Re: Mobile Wondering

2020-04-06 Thread scott--- via use-livecode
That was my experience too… until LC added native support for other Android processors. Now I find the Android emulator to be very usable! — Scott Morrow Elementary Software (Now with 20% less chalk dust!) web https://elementarysoftware.com/ email sc...@elementarysoftware.com booth

Re: Mobile Wondering

2020-04-06 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
that automatically instantiate mobile scrollers by examining controls on preOpenCard and setting up the scrollers as needed. I do not know why this is impossible for the engine to do, but it's easy enough to work around in a script. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Mobile Wondering

Re: Mobile Wondering

2020-04-06 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 4/6/20 10:12 AM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote: But, afaik, it's not just scrolling fields; aren't there also issues with keyboard input requiring you to scroll / move the field to remain visible, That was fixed recently with mobileSetKeyboardDisplay. Also, besides mouse events

Re: Mobile Wondering

2020-04-06 Thread Neville Smythe via use-livecode
I had been wondering when the third-class status of mobile platforms in the LC world, particularly in relation to scrolling fields and groups, would crop up here. Some time ago I looked at converting an iOS project to LC, and was appalled at the crude 1984-style appearance of scroll bars. I

Re: Mobile Wondering

2020-04-06 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Alex Tweedly wrote: > On 06/04/2020 03:55, scott--- via use-livecode wrote: >>> 1. xTalk features just don't work, or work totally inadequately >>> (e.g. scrolling fields). >> I feel this is overly harsh. Livecode fields (and the creation of >> native UIText fields) do work on mobile. I think

Re: Mobile Wondering

2020-04-06 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
On 06/04/2020 03:55, scott--- via use-livecode wrote: 1. xTalk features just don't work, or work totally inadequately (e.g. scrolling fields). I feel this is overly harsh. Livecode fields (and the creation of native UIText fields) do work on mobile. I think the issue is that the use of some

Mobile Wondering

2020-04-05 Thread scott--- via use-livecode
> 1. xTalk features just don't work, or work totally inadequately (e.g. > scrolling fields). I feel this is overly harsh. Livecode fields (and the creation of native UIText fields) do work on mobile. I think the issue is that the use of some objects (like fields) on mobile is not as drag ’n'