Re: A nice bit of syntax

2015-02-23 Thread Bob Sneidar
Interesting too, because Applescript is a kind of offshoot of HyperTalk. It was my impression that Applescript was a way to get the whole operating system and applications to work like Hypercard did. It was a great idea, and is still incredibly useful, but the severe downside to Applescript is

Re: A nice bit of syntax

2015-02-22 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Geoff, While this looks very nifty, it definitely isn't easier to program. LiveCode is much easier (IMHO). We should never be able to do this with LiveCode, simply because this isn't how xTalk languages function. One important difference is that AppleScript uses typed variables and even

Re: A nice bit of syntax

2015-02-22 Thread Geoff Canyon
On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Mark Schonewille m.schonewi...@economy-x-talk.com wrote: Hi Geoff, While this looks very nifty, it definitely isn't easier to program. LiveCode is much easier (IMHO). We should never be able to do this with LiveCode, simply because this isn't how xTalk