' to 'byte' - hopefully the same ones you added to bring it up
to date.
-- Alex.
On 09/07/2017 21:35, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote:
On 07/09/2017 12:24 PM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote:
Fascinating.
That's the code I wrote and released 10 years ago, and now it's found
its way o
Fascinating.
That's the code I wrote and released 10 years ago, and now it's found
its way onto github without my help.
-- Alex.
On 09/07/2017 16:27, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote:
There's a livecodescript library which manipulates exif data:
I have "not a clue", but it looks like no-one else had any good ideas,
so instead I'll make a couple of suggestions :-)
Try either of the following and see if it tells you anything.
command sivasiva_Share
put sConfigA["shareControl"] into tShareControl
put the name of the last control
That doesn't generalize to more than two levels (without many extra
lines of code) - you essentially have to number or label the repeat
loops, and check in many places whether the 'exitMe" variable has been
set to a higher level or not. And it's pretty fragile if additional
levels of repeat
On 30/06/2017 17:32, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
What WILL save time (and I think it's on the list of future V9 features) is script editor
"clairvoyance" or AutoFill as it's called. Imagine all your text variables
starting with vtx (autofill usually requires a minimum of characters
On 29/06/2017 19:11, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
That's possible in R, Python, CSS, and others, but not natively in LC.
I suppose lots of things are possible in other languages. Are we trying to be
just like all the other languages?
No. What we should be trying to do is pick out
Mark,
are you trying to allow mixing of positional and named actual parameters ?
In your example, is "This is a chart" the actual parameter for the first
or second positional parameter ?
Would it not be less confusing to expect (as Python does) that non-named
parameters must come first in
some day.
-- Alex.
But again, you either do the work first (and build the array to send) or
you do the work after (and break up the name value pairs after the fact.)
It just seems simpler to me to use arrays from the start.
On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Alex Tweedly via use-liv
On 29/06/2017 17:17, Mike Bonner via use-livecode wrote:
The thing about passing in as an array is.. its just a different form of
name value pairs, so it sidesteps the whole issue.
alue pairs.
Not quite - there's a crucial difference.
Using an array for name/value pairs, you can pass in an
t sure what you mean by "pass by parameters" but I pass arrays by
parameters all the time. If you mean:
function getSomeInfo @aMyArray
-- do some stuff
return true
end getSomeInfo
That works fine.
Bob S
On Jun 28, 2017, at 15:14 , Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
<use-liv
Yeah, so do I - that's why it's important to me :-).
But you can't do that using the "parameters as strings" techniques
described by Mike Bpnner and Paul Dupuis - i.e.
DoSomething "type=chart", "size=100"
or
DoSomething "type=chart, size=100"
Also, you can use the technique of using
On 28/06/2017 23:32, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote:
Yes, it would be nice if we had an easier (terser) way to assign to an
array. Maybe something like Python / Perl use to assign to a dictionary.
put { "name": "my chart", "width": 100, "label"
On 28/06/2017 16:55, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
Fully agreed, as I wrote in my post introducing this arg format to the
discussion a couple days ago:
And as much as I like it in R, I'm not sure I would advocate it
in an xTalk as any sort of necessity. It might be ideal
On 28/06/2017 15:27, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote:
Your solution illustrate more so than mine how easy it is to make handler
and functions that use name/value pairs if someone prefers that model.
The xtalk language really doesn't need any extensions or enhancements to
enable this.
I
On 27/06/2017 19:19, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
I don't know when OL will be available or how it'll work. I only know
one thing it won't support, based on an earlier conversation with Mark
Waddingham: R-style arguments (similar in many respects to CSS values).
In R, things
I've got as far as building my app with within the framework, and
reading much of the docs.
I've found some things that I believe should change in the wiki - both
- just obvious bugs / typos / cleanup
and
- things I think I know how to correct, but not 100% sure, and would
like
So the Feature Race lets me choose between "Hosting debugger" and
Datagrid 2.
Hmpphhh!
I have a hard time voting for, or funding, Hosting debugger. I already
paid for that, back in 2009. It was a feature described in, and mostly
present in, the first release of on-rev. It was a significant
On 24/06/2017 16:37, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
Two questions:
How many of you have never before known that commas are optional
between definition arguments?
For those who've known about this, were you confused to discover that
this only works for definitions but not calls?
You're right, not a good solution for newcomers.
However, I think there's a (perhaps minority) class of newcomers - more
or less, those who come as experienced developers in another language /
IDE - for whom a good setup would include ST + linter + just enough of
Levure to provide the
Why not just use Sublime Text editor, with Levure to allow you to use an
external editor?
(or plug in to that system to allow other external editors to be used)
Other than the fact that I can't get the 'linter' to work (and I know
that'll just be me doing something stupid and wrong :-), it
I agree. Even though I am in Scotland (in fact, in Edinburgh) other
circumstances would have prevented me from attending in person - so the
ability to (almost immediately) use the replay of the webinar is really
great - and the quality of the recording is so much better than we've
seen in
That's not unique to WoW. In fact, it used to be considered by many to be *the*
right way to do mouse/scrollbars.
I'm pretty sure it was the default on very early Sun Micro systems, copied from
Apollo : left click in scrollbar would 'warp' to the mouse position, right
button would scroll 1
https://livecode.com/global/#sessions
(much more than 1 hour for tomorrow :-)
On 14/06/2017 14:16, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote:
Do we have a schedule? I don't seem to have one. I know we have a
session, tomorrow, but I don't know if that's just 1 hour or what.
://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19429
Best,
Panos
--
On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 1:59 PM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
I went back to an earlier version (8.1.2 community) and everything works
as expected.
Bug 19865 submitted.
-- Alex.
On 13/06/2017 23:57
I went back to an earlier version (8.1.2 community) and everything works
as expected.
Bug 19865 submitted.
-- Alex.
On 13/06/2017 23:57, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote:
Normally I don't build standalones - I simply either run the stack in
the IDE, or via stackrunner, so I'm
Normally I don't build standalones - I simply either run the stack in
the IDE, or via stackrunner, so I'm in 'unknown territory' here :-)
The app works fine in the IDE, but when I build a standalone, when I do
(full code below)
put revOpenDatabase(:sqlite",tFileName) into temp
I get
On 12/06/2017 18:30, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode wrote:
2) I like everything you are describing but I don't get this: "resizeControl" is never triggered if the resizeStack is
"dormant" that was my last "problem" … so, how are we "trigger" the resizeStack to
"fire" when any
$299 -> £234 + VAT = £280.80
I'll pay the other £1.20 for you :-)
-- Alex.
On 09/06/2017 15:37, Kaveh Bazargan via use-livecode wrote:
How does $299 convert to £282?
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On 09/06/2017 00:40, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
I don't understand. A script-only stack contain no objects, so even
if you later copy them, they still need to be dynamically instantiated
at some point, no?
Like a Zen koan: how can there be a binary object where there is no
On 08/06/2017 22:37, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
Alex Tweedly wrote:
> On 08/06/2017 20:20, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
>> If you're committed to a script-only stack there's no decision to
>> make: every control must be instantiated dynamically, because a
>> script-only
On 08/06/2017 20:20, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
In general I try to "go to TOWN": Touch Only What's Needed.
If I don't need to create an object I probably won't, adjusting an
existing object instead. It only saves one step, but its a savings
just the same.
If you're committed
HpD
On 24/05/2017 20:35, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote:
On 05/24/2017 12:25 PM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote:
constant kRectLeft = 1, kRectTop = 2, kRectRight = 3, kRectBottom = 4
(or whatever ... haven't looked it up :-)
Exactly the point.
I'd have to store this somewhere, and
constant kRectLeft = 1, kRectTop = 2, kRectRight = 3, kRectBottom = 4
(or whatever ... haven't looked it up :-)
Alex.
On 24/05/2017 18:27, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote:
The one that's always bugged me is
put item 2 of the rect of someObject into tVar
Rects have a defined order of
Thanks Ali, that's a nice idea.
But just in case anyone else does the same as me (i.e. copy/paste it
without looking too hard :-) :
there should NOT be an 'else' clause in there right now it will
either set the variable OR do the initialization, when in fact it should
do BOTH or
I'm starting to make more use of library stacks (partly because I'm
trying to switch away from revIgniter to a CGI-based solution to allow
me to do more work & debugging in the IDE).
And now I'm looking for best-practice and/or suggestions for how to use
library stacks. The
Hope this isn't too off-topic but I'm pretty ignorant about MySQL ...
on my account on on-rev (specifically, sage), if I use cPanel and go
into phpMyAdmin, I get a warning message :
Your PHP MySQL library version 5.1.73 differs from your MySQL server
version 5.6.35. This may cause
If it's a user-friendly way to call SQL, I don't think you want
revSpark, you want his DBLib.
I think the current / latest is at
https://github.com/Himalayan-Academy/Siva-Siva-App/wiki/aagDBLib
-- Alex.
On 07/05/2017 21:55, Kaveh Bazargan via use-livecode wrote:
Hi all
Writing MySQL
Could you have the LC Script pass a temp file name to the helper app
which can then write to that file rather than stdout ? (maybe not really
a "temp file", but simply a file chosen by the LC Server script based on
current millisecs time or some such thing, and deleted after everything
is
On 04/05/2017 01:27, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode wrote:
Is it a new installation?
No, it's 9.0.0DP6 which I've had installed and in use for a while.
It's a new-ish stack that I'm having trouble with - but sadly not
reliably or reproducably or even vaguely predictably.
I'll send in a
Sorry, I should know this but I guess I've been very lucky so far :-)
I have just started (first time in 12 years or so of using LC/Rev)
getting crashes.
How do I report these ? Obviously, open a bug in QCC - but what file(s)
do I need to include to help find the problem ?
Thanks
$_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"] will give you the IP addr of the host issuing
the URL request
Probably the same as "user who has logged in " ... but without checking
if the URL request has come from someone logged in :-_)
-- Alex.
On 28/04/2017 01:21, Rick Harrison via use-livecode wrote:
After
I was working on a Mobile app to allow a user to set the location of a
named address within a UK Postcode. For various reasons, I'm not able to
spend much time on it - and I discovered that although the process of
starting to develop an Android app looks reasonable, there are many
details
I think it should be
filter lines of MyList with (charStringX & TAB & *)
i.e. get lines containing this string X followed by TAB followed by anything
Alex
On 20/04/2017 09:22, Quentin Long via use-livecode wrote:
I have a return-delimited list. Each line of this list consists of [some text]
On 18/04/2017 12:32, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote:
cool! And, you might be surprised by how well written the widgets are.
Have you tried the browser widget ?
You might be surprised by how well written it isn't.
Paul H. said the other day there were 30 active bugs on it.
I ran into a
On 13/04/2017 02:49, Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode wrote:
(I was going to joke around a bit for those who are familiar with the
original "Modest Proposal" in literature, but I'm not sure if that
work is still popular these days so I decided not to.)
Just as well you didn't, that would
, if it helps I could
save the relevant card to a new stack and send you a copy, I’m pretty sure it
would work on Android too, I just haven’t tested that.
It wouldn’t be difficult to adapt it for your needs.
Paul
On 12 Apr 2017, at 16:45, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.
On 11/04/2017 01:40, jonathandly...@gmail.com wrote:
Rather than travel physically, could you just move in the map, and program it
to record your click locations in a map?
Indeed. Earlier I talked about a 'desktop app' and a 'mobile app'. The
'desktop app' is exactly what you describe -
mz files ... thanks !!
-- Alex.
On 11/04/2017 00:12, Kay C Lan via use-livecode wrote:
On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 10:58 AM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
I'm looking for any help or suggestions for existing apps that can do
(something like) what I want to do
8/17 7:58 PM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote:
It would be the most trivial app to write in LC
- ask the postcode
- download the list of addresses in that postcode, and put it into a
selection control
- have a button that takes current location and stores it for the
selected address
[walk
r else pay for
an Enterprise license, or else put it in the App Store.
If you want to create the stack I'd be happy to build it in Android
for you, and show you how to do it yourself if you like. It isn't
difficult.
On 4/8/17 7:58 PM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote:
It would be the most trivial ap
I'm looking for any help or suggestions for existing apps that can do
(something like) what I want to do - could even be a clever way to use a
feature I've not found in Google maps, or pple maps, or ...
I have a reasonable number (i.e. 10 - 200 !!) - not a small number where
I would be
On 05/04/2017 15:34, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote:
It is inside the app bundle on Mac - Contents/Tools/Resources/... - on
windows it will be in Program Files in the LiveCode folder. There
probably is somewhere in the IDE that links to it, but I can't
remember where off the top of
The dictionary says
There is a sample stack for revBrowser at the following location in the
LiveCode folder: Resources/Examples/Browser Samper.rev. This stack
demonstrates, with many examples, how to use browser objects in an
application.
Anyone know where it can be found ?
-- Alex.
Sure, here it is.
I couldn't resist doing some simple benchmarks, just to verify my
intuition. Very glad I did.
OK - here's the theory :
we're using variations of binary search to find the lowest numbered
line that is visible, and then again to find the highest numbered line.
So at each
I'd create maybe 200 buttons, and change their labels, positions and
meanings whenever the vscroll of the menu changes.
Something (very vaguely) like
on scrollHasChanged
put the vScroll of grp "sectionMenu" into temp
put temp div 23 into startLine
repeat with i = 1 to 200
put
Conclusion : I give up :-)
We have three 'completed' approaches to the line numbering problem:
1. Jim Lambert's use of decimal-numbered-list style within the field
(has the limitation of not allowing the user's text to include list
styles, and some aesthetic constraints - but if you can live
On 29/03/2017 19:20, Jim Lambert via use-livecode wrote:
Now that I think about it, I’ve overcomplicated things.
You don’t need two fields at all.
Just set the liststyle of the field that contains your editable text to
‘decimal’.
Then the lines will be automatically numbered and outdented.
On 28/03/2017 22:11, hh via use-livecode wrote:
Hi Alex,
below you will find a tested binary search for the visible lines which
uses item 4 of the formattedRect for the topLine and item 2 of the
formattedRect for the bottomLine.
That's great - thank you.
However, I do have a couple of
-
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Subject: Re: Line numbers for soft-wrapped styled text?
There is a bit of a problem I encountered tr
There is a bit of a problem I encountered trying to code this up.
I'm not 100% sure yet if it's a bug, though I think it must be. Comments
anyone ?
If I set the 'spacebelow' of the last (Nth) line of a field, and get the
formattedheight of the field, that includes the spacebelow value just
What a cool idea !
In fact, could you not simply do
set the liststyle of line 1 to -1 of fld "mytextfield" to "decimal"
and then unset the liststyle whenever needed (e.g. when the field is
subject to copy, save, etc.)
-- Alex.
On 27/03/2017 20:32, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
On 26/03/2017 02:25, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote:
On 03/25/2017 04:00 PM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote:
Never done it, but I had a quick play
Hmmm... nice approach. And clever use of spacebelow.
If you have a way of determining which line(s) are being changed, then
you
Hi.
That works for "simple" fields which may contain soft-wrapped lines -
but it doesn't account for styled text (e.g. where different lines may
be different font sizes (or even mixed sizes), or where paragraph
spacing has been set, or all the complex kinds of text we can now do.
but
Never done it, but I had a quick play
and found a way to do it - but whether it would count as "efficiently"
or not is debatable :-(
It does about 4 lines of text per millisecond on my elderly MacBook Pro
(with LC 9.0.0 DP6)
If you have a way of determining which line(s) are being
Yes, it is possible - here's the relevant section of the .lc file I used
to use to do it.
(it's from my script-only library that I use on both LCServer and
desktop/IDE, hence the 'lockscreen's
I would use this by uploading the file (usually to a folder called
'originals' or something like
On 29/01/2017 19:22, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
HTML model: Natural Flow
HTML has something we don't: "natural flow", a set of conventions for
object placement that are implied and do not need to be specified in
order to get some form of reasonably
epted") it just fine :-)
Thanks again Peter (and Heather, and everyone else)
Alex
On 06/01/2017 14:27, Peter TB Brett via use-livecode wrote:
On 06/01/2017 12:29, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote:
Now that's impossible - all emails in the thread appear from the same
address, and nee
I know Heather has just made some changes to try to solve the 'bounce'
problem. But I think in doing so a new problem has arisen.
It used to be that email from the list showed up as
'from' : someu...@theiraddress.com
'reply-to' : use-livecode@lists.runrev.com
They now show up as
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