Re: Wouldn't it be neat...

2016-08-23 Thread Roger Guay
. . . wait for it . . . use the ol Richard Gaskin maneuver and set the TraversalOn of the field to false. Thanks again, Richard! Cheers, Roger > On Aug 22, 2016, at 9:38 PM, Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> wrote: > > No, mine is indeed set to palette yet does not work and your’s wor

Re: Wouldn't it be neat...

2016-08-22 Thread Roger Guay
No, mine is indeed set to palette yet does not work and your’s works just fine. I’ll report back when I figure out why. Thanks for your patience > On Aug 22, 2016, at 8:42 PM, Richard Gaskin > wrote: > > Roger wrote: > > > I take it back. I thought I had it

Re: Wouldn't it be neat...

2016-08-22 Thread Roger Guay
Nope! > On Aug 22, 2016, at 7:36 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > does it work if you put it into the selectedchunk instead of the > selectedtext? > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Hi Richard,

Re: Wouldn't it be neat...

2016-08-22 Thread Roger Guay
the button, the selectedText in the Script Editor goes unhilited, and nothing else happens. Funny thing is, I could swear I had it working before my previous post??? Cheers, Roger > On Aug 22, 2016, at 4:39 PM, Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> wrote: > > How right y

Re: Wouldn't it be neat...

2016-08-22 Thread Roger Guay
How right you are! Thanks! > On Aug 22, 2016, at 7:39 AM, Richard Gaskin > wrote: > > Clicking a button should only deselect text when the button's traversalOn > property is true. > > If that were not the case it would not be possible to make toolbars that act

Re: wouldn't it be neat...

2016-08-21 Thread Roger Guay
Thanks for this, Peter, I’m going to give it a try… > On Aug 21, 2016, at 9:26 AM, Peter M. Brigham wrote: > > Sorry, forgot to include the little utility script q(): > > on q tString > return quote and tString and quote > end q > > The full frontscript then is: > >

Re: Wouldn't it be neat...

2016-08-21 Thread Roger Guay
Yes, the selected text is deselected when clicking a button on the Mac. Too bad . . . I really like the simplicity of your idea. > On Aug 21, 2016, at 4:36 AM, Mike Bonner wrote: > > Do as monty suggested and hilite the chunk you want to quote and click the > button.

Re: Wouldn't it be neat...

2016-08-20 Thread Roger Guay
o the quote insert. Thanks for the > idea. > > On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 8:47 PM, Monte Goulding <mo...@appisle.net> wrote: > >> Wouldn't it be better if typing quote when you have more than an insertion >> point quoted around the selection? >> >> Sent from

Wouldn't it be neat...

2016-08-20 Thread Roger Guay
If one could double-click a word in the script editor and then simply click a button to put it in quotes? Has anyone already done this? Yes, I know I can do Find and Replace, but this would definitely be the cat’s meow! Roger ___ use-livecode

Re: A Silly Question

2016-08-15 Thread Roger Guay
[-hh] wrote: > The 'Little Arrows' control works for me via > scrollbarLineDec and scrollbarLineInc > > >> Roger G. wrote: >> What do you monitor to determine if the user >> clicked one or the other of these [little] arrows? That’s it! And a little esoteric at that . . .

A Silly Question

2016-08-14 Thread Roger Guay
After all these years I discover I don’t know how to script the little scrollbar control that has the little up and down arrows. What do you monitor to determine if the user clicked one or the other of these arrows? I’m sure to be mortified by the answer. Thanks, Roger

Re: Polygon Smoothing

2016-07-31 Thread Roger Guay
Wow! There’s a lot here. It’s going to take me some time to digest. Thanks very much! > On Jul 31, 2016, at 1:55 AM, [-hh] wrote: > > Smoothing-(Bezier-)Algorithms. > the usability depends on what you want to do: > > [1] Smooth draw or > [2] approximate a few polygon

Re: Polygon Smoothing

2016-07-31 Thread Roger Guay
> Regards, > > Scott Rossi > Creative Director > Tactile Media, UX/UI Design > > > > > On 7/30/16, 7:59 PM, "use-livecode on behalf of Roger Guay" > <use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com > <mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com>

Polygon Smoothing

2016-07-30 Thread Roger Guay
I thought this would be easy but I need help. Anybody know a good algorithm for smoothing polygons? Thanks, Roger ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: Slip, sliding away

2016-07-25 Thread Roger Guay
try putting the following script into each moving image: local tx, ty, dx on mousedown put item 1 of the loc of me into tx put item 2 of the loc of me into ty put tx- the mouseH into dx end mousedown on mouseMove x,y if the mouse is down then set the loc of me to x+dx, ty end mouseMove

Re: [ANN] Sharing FontLab Plugin

2016-07-14 Thread Roger Guay
On Jul 14, 2016, at 10:45 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > A popular choice of permissive license that's both GPL-compatible and works > equally well for proprietary use is the MIT License, which FWIW Scott Raney > had chosen for the MC IDE. > > A discussion of it

Re: Sharing Stacks

2016-07-14 Thread Roger Guay
On Jul 14, 2016, at 7:34 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Among the many venues our community uses for sharing stack files are Dropbox, > Github, the forum DB, and web sites. > > But all the while we have a stack-sharing resource built into the IDE, > RevOnline. > >

Re: [ANN] Sharing FontLab Plugin

2016-07-14 Thread Roger Guay
Roger Eller Wrote: > On Jul 14, 2016, at 7:17 AM, Roger Eller wrote: > > This is Awesome! In OS X it works as expected, but in Windows 7 the Index > fields, and point size field are shorter than the content. Clicking a > letter takes you "near" the letter in the

Re: [ANN] Sharing FontLab Plugin

2016-07-14 Thread Roger Guay
Richard Gasken wrote: > > Which one? GPLv3, v2, BSD, MIT, or something else? > > Also, what issues have you found with font selection/text editing in v8 that > are not present in earlier versions? > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the

Re: [ANN] Sharing FontLab Plugin

2016-07-14 Thread Roger Guay
Richard Gaskin wrote: > On Jul 14, 2016, at 7:16 AM, Richard Gaskin > wrote: > > Also, what issues have you found with font selection/text editing in v8 that > are not present in earlier versions? > An unwieldy font list for one. It would be great if it were

Re: [ANN] Sharing FontLab Plugin

2016-07-14 Thread Roger Guay
Open Source. Roger > On Jul 14, 2016, at 1:14 AM, Peter TB Brett <peter.br...@livecode.com> wrote: > > > > On 14/07/2016 05:01, Roger Guay wrote: >> With recent urgings from Klaus in responding to “Font Picker” >> questions, I decided it was time

[ANN] Sharing FontLab Plugin

2016-07-13 Thread Roger Guay
With recent urgings from Klaus in responding to “Font Picker” questions, I decided it was time to build a new Plugin to address the difficulty of text editing and font selection in LiveCode (Especially LC 8). I’m quite happy with the result and you may find some goodness in it as well. You can

Re: Copying a button drops iconGravity

2016-06-25 Thread Roger Guay
Yes, I can verify that this happens in LC 8.0.1 as well Roger > On Jun 25, 2016, at 7:23 PM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami > wrote: > > LC 8.1 > > create button > set icon to ID of imported image > from msg box > >" set the icongravity of btn "Vedas" to

Re: Script for Shortcut to Open Property Inspector

2016-05-12 Thread Roger Guay
Thank you, Klaus. Exactly what I needed! > On May 12, 2016, at 9:51 AM, Klaus major-k <kl...@major-k.de> wrote: > > Hi Roger, > >> Am 12.05.2016 um 18:41 schrieb Roger Guay <i...@mac.com>: >> >> I have a custom plugin palette of shortcut buttons.

Script for Shortcut to Open Property Inspector

2016-05-12 Thread Roger Guay
I have a custom plugin palette of shortcut buttons. For example, one is to open the Stack Property Inspector which has this script: send "revBuildPropertyPalette" to stack “revTemplatePalette" This worked fine until LC 8. In LC 8, it generates a “can’t find stack” error. Can anyone tell me

Re: Default tool on open stack

2016-04-11 Thread Roger Guay
t; another handler that chooses the tool. It must be that delay that allows the > choosing to happen. > > Peter > > On Apr 11, 2016, at 6:31 PM, Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> wrote: > >> you’re right again, Jacque. Thanks! >> >> >>> On Apr 11, 2

Re: Default tool on open stack

2016-04-11 Thread Roger Guay
-- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > > > On April 11, 2016 6:43:23 PM Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> wrote: > >> That does not work for me in v 7.1.2 but I wish it

Re: Default tool on open stack

2016-04-11 Thread Roger Guay
That does not work for me in v 7.1.2 but I wish it did!! I think this should be a LC Preference setting. Roger > On Apr 11, 2016, at 4:23 PM, Peter Bogdanoff wrote: > > What I do is—in the openStack handler I place: > > if the environment is "development" then >

Re: What grabs yer baby?

2016-03-28 Thread Roger Guay
Fun! This triggers some ideas for my Boids stack. Thanks! > On Mar 28, 2016, at 9:29 AM, RM wrote: > > Well, this might [10 minutes of Lunch break nonsense]: > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/acmtpv96jw9r094/MIRROR.livecode.zip?dl=0 > > Richmond. > >

Re: Look and Feel in LC8

2016-03-11 Thread Roger Guay
Me too, but I certainly understand the need and desire to do the native thing. > On Mar 11, 2016, at 11:00 AM, RM wrote: > > I have always developed stuff to look exactly the same regardless of which > operating > system it has been deployed to: life seems far

Re: Look and Feel in LC8

2016-03-11 Thread Roger Guay
Thanks for this clear warning. It will help! Cheers, Roger > On Mar 11, 2016, at 9:41 AM, Richard Gaskin > wrote: > > In fact, I think that for everything from font metrics to control shapes > you'll find greater consistency among the native themes for all three

Re: Look and Feel in LC8

2016-03-11 Thread Roger Guay
I didn’t even know it was a property! I never used it as a delivery mechanism, but rather as an early or preliminary detection/indication in developing for other platforms. Thanks for the plugin in, Richard. Cheers, Roger > On Mar 11, 2016, at 7:49 AM, Richard Gaskin

Re: Look and Feel in LC8

2016-03-11 Thread Roger Guay
That makes sense. Thanks, Peter. > On Mar 11, 2016, at 2:39 AM, Peter TB Brett <peter.br...@livecode.com> wrote: > > On 11/03/2016 01:26, Roger Guay wrote: >> Sorry if I missed this in prior posts, but what happened to the Look >> and Feel option in the View menu? Is

Look and Feel in LC8

2016-03-10 Thread Roger Guay
Sorry if I missed this in prior posts, but what happened to the Look and Feel option in the View menu? Isn’t this a serious omission? Thanks, Roger ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

Re: Open source, closed source, and the value of code

2016-03-01 Thread Roger Guay
This doesn’t capture my part in this conversation. Personally, I am unconcerned about protecting my code/projects and I’m very happy to publish using the GPL license. But . . . BIG BUT . . . Apple won’t accept GPL, and I cannot afford the ever increasing price of the commercial license as a

Re: Open source, closed source, and the value of code

2016-03-01 Thread Roger Guay
hones and iPads is not necessarily a > bad thing. > > Richmond. > > On 1.03.2016 03:32, Roger Guay wrote: >> Monty, >> >> I’ve tried to be clear about this. I am not complaining, nor am I upset with >> anyone. I have only good wishes and intentions for LC and users of LC. I

Re: Open source, closed source, and the value of code

2016-02-29 Thread Roger Guay
should just be an honor system. > > > On 2/29/2016 8:52 PM, Roger Guay wrote: >> Well, what I suggested a few posts back was a license for non-profits >> and give-away apps. But, I completely understand if that turns out to >> be difficult to police. I’m only trying to help

Re: Open source, closed source, and the value of code

2016-02-29 Thread Roger Guay
> > On 2/29/2016 7:32 PM, Roger Guay wrote: >> Once more, I point out that this might be a good new revenue stream >> for LC!!! Does it hurt anyone? > > Well, it could hurt the company if everyone suddenly decides they're a > hobbyist. But let's take the thoug

Re: Open source, closed source, and the value of code

2016-02-29 Thread Roger Guay
> publish GPL apps to Apple's stores then that's probably something to take up > with Apple. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 1 Mar 2016, at 10:39 AM, Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Do you include those who might want to pub

Re: Open source, closed source, and the value of code

2016-02-29 Thread Roger Guay
Do you include those who might want to publish to the Mac App Store and IOS in your estimate? Roger > On Feb 29, 2016, at 4:16 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: > > One of the issues of course is that there really might only be a handful of > users that can't afford Indy and

Re: Open source, closed source, and the value of code

2016-02-29 Thread Roger Guay
I couldn’t agree with you more, Robert. Plus, I will point out again, that this is another potential revenue source for LiveCode. Cheers, Roger > On Feb 29, 2016, at 1:31 PM, Robert Mann wrote: > > What I questionned is that we're going to be missing an intermediate >

Re: LiveCode for the Hobbyists

2016-02-28 Thread Roger Guay
Excellent point! What would you think about an inexpensive LC license for non-profits and free apps? Roger > On Feb 28, 2016, at 11:00 AM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami > wrote: > > Just to throw in two mangoes from Hawaii > > Matt.. there is also the unspoken "Apple Policy"

Re: Resizing of a Stack

2016-02-27 Thread Roger Guay
Terry, I had similar experience with all versions of LC in OS X Yosemite. It was solved by upgrading to El Capitan. Roger > On Feb 27, 2016, at 8:53 AM, Terence Heaford wrote: > > > I have been using some self made Bar Charts in a stack. > > The bar charts consist

Re: LiveCode for the Hobbyists

2016-02-27 Thread Roger Guay
I’d like to chime in here: I love LiveCode and the folks who use, develop, produce and maintain it. I want them all to flourish. I am strictly a hobbyist developer, but did have an occasion where I donated work to the SETI Institute (a non-profit). This was a couple of years ago when I could

Re: Set textfont color in IDE? LC8DP14

2016-02-11 Thread Roger Guay
I looked for where one COULD set the textColor in the Project Browser on several IDEs, including 7, and I cannot see how that is or was ever done?! Roger > On Feb 11, 2016, at 6:34 AM, Klaus major-k wrote: > > Hi Hermann, > >> Am 11.02.2016 um 14:31 schrieb [-hh]

Re: Set textfont color in IDE? LC8DP14

2016-02-11 Thread Roger Guay
Hey Bill, There again, I don’t remember there was ever a way to do that. If you mean the Property Inspector, then the 4th icon from the left in Property Inspector’s menu (under the titlebar) will allow to set the text color. HTH Cheers, Roger > On Feb 11, 2016, at 9:32 AM, William

Re: Set textfont color in IDE? LC8DP14

2016-02-11 Thread Roger Guay
” pane showing, there is a textcolor choice. > > I use that choice a fair amount, so I miss it. > > Best, > Bill > > >> On Feb 11, 2016, at 9:26 AM, Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Hey Bill, >> >> There again, I don’t remember th

Re: Black icons in LC 8 DP 14

2016-02-08 Thread Roger Guay
I like yours better, Richard. Would you share your script with us? thanks, Roger > On Feb 8, 2016, at 8:11 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > > So rather than require other people to design the LC menu bar to look how I > personally prefer it, I just made a short script

Re: Black icons in LC 8 DP 14

2016-02-08 Thread Roger Guay
You are always so kind. Thank you. > On Feb 8, 2016, at 9:44 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > > > Sure. It's a checkbox in my > soon-to-be-released-once-I-finish-compatibility-with-v8 devolution toolkit - > here's the script:

Re: ANN: FlockOBoids

2016-01-31 Thread Roger Guay
fun project to occupy my mind for the next few days :-) > > -- Alex. > btw - I really like the Wikipedia button !! > > > > On 30/01/2016 02:12, Roger Guay wrote: >> Building on Scott Rossi’s Swarm stack, I’ve managed to build my version of >> swarming Boids. In

ANN: FlockOBoids

2016-01-29 Thread Roger Guay
Building on Scott Rossi’s Swarm stack, I’ve managed to build my version of swarming Boids. In my FlockOBoids stack, boids are given a diverse set of initial velocity vectors, and then they are subject to 3 simple rules: First they all try to fly to the center of the flock. Second, they try to

Re: Animations on iOS

2015-12-15 Thread Roger Guay
Wow, what a cool idea! It boggles the mind!! Thanks, Scott. Roger > On Dec 15, 2015, at 9:15 AM, Scott Rossi wrote: > > I don't know if OP wanted to move animation around the screen, but if you > use a multi-image display technique for animation, it's more efficient

Re: adjacent objects

2015-12-06 Thread Roger Guay
Coincidently, I am facing the same problem as I too am trying to recreate Boids in LC. However, I’m confining myself to 2D, thinking I need to learn to walk before I can fly like the Boids! How about this: create a graphic “Region” that corresponds to your desired size/region of adjacency, and

Re: Handy LiveCode Keyboard Shortcut Cards

2015-11-22 Thread Roger Guay
Nice, Andy. Thank you! I might put them into a neat little stack for ready reference. > On Nov 22, 2015, at 8:17 AM, AndyP wrote: > > I’m starting to use the keyboard shortcuts more and more so decided to make > them a little more accessible as quick reference

Re: Area of Irregular Polygon

2015-11-15 Thread Roger Guay
out, that paragraph is a proof of the validity of the > method for calculating the area of a polygon. > > You’re probably right about the minus sign. > > Jim > >> >> Message: 23 >> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 18:37:13 -0800 >> From: Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> &

Re: Area of Irregular Polygon

2015-11-15 Thread Roger Guay
Thank you, Hermann. Your game is very clever!! > On Nov 15, 2015, at 12:49 AM, [-hh] wrote: > >> Roger G. wrote: >> Jim, I'm just now trying to catch up on this discussion and I see that no >> one has answered your question. I can’t answer either and wonder what’s >> going

Re: Area of Irregular Polygon

2015-11-14 Thread Roger Guay
Jim, I'm just now trying to catch up on this discussion and I see that no one has answered your question. I can’t answer either and wonder what’s going on??? BTW, I believe you should have a negative sign in front of the square bracket . . . not that that helps at all! Cheers, Roger >

Re: Area of Irregular Polygon

2015-11-08 Thread Roger Guay
Thank you. I just might work on this…. > On Nov 8, 2015, at 3:38 AM, [-hh] <h...@livecode.org> wrote: > >> Roger Guay wrote: >> Can anyone think of an easy way of getting the area of an Irregular polygon? > > This goes nearly one-to-one into LC scripts: > http

Area of Irregular Polygon

2015-11-07 Thread Roger Guay
Can anyone think of an easy way of getting the area of an Irregular polygon? Thanks, Roger ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: Area of Irregular Polygon

2015-11-07 Thread Roger Guay
gt; > > On 11/7/15, 2:01 PM, "use-livecode on behalf of Roger Guay" > <use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com on behalf of i...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Can anyone think of an easy way of getting the area of an Irregular >> polygon? >> >> Thanks, &g

Re: Area of Irregular Polygon

2015-11-07 Thread Roger Guay
gt;> put item 2 of oldL + (item 2 of L - item 2 of oldL) / 2 into avgY >> put dx * avgY into thisArea >> add thisArea to tArea >> end if >> put L into oldL >> end repeat >> return abs(tArea) >> end getArea >>

Re: [ANN/OT] - Nice Review Of My LiveCode Simulation

2015-11-03 Thread Roger Guay
ieder <mwie...@ahsoftware.net> wrote: > >> On 11/02/2015 04:02 PM, Roger Guay wrote: >> >>> I am very pleased to announce that my LiveCode app, >>> AlienCivilizationDetection was reviewed by Stephen Webb, the author of “If >>> The Universe Is T

[ANN/OT] - Nice Review Of My LiveCode Simulation

2015-11-02 Thread Roger Guay
I am very pleased to announce that my LiveCode app, AlienCivilizationDetection was reviewed by Stephen Webb, the author of “If The Universe Is Teeming with Aliens … Where Is Everybody?” here: > http://stephenwebb.info/fermi-paradox/a-seti-simulation/ >

Re: [ANN/OT] - Nice Review Of My LiveCode Simulation

2015-11-02 Thread Roger Guay
Yes, or just out of sync with nearby (relatively) neighbors? > On Nov 2, 2015, at 7:42 PM, Ralph DiMola wrote: > > Could we be the first or last? ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit

Re: [ANN/OT] - Nice Review Of My LiveCode Simulation

2015-11-02 Thread Roger Guay
t;> there" even if we could understand them and they us. So I ask again, why? >> >> Bob S >> >> >> On Nov 2, 2015, at 16:22 , Richard Gaskin >> <ambassa...@fourthworld.com<mailto:ambassa...@fourthworld.com>> wrote: >> >> Roger Gu

Re: [ANN] LiveCode Blog (mostly)

2015-10-30 Thread Roger Guay
Wonderful!!! Thank you! Roger > On Oct 30, 2015, at 3:33 AM, Scott Rossi wrote: > > Hi All: > > I started taking some past demos, articles, and techniques and put them > into a blog which you might find interesting. http://tactilemedia.com/blog/ > > My hope is to

Re: Building a standalone fails under LC6.7.8rc1 and LC6.7.7, but is fine under LC6.7.6

2015-10-19 Thread Roger Guay
I’m not sure if this helps, but I just built a Mac standalone of a 5 MB stack that uses the Copy Files tab to include assets in LC 6.7.7. Other than the scary amount of time it took ( a few minutes), I had no other problems. I am not using the Answer Dialog, but I am using the Ask dialog in my

Re: LC 8 Property Inspector

2015-10-08 Thread Roger Guay
> On Oct 8, 2015, at 10:50 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > > But as Rick said, it's not always easy to identify icons. Tooltips are a must > until we learn what they are. But even better would be icons with labels, > like the IDE toolbar has. Sometimes, a word is worth

Re: LiveCode and Yosemite (re: Screen Flashing)

2015-10-05 Thread Roger Guay
eport. It might get more > attention if you changed the version to 7.0.6 or even the latest 7.1 RC, > assuming the bug still appears there. > > Devin > > >> On Sep 15, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> I filed a bug re

Re: Apple Color Picker is Screwed Up in El Capitan!!

2015-10-02 Thread Roger Guay
I built colorPiquer because of these problems I encountered in Yosemite, with lots of help from Eric's work and others. Thanks, Roger > On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:28 PM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami > wrote: > > Roger: even on Yosemite, the apple color wheel invoked by LC does not

Differences between LC Versions

2015-10-02 Thread Roger Guay
Can someone tell me what the basic differences are between LC 6.6.x and LC 6.7.x? And, an easy way to find this sort thing in the future? Thanks, Roger ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

Re: Differences between LC Versions

2015-10-02 Thread Roger Guay
Good point . . . thanks! > On Oct 2, 2015, at 3:53 PM, Kay C Lan <lan.kc.macm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 5:44 AM, Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> wrote: > >> I’m wondering if and why I should continue using 6.6.x instead of going to >> 6.7.

Apple Color Picker is Screwed Up in El Capitan!!

2015-10-01 Thread Roger Guay
I just installed El Capitan and found that the Apple Color picker is screwed up . . . the color samples go away after one use. And yes, so is the ColorSync Utility. I offer my colorPiquer utility in the interim: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1arbh6jlm35u68z/colorPiquer.livecode?dl=0

Re: Apple Color Picker is Screwed Up in El Capitan!!

2015-10-01 Thread Roger Guay
Yes, crayons work fine in my LC 7.1 as well. The Apple ColorSync Utility is available in the Utilities Folder. I get a Profile First Aid pane when I try to use it. However, repairs do not work because files are locked. Thanks! > On Oct 1, 2015, at 12:11 PM, Colin Holgate

Re: Apple Color Picker is Screwed Up in El Capitan!!

2015-10-01 Thread Roger Guay
Thank you Colin and John, I went back to review my situation: The top part of the color picker, the crayons in particular, disappear after one use in LC 6.6.5 OS X 10.11. No problems with LC 6.7.6 nor 7.0.6. But, the Apple ColorSync Utility is out on my rMBP! Is it working for you guys? Roger

Re: Apple Color Picker is Screwed Up in El Capitan!!

2015-10-01 Thread Roger Guay
Thank you , Colin! > On Oct 1, 2015, at 12:30 PM, Colin Holgate <colinholg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Getting info and setting read & write access let them be repaired. > > >> On Oct 1, 2015, at 3:20 PM, Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> wrote: >> >

Re: LiveCode and Yosemite

2015-09-15 Thread Roger Guay
t;> >> on mouseMove >> if the mouseLine is not empty then >> set the backgroundColor of the mouseLine() to 235,231,237 >> end if >> end mouseMove >> >> >> Peter Bogdanoff >> UCLA >> >> >> >>> On Sep 10, 2015

Re: LiveCode and Yosemite

2015-09-10 Thread Roger Guay
I and a few others have seen this problem since the release of Yosemite.And, there’s been no improvement with any of the stable releases of LC. Thanks, Roger > On Sep 10, 2015, at 10:36 AM, Devin Asay wrote: > > - I see screen flickering during the execution of visual

Set the Behavior Not Working

2015-08-31 Thread Roger Guay
Can anyone tell me why this: "set the behavior of image id 1727 to button id 1721 of stack “mySillyStack”" does not work! i.e. it empties the behavior of image id 1727 Yet, I can paste: "button id 1721 of stack “mySillyStack”" into the behavior of image id 1727 and it

Re: Set the Behavior Not Working

2015-08-31 Thread Roger Guay
<sc...@tactilemedia.com> wrote: > > Try setting the behavior to the long id of the button. > > Otherwise, I believe you need to quote the button reference. > > Regards, > > Scott Rossi > Creative Director > Tactile Media, UX/UI Design > > > > > O

Re: Set the Behavior Not Working

2015-08-31 Thread Roger Guay
ctor > Tactile Media UX/UI Design > >> On Aug 31, 2015, at 11:12 AM, Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Thank you, Scott. The long id worked although I tried that earlier and it >> didn’t work? probably another error. >> >> Quoting the butt

Re: Set the Behavior Not Working

2015-08-31 Thread Roger Guay
I think I understand your point here, Richard, except the association with your last sentence. I thought the long id would insure the use of a behavior of buttons outside the host stack. Put here is the thing: I successfully used this: "set the behavior of last image to the long id of

Re: Set the Behavior Not Working

2015-08-31 Thread Roger Guay
p; quote & > "myCoolGameStack" & quote > > I set the behavior to the long id of the button, just because I don;t have > write the clumsy code to put quotes around the stack name. > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 3:02 PM Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> wrote: > >>

Re: Set the Behavior Not Working

2015-08-31 Thread Roger Guay
Thanks for taking so much time on this, Richard. I get it now, but here is another example where the dictionary could do better! > On Aug 31, 2015, at 4:37 PM, Richard Gaskin > wrote: > > An object reference can be a string, or an expression that evaluates to a

Re: Two great tips, one fantastic source...

2015-08-21 Thread Roger Guay
Bob, are you suggesting that Digital Color Meter in OS X does something more or other than the Color Palette in LC? Cheers, Roger On Aug 21, 2015, at 7:33 AM, Earp Robert J. rjear...@gmail.com wrote: The second is finding out there is a fantastic built-in app called Digital Color Meter

Re: Two great tips, one fantastic source...

2015-08-21 Thread Roger Guay
That’s cool! I didn’t know that… On Aug 21, 2015, at 9:53 AM, Devin Asay devin_a...@byu.edu wrote: allows you to copy/paste the RGB values or a color swatch. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: [ANN] Table Lab Stack

2015-08-06 Thread Roger Guay
That is very cool! Thank you, Scott. Cheers, Roger On Aug 6, 2015, at 6:53 PM, Scott Rossi sc...@tactilemedia.com wrote: I recently posted a little demo of a technique to customize a field with alternating colored lines, making a row-based table with no additional objects. You can

Re: New License Idea for Hobbyists

2015-07-21 Thread Roger Guay
Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but I am under the impression that Apple will not accept open source code, so I think I need a commercial license. Plus, I think this would give RR a more reliable income scheme than the occasional unsolicited donation. Best, Roger Sent from my iPad On Jul

New License Idea for Hobbyists

2015-07-21 Thread Roger Guay
Hi Heather, How about a $99 per year commercial license for hobbyists who want to build free apps (no profit)? I’ll be the first to sign up!! Thanks and cheers, Roger Guay ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit

Re: Mailing stand alone apps.

2015-06-01 Thread Roger Guay
Presumably you are on a Mac. Go to Pref Security and Privacy General Allow Apps downloaded from: Anywhere. Roger On Jun 1, 2015, at 5:27 PM, Jim Hurley jhurley0...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Oops, on the Subject of the previous message. I’m trying to email a LC stand alone app to a friend.

Re: Mailing stand alone apps.

2015-06-01 Thread Roger Guay
Oops, that would be System Preferences…. On Jun 1, 2015, at 5:33 PM, Roger Guay i...@mac.com wrote: Presumably you are on a Mac. Go to Pref Security and Privacy General Allow Apps downloaded from: Anywhere. Roger On Jun 1, 2015, at 5:27 PM, Jim Hurley jhurley0...@sbcglobal.net

Re: [OT] Apple Wireless mouse

2015-03-14 Thread Roger Guay
I read this to my wife and she said, I wish we could invite her over for martinis sometime… On Mar 14, 2015, at 9:09 PM, J. Landman Gay jac...@hyperactivesw.com wrote: You've never had that thing happen where you brush up against the mouse and your very long script goes madly scrolling at

Re: Best way to get started in mobile (mainly iOS) development?

2015-02-26 Thread Roger Guay
BTW, I think Colin’s book uses Monte’s stuff in it’s recipes?? I haven’t looked at it in a while… I could be wrong. Best, Roger On Feb 26, 2015, at 11:47 AM, Chris Sheffield cs_livec...@icloud.com wrote: +1 on this. Both are excellent tools for mobile development, iOS in particular.

Re: Best way to get started in mobile (mainly iOS) development?

2015-02-26 Thread Roger Guay
Colin? What about Andre Garzia? He was writing a book, does it cover mobile apps? John Balgenorth On Feb 25, 2015, at 8:12 PM, Roger Guay i...@mac.com wrote: Colin Holgate’s Book, LiveCode Mobile Development. Roger On Feb 25, 2015, at 8:35 PM, Geoff Canyon gcan...@gmail.com

Re: Best way to get started in mobile (mainly iOS) development?

2015-02-25 Thread Roger Guay
Colin Holgate’s Book, LiveCode Mobile Development. Roger On Feb 25, 2015, at 8:35 PM, Geoff Canyon gcan...@gmail.com wrote: For those who have already made the trek, what's the best resource to get from I can happily build a desktop app to I can happily build a mobile app?

Re: Garbage Collection/Old Data in stack

2015-01-18 Thread Roger Guay
I have to ask . . . how does one end up with unplaced groups? Cheers, Roger On Jan 18, 2015, at 9:19 AM, Scott Rossi sc...@tactilemedia.com wrote: There isn’t any list of unplaced groups. The reason I was able to tell the groups were not placed is because all visible objects had been

Re: Garbage Collection/Old Data in stack

2015-01-18 Thread Roger Guay
Aha, that makes sense! Thank you, Scott. Cheers, Roger On Jan 18, 2015, at 11:13 AM, Scott Rossi sc...@tactilemedia.com wrote: I have to ask . . . how does one end up with unplaced groups? Once a group has been placed on a card and is then removed from all cards on which it appeared,

Re: Possible insanity, or is it LC 7.0.1?

2015-01-14 Thread Roger Guay
Graham, I get true in both cases, same setup. Roger On Jan 14, 2015, at 1:03 PM, Graham Samuel livf...@mac.com wrote: Using LC 7.0.1 on Yosemite 1010.1, when I type this into the message box put (1.884955 is a number) I get true, as expected, but if I put put (1.884956 is a

Re: Possible insanity, or is it LC 7.0.1?

2015-01-14 Thread Roger Guay
, Roger Guay i...@mac.com wrote: Graham, I get true in both cases, same setup. Roger On Jan 14, 2015, at 1:03 PM, Graham Samuel livf...@mac.com wrote: Using LC 7.0.1 on Yosemite 1010.1, when I type this into the message box put (1.884955 is a number) I get true, as expected

Re: Moving a Group Smoothly

2015-01-05 Thread Roger Guay
True enough on the longer distances! Have you tried any version 6 of LC? If so, does it do better? Cheers, Roger On Jan 5, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Brahmanathaswami bra...@hindu.org wrote: Given that, e.g. settingDialog group is offset from this location by, say a long distance of 500

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