Re: Downloads - Immodest Proposal

2017-04-12 Thread Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode
Charles Szasz: > Curry, > What is the link to your website store? Howdy, Thanks for asking! My addons are now residing at: http://livecodeaddons.com/ And each product has links to the LiveCode store or the eSellerate store, which is here if you need the quickest link:

Re: Downloads - Immodest Proposal

2017-04-12 Thread Charles Szasz via use-livecode
Curry, What is the link to your website store? The link I have currently have is out dated. Thanks for your time! Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and

Re: LiveCode Android Demo

2017-04-12 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode
I want to see that also! not the apk, but the code Our current app is "dying" on android. specifically, a mainstack, opening other stacks or a stack with browser widget in it… something that is working perfectly on desktop and iOS is failing miserably on Android. so if anyone has an android

Re: LC crashing when trying to save a standalone

2017-04-12 Thread Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode
is the browser widget fix (or whatever change that fixes it) currently in 9dp5? or is that future branch now "behind" 8.1.4rc1? BR On 4/10/17, 9:32 AM, "use-livecode on behalf of Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode"

Downloads - Immodest Proposal

2017-04-12 Thread Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode
Hi All, I noticed that on livecode.com the front page has no download link. Anywhere. It would be great if interested people who happen upon the web site could instantly download LiveCode with a prominent button. I see a trial signup, but it really takes some persistence to go through the

Re: How do you find beta testers?

2017-04-12 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
You're very kind, Jonathan. Thank you for the generous words. I like things that get people outside. This is a wonderful planet indeed - history, prehistory - so much to learn. I hope your app does very well. You may find it inspiring to read up on iNaturalist. It's a charming app (not

Re: How do you find beta testers?

2017-04-12 Thread Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
This is good advice Richard. Thank you. My app, Augmented Earth, is free. The money will (eventually) come from ads, in theory. The idea is for users to add interesting reports in different categories linked to specific geographic spots. Other users can then read those reports when they are

Re: OT (?): Bookmarking GPS coords

2017-04-12 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
Thanks Paul. I'm struggling to find time to get my Android environment setup working (restrictions on my time, more than actual problems), so it may take me a few days to even try it out, but it would be good to know that I have a stack that *should* work, so please do send me directly a copy

Re: OT (?): Bookmarking GPS coords

2017-04-12 Thread Paul Hibbert via use-livecode
Alex, I used this lesson [ http://lessons.livecode.com/m/4069/l/30379-how-do-i-get-the-location-and-use-the-digital-compass ] as the basis for a GPS location in one of my iOS apps, if it helps I could save the relevant card to a new stack and send you a copy, I’m pretty sure it would work on

Re: OT (?): Bookmarking GPS coords

2017-04-12 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
On 11/04/2017 01:40, jonathandly...@gmail.com wrote: Rather than travel physically, could you just move in the map, and program it to record your click locations in a map? Indeed. Earlier I talked about a 'desktop app' and a 'mobile app'. The 'desktop app' is exactly what you describe -

Re: mergEXT

2017-04-12 Thread Monte Goulding via use-livecode
Hi Folks You probably want to get some docs for the robot and find out the service UUID that it offers then scan for peripherals with that service UUID. That’s the normal way of doing things but if there’s no docs available (from the looks of their downloads page you will need to request dev

Re: How do you find beta testers?

2017-04-12 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
jonathandlynch wrote: > I guess I will do a lot of asking around for the general public > opinion. Prospective customers are great for several reasons: - They represent your target market, so their interests and skill level will be a good match for assessing not only technical fitness but

Re: AW: vertical text?

2017-04-12 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
hh wrote: >> Richard G. wrote: >> On disk the Linux build of CEF takes up 135 MBs, and like any >> browser I would imagine it more than doubles RAM requirements >> for an app using it. > > I would even give a full Gigabyte of RAM if this could make the > browser widget work on linux ... I've

Re: How do you find beta testers?

2017-04-12 Thread Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
Thanks Jacqueline - sadly my budget is based on my excess cash flow, and I have 2 kids in private school, so that number is somewhere around negative zero. However, I know quite a few programmers and design people. Maybe I could exchange favors. I guess I will do a lot of asking around for the

Re: How do you find beta testers?

2017-04-12 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 4/12/17 1:06 PM, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode wrote: I have been getting feedback from friends and family on my app, but I want to find a wider circle of testers. I plan to seek testers on the use-list as well, but for now I am trying to find a couple dozen nonprogrammers so I can judge

Re: AW: vertical text?

2017-04-12 Thread hh via use-livecode
> Richard G. wrote: > On disk the Linux build of CEF takes up 135 MBs, and like any browser I > would imagine it more than doubles RAM requirements for an app using it. I would even give a full Gigabyte of RAM if this could make the browser widget work on linux ...

Re: AW: vertical text?

2017-04-12 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Roger Eller wrote: > On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 2:12 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: >> >> Jonathan L. wrote: >> >> This is also easy to do in a browser widget, if you don't mind >> >> the "always on top" aspect of browser widgets. ... >> It's great when you truly need an embedded web browser, but for

Re: AW: vertical text?

2017-04-12 Thread Roger Eller via use-livecode
This is really the first mention I've seen of the resource requirements of certain widgets. Assuming that overhead is minimal just because it is so darn easy to add to a stack will be our downfall. :) ~Roger On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 2:12 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <

Re: AW: vertical text?

2017-04-12 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
hh wrote: >> Jonathan L. wrote: >> This is also easy to do in a browser widget, if you don't mind >> the "always on top" aspect of browser widgets. > > Right, but only to a certain degree. > > LC Builder has _a lot_ of possibilities different from using the > javascript of a browser widget. > >

How do you find beta testers?

2017-04-12 Thread Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
I have been getting feedback from friends and family on my app, but I want to find a wider circle of testers. I plan to seek testers on the use-list as well, but for now I am trying to find a couple dozen nonprogrammers so I can judge how the average public reacts to the app. How do those of

Re: how to print only a part of a card?

2017-04-12 Thread Paul Hibbert via use-livecode
Tiemo, There’s nothing wrong with your logic, this all works fine on a Mac, LC8.1.4 (rc1), but from an earlier post I gather you are on Win 10 so this looks like there's a bug in the works, maybe a Linux user could test also. Have you tried any other versions of LC? HTH Paul > On 12 Apr

APNS response twice?

2017-04-12 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
Here's one I don't remember: Send APNS App gets pushNotificationReceived...twice, one right on top of the other. -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a

Re: "System" font on Mac - diff between LC 8 and LC 9??

2017-04-12 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Seems this is undesirable as a rule. What I do is set the font, size and style of the STACK to something, and then if I want the control to match the default of the stack, I set font size and style to empty. Bob S On Apr 11, 2017, at 20:14 , James Hale via use-livecode

Re: AW: vertical text?

2017-04-12 Thread Roger Eller via use-livecode
That's nice, but text angle should come as standard a field property (in my opinion). There are many use cases for field labels or table headers to sit on an angle for screen space consideration. ~Roger On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 11:25 AM, Paul Richards via use-livecode <

tsneterr: HTTP response Code 400?

2017-04-12 Thread Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
Hello, LC 8.1.3 I have some "put URL ." with PHPs executed on my server, which runs fine. Now I get a support call from a (windows) customer who gets "tsneterr: HTTP response Code 400 returned from server" A "HTTP 400 error" usually is a bad request because of a bad HTTP syntax sent by the

RE: AW: vertical text?

2017-04-12 Thread Paul Richards via use-livecode
Not sure if this is of any help, but I came across a course by Livecode where they guide you through creating a rotating text Widget. https://livecode.com/courses/extension-course/ | https://livecode.com/lessons/rotated-text-widget/ You might need to be logged into LC page -Original

Re: AW: vertical text?

2017-04-12 Thread Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
Having rotated text with transparent backgrounds could be very nice :) I was just suggesting the browser widget as the cheap and easy way. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2017, at 10:37 AM, hh via use-livecode wrote: >> Jonathan L. wrote: >> This is also easy

Re: LC and OneSignal

2017-04-12 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Dan Friedman wrote: > Hello! Has anyone implemented push messaging with OneSignal > (https://onesignal.com)? It’s running great for me on iOS, but can’t > get it to work correctly with a LiveCode Android app. Anyone have > any expierence with LC and OneSignal? Interesting. Thanks for the

Re: AW: vertical text?

2017-04-12 Thread hh via use-livecode
> Jonathan L. wrote: > This is also easy to do in a browser widget, if you don't mind > the "always on top" aspect of browser widgets. Right, but only to a certain degree. LC Builder has _a lot_ of possibilities different from using the javascript of a browser widget. The very basic widget

Re: mergEXT

2017-04-12 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
Have a look in the dictionary. I don't know if Monte still has the demo stacks available, but perhaps that would also help. On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 10:23 AM, Roger Eller via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I have never used it, but this is in the LC forum: > > try >

\"System\" font on Mac - diff between LC 8 and LC 9??

2017-04-12 Thread James Hale via use-livecode
So, in LC8 changes were made to the UI font themes and the System font was one new addition. According to the dictionary... The list of font names includes a set of special-purpose names which automatically select the matching font for the platform. You can use these to request "the font used

Re: mergEXT

2017-04-12 Thread Roger Eller via use-livecode
I have never used it, but this is in the LC forum: try mergBLEStopScanningForPeripherals catch e answer e end try http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=9=28007=147215=mergBLE#p147215 On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 10:18 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>

Re: mergEXT

2017-04-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
I must be really stupid . . . but . . . How do I use mergBLE to get a simple list of BlueTooth devices in a listField? Richmond. On 4/12/17 4:08 pm, Roger Eller via use-livecode wrote: That looks really cool (for teaching)! "PLEASE NOTE: Blue-Bot® is compatible with any iOS device with

Re: AW: vertical text?

2017-04-12 Thread Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
This is also easy to do in a browser widget, if you don't mind the "always on top" aspect of browser widgets. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 12, 2017, at 10:02 AM, hh via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Tiemo, > > LC Script gives you only the possibility to have a

AW: vertical text?

2017-04-12 Thread hh via use-livecode
Hi Tiemo, LC Script gives you only the possibility to have a rotated _image_ of "real" horizontal text. In LC Builder you have the possibility for rotating "real" horizontal text itself (use your font and size), not only a snapshot. Here is an easy example how to do that

how to print only a part of a card?

2017-04-12 Thread Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
Hello, probably I don't see the obvious or my math is slightly rusty. I am trying to print only a section of a card, e.g. a rectangle, but I always only get a (left and bottom) clipped rectangle being printed. Only when printing the whole card I get the full rectangle. I am running out of paper

AW: vertical text?

2017-04-12 Thread Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
Nice conversion! But I was looking for a rotated text by -90 degrees. Thanks Tiemo -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von AndyP via use-livecode Gesendet: Mittwoch, 12. April 2017 13:14 An: use-revolut...@lists.runrev.com

Re: mergEXT

2017-04-12 Thread Roger Eller via use-livecode
That looks really cool (for teaching)! "PLEASE NOTE: Blue-Bot® is compatible with any iOS device with version 3.0/4.0+ EDR Bluetooth (e.g. iPad3 and later)" So... I would think you would use mergBLE for this. http://mergext.com/home/mergble/ ~Roger On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 9:01 AM, Richmond

Re: mergEXT

2017-04-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Yup: https://www.bee-bot.us/bluebot.html http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=5=29121 I really would like to control the Blue-Bot via a LiveCode front-end rather than the crappy interface that one has to pay $50 for that stinks. Richmond. On 4/12/17 3:58 pm, Roger Eller via

Re: mergEXT

2017-04-12 Thread Roger Eller via use-livecode
Robot? On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 8:57 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > OK: now for the goofy questions . . . . > > 1. How do I find my robot's pUUID on a Mac? > > > Richmond. > > ___ use-livecode mailing

Re: mergEXT

2017-04-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
OK: now for the goofy questions . . . . 1. How do I find my robot's pUUID on a Mac? Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: mergEXT

2017-04-12 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
on mac, its in Contents->Tools->Ext On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 8:43 AM, Mike Kerner wrote: > you don't download it. It's built in. > > On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 8:42 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> " an Indy or

Re: mergEXT

2017-04-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Thanks for the heads up! Richmond. On 4/12/17 3:43 pm, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: you don't download it. It's built in. On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 8:42 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: " an Indy or Business license, will I get mergEXT

Re: mergEXT

2017-04-12 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
you don't download it. It's built in. On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 8:42 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > " an Indy or Business license, will I get mergEXT automatically? Yes!" > > As I have an Indy licence I would be grateful if I could find out >

mergEXT

2017-04-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
" an Indy or Business license, will I get mergEXT automatically? Yes!" As I have an Indy licence I would be grateful if I could find out where I can download mergEXT. Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit

Re: vertical text?

2017-04-12 Thread AndyP via use-livecode
Try This: Add a field named "Input" Add this script to the field on returnInField send "mouseUp" to button "Format" end returnInField Add a button named "Format" Add this script to the button local tWidth local tHeight local tChars local tCount local tTemp on mouseUp put the

Re: "System" font on Mac - diff between LC 8 and LC 9??

2017-04-12 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
LC 8.1.3 (Mac OS 10.7.5): I get the bold but NOT the italic. LC 9.0.0 DP 4 (Mac OS 10.7.5: exactly the same. Best, Richmond. On 4/12/17 6:14 am, James Hale via use-livecode wrote: set the htmltext of fld 1 to "this is bold and this is italic"