Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition

Hi there I suggest that there could be a Non-Appbuilding Community Edition That would be for personal use, and to learn coding. Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and

Setting Creation Date of file to a past date?

Hi there I want to create/export some images from Livecode to fit into a slideshow that is sorted by creation date. It means that the files I export shall have a creation date of the past. So that when they are put into the folder of the slideshow, the images are placed automatically at the

Little tool for popUp palette graphics

Hi there I have placed at little tool for you here: https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=9=13399=203217#p203217 Hope it is useful. Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list

Re: Files() can't list rtfd files (mac)

Danke schön Klaus Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode

Files() can't list rtfd files (mac)

Hi there The files function can’t list .rtfd files. They are a special rtf format on Mac. Whats up? Mic ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: [ANN] Release 9.6.2 RC-2

Richard Gaskin wrote: > We've been here before... > > 68k -> PPC > Classic -> OS X > PPC -> Intel > 32-bit -> 64-bit More form memory-land: Yesterday I downloaded SuperCard 4.8.1 Trail wich still is maintained. I was able to convert some 30 years old SC stacks so they could run again (at

Re: Moving object out of a group

Can this help https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7=32494=178858#p178858 Mic ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Demo of bending a polygon

Hi there I have put a demo of bending a polygon here https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=8=33750 Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url

Demo of calculating tangents to circles

Hi there I have put a demo of calculating tangents to circles here https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=8=33666 Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please

Re: Thumbnail on txt file? (Mac users)

Hi again Thanks for the input on this topic to all! I have put a little file here to demonstrate how this could be done. If you have ideas for polish then I look forward to that. https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=8=33586 BTW

Re: Thumbnail on txt file?

ating system or its > desktop/windowing manager and not by LiveCode. > > On 18.01.20 11:26, Michael Kristensen via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi there >> >> Im using a simple txt file for storing data. >> >> I want to stick a preview thumbnail onto it when I sa

Thumbnail on txt file?

Hi there Im using a simple txt file for storing data. I want to stick a preview thumbnail onto it when I save it. Can I do that? Mac High Sierra Thanks Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Bug: brush and erase tool do not work in a standalone

Hi there The brush and erase tool do not work in a standalone on Mac Livecode 9 and 9.5 Thanks Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

9.5 layerClipRect

Hi there layerClipRect is a nice addition to LiveCode. Made a little experiment with the code from the Dictionary // Hide 10 pixels from the border of image "myImage" local tRect put the rect of image "myImage" into tRect add 10 to item 1 of tRect add 10 to item 2 of tRect subtract 10 from item

Drag and Drop between groups

Hi there I have placed an example of DaD objects between groups here: https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7=32494 If the experts would like to take a look at it it would be nice (to improve on it) Michael

Best strategy for dragging objects in an out of groups?

Hi there What would be the best strategy for dragging objects in and out of groups? If anyone has a stack that demonstrate that it would be nice else just explain in plain words what you think is the best strategy. Thanks Michael PS While I write this Im thinking that maybe RELAYER in a

Re: MouseMove less responsive in 9.0.4

Thanks Monte and Mark RELAYER! Wow, I did not know about it. Everything works perfectly now. Life is wonderful and spring is here. Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

Re: MouseMove less responsive in 9.0.4

Thank you Paul for looking into it. There is a clear difference here and I have an 2017 iMac which is pretty fast. Yet, I might have jumped to conclusion to fast since I also have this mouseEnter handler (before a mouseDown and mouseMove handler): on mouseEnter if the tool is "Browse

MouseMove less responsive in 9.0.4

Hi there There is a definite degradation of the moseMove responsiveness here Could you please investigate to determine if it also is true for you Thanks Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.4 RC-1

Hi there It is my impression that mouseMove is less responsive than in 9.0.3 MouseMove was one of the things there was worked on in 9.0.4 RC-1 Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

The Old Project Browser?

Hi there I know the old project browser is still there in LC 9. I just can’t remember how to get to it. Can you help out? Thanks Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and

Re: Polygon Bug

Hi hh Thanks for the reply If you are a reg member of the bug site then please go a head and report it, because Im not Michael > > Yes. I have it too here, in LC 9.0.2 and LC 8.1.10. > Did you already report the bug? > > Currently we could use as a workaround to disable the graphic, > from

Bug with polygons

Hi there Mac, Livecode 9.02 Non-Opaque polygons block the mouse click, when their lineSize is greater than 9. (This figure varies) You can test the bug in this little stack. https://www.dropbox.com/s/7rsa9qo7fi1295e/Polygon%20Bug.zip?dl=0 Michael

Script works but still cast an error?

Hi there I have a scrolling group called “PinBoard” that holds subgroups and fields. If I place this simple script in the subgroups: on mouseEnter lock screen start editing grp PinBoard set the layer of me to top stop editing end mouseEnter …it works very well. If I

Thanks to Hermann Hoch...

…for all the wonderful and wellcraftet stacks you share so generously with us! Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: Need a little help with image resizing

Thanks Richard and Jacqueline That was easy. Did not know about the crop command. Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Need a little help with image resizing

Hi there I have an image B1 with a scribble made with brush tool in it. I want to double the width of the image without distorting the scribble. The plan is to: 1. select the image with select tool 2. cut the image out 3. resize the image 4. paste the image back in, in the original proportions

Re: 9.0.0 RC-1 Hard crash still persists + New problem

Hi again Thanks for the answers! Deleted the prefs files. Crash persist. As a side note Command-E opens the script fine. Problem with Extension Manager: This is a picture of my Extension Manager

Re: 9.0.0 RC-1 Hard crash still persists + New problem

Hi Lagi I disabled all the extensions, one by one, in the Extensions Manager. I had the same result as before …a hard crash. But apparently the Extensions Manager depends on the extensions themself, because now the Extension Manager is completely empty and I cant acces them to load them at

9.0.0 RC-1 Hard crash still persists

Hi there (Mac 10.11.6) I have grouped items in a group. I press Command R to edit the big group. Then I hover mouse over one of the subgroups and Option-Command-click to acces the script. Then Hard crash Only Force Quit Livecode will let me out Mic

FOR YOU: OSX-style push reorder of objects

Hi there This is a stack that reorder objects like in the osx app bar. You drag an object and it pushes the other objects away. This might also be interesting for Windows users. I dont know how they do it. Please upload if you have improvements. Enjoy Michael Kristensen Here it is: http

Re: Determining left or right movement in a mouseMove handler

Thank you Mike Bonner, Mark Schonewille and Alejandre Tejada. I did work in the direction of Mike and Marks script but I forgot to use Local. That solved it. Alejandro I did not dig deep into your stack as the solution was ready at hand from Mike and Mark. But you can always us a bezier

Determining left or right movement in a mouseMove handler

Hi there How can I determine if the mouse is moving left or right (or up or down) on the screen in a mouseMove handler? Not just from the outset (that is easy) but at any moment, like when a user changes his mind and move the opposite way. Something like put x into oldX will not work. Thanks

Accesing Mac file icons

Hi there There is some pretty big icons that show the content of a mac file. Fx graphics files show a picture of the actual graphic in the file. Is it possible to acces that icon or picture from livecode? Thanks Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list

Re: Pointlist to Bezier?

A video of live vector drawing can be seen here. (there is no lag at all) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP1CVHiRvXk Herman - approximating closely would be great! Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit

Re: Pointlist to Bezier?

Thanks to Scott, Hermann and Alejandro for your extensive replies. Herman your smoothing app is cool and working very well! I might not have been precise enough….what I meant was: To a given curve (or pointlist) which bezier will fit it. Kind of reverse-engeneering beziers Thanks Michael

Screen updating i version 7

Hi there Im finding that the screen updating in version 7 is WAY slower than in v6.6. So slow that it is not usable. Multiple things that update instantaneous in 6.6 becomes a visible one-by-one updating in v7 I even read that 7 should use multiple threads... What am I missing? Are you

Tracing Stack (was: the points of graphic)

Hi there I have placed a Tracing Stack here: http://forums.runrev.com/viewtopic.php?f=9t=13399p=64351#p64351 Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your

Re: the points of graphic

hi Jim Where can one use the code? I put it in a button in alejandros stack and get errors. I have never seen the To Poly syntax before I ditto the challenge given to you before. Michael This script will provide the individual points. on mouseUp put the width of this card/2 into

Re: RELEASE: LiveCode 6.5.0 DP1 (Benjamin Beaumont)

Will the new Resolution Independence give us zoom facilities? Mic ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: Strange behavior of files()

altThumbViewer control - Beta 0.9 I noticed the anormality. Michael Michael Kristensen wrote: I have a folder with 1347 jpg files they are sequently named 0001.JPG 0002.JPG 0003.JPG ... 1345.JPG 1346.JPG 1347.JPG Strangely

Strange behavior of files()

Hi there I have a folder with 1347 jpg files they are sequently named 0001.JPG 0002.JPG 0003.JPG ... 1345.JPG 1346.JPG 1347.JPG Strangely the files() function return a list omitting the first two and the last two. Thus the list start with

Re: scrolling stack I made

Runrev has promised subpixel placement in a future update Mic Here it is adapted to use the array again. It's too bad (for this) that the loc can't use a fractional value and just work. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com

Limitations of the Open-Source version?

Hi there I have not seen it explanied/discussed what limitations there is put on the O-S version. Can you point me to it? Thanks Mic ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and

Re: Sharing a little stack

Hi David Line = Poly1 Yellow Rect = Poly2 Field = Thicknes This is the script inside one of the small squares. Adjust the script for the other one accordingly. local gDragging,loc2,T on mouseDown put true into gDragging put line 2 of points of grc Poly1 into loc2 put fld Thicknes

Sharing a little stack

Hi there This little stack demonstrate resizing a rectangle in any direction Its also an exersice in calculating pendicular lines http://forums.runrev.com/viewtopic.php?f=9t=13399 Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com

Re: Scripting shades of colors?

Hi again Also thanks to Dan Friedman for your script Rolf Kocherhans pointed me to this stack by Bernd http://forums.runrev.com/viewtopic.php?f=10t=11100p=51903hilit=darken+lighten#p51903 Thanks to both And now a special thanks goes to my mother who always believed in me and stood up for me

Re: Scripting shades of colors?

Hi Jan This was spot on! Thanks for your reply and stack Michael Hi Michael, You might be interested in Quartam Color Library for LiveCode - a free / open source software project available under the commercial-friendly LGPL license. It has built-in functions for producing lighter

Scripting shades of colors?

Hi there Lets say I have a color a,b,c Now I want the same color but fx 10% darker and 10 % lighter. (As if you in the colorwheel palette dragged the scrollbar-thumb a little down and a little up) How could one script this? Thanks Michael ___

Bug with acceleratedRendering

Hi there If I use acceleratedRendering, the blendmode transparent set on images is not working. That is, white areas are not transparent, but opaque/white. OSX 10.6.8 Livecode 5.5.1 Thanks Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list

This handler does not work in 5.5.1

Hi there This handler does not work in 5.5.1 on preOpenStack choose browse tool close stack revtools end preOpenStack Any idea? Thanks Michael ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

TIP: A Collapsable Tool Palette

Hi there If you have finished adding objects to your stack it can be nice to have a smaller Tool Palette with only the RUN - EDIT button visible. You can have that in this way: Go to the preferences of Revolution/Livecode and turn this on: General: Command-Option or Control-Alt edits script.

Re: TIP: A Collapsable Tool Palette

Yes Mark When you quit Rev the Palette will ask you if you want to save. If yes it will stick for next time. Michael Hi Michael, Do these script changes stick between sessions? -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille ___ use-livecode

Re: use-livecode Digest, Vol 98, Issue 4

Hi Mark Very nice to see your additions. One comment on the DPI If you want a ruler that match your printer you should use 72. Also if you fx want to calculate a perimeter or area of a square you should use 72. At least on a Mac To have the ruler appear lifelike I use 72/2.54 * 1.52 on an

Leonardo Bezier. How to bring your own Bezier in

How to bring your own Bezier drawing in! As far as I know the drawing app Canvas is the only program that lets you export the Bezier Control Points of a Bezier as a textlist. Mac Trail: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/1924/canvas Not working on OSX 10.7 PC Trail:

Re: Nice Leonardo da Vinci Bezier, just a click away

on mouseUp lock screen repeat with i = 4 down to 1 delete grc i end repeat end mouseUp Michael Den 04/11/2011 kl. 16.55 skrev use-livecode-requ...@lists.runrev.com: this is a cool demonstration of points in Livecode. One question - how does one *clear* the window of the

Nice Leonardo da Vinci Bezier, just a click away

Hi there Here is a nice Leonardo da Vinci Bezier, just a click away Make a new big wd Make a new button up in the left corner Make a Custom Prop of the button called LeoPoints and fill in these points: 640,265 670,256 697,268 690,293 682,325 717,281 716,334 712,386 671,374 668,378 676,388

Nice cm ruler. Only a click away

Hi there Here is a nice cm ruler that span fx a iMac 27. Only a click away. Make a new wd Make a btn Put this script in it and click... on mouseUp lock screen put 72/2.54 into Q repeat with i = 0 to 90 new grc set the style of last grc to Polygon set the points

TIP: Using Unicode chars as icons

Hi there Icons can be quite space-saving and also pleasing to the eye. But somtimes the hazzle of making the icon in a paint app and import it into Livecode and keep it in a hidden place is to much. On a Mac there is a palette calle Keyboard. It can show the thousands of chars/symbols in a

Re: Challenge: Faking 3D extrusion of a polygon SOLVED

Hi there Here is a very fast version, with no compromise. http://forums.runrev.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=9t=7824p=37483#p37483 Special thanks goes to Bernd Niggemann who worked with me offline, and was instrumental to the final solution. Michael

Re: Challenge: Faking 3D extrusion of a polygon

Hi there Thanks to all for the input about 3D I was not exactly what I wanted though... Please go here and download a couple of stacks to see what i mean. http://forums.runrev.com/viewtopic.php?f=9t=7824p=36629#p36629 Thanks Mic ___ use-livecode

PDF with Bezier curve(s)?

Hi there Would it be possible to get the bezier control points data from a pdf that only contains bezier curves (one or more)? Thanks Mic ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe

Re: PDF with Bezier curve(s)?

Thanks Monte You have put me on the right track by mentioning PDF Spec. I have solved my problem now. Thanks Mic I have an app (created 10 years ago so way before there were easier options) that generates PDF reports including bezier curves in charts. If I can generate them you'll be