Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

On 06/15/2017 09:42 AM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode wrote: Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-7. Is anyone else seeing that the dictionary is broken or is it again a case of just me? warning: save your work first because you have to force

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

On 2017-06-15 21:08, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote: Bug 19882 I wonder if this is the same as - http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19861 I encountered this because I run Linux in VMs on Azure, and you have to use XFCE (since Ubuntu Desktop is incompatible with MS RDP it

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

FYI: Attempts to build standalone for Android that worked in DP-5 fail in DP-7 (and DP-6 before) I will file a bug report. I had to regress to 9DP5 (or 8.1.5 RC1) BR On 6/15/17, 6:42 AM, "use-livecode on behalf of panagiotis merakos via use-livecode" wrote: Dear list members,

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

On 06/15/2017 09:57 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: Wow - tons of cool stuff! Thanks! v9 FTW! Indeed! It's been a while since we had a dp release. I do have to say that the description of bugfix 19165 in the Release Notes is pretty inscrutable. I had to go look at the bug report

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

So much new things to try, and a lot of bugs removed. Thanks to the team for that. I guess the dps are now numbered after the month of release, so will we have with every other LC Global day a new one? ;-)) ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lis

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

There needs to be a Harry Potteresque DP-7*½ that will allow an install. Please. Richmond.* On 6/15/17 10:17 pm, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode wrote: @Devin Yes we noticed this issue in the Release Notes the very last minute. The Release Notes are created dynamically, using all the

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

@Devin Yes we noticed this issue in the Release Notes the very last minute. The Release Notes are created dynamically, using all the bug fix-XYZ.md and feature-XYZ.md markdown files. I think the issue is caused because of the " feature-html5-callbacks.md

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

Bug 19882 On 6/15/17 10:02 pm, Richmond Mathewson wrote: Xubuntu 16.04 64-bit In the Terminal I get: exiting on signal 4 not exactly descriptive I'm afraid. Richmond. On 6/15/17 9:55 pm, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: On 2017-06-15 20:45, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote:

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

Xubuntu 16.04 64-bit In the Terminal I get: exiting on signal 4 not exactly descriptive I'm afraid. Richmond. On 6/15/17 9:55 pm, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: On 2017-06-15 20:45, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote: Unfortunately not installing on Xubuntu 16.04. Oh, and b

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

On 2017-06-15 20:45, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote: Unfortunately not installing on Xubuntu 16.04. Oh, and before you ask, I did remember to set the executable bit on the installer. Could you file a bug with what happens when you try? In particular, if you run the installer from a

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

Unfortunately not installing on Xubuntu 16.04. Oh, and before you ask, I did remember to set the executable bit on the installer. Richmond. On 6/15/17 7:42 pm, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode wrote: Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-7. Deve

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

I opened the release notes and I notice some markdown formatting problems starting on page 10 under JavaScript Example:. It looks like a code block was not terminated correctly, and the next several pages are formatted as code. Are the release notes on GitHub? It should be an easy fix. Devin

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

Wow - tons of cool stuff! Thanks! v9 FTW! -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web ambassa...@fourthworld.comhttp://www.FourthWorld.com _

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

O Bob S > On Jun 15, 2017, at 09:42 , panagiotis merakos via use-livecode > wrote: > > - New array commands "difference" and "symmetric difference" have now been > added ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Pleas

[ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-7

Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-7. Developer Preview Release = Warning: this is not a stable release. Please ensure that you back up your stacks before testing them. Getting the Release === You can get the r

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

+1 On Mar 8, 2017 7:42 PM, "Andre Garzia via use-livecode" < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 5:12 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > Besides, this is not > > debugging, this is remote debugging, and if anything screams "

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 5:12 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Besides, this is not > debugging, this is remote debugging, and if anything screams "premium", > it's a feature like this. Anyone who has been building for mobile since we > could do that with L

[ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-6

Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-6. Developer Preview Release = Warning: this is not a stable release. Please ensure that you back up your stacks before testing them. Getting the Release === You can get the r

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

Richmond Mathewson wrote: > One of the points that might be brought up at this point is that > LiveCode in presented as a complete programming language/packet > in itself; there is no indication given that users of LiveCode > are expected to know other, lower-level languages too. > > I suspect th

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

One of the points that might be brought up at this point is that LiveCode in presented as a complete programming language/packet in itself; there is no indication given that users of LiveCode are expected to know other, lower-level languages too. I suspect that a very high proportion of people

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

Andre Garzia wrote: > The fact that these decisions are being taken, where the HQ appears > to be focusing more and more on business licensees feels like I am > being forced into such license. At this moment, I am starting to > wonder if there is any reason to be indy at all. ...or Community. F

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

You can't build ios with community, so that's moot. Besides, this is not debugging, this is remote debugging, and if anything screams "premium", it's a feature like this. Anyone who has been building for mobile since we could do that with LC has been working with their own personal debugging hack

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 5:41 PM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > - Implementation of a remote debugger (Business only): > Run a standalone for the local platform from the IDE and debug it whilst it > runs locally > Run a standalone for iOS or Android f

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

oh baby i just read the blog on the profiler. I am going to have fun with this, too. On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 12:27 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > panagiotis merakos wrote: > > > http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19248 > > Unfortunate to se

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

panagiotis merakos wrote: > http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19248 Unfortunate to see complication after complication pile up from the IDE's insistence that stacks with the same name should not be in memory at the same time. As we've discussed earlier, the engine does not appear t

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

Trevor, I've said it before and I'll say it again. You are da bomb! :-) Bob S > On Feb 24, 2017, at 09:18 , Trevor DeVore via use-livecode > wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 11:00 AM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> If you want, you can ap

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 11:00 AM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > If you want, you can apply those changes locally: > > https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/5180/files > > and see if the problem is fixed. > I have a stack that will install the st

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

If you want, you can apply those changes locally: https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/5180/files and see if the problem is fixed. 1. Type in the msg box "edit the script of stack revsaveasstandalone" 2. Make those changes 3. Make sure you click on the "Apply" button 4. Try to create a stan

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

Bob you are probably affected by this bug: http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19248 This will be fixed in 8.1.4 RC-1 (thanks to Trevor who identified the cause and submitted a pull request) Best, Panos -- On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@list

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

That would be it, although I do not use any behaviors, except for data grids. Bob S > On Feb 24, 2017, at 08:13 , panagiotis merakos via use-livecode > wrote: > > Bob you are probably affected by this bug: > > http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19248 > > This will be fixed in 8.1.

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

That is interesting because I am still struggling with a bug http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19322 where compiling to more than one OS from a splash stack and with stack files seems to "corrupt" (I use the term loosely) the mainstack where the libraries have been added to the list of

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

I like the way these tracks are going. This is a very sensible and logical way to progress. The cool new dangerous toys go into the newest version, and the sensible stuff goes into both. On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 5:07 AM, Ali Lloyd via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Richmo

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

Richmond, In general that is the case, yes. When for example 8.1.3 GM has been released, we merge the branches all the way up so that the develop branch (from which DPs are released) contains everything from that branch. In some cases there may be things that are in earlier releases but not in a DP

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

Apart from all the other changes, Its great to see Android getting some updates and attention. A big well done to the team! - Andy Piddock My software never has bugs. It just develops random features. TinyIDE a Free alternative minimalist IDE Plugin for LiveCode TinyIDE Script edito

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

I wish I could understand the way different "levels" come out concurrently. Are we to assume that all the new things in 8.1.3 are also bound into 9.0.0 DP-5? Richmond. On 2/23/17 10:41 pm, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode wrote: Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the release of

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami wrote: > @Richard who wrote: > > "for deployment -- most recent stable…" > "for dev -- most recent build, know current state of engine as > pertains to your work." > > How logical! thanks… assuming there is no change in file format and > stacks are backward compatible,

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

@ Bob (who wrote) " Do you suggest that all development and improvement for version 8 and that we all wait for certain bugs to be addressed in the next major release? That would be unfortunate. Already since the earlier versions of 8, there have been marked improvements and bug fixes, such a

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

Probably a typo, but shouldn't the backslash be INSIDE the quotes in the example for Specifying local host and port when opening a socket? Bob S ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscr

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

> On 24 Feb 2017, at 9:42 am, Mike Kerner via use-livecode > wrote: > > Another question: Does the mobile have to be tethered to the desktop? If > I build a standalone, how are we going to communicate? They communicate via sockets so no it doesn’t need to be tethered. Cheers Monte

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

LC Team, Congratulations and many thanks for this feature-packed release. Brilliant! Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami wrote: > Why even continue in 8.* ? > > What issues are there with 9.* that would make it advisable not to > try it for production? For deployment it's usually best to use the most recent Stable build. But for development it's usually best to use the most recent bui

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

I'm drooling. I once told Kevin that about half of the lines of code in my mobile apps wind up being debugging code (granted the end up being commented out, eventually, but I digress). The biggest issue on mobile has always been debugging. I even have a debugging library that I have added to all

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

Another question: Does the mobile have to be tethered to the desktop? If I build a standalone, how are we going to communicate? Did you guys also see that we will have a regular message box context with the app? That's just one less thing I have to include with my stack (and then use the mobile

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

First of all this is a Developer Preview. Note the, "This is not a stable release" disclaimer. Consider also that some may be unwilling to move to version 9 until such a time as they feel confident that most of the issues have been shaken out of it. I am one of these. Do you suggest that all d

Re: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

I'm behind here in the overview: Why even continue in 8.* ? What issues are there with 9.* that would make it advisable not to try it for production? BR On 2/23/17, 10:41 AM, "use-livecode on behalf of panagiotis merakos via use-livecode" wrote: Dear list members, We are p

[ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-5. Developer Preview Release = Warning: this is not a stable release. Please ensure that you back up your stacks before testing them. Getting the Release === You can get the r

Re: [ ANN ] Release 9.0.0 DP-4

This is exciting: 9 looks very good indeed, and I'm being a "naughty chap" running it on Mac OS 10.7.5 which isn't "supported": if it crashes or crunches my machine I'll have only myself to blame: but as by now I'm quite an expert at crashing machines I'm certainly not going to hold it against

[ ANN ] Release 9.0.0 DP-4

Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-4. Developer Preview Release = Warning: this is not a stable release. Please ensure that you back up your stacks before testing them. Getting the Release === You can get the r

[ ANN ] Release 9.0.0 DP-3

Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-3. Developer Preview Release = Warning: this is not a stable release. Please ensure that you back up your stacks before testing them. Getting the Release === You can get the re

Re: [ ANN ] Release 9.0.0 DP-2

panagiotis merakos wrote: > We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-2. > > You can find out more about the release in this blog post: > https://livecode.com/whats-new-in-livecode-9-0-dp-2/ Thanks! Eagerly awaited, downloading now... Forward! -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World

[ ANN ] Release 9.0.0 DP-2

Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-2. You can find out more about the release in this blog post: https://livecode.com/whats-new-in-livecode-9-0-dp-2/ Developer Preview Release = Warning: this is not a stable release. Please ens

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