I have a card that contains a field object with words set up as links. When a link is clicked, a pop-up group is displayed

iOS: strange flash when setting acceleratedRendering to false

2012-02-07 Thread Chris Sheffield
again just to be sure? Anyway, I'm at a loss here. Anyone else experiencing this who has fixed it? Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit

Re: Link Text

2012-02-03 Thread Chris Sheffield
Pete, Make sure the sharedText property is set to true on your field. That way the text should be shared across all cards without you having to repopulate the field. And it should keep your links intact, I believe. Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Feb

Re: Ask/Cancel in iOS

2012-02-03 Thread Chris Sheffield
return empty if the user clicks on OK. I'll see if I can find it in the QCC. Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Feb 3, 2012, at 3:07 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: IT contains the encrypted contents of what they entered. If they cancel, IT will be empty

Re: Ask/Cancel in iOS

2012-02-03 Thread Chris Sheffield
Yes. Issue #9970. It has been confirmed. All we can do is wait for a fix. Not sure if there's any kind of workaround or not. Chris On Feb 3, 2012, at 3:11 PM, Chris Sheffield wrote: There's still a problem though if the user leaves the field empty but still taps OK. In that case, as Dan

Re: Ask/Cancel in iOS

2012-02-03 Thread Chris Sheffield
Desktop or iOS? The bug ticket states it's specific to iOS. On Feb 3, 2012, at 3:37 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: This is not true. I just tested this scenario and the result is empty. Bob On Feb 3, 2012, at 2:11 PM, Chris Sheffield wrote: There's still a problem though if the user leaves

iOS: multiline (UITextView) control weirdness

2012-01-27 Thread Chris Sheffield
and methods for UITextView and can't figure this out. Or is this custom behavior that just needs to be coded? If the latter, does anyone have an example and/or hints or tips to make it work smoothly? Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com

Re: Pinch and Rotate

2012-01-23 Thread Chris Sheffield
Ken, Did you try setting acceleratedRendering to true and then setting the layerMode property of the image to dynamic? Might make a difference. Kind of guessing, though. Chris On Jan 23, 2012, at 4:02 PM, Ken Corey wrote: Hiya Thomas, I've been meaning to take a stab at this, and your

Re: iOS: performance issues with visual effects

2012-01-18 Thread Chris Sheffield
. I may have to compromise and use other effects. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Jan 17, 2012, at 5:26 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: On 1/17/12 2:27 PM, Chris Sheffield wrote: show/hide group window with visual effect dissolve very fast

iOS: performance issues with visual effects

2012-01-17 Thread Chris Sheffield
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link colors

2012-01-05 Thread Chris Sheffield
, all to no avail. Did I break this somehow? What can I do apart from setting the color of those chunks of text in my code? Any direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com

Re: link colors

2012-01-05 Thread Chris Sheffield
Wow! I think I need some extra sleep or something. Just minutes after I posted this, i realized I had a line of code that was setting all the text in my field to black. So sorry for the alarm. Move along. Nothing to see here... On Jan 5, 2012, at 9:02 AM, Chris Sheffield wrote: Okay

iOS: custom answer (UIAlertView) dialog?

2012-01-03 Thread Chris Sheffield
that pops up over the top of the current view. Anyone? I'm guessing the answer to this right now is no, but thought I'd ask. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode

Re: iOS: custom answer (UIAlertView) dialog?

2012-01-03 Thread Chris Sheffield
stack as modal, and away you go! Bob On Jan 3, 2012, at 11:09 AM, Chris Sheffield wrote: Do we have the ability yet in LiveCode to customize the answer (UIAlertView) dialog? I need a little more control over the appearance of the dialog than the default answer command allows

Re: iOS: custom answer (UIAlertView) dialog?

2012-01-03 Thread Chris Sheffield
Jacque, you're right. And overlaying a group seems to do the trick. I'm still playing with it, and I'm not even totally sure if the powers that be will like what I've done, but so far it seems to be working well. Thanks for the suggestion. Chris On Jan 3, 2012, at 3:08 PM, J. Landman Gay

Re: iOS: text styles

2011-12-22 Thread Chris Sheffield
Thanks, Jacque. I'll give that a try. Kind of a pain, but if it keeps me going I'm happy. Chris On Dec 21, 2011, at 8:27 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: On 12/21/11 4:42 PM, Chris Sheffield wrote: Set the standalone settings for iPad, etc. Launch it in the simulator. Does the word are appear

Re: iOS: text styles

2011-12-22 Thread Chris Sheffield
Yay, this worked! Thanks again for the suggestion. Don't think I would have thought of it on my own. Chris On Dec 21, 2011, at 8:27 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: On 12/21/11 4:42 PM, Chris Sheffield wrote: Set the standalone settings for iPad, etc. Launch it in the simulator. Does the word

iOS and xml: I don't understand unicode...

2011-12-22 Thread Chris Sheffield
, but the character that is in my file does not seem to be the same one, even though on screen it looks identical. If I test it with something like: if numToChar(209) is in myText then it returns false. I'm stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Chris -- Chris

Re: iOS and xml: I don't understand unicode...

2011-12-22 Thread Chris Sheffield
Converter today. 20% commission! On 22 dec 2011, at 19:47, Chris Sheffield wrote: I need help. In more ways than one, but that's beside the point... I have a utf-8 encoded xml file that I'm reading data from for display in a text field. Everything seems to work just fine except

iOS: text styles

2011-12-21 Thread Chris Sheffield
instead of Arial and that seems to work okay. Unfortunately, I need Arial and not Helvetica. Anybody have any suggestions here? This is very nearly a showstopper if it's a bug. Really need this to work. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com

crossword puzzle in LiveCode

2011-12-08 Thread Chris Sheffield
then allow the user to enter a letter for that space (or something of that nature). Does that even sound doable? Anyone have a better suggestion? Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com ___ use-livecode mailing

Re: crossword puzzle in LiveCode

2011-12-08 Thread Chris Sheffield
by brute force. Nothing fancy but it works quite well. Would you like to see a screen shot? I'll send it to you directly if you would like. Joe Wilkins On Dec 8, 2011, at 9:51 AM, Chris Sheffield wrote: Has anybody ever created a crossword puzzle application in LC? I'm having to make one

Re: crossword puzzle in LiveCode

2011-12-08 Thread Chris Sheffield
words from the stories. So really I just need a way to set up my grid and how best to deal with text entries into the puzzle. Anyway, I appreciate the suggestions thus far. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com On Dec 8, 2011, at 10:51 AM, Chris Sheffield

iOS - available disk space

2011-11-29 Thread Chris Sheffield
supported for iOS. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sheffield Read Naturally, Inc. www.readnaturally.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http

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