Re: Websockets ... again.

2024-04-26 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I was thinking the same thing. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 26, 2024, at 16:54, Tom Glod via use-livecode > wrote: > > Richard, thanks for chiming in. > > 1. dunno, it can't be that hard, i would take an existing implementation in > another language and rewrite it in livecode. > 2. dunno >

Re: Help converting python one-liner...

2024-04-25 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Well the good news (I suppose) is that base64Decode seems to ignore the carriage returns in the encoded string. The bad news (for me) is that it means my intermittence issue had nothing to do with the carriage returns. Bob S > On Apr 25, 2024, at 8:09 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livec

Re: Help converting python one-liner...

2024-04-25 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Wha THAT may be why I was getting intermittent success with a socket based file transfer utility I developed! I wonder what base64Decode does with a base64Encoded string if you remove the carriage returns first? I’m going to have to research that. Bob S > On Apr 25, 2024, at 7:57

Re: Revisiting Lock Screen

2024-03-28 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
to workaround. Bob S On Mar 28, 2024, at 10:30 AM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: what about switching to pg? On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 1:24 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com<mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> wrote: Thanks Mike. I think I am going to

Re: Revisiting Lock Screen

2024-03-28 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
unexpected * the dg could be unlocking the screen. you could also try two or more lock screens. i believe lock screen is additive. until idle. On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 12:22 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com<mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> wrote:

Re: Revisiting Lock Screen

2024-03-28 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Wow thanks for that! I think I remember now this came up before, and datagrids were the culprit. But that does seem odd, doesn’t it? Why would a screen lock interfere with the datagrid behavior? (That is rhetorical. Only the devs would know that.) Bob S On Mar 28, 2024, at 8:48 AM, Mike

Re: Revisiting Lock Screen

2024-03-28 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
The issue may be with the datagrids. It appears that Lock Screen is not preventing changes to the datagrids from refreshing the screen. Bob S > On Mar 28, 2024, at 8:28 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > > Hi Craig thanks for responding. I am not updating fields per se as the only > thing changing

Re: Revisiting Lock Screen

2024-03-28 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
tion how / when you are seeing the >> (unexpected) changes happening. >> >> Remember that lockscreen is automatically set to false when there is no >> handler running, so unlerss you have an intensive handler running, you will >> see these changes. >> >>

Re: Revisiting Lock Screen

2024-03-28 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
of > lockscreen in more detail. Thanks. > > Alex. > > On 27/03/2024 22:55, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi all. >> >> I read in the dictionary that Lock Screen does not work in Script Debug >> mode. Okay so I turn it off, put the command “Lock Sc

Re: Revisiting Lock Screen

2024-03-28 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
. mis-remembering.) > Is that the version you are using? > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 7:02 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> Oh, but it gets better. I put at the entry point of the script: >> >> lock scr

Re: Tutorial for Livecode Server log in system

2024-03-27 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
As an aside, I do store passwords, but I encrypt them first using a method only I know about. However I am not using a web portal, so there’s that. Bob S On Mar 27, 2024, at 3:44 PM, Tim Selander via use-livecode wrote: Dear Alex and Pere Thank you both for your code and and the time you

Re: Revisiting Lock Screen

2024-03-27 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Oh, but it gets better. I put at the entry point of the script: lock screen put the lockscreen into tScreenIsLocked — I checked and this is true Then at the exit point: put the lockscreen STILL TRUE in spite of the fact that I see everything that the app is doing to the screen the

Revisiting Lock Screen

2024-03-27 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. I read in the dictionary that Lock Screen does not work in Script Debug mode. Okay so I turn it off, put the command “Lock Screen” at the entry point to a selectionChanged handler which goes on to do a number of things that change the appearance of the screen. The screen is decidedly

Re: FindIndex question

2024-03-25 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
This is the code with a couple of dependencies. I think that’s all the fiddlybits. If I missed something let me know. Bob S function filterArray pArrayDataA, pConditions put the defaultFolder & "/" & "tempdatabase.db" into tDBName put arrayToSQLite(pArrayDataA, tDBName, "arraydata")

Re: FindIndex question

2024-03-25 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
everything i've tried > with the pg is faster than the dg. > just one more reason to resurrect the script compiler and release it. > > On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 11:16 AM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> I wrote a findInArray() funct

Re: FindIndex question

2024-03-25 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I wrote a findInArray() function that will convert an array to a memory based SQL database, and one of the arguments is the SQL query statement to use on the database. I have another called FilterArray() which simply iterates through the keys to output those matching a criteria. Bob S > On

Re: Dropping file on an LC standalone...

2024-03-21 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
and hovering over the app’s shortcut will cause the app to show it’s window(s) whereupon you can drop the file onto the open window. Bob S On Mar 21, 2024, at 3:46 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: Does it have to be the icon? If I drag a file onto an app in the Windows Tack Bar

Re: Dropping file on an LC standalone...

2024-03-21 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Does it have to be the icon? If I drag a file onto an app in the Windows Tack Bar it does nothing, even if the file belongs to the app I am dragging the file onto. If however I HOVER on the icon and the app is running, it will bring the app to the front and show the frontmost window if it is

Re: Code translation anyone ?

2024-03-15 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I tried to write a code converter from dBase (Foxpro) to what is now called Livecode. I ran into at least one insurmountable issue. I forget exactly what it was, but it was along the lines of certain conventions used in Foxpro that had no parallel in Livecode or meant something totally

Re: Iconmaker 2.0

2024-03-13 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Awesome thanks! Bob S > On Mar 13, 2024, at 2:26 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi friends, > > a new version of my plug-in "Iconmaker" is available, it now also creates > .ICNS icon files for macOS apps. > Check it here: https://major-k.de/iconmaker.html > > > Best >

Re: Cursor Placement in MobileControl

2024-03-06 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Also, and without trying to put too fine a point on it, I’d like to reiterate that Livecode is much less like a furniture store, and more like an Ikea furniture factory, where there are lots of different parts, and bits to hold the furniture together, but theoretically you could make any kind

Re: Cursor Placement in MobileControl

2024-03-06 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
ode > wrote: > > it would be nice to have a universal field widget, and be able to have this > sort of behavior be part of it... > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 2:07 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> That is dam

Re: Cursor Placement in MobileControl

2024-03-06 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
That is damn handy. That could be massaged to work with a Livecode field too. I’m going to work on that. Bob S > On Mar 6, 2024, at 10:13 AM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode > wrote: > > Dan, > > Nice... thanks! > > Ralph DiMola > IT Director > Evergreen Information Services >

Re: sideloading updates to mobile

2024-03-01 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com<mailto:jac...@hyperactivesw.com> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com<http://www.hyperactivesw.com/> On March 1, 2024 10:42:04 AM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: ___ use-livecode mailing list use-liv

Re: sideloading updates to mobile

2024-03-01 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
e the same file paths on both iOS and > Android since I generally need to build for both. But either one will work. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > On March 1, 2024 10:08:15 AM Bob Sneidar via us

Re: sideloading updates to mobile

2024-03-01 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Isn’t the Library sandboxed? Bob S On Feb 29, 2024, at 6:35 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: any reason to store in documents instead of in library? it seems like there might be less of a chance of the user misusing the Files app to break the app. On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 5:32 PM Mike

Re: formatDate() Function Update

2024-02-28 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Should read: standard date: The date in the form of "mm/dd/" On Feb 28, 2024, at 10:42 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: standard date: The date in the form of theFormat ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.

formatDate() Function Update

2024-02-28 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Not to be confused with the built-in dateFormat() function, I wrote a special formatDate() function a few years back because I had a need to get a given date in unsupported formats. Particularly I needed an SQL Date format in the form of -mm-dd. I have been frustrated also that there is

Re: Code Folding in LC

2024-02-22 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
This is a long time coming. Bob S > On Feb 22, 2024, at 5:40 AM, Niggemann, Bernd via use-livecode > wrote: > > For all those interested in Code Folding a new version has been posted to the > forum. Easier install and some minor bug fixes. > >

Re: polygrid formatted column width

2024-02-20 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Can I just say that the Datagrid does have all these properties? What is the big advantage that would make Polygrids a better choice? Is it because they are Mobile friendly? Faster for large datasets? Easier to work with (apparently not unless by easier one means less properties that you can

Re: Manipulating PDF's

2024-02-16 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Only if you are using Acrobat on a MacOS device. Then you could probably do some apple scripting. Bob S > On Feb 16, 2024, at 9:55 AM, Ray Horsley via use-livecode > wrote: > > Greetings - after using launch document to launch a PDF file (using the > default PDF viewer) is there any way to

Re: tsNetCustomUploadSync: what am I doing wrong? (Answer: RTFM-P)

2024-01-29 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
When AI reaches full maturity, it will know what you meant. Probably before you coded it. And then it will eat your brain. Bob S On Jan 24, 2024, at 4:30 AM, Ben Rubinstein via use-livecode wrote: For the record: > put tsNetCustomUploadSync(tURL, "POST", tRequestData, tHeaders, ... should

Re: LockLoc and grab

2024-01-23 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
OIC. Not sure what the expected behavior is when the browse tool is selected or in a standalone but I can confirm that it works as you say. In the IDE, dragging the button outside the bounds of its parent group will update the groups rect if the pointer tool is selected, but not if the browse

Re: LockLoc and grab

2024-01-23 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I’m suspecting now that he may be under the impression that the way to remove a control from a group is to drag it outside the group’s boundary. If so then this is not the case. The way I do it is I cut the control, click somewhere on the card, then paste the control again. Alternatively you

Re: Top things you are waiting for ....

2024-01-15 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I’m not going to resubscribe to the compiler until there is at least a beta. That’s just me. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 15, 2024, at 07:59, Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode > wrote: > > At least the subscription payments for the compiler are paused. ;) > > Von meinem iPhone gesendet >

Re: Menu Mnemonics

2024-01-05 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
ouseUp to button "btnEdit" of tParentCard in 15 > milliseconds > > break > end switch > > pass rawKeyUp > end rawKeyUp > > FYI the getParentCard function simply returns the long id of the card the > target is on. The editing of a card is a cu

Re: Menu Mnemonics

2024-01-05 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
rawKeyUp FYI the getParentCard function simply returns the long id of the card the target is on. The editing of a card is a custom property I set when entering one of 4 modes, New, Edit, View and Search. Bob S > On Jan 5, 2024, at 2:11 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > >

Menu Mnemonics

2024-01-05 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. When creating menus, I can put an ampersand before any character in the menu item and that becomes the Command Key Equivalent on MacOS. But what if I want the Del key to trigger the Delete menu item? Is there a way to set the text for that? I tried doing it in the Menu Builder but no

Re: Thanks for all the fish

2024-01-04 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I hope this doesn’t mean anything ominous… Bob S > On Dec 30, 2023, at 3:03 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode > wrote: > > PowerDebug and PowerTools have now been released into the wild as opensource > tools (MIT license). > Code is all intact, although the check for update functionality has

Re: Embedded PDFs in Windows Menu

2024-01-04 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
, 2024, at 8:21 AM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode wrote: Am 03.01.2024 um 17:09 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>>: It sounds like he is dealing with file permissions. His app can create but not write. I’ll bet the PDF file is 0 kbytes. I had c

Re: Embedded PDFs in Windows Menu

2024-01-03 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
It sounds like he is dealing with file permissions. His app can create but not write. I’ll bet the PDF file is 0 kbytes. I would try saving the file using open file for binary write; write to file ; put the result into tResult, close file then check for tResult Bob S > On Dec 31, 2023,

Re: Thanks for all the fish

2023-12-30 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Sooo. I should drink several pints of beer and eat a couple bags of peanuts (for the salt, I’m gonna need it) because I’m standing next to a galaxy hitchhiker with a ring on his thumb, otherwise I’m screwed? Mmm kay. I don’t need all those excuses. And I have no idea where my towel is. Yeah,

Re: Message Sent when Resizing Widgets: Workaround

2023-12-29 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
, mouseLeave, mouseDown, mouseDoubleDown, mouseStillDown, mouseUp, mouseDoubleUp, and probably a bunch more. On 12/29/2023 5:39 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url

Message Sent when Resizing Widgets: Workaround

2023-12-29 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I have a kind of custom group composed of a segmented widget and a transparent button the exact size of the widget, the purpose of which is to be able to handle messages that are otherwise not sent to the widget. In fact almost NO messages are sent to a widget, a source of some consternation

Re: PDF Widget and JavaScript

2023-12-29 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
cript engine is not implemented in the PDF widget. > > Ralph DiMola > IT Director > Evergreen Information Services > rdim...@evergreeninfo.net > > -Original Message- > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf > Of Bob Sn

PDF Widget and Javascript

2023-12-28 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. This is a long shot, but is there any kind of PDF gadget in Livecode that can run javascript? I am specifically wanting to generate an FDF file from fillable forms. The javascript is fairly straightforward: This.ExportAsFDF(true, false, null) This will work in a javascript enabled

Re: Application disappears unexpectedly (goes into background)

2023-12-22 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Well, resumeStack would trigger, wouldn’t it? Bob S > On Dec 22, 2023, at 5:55 AM, Craig Newman via use-livecode > wrote: > > Clicking on a titlebar sends no messages to LC, only to the OS, essentially > saying “bring me to the front”. > > The fact that all the card windows reappear when

Re: Should I upgrade to Xcode 15.0 or 15.1?

2023-12-21 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
user’s mobile devices. How convenient for Apple. Bob S > On Dec 21, 2023, at 11:05 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > That’s pretty useful, but also dismaying. I’m kind of glad now, because my > slothfulness had me put off any attempt to make an iOS version of For

Re: Should I upgrade to Xcode 15.0 or 15.1?

2023-12-21 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
That’s pretty useful, but also dismaying. I’m kind of glad now, because my slothfulness had me put off any attempt to make an iOS version of Forms Generator. That is all a lot to consider. Not only am I bound to rebuild for every version of my app, I am also bound to rebuild based on every iOS,

Re: addData in Datagrids

2023-12-15 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
NVM. Apparently I have to send an array as an argument. Odd, it seems like it ought to create a new record with its own array structure. Bob S > On Dec 15, 2023, at 8:44 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > > Hi all. > > Datagrids have a command called addData which adds a line to the end of a >

addData in Datagrids

2023-12-15 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. Datagrids have a command called addData which adds a line to the end of a datagrid. It returns the line number. Afterwards I ought to be able to do this” ... Set the dghilitedIndex of me to tFoundIndex — this is a valid integer Put the dgDataOfIndex [tFoundIndex] of me into tMyArrayA

Re: Which is faster...

2023-12-15 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Ah! Another mystery solved. My app runs as a standalone considerably faster that in the IDE. Bob S On Dec 15, 2023, at 7:00 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: The above results are run in the IDE which is important to mention because the message path in the IDE is typically longer

Re: Which is faster...

2023-12-15 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Good point. I always put data I intend to work on in a local variable anyway so it becomes easier to debug. As far as 1,000,000 iterations, I cannot imagine what anyone developing in Livecode who would want to do that inline with any other process. But then I failed 6th grade math, sooo…..

Re: Which is faster...

2023-12-14 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Dec 14, 2023, at 4:55 PM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Bob, >> >> Thank you. I could script a timing test but sometime just asking the list or >> forums is easier. You asnwered well before I would have had the time to >> write a basic

Re: Which is faster...

2023-12-14 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I think the confusion comes from thinking so much of a stack as an object that has substance, when really all the properties are places in memory just like a memory variable is. I asked this some years back and the answer I got was that there is no appreciable difference. One could always

Re: Get rid of the remote debugger

2023-12-11 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
See that is the exact problem. Because when enabled, the remoteScriptDebugger says there is an error, but cannot show me where the error is because the script is locked, I have no clue as to what script (if any) is causing the issue. That is why I asked if anyone had the password to the

Re: Get rid of the remote debugger

2023-12-11 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
atthias rebbe via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Hm, did you already try to delete the folder >> Extensions/com.livecode.library.remotedebugger in the Livecode Extensions >> folder? >> >>> Am 09.12.2023 um 00:42 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode &

Re: Get rid of the remote debugger

2023-12-11 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
> Extensions/com.livecode.library.remotedebugger in the Livecode Extensions > folder? > >> Am 09.12.2023 um 00:42 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >> : >> >> I occasionally get the dreaded error in remote debugger stack is password >> protected iss

Re: Get rid of the remote debugger

2023-12-10 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
gt;>> Piggy backing... Did you try turning off script debugging from the >>>> development menu? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com >>>> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.c

Re: Get rid of the remote debugger

2023-12-10 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
er 8, 2023 6:16:57 PM matthias rebbe via use-livecode >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hm, did you already try to delete the folder >>> Extensions/com.livecode.library.remotedebugger in the Livecode Extensions >>> folder? >>> >>>> Am 09.12.2023

Get rid of the remote debugger

2023-12-08 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I occasionally get the dreaded error in remote debugger stack is password protected issue. I don’t WANT the remote debugger. I do not NEED the remote debugger. How can I rid myself of this incredibly annoying pest? Bob S ___ use-livecode mailing

Re: Does the browser widget work?

2023-12-08 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Imagine certain accidental and unwanted web page spewing out sound and questionable content at work and no way to make it stop. That is one excellent reason I can give for why. :-) Bob S > On Dec 8, 2023, at 1:59 PM, Geoff Canyon via use-livecode > wrote: > > Good gosh, WHY!? > > (That

Re: resizeControl wishes...

2023-12-04 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Dang! I thought I was learning a new word! Bob S On Nov 30, 2023, at 9:29 AM, ambassador--- via use-livecode wrote: it uses the power of the engine to its most efficient, preditable, and robust advangage to put things exactly where you want them.

Re: Comparative speed in switching among groups

2023-11-25 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
My understanding is that the second method of show/hide groups will be more efficient. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2023, at 14:36, David Epstein via use-livecode > wrote: > > Does anyone have practical experience or an understanding of the engine that > would cast light on the

Re: [OT] The Fall of the British Empire???

2023-11-20 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
During the reign of the Romans, it was Greek that was primarily spoken. I’ve been told that at the turn of last century, the bulk of Europe used French as the common language. In a world that trades internationally, it seems to me that a common tongue is necessary, and given that the most

Re: [OT] The Fall of the British Empire???

2023-11-20 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Not until they pay off their loans from WWII. ;-P Bob S > On Nov 20, 2023, at 7:28 AM, Craig Newman via use-livecode > wrote: > > Apparently a commonwealth does not an empire make. > > But whatever you think about empires overall, you have to give that tiny > island credit… > > Craig >

Re: Launch does not work in Windows

2023-11-20 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
with apps in Windows. :-) Bob S > On Nov 18, 2023, at 5:14 PM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 11/17/2023 4:24 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi all. Given: >> >> tTextEditorPath = "C:/Program Files/Windows NT/Accessories/wo

Re: [OT] The Fall of the British Empire???

2023-11-17 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
think so. After all: Wales, Scotland, N Ireland, do appear to >> constitute an Empire if you look at them from isolationist, Brexitland. >> >> Ask Boris Johnson: if you stand behind him at waist height you'll recieve >> an answer in suitably rumbling Churchillian term

Re: Launch does not work in Windows

2023-11-17 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
tTextEditorPath end if Bob S > On Nov 17, 2023, at 1:24 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi all. Given: > > tTextEditorPath = "C:/Program Files/Windows NT/Accessories/wordpad.exe” > tFilePath = "C:/Users/bobsneidar/Documents/Installs/The W

Launch does not work in Windows

2023-11-17 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. Given: tTextEditorPath = "C:/Program Files/Windows NT/Accessories/wordpad.exe” tFilePath = "C:/Users/bobsneidar/Documents/Installs/The Whole Child/Cerritos/25528/Old Copier Settings.txt” The command: launch tFilePath with tTextEditorPath Does NOT launch tFilePath with tTextEditorPath,

Re: Delete Confirmation Library

2023-11-16 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
The real fix for this would be to have the engine pass the long id of the object with the message, so I could use: on deleteButton pObjectID … end deleteButton However I am reticent to create yet another enhancement request. :-) Bob S > On Nov 16, 2023, at 9:08 AM, Bob Sneidar via

Delete Confirmation Library

2023-11-16 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. I’m working on a delete confirmation library. In the following script however, getting the short name of the selectedObject fails silently even if the script only stack is inserted into the front. In the message box the same line of code works. on deleteButton beep put the

Re: Top things you are waiting for ....

2023-11-16 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I’ve run into that myself. An, “Are you sure?” Dialog would be helpful when an object is deleted. I suppose that can be scripted too. Bob S On Nov 16, 2023, at 7:36 AM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: * the focus switches when you don't switch it? this is most noticeable when one is in

Re: [[ ANN ]] New Enhancements Bundle v1.0.33 available

2023-11-15 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
ode > wrote: > > Yes, but it can be found, in case you've purchased the bundle, in your > account under Products->Thirdparty > > https://livecode.com/account/products/thirdparty > > > >> Am 16.11.2023 um 00:28 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >>

Re: [[ ANN ]] New Enhancements Bundle v1.0.33 available

2023-11-15 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Is this the Summer Megabundle 2022? Otherwise I do not see it. Bob S > On Nov 15, 2023, at 6:34 AM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hello all, > > Just to let you know that there is an update of the enhancements bundle > available in your account area. > > Latest update

Re: What to set the clipboardData to for exchanging styled text with a 3rd party app

2023-11-13 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Couldn’t you choose door number 2? Using just the clipBoardData without a parameter is something I never do anymore. Bob S > On Nov 13, 2023, at 11:24 AM, Craig Newman via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi. > > I always use the “htmlText”. > > Of course this encodes the original text with

Re: Oddity in 'currentCard' function?

2023-11-13 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I never create an object without immediately giving it a name. Problem solved. :-) Bob S On Oct 24, 2023, at 9:34 PM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: On 2023-10-24 18:00, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote: I think I found a oddity in the "currentCard" property. The documentation

Re: Mdiai Keys - volume / play/pause/next...

2023-10-23 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
, as common as it is to have them on a virtually every desktop keyboard these days. Bob S > On Oct 23, 2023, at 8:22 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > I have in the past was unable to trap a key event for arrow keys. I think > Jacque is right I do not think t

Re: Mdiai Keys - volume / play/pause/next...

2023-10-23 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I have in the past was unable to trap a key event for arrow keys. I think Jacque is right I do not think the system deals with arrow keys the way other keys work. They do not send any kind of ascii code, so LC would have to monitor them differently. Does the insert, home page up and page down

Livecode Debugger

2023-10-20 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. I am now getting the dreaded Livecode Debugger code error and the stack is password protected. This is when launching a stack in LC 9.6.10 rc1. I would love to troubleshoot this as no one should be getting an error in a stack provided by RunRev. I just need the password. This is

RE: Deployment: a plea/opportunity

2023-10-13 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Don't know why I didn't see Richard's post in my email, but +1 too. Bob S -Original Message- From: use-livecode On Behalf Of Klaus major-k via use-livecode Sent: Friday, October 13, 2023 10:53 AM To: How to use LiveCode Cc: Klaus major-k Subject: Re: Deployment: a plea/opportunity

RE: All Versions of LC crashing in Sonoma

2023-10-13 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Heather, just to be clear, I was under the implression that 9.6.10 and 10.0.6 WAS the fix for this. Bob S -Original Message- From: use-livecode On Behalf Of Heather Laine via use-livecode Sent: Friday, October 13, 2023 1:37 AM To: How to use LiveCode Cc: Heather Laine Subject: Re:

RE: Windows Standalone strands windows tasks

2023-10-12 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
On Behalf Of Klaus major-k via use-livecode Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2023 9:20 AM To: How to use LiveCode Cc: Klaus major-k Subject: Re: Windows Standalone strands windows tasks Hi Bob, > Am 12.10.2023 um 17:36 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > : > > Hi all. > > I

Windows Standalone strands windows tasks

2023-10-12 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. I have a standalone that uses a splash stack, which upon launch displays a startup graphic, then hides itself and opens the mainstack of my project. On MacOS when I "quit" the entire application quits. On Windows however the splash stack (which is the stack the standalone is built

RE: How rawKeyUp is handled

2023-10-11 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Okay, belay my last. Something else is preventing the key from entering the field. I just tested it in new stack with a new field. Bob S -Original Message- From: use-livecode On Behalf Of Bob Sneidar via use-livecode Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 1:59 PM To: How to use LiveCode

How rawKeyUp is handled

2023-10-11 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. I just found a strange oddity where on MacOS when I type a keyboard key in a field with a rawKeyUp handler, the letter is typed first, then the field gets the rawKeyUp message. This allows me to check the contents of the field for empty in case the user hit the backspace key to erase

Re: Another (macOS) Code signing guidance question...

2023-10-10 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
There’s this: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904 I’m fairly certain that it will install the most recent version of MacOS however. To install the original MacOS, there’s this: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/erase-and-reinstall-macos-mh27903/mac Bob S > On Oct 10, 2023, at

Re: All Versions of LC crashing in Sonoma

2023-10-05 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I think it refers to the belly rub emoji. (Rub Icon? Anyone?? never mind.) Bob S > On Oct 3, 2023, at 2:38 PM, Jim Lambert via use-livecode > wrote: > >> Bob wrote: >> >> So for those upgrading to Sonoma, 9.6.10 and 10 dp6 are now a rubicon of >> sorts. There?s no going back. (I just

Re: All Versions of LC crashing in Sonoma

2023-10-03 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
So for those upgrading to Sonoma, 9.6.10 and 10 dp6 are now a rubicon of sorts. There’s no going back. (I just needed to use the word Rubicon in a sentence today.) Bob S > On Oct 3, 2023, at 6:56 AM, Heather Laine via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Matthias, > > I think ANY menu will cause

Re: All Versions of LC crashing in Sonoma

2023-09-29 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
ne developed > probably in 9.6 or 9.7 and it worked. > > Roger > >> On Sep 29, 2023, at 4:22 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Hmmm… I wonder if we can expect ALL unsigned apps to crash under Sonoma? >> >> Bob S >> &

Re: All Versions of LC crashing in Sonoma

2023-09-29 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hmmm… I wonder if we can expect ALL unsigned apps to crash under Sonoma? Bob S On Sep 29, 2023, at 3:44 PM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode wrote: While checking the different binaries of the app bundles of 9.6.9, 9.6.10, 10dp4 and 10.dp6 i noticed that only 9.6.10 and 10DP6 app bundles

Re: All Versions of LC crashing in Sonoma

2023-09-29 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
As always, remove all your plugins and try again. Also, just spitballing but do you have your firewall enabled? LC checks for licensing on launch (correct me if I am wrong). Bob S > On Sep 28, 2023, at 7:22 PM, Roger Guay via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hope to find help here. LC Versions

Re: Forum Software LC?

2023-09-28 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
You seem like a World Of Warcraft guy to me. Bob S > On Sep 28, 2023, at 1:09 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > wrote: > > Keith Martin wrote: > > > To me, Discord looks like a refugee from a moderately poorly > > designed BBS from 30 years ago. I use it (it's the student > > comms

Re: PDF Widget No Filled Forms

2023-09-28 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
the .fdf or xfdf data and the web server then runs pdftk server, >> creates the pdf and returns it back to the device. >> >> Not as easy then just opening the .(x)fdf file, but at least a solution. ;) >> >> Regards, >> Matthias >> >> >> >&g

Re: PDF Widget No Filled Forms

2023-09-28 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
ity at the moment so the select > text is on the PDF text rather than the form fields. > > Cheers > > Monte > >> On 28 Sep 2023, at 9:58 am, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Nope. Not only that, but the autoHilite (Select Text) is not wor

Re: PDF Widget No Filled Forms

2023-09-27 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
gt; Monte > >> On 28 Sep 2023, at 1:27 am, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Hi all. >> >> I have filled forms, and I am just now wanting to display those FILLED forms >> in a PDF widget. Only problem is, the form data is not being displa

PDF Widget No Filled Forms

2023-09-27 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. I have filled forms, and I am just now wanting to display those FILLED forms in a PDF widget. Only problem is, the form data is not being displayed. Is that the current state of affairs? If so, then boo! Bob S ___ use-livecode mailing

Re: Livecode 10dp6 and web fonts

2023-09-27 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
A. I develop an app for WIN and MAC. I do want them to look the same on both, so much so that I created my own tab object which uses the tab widget but also transparent buttons in front of each tab because I want drag drop functionality in the tabs, and widgets do not listen for those messages.

Re: Forum Software LC?

2023-09-26 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
No “but” there. That was precisely my point. :-) Bob S On Sep 25, 2023, at 4:26 PM, doc hawk via use-livecode wrote: bob belabored, The Russians had a great saying: There’s no such thing as a free lunch. True. But there *is* a lunch that someone else pays for . . .

Go forward is not working

2023-09-25 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. Can anyone else verify that Go Forward in widget is working? Somewhere along the way it stopped for me. I even enter it in the message box and nothing happens. hiliteChanged is not triggered, and neither is tabChanged. Bob S ___

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