snapshot acting funny in 6.6.2 (rc 3)

2014-05-02 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
the snapshot to 1 second, and it made no difference. Best, Bill proth...@earthednet.org http://es.earthednet.org ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: Rotated Text?

2014-03-26 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Scott: I'm not sure how to approach this. Should I use a separate, offscreen window to put the field in, and to get the snapshot? Also, is it possible to create the image with the background transparent, so I can put the image where I want and see only the text? Bill proth...@earthednet.org

Re: Rotated Text?

2014-03-26 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Thanks, Klaus. I'll do that. Bill proth...@earthednet.org http://es.earthednet.org On Mar 26, 2014, at 10:41 AM, Klaus major-k wrote: Hi Bill, Am 26.03.2014 um 17:58 schrieb proth...@earthednet.org: Scott: I'm not sure how to approach this. Should I use a separate, offscreen window

Re: Rotated Text?

2014-03-26 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Richmond: Thanks! I'm using 14pt fonts, so that is pretty important. Best, Bill proth...@earthednet.org http://es.earthednet.org On Mar 26, 2014, at 11:04 AM, Richmond wrote: http://forums.runrev.com/viewtopic.php?f=6t=19764 I prefer getting my hands dirty :) Download my 'stuff

iOS dev on older Mac?

2014-03-25 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
asking this in order to decide whether I'm going to have to get a new computer if I want to do iOS and App development that requires Xcode. Tnx, Bill proth...@earthednet.org http://es.earthednet.org ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode

Rotated Text?

2014-03-25 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Folks: I'm labeling a graph and wonder if it is possible to rotate text. I'd like to rotate it by 90 degrees for a y axis label. Currently, I'm using a text field with no border to show axis labels. It would be nice to rotate text for y axis labels. Bill proth...@earthednet.org http

Re: Rotated Text?

2014-03-25 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Scott: Ok, that makes sense. I see that images can be rotated, and I plan on finalizing the graph by capturing its image anyway. That should work fine. Great idea that I should have thought of. Thanks, Bill proth...@earthednet.org http://es.earthednet.org On Mar 25, 2014, at 6:33 PM, Scott

Re: Rotated Text?

2014-03-25 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
some pre-defined labels that are generic enough and use them for the axis labels (just thinking aloud). That would work. Best, Bill proth...@earthednet.org http://es.earthednet.org On Mar 25, 2014, at 7:09 PM, proth...@earthednet.org wrote: Scott: Ok, that makes sense. I see that images can

Livecode membership

2014-03-24 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
correct? Best, Bill proth...@earthednet.org http://es.earthednet.org ___ 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

Re: import snapshot

2014-03-23 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
) into snapRect --theRect is relative to the stack set the rect of image mapSnap to snapRect --now set the captured rect to the mapbox rect wait for 0 seconds with messages set the visible of image thisImage to TRUE end copyMapToSnap Good luck, Bill proth...@earthednet.org http://es.earthednet.org

Re: Reading and decoding binary data

2014-03-13 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
:55 PM, proth...@earthednet.org wrote: Folks: Before I bang my head against the wall too much, I'd like to make sure I'm approaching this task correctly. I have a digital elevation file consisting of 16 bit 2's complement data. I first determine the position of the data for the desired

Re: Reading and decoding binary data

2014-03-13 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Thanks, Richard. That lets me anticipate the new changes. I'm also modifying images and I'l convert that code to use byteToNum. Bill William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org On Mar 13, 2014, at 9:44 AM, Richard Gaskin ambassa...@fourthworld.com wrote: prothero wrote: Mainly, what I was

Reading and decoding binary data

2014-03-12 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Folks: Before I bang my head against the wall too much, I'd like to make sure I'm approaching this task correctly. I have a digital elevation file consisting of 16 bit 2's complement data. I first determine the position of the data for the desired location, then I do a binary read. put

revOnline is funky

2014-03-04 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
What's going on with revOnline when accessed from the IDE, Developer menu? I'm trying to download Richard's property inspector and it seems to hang. I try to log in and it won't recognize my password, and won't try to reset my password. Fortunately, the web site version works fine. Bill

Re: revOnline is funky

2014-03-04 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
/revonlinelibrary.rev 573,752,1,revCallbackApplyLast - William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org On Mar 4, 2014, at 11:45 AM, proth...@earthednet.org wrote: What's going on with revOnline when accessed from the IDE, Developer menu? I'm trying

Re: revOnline is funky

2014-03-04 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Bernd: It's a pity. I was trying to download Richard Gaskin's prop inspector, but can't find it on the web site. Anyway, I've gotta get back to some productive work. Best, bill William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org On Mar 4, 2014, at 12:40 PM, BNig bernd.niggem...@uni-wh.de wrote: Hi

offset broken?

2014-02-22 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Folks: I think there is something weird about offset. This occurred on version 6.5 and now on 6.6. First off, the documents say: the charsToSkip is a non-negative integer. If you don't specify how many charsToSkip, the offset function does not skip any items and starts at the beginning of the

Re: offset broken?

2014-02-22 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
://www.lcsql.com Home of lcStackBrowser http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html and SQLiteAdmin http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 9:49 AM, proth...@earthednet.org proth...@earthednet.org wrote: Folks: I think there is something weird about offset. This occurred on version

Re: Web Apps

2014-02-22 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
A nice enhancement would be for a LC plug-in that would translate a stack interface to one that would look the same on the web, using css, perhaps javascript too. It's beyond what I would want to take on, given my minimal css and javascript expertise, but I'd pay some bucks for a plug-in that

Re: Web Apps

2014-02-22 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Folks: Are there any docs on the assert function? Seems like it might be useful, but searching the livecode site and the docs turns up nothing. Bill William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org ___ use-livecode mailing list

Assert docs?

2014-02-22 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Folks: Are there any docs for how to use the assert statement? I can't find any by searching the live code site or the dictionary. Bill William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please

Re: I find this very odd

2014-02-04 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
the *actual* code, or did you retype it into the email? Bob On Feb 2, 2014, at 17:27 , proth...@earthednet.org wrote: Folks: I am using LiveCode 6.5.1 and I find the following behavior very odd. I am working with datagrids and have the dgData of a datagrid, which is a normal array

I find this very odd

2014-02-02 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Folks: I am using LiveCode 6.5.1 and I find the following behavior very odd. I am working with datagrids and have the dgData of a datagrid, which is a normal array. put the dgData of group DataGrid 3 into myDatagridArray Then I do: put myDatagridArray into newArray What's then in newArray is

Re: I find this very odd

2014-02-02 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
] lf after tP put tAnotherArray[1] lf after tP put tP Output 1 6 1 Perhaps dgData is not such a normal array after all? Peter http://LiveCode1001.blogspot.com On 3 Feb 2014, at 09:27, proth...@earthednet.org wrote: Folks: I am using LiveCode 6.5.1 and I find the following

Is there a way to stop execution?

2014-01-19 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Folks: I got myself into an infinite loop with an answer dialog coming up and couldn't stop the program except to do a Force Quit. LC Vers 6.5.1 and OX10.8.5 Is there some way, or is force quitting the only way to get out of the loop? Bill William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org

adding points

2013-10-08 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Folks: The documentation says that you can add points. If I do: put 10,10 - 5,5 I get 10,5,5 This is pretty useless. Bill William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: Hacking the GUI

2013-10-08 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Folks: The documentation says that you can add points. If I do: put 10,10 - 5,5 I get 10,5,5 This is pretty useless. Is there a use for this? I'd like to have a quick way of adding and subtracting points without doing it item by item. I'm using version 6.1.1 Bill William Prothero

Re: Best way to refresh screen

2013-10-01 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
a screen refresh. As a final note, if your script runs in a 'resizeStack' handler, never use lock screen (again because of internal optimisation the screen is actually already locked in an opaque way). On 01.10.2013, at 01:36, proth...@earthednet.org wrote: This seems like it should be easy

Best way to refresh screen

2013-09-30 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
This seems like it should be easy, but I can't find anything in the documentation. I have a large map image that I want to draw onto. I have defined a viewport, which is a graphic rectangle and all parts of the map that are not within the viewport are hidden. The large map will move around,

Re: Scorm

2013-09-18 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Mark, For educators whose students use an LMS, like Moodle, a SCORM library would be very useful. I don't know how many livecode folks would need it, but for college education apps, it seems this capability could be pertinent. Best, Bill William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org On Sep 18,