Re: So RunRev wants more of my money- what has been fixed?

2011-10-11 Thread Gerry
Personally I'm angry that as an iOS-only developer I have to pay for the development of features that only those other pesky platforms like Mac, Windows and Linux can use :) Gerry -- photos: http://gerryorkin.com On Wednesday, 12 October 2011 at 5:44 PM, Andrew Kluthe wrote: > I was fai

Re: So RunRev wants more of my money- what has been fixed?

2011-10-11 Thread Andrew Kluthe
I was fairly unimpressed with what turned out to be "the big 5.0". Seems not a whole lot has changed besides RevServer since 4.0. I think I'll wait for 6.0 or 7.0. -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/So-RunRev-wants-more-of-my-money-what-has-been-fix

Re: So RunRev wants more of my money- what has been fixed?

2011-10-11 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 10/12/2011 08:50 AM, Pete wrote: I think RR faces the problem that it is a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Look at the breadth of the subject matter on this discussion group to see how many disparate things are covered. I personally don't care about any of the enhanceme

Re: User Preferences

2011-10-11 Thread Phil Davis
Thanks Kee! I love this list. Phil Davis On 10/11/11 9:16 PM, Kee Nethery wrote: The common way to do this is to do a simple GET to your server. Perhaps use the unlock code as part of the URL. For example: http://gerryorkin.com/cgi-bin/.txt Log all the server connections. Once a day examine

Re: 295 png import images

2011-10-11 Thread Phil Davis
It didn't work here - 'filename' isn't a button property, and setting the icon to a url doesn't work either. However, you can make an image object act pretty much like a button, responding to mouse clicks and such. Phil On 10/11/11 8:36 PM, Andrew Meit wrote: Phil, Darn, forgot about that,

Re: User Preferences

2011-10-11 Thread Gerry
My ISP gives out a new IP whenever I re-connect after e.g. a router restart. So that wouldn't work. Gerry Kee Nethery wrote: > Log all the server connections. Once a day examine the log files to see if > the same unlock code is coming from multiple IP addresses. If it is, that > means th

Re: So RunRev wants more of my money- what has been fixed?

2011-10-11 Thread Pete
I think RR faces the problem that it is a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Look at the breadth of the subject matter on this discussion group to see how many disparate things are covered. I personally don't care about any of the enhancements in the new release and I do wish t

Re: User Preferences

2011-10-11 Thread Kee Nethery
The common way to do this is to do a simple GET to your server. Perhaps use the unlock code as part of the URL. For example: http://gerryorkin.com/cgi-bin/.txt Log all the server connections. Once a day examine the log files to see if the same unlock code is coming from multiple IP addresses. I

Re: So RunRev wants more of my money- what has been fixed?

2011-10-11 Thread Roger Eller
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:58 PM, Admin wrote: > > > OK. So now they added a bit of graphics power and updated IOS a > bit. Now they want hundreds more of my money. > > Has Android progressed > at all? I mean, really, at all? Now I have to spend tons of money to get > what I already paid for that

Looking for Windows testers for Potrace Interface

2011-10-11 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi all, I am looking for Windows testers of this stack that would function as an interface for the command line utility named Potrace. http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ Please, run only this stack while making these tests. Download the stack inside a folder with all associates files from http://ww

Re: Importing 295 png images...help

2011-10-11 Thread Andrew Meit
I just hit a wall on 4 gb. Layering is the key to the presentation of a 1 to 1 size page. Trying to avoid a split view management of the page (smaller to navg, larger off the side). Off to bed and try again weds On Oct 11, 2011, at 9:22 PM, Andrew Meit wrote: > Greetings... > > I have 295

Re: 295 png import images

2011-10-11 Thread Andrew Meit
Phil, Darn, forgot about that, will experiment I can't remember if setting an icon of a btn via filename works?? thank you On Oct 11, 2011, at 11:17 PM, use-livecode-requ...@lists.runrev.com wrote: > Can you make it work with 295 image objects that > each have a 'filename' property pointin

Re: page turn visual effect/transition - iOS

2011-10-11 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi Chris, Could you use an animation? (vectorial or bitmap) Scott Rossi could give you a definite answer. :-) Al Chris Sheffield-2 wrote: > > Is there any way to achieve a page turn visual effect on an iOS device? > I'm aware of the curl up | down effect, but I want more of a curl left | > rig

Re: User Preferences

2011-10-11 Thread Peter Bogdanoff
Yes, an internet connection is assumed because of streaming audio in the program. But how do I identify the user's computer so that no one else can use a copy of the program & serial? I don't see a MAC address property in LC; neither a date function that would tell me a fixed OS installation d

Re: User Preferences

2011-10-11 Thread Gerry
Or use an online method? Will your app be used in settings where a internet connection can be assumed? Gerry -- photos: http://gerryorkin.com On Wednesday, 12 October 2011 at 11:35 AM, Björnke von Gierke wrote: > To prevent copying, do not produce anything. It's the perfect counter > m

Re: Importing 295 png images...help

2011-10-11 Thread Bill Vlahos
Last I remember is that LiveCode has a maximum size of 4 GB per stack. Bill Vlahos _ InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) is about keeping your important life information with you, accessible, and secure. On Oct 11, 2011, at 6:56 PM, Jerry Jensen wrote: > A quick calculation s

So RunRev wants more of my money- what has been fixed?

2011-10-11 Thread Admin
OK. So now they added a bit of graphics power and updated IOS a bit. Now they want hundreds more of my money. Has Android progressed at all? I mean, really, at all? Now I have to spend tons of money to get what I already paid for that has not worked yet fully? Has web been fixed at all? No,

Re: Importing 295 png images...help

2011-10-11 Thread Jerry Jensen
A quick calculation shows the total size for all of those is almost 5 GB (!). Maybe you are running out of RAM. There must be a better way than importing them all. On Oct 11, 2011, at 6:22 PM, Andrew Meit wrote: > Greetings... > > I have 295 24 bit rgb color png 72 dpi at 1900 x 2200 pixels...

Re: Importing 295 png images...help

2011-10-11 Thread Phil Davis
Andrew, Must the images be imported? Can you make it work with 295 image objects that each have a 'filename' property pointing to one of the images on your HD? It seems to me that might be less taxing to LC. Phil Davis On 10/11/11 6:22 PM, Andrew Meit wrote: Greetings... I have 295 24 bit

Importing 295 png images...help

2011-10-11 Thread Andrew Meit
Greetings... I have 295 24 bit rgb color png 72 dpi at 1900 x 2200 pixels...It seems LC dies after the 115th image is imported. I have tried both 4.6.4/5.0, both die. I can import roughly 100 images per card, but when I reference as icons for transparent btns all the images, LC still dies. I am

Re: [ANN] LiveCode.tv event #38

2011-10-11 Thread Björnke von Gierke
As usual we had a lot of fun. Mario Showed his progress on the styles palette. Check it out on his site: http://www.sixsides.it/ David showed his progress on version controlling. Sadly, at least for people who missed the event, neither of them did record. Maybe you'd like to have some fun too,

Re: User Preferences

2011-10-11 Thread Björnke von Gierke
To prevent copying, do not produce anything. It's the perfect counter measure! Barring that, concentrate on ways to sell despite piracy, because you can't prevent it. For example, games increasingly have downloads that they sell as add-ons (downloadable content). That way they can sell things t

Re: LiveCode 5.0 Released

2011-10-11 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Richmond is more than that. He is a Scott! :-D Jim Kanter wrote: > > Or a Vulcan. > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: >> I think I has underwent a realization there: Richmond is a computer. > -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4

Re: [OT] A Fairy Tale About Running Water and LiveCode...

2011-10-11 Thread Alejandro Tejada
I live in the tropics so this story, brings me memories from a not so distant past. Books, shoes, clothes, carpets, boxes... anything that lies on the floor. :-(( Sadly enough, we are not getting enough rain this year... Hopefully it would not fall in a single week or day. :-(( The only time that

Re: Using Javascript with RevBrowser to control a Flash Movie

2011-10-11 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi Colin, Colin Holgate-2 wrote: > > That is an ActionScript 1.0 swf, and is using a technique that is so old > that it isn't in the Flash help anymore. It seems to get a pointer to the > swf on the page, and calls things like TGotoFrame to make the Flash go to > that frame. > I guess it doesn't

iPhone’s ‘Maps’ application

2011-10-11 Thread John Dixon
This from the liveCode website... http://www.runrev.com/products/mobile-deployment/iphone-ipad/supported-features/ We’ve added support for launching URLs, which as well as allowing HTTP links to open in Safari, will also allow phone calls to be placed using the ‘tel:’ prefix, and also links t

User Preferences

2011-10-11 Thread Peter Bogdanoff
Hi, My project is a OSX/Windows program that is sold to college students via a (Kagi.com) shopping cart with a serial key generator linked to it. I want to strengthen the copy protection by limiting the user to one installation (things can't be passed on to other students). I've tried using th

Re: [OT] A Fairy Tale About Running Water and LiveCode...

2011-10-11 Thread Ken Ray
> I was kept awake containing the water until about 8:30. Cleaning stuff. I > forgot the bug solution. I remember I had it for a while. The floor is dry > though. I feel for you, Andre… I've been there (well, mopping up flood waters, that is). I used to keep a mini tape recorder by the side of my

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2011-10-11 Thread Art DiVito
OMG! Nevermind my question about the regular polygon. I just upgraded to 5.0.0 and it works just fine now! ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferenc

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2011-10-11 Thread John Dixon
This will make you a polygon with 8 sides... on mouseUp lock screen set the style of the templategraphic to regular set the polysides of the templategraphic to 8 set the width of the templategraphic to 300 set the height of the templategraphic to 300 create graphic "boo" set t

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2011-10-11 Thread Art DiVito
The regular polygon graphic tool does not appear to respond to changing its number of sides. It's always giving me 12 sides! For example, "set the polysides of the templategraphic to 6" does not work. Am I missing something? Thanks. ___ use-livecode mai

Re: LiveCode 5.0 Released

2011-10-11 Thread Jim Kanter
Or a Vulcan. On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: > I think I has underwent a realization there: Richmond is a computer. > > > On Oct 11, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Richmond Mathewson wrote: > >> Computers are coldly logical; ___ use-livecode m

Re: LiveCode 5.0 Released

2011-10-11 Thread Colin Holgate
I think I has underwent a realization there: Richmond is a computer. On Oct 11, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Richmond Mathewson wrote: > Computers are coldly logical; ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

Re: LiveCode 5.0 Released

2011-10-11 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 10/11/2011 01:58 PM, Heather Nagey wrote: Dear List Folks, I’m pleased to announce that LiveCode 5 has just been released. Indeed; and many Hurrahs and congratulations. BUT, Please, get someone who knows a spot of English Grammar to write your LiveCodeNotes-5_0_0.pdf: "For 5.0.0, the grap

page turn visual effect/transition - iOS

2011-10-11 Thread Chris Sheffield
Is there any way to achieve a page turn visual effect on an iOS device? I'm aware of the curl up | down effect, but I want more of a curl left | right effect. Much like Apple does in the iBooks app. It doesn't have to be "draggable" like in iBooks. Just something that looks like turning a page i

Re: Another examples of the screen refresh problem on the Mac?

2011-10-11 Thread BNig
Hi, to anyone who is interested in the stack moving two graphics and different settings of syncrate, a handler that calls itself and does a lock screen wait for syncrate milliseconds and unlock screen and the Livecode 5.0 options of compositortype/tile/cache and layer mode and wants to test all th

Re: [OT] A Fairy Tale About Running Water and LiveCode...

2011-10-11 Thread Bob Sneidar
Ick! On Oct 11, 2011, at 11:43 AM, Andre Garzia wrote: > Folks, > > I worked till late yesterday. I think it was about 2:00 AM or 2:30 AM when I > slowly moved myself from my workstation to my bedroom. I coded for so long > because I was trying to fix a bug in some software and things kept break

[OT] A Fairy Tale About Running Water and LiveCode...

2011-10-11 Thread Andre Garzia
Folks, I worked till late yesterday. I think it was about 2:00 AM or 2:30 AM when I slowly moved myself from my workstation to my bedroom. I coded for so long because I was trying to fix a bug in some software and things kept breaking until even my cat meowed at me compelling me to go to bed. Rio

Re: New iOS App in Store

2011-10-11 Thread Ben Rubinstein
On 10/10/2011 22:46, Colin Holgate wrote: In the case I was thinking of, the app had a release date set to make it coincide with publicity for the app. It sat in the queue with no change of status for two weeks, then on the release date it went into review, and was ready for sale 36 minutes la

Re: Another example of the screen refresh problem on the Mac?

2011-10-11 Thread James Hurley
Colin, I was never able to get 9 pool balls to move smoothly. It works but not smoothly. Jim Hurley > Colin Holgate wrote: > > I should update my first Rev stack sometime: > > http://xfiles.funnygarbage.com/~colinholgate/rev/testtrack.html > > see if I can get dozens of cars driving around.

Re: LiveCode 5.0 Released

2011-10-11 Thread tbodine
Yes, which vector formats are supported? SVG? SWF? -- Tom Bodine -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/LiveCode-5-0-Released-tp3893635p3895383.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _

Re: Using Javascript with RevBrowser to control a Flash Movie

2011-10-11 Thread Colin Holgate
That is an ActionScript 1.0 swf, and is using a technique that is so old that it isn't in the Flash help anymore. It seems to get a pointer to the swf on the page, and calls things like TGotoFrame to make the Flash go to that frame. I guess it doesn't matter that it's ancient, if you do the same

Re: Another example of the screen refresh problem on the Mac?

2011-10-11 Thread Colin Holgate
I should update my first Rev stack sometime: http://xfiles.funnygarbage.com/~colinholgate/rev/testtrack.html see if I can get dozens of cars driving around. On Oct 11, 2011, at 12:52 PM, James Hurley wrote: > Frustration with animation on the Mac, I guess.) _

R: Re: R: Re: standalone

2011-10-11 Thread bacches...@tin.it
Messaggio originale Da: b...@twft.com Data: 11-ott-2011 18.54 A: "How to use LiveCode" Ogg: Re: R: Re: standalone should be on keydown whichKey ... end keyDown On Oct 11, 2011, at 9:45 AM, bacches...@tin.it wrote: > > > Messaggio originale > Da: b...@twft.com > Dat

Re: Using Javascript with RevBrowser to control a Flash Movie

2011-10-11 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Wow! Ken, this a really complex mechanism. :-O Many thanks for sharing this code! After I subdue this headache (dogs barking do not let me sleep last night) I will start experimenting. Hopefully, in a near future, Chipp Walters would step in and code a flash player dll (that should be a lot less

Re: R: Re: standalone

2011-10-11 Thread Bob Sneidar
should be on keydown whichKey ... end keyDown On Oct 11, 2011, at 9:45 AM, bacches...@tin.it wrote: > > > Messaggio originale > Da: b...@twft.com > Data: 11-ott-2011 18.37 > > A: "How to use LiveCode" > Ogg: Re: > standalone > > Is the space in which key a typo? > > Bob > >

Re: Another example of the screen refresh problem on the Mac?

2011-10-11 Thread James Hurley
Colin, I think we could use some help from RR on this problem. It would be helpful also if they were to educate us on the new animation features and performance improvements in 5.0. How might we best implement these features. It is clear that they haven't resolve the refresh problem on the Mac

Re: Using Javascript with RevBrowser to control a Flash Movie

2011-10-11 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi all, These are example of using Javascript to control swf movies: http://www.russellchun.com/?p=174 http://www.flashcentral.com/Tech/HawaiiMap/ How could I talk to the javascript in these webpages from LliveCode? Thanks in advance! Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolu

R: Re: standalone

2011-10-11 Thread bacches...@tin.it
Messaggio originale Da: b...@twft.com Data: 11-ott-2011 18.37 A: "How to use LiveCode" Ogg: Re: standalone Is the space in which key a typo? Bob On Oct 11, 2011, at 9:17 AM, bacches...@tin.it wrote: > hello all > > in an application i use the script > "onkeydown Which key > if

Re: standalone

2011-10-11 Thread Bob Sneidar
Is the space in which key a typo? Bob On Oct 11, 2011, at 9:17 AM, bacches...@tin.it wrote: > hello all > > in an application i use the script > "onkeydown Which key > if > (chartonum (whichkey)) is not in uChiave then > . > > ... > > and everything works fine >

standalone

2011-10-11 Thread bacches...@tin.it
hello all in an application i use the script "onkeydown Which key if (chartonum (whichkey)) is not in uChiave then . ... and everything works fine but nothing works in the “standalone” anyone can explain to me? kind regards mario _

Re: Another example of the screen refresh problem on the Mac?

2011-10-11 Thread Colin Holgate
I see that too, and even setting it to 1 seems better than setting it to 6. It could be that on desktop it still has to wait for the next screen update. The hope for iOS would be that iphoneSetRedrawInterval = 1 will give perfect redraw sync. On Oct 11, 2011, at 10:50 AM, James Hurley wrote:

Re: [ANN] minimal facebook library available

2011-10-11 Thread Andre Garzia
Bob, Thank you very much for the donation and for the nice words. I am sure someday you will find some use for this library and remember this is a bundle, I am developing other network related libraries, you may have a use for some of them. Thanks for your support! Andre On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at

Re: LiveCode 5.0 Released

2011-10-11 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi Heather, Which are the vector graphics in popular formats? Heather Nagey wrote: > > [snip] > • High-Performance Graphics Engine > Make great games or smoother, slicker apps than ever before with > LiveCode 5.0. LiveCode now utilizes graphics hardware acceleration and > OpenGL, anima

Re: [ANN] animationEngine 5

2011-10-11 Thread René Micout
YES !! Thank you Klaus... René Le 11 oct. 2011 à 16:35, Klaus on-rev a écrit : > Hi René, > > Am 11.10.2011 um 16:30 schrieb René Micout: > >> Hello Malte, >> I purchase LC 5 (with AE 5) but where is AE5 ? > > Your account in the RunRev store on the same page where you loaded LC 5, > just scr

Re: Another examples of the screen refresh problem on the Mac?

2011-10-11 Thread Bob Sneidar
heh heh. nice. On Oct 10, 2011, at 6:16 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Bob- > > Monday, October 10, 2011, 4:59:15 PM, you wrote: > >> I guess the logic is, "All that is not true is false". > > Didn't Gödel disprove that? > > -- > -Mark Wieder > mwie...@ahsoftware.net > > > _

Re: [ANN] minimal facebook library available

2011-10-11 Thread Bob Sneidar
Ok I made my donation. Not sure if I am going to have a use for this, but I like seeing industrious people make good stuff. Bob On Oct 10, 2011, at 8:27 PM, Andre Garzia wrote: > PS: fundraiser, sleep with this sound. > ___ use-livecode mailing l

Re: 5.0: strange graphic artifacts with QT controller

2011-10-11 Thread Klaus on-rev
Hi folks, Am 11.10.2011 um 16:59 schrieb Klaus on-rev: > Hi Curt, >> ... >> When I quit 5.0 and re-opened the project in 4.6.4, the QT controllers & >> sound were fine (phew). >> Any ideas? Or do I need to stick with 4.6.4 until 5.0 gets some QT issues >> ironed out? I'm using Snow Leopard, 10

Re: 5.0: strange graphic artifacts with QT controller

2011-10-11 Thread Klaus on-rev
Hi Curt, Am 11.10.2011 um 16:42 schrieb Curt Ford: > I just downloaded 5.0, so glad that "the long standing issue of standalones > being incorrectly sized should no longer happen." on Mac. > > I opened up my current project, which includes a number of QuickTime control > bars linked to mp3 fil

Re: Another example of the screen refresh problem on the Mac?

2011-10-11 Thread James Hurley
Colin, Thanks for this. Very informative. I tried, using Brnd's "MoveTest" utility and the Move command is markedly smoother at a syncRate of 6 over that at 17. I need to do some experimentation to test 5.0. I'm hoping that RR educates us on how best to take advantage of the improvements in

5.0: strange graphic artifacts with QT controller

2011-10-11 Thread Curt Ford
I just downloaded 5.0, so glad that "the long standing issue of standalones being incorrectly sized should no longer happen." on Mac. I opened up my current project, which includes a number of QuickTime control bars linked to mp3 files. They were fine in 4.6.4, both in development and in st

Re: [ANN] animationEngine 5

2011-10-11 Thread Klaus on-rev
Hi René, Am 11.10.2011 um 16:30 schrieb René Micout: > Hello Malte, > I purchase LC 5 (with AE 5) but where is AE5 ? Your account in the RunRev store on the same page where you loaded LC 5, just scroll down a bit :-) At least that's where I found it. > Thank you > René Best Klaus -- Klaus

Re: [ANN] animationEngine 5

2011-10-11 Thread René Micout
Hello Malte, I purchase LC 5 (with AE 5) but where is AE5 ? Thank you René Le 11 oct. 2011 à 13:17, Malte Brill a écrit : > Hi all! > > Now that the cat is out of the back regarding liveCode 5, I would like to > take the chance to also announce something. The brand new polished > animationEngi

Re: LiveCode 5.0 Released

2011-10-11 Thread Roger Eller
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 6:58 AM, Heather Nagey wrote: > Dear List Folks, > > I’m pleased to announce that LiveCode 5 has just been released. Our > servers have been updated with the new product and it is available for > download from your accounts, if you have a valid 5.0 license. To log in to >

[ANN] animationEngine 5

2011-10-11 Thread Malte Brill
Hi all! Now that the cat is out of the back regarding liveCode 5, I would like to take the chance to also announce something. The brand new polished animationEngine 5! We have been working hard to make this release perform better than what you are used to, taking advantage of quite some new feat

LiveCode 5.0 Released

2011-10-11 Thread Heather Nagey
Dear List Folks, I’m pleased to announce that LiveCode 5 has just been released. Our servers have been updated with the new product and it is available for download from your accounts, if you have a valid 5.0 license. To log in to your account go here: http://www.runrev.com/store/account

Re: What does 'shadows' mean?

2011-10-11 Thread Keith Clarke
...did you mean 'eclipse', Francis? Isn't 'occult' more to do with supernatural, mystical or magical beliefs and practices - in other words, the initiation rites of the high priests of the great message path! ;-) Best, Keith.. On 11 Oct 2011, at 10:29, Francis Nugent Dixon wrote: > Hi from beau

Re: What does 'shadows' mean?

2011-10-11 Thread Francis Nugent Dixon
Hi from beautiful Brittany, Shadows is a bit of a misnomer, and is confusing. I think the term "occult" would be better :>) OCCULT "Referring to the event in which one celestial body passes in front of another, blocking it from view" . and I rather like the idea of global variables being