Re: identifying macOS folders that are considered to be files?

2019-05-28 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 4:31 PM kee nethery via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Wow, way more complicated than I imagined. > > From: > https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/CoreFoundation/Conceptual/CFBundles/AboutBundles/AboutBundles.html The macOS

Re: identifying macOS folders that are considered to be files?

2019-05-24 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 7:35 PM kee nethery via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Is there any way for LiveCode to tell me that a macOS folder that gets > listed with “the folders” is actually treated as a file? For example, .app > is a file where View Package Contents is an

Re: Question for LCB FFI workshop attendees at upcoming conference

2019-05-24 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 11:53 AM hh via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Thank you very much for sharing these examples. You’re welcome. One thing I forgot to mention - you need to have LC 9.0.5 or 9.5 installed to test the Pocketsphinx example. A bug was fixed related to

Re: Question for LCB FFI workshop attendees at upcoming conference

2019-05-24 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 8:35 AM Trevor DeVore wrote: > This is for anyone who plans on attending my workshop on using FFI in LCB > at the conference. Is there any code (a macOS Framework, Windows API, DLL, > dylib, etc.) that is written in Objective-C or that has a C wrapper that > you are

Re: 9.5 DP 1 Unadorned - LayerMode - Container

2019-05-24 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
static layers.. > > We shall see > > I will pursue "dictionary" one the other thread. (R.H. "Dictionary") > > On 5/23/19, 6:59 AM, "use-livecode on behalf of Trevor DeVore via > use-livecode" use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrot

Re: 9.5 DP 1 Unadorned - LayerMode - Container

2019-05-23 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 11:10 AM J. Landman Gay via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 5/23/19 8:39 AM, Monte Goulding via use-livecode wrote: > > > >> On 23 May 2019, at 8:01 am, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com

Re: 9.5 DP 1 Unadorned - LayerMode - Container

2019-05-23 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 10:39 AM Monte Goulding via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > On 23 May 2019, at 8:01 am, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 7:30 AM Sannyasin

Re: 9.5 DP 1 Unadorned - LayerMode - Container

2019-05-23 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 7:30 AM Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode wrote: > 9.5 looks exciting. > > But we need a "lexicon" (or Kognition) for the dictionary. > It is still written in "deep-in-the-engine-jungle-geek-speak" > > For us lay people, we need a few more words. E.g. > >

Re: Question on automatically generating an MSI file

2019-05-18 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 4:23 AM JJS via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Nope, i use Inno Setup Compiler. It's free and very easy As do I. But MSI is much easier for IT departments to roll out to all of the computers at their organization. Or so I’m told by the people in

Question on automatically generating an MSI file

2019-05-17 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Hi all, I'm wondering about being able to create MSI installers for applications built with Levure. The goal is to help IT departments easily install and update an application using Group Policy. I have never worked with MSI files before and know nothing about them. Ideally a text file could be

Re: Question for LCB FFI workshop attendees at upcoming conference

2019-05-17 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 11:41 AM Mark Wieder via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 5/17/19 7:01 AM, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode wrote: > > > I decided to look into this further and I eventually found libMosquitto. > It > > is a C library

Re: Question for LCB FFI workshop attendees at upcoming conference

2019-05-17 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 8:20 AM Michael Muthmannn via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Trevor, > > In the forums a couple of times there were some questions about MQTT > integration into livecode. > > I found found a native Objective-C iOS library here: > >

Re: Question for LCB FFI workshop attendees at upcoming conference

2019-05-17 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 2:51 AM trevix via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Trevor. > I know that is a bit late and that I will not be able to attend anyhow > (sigh). > > I would love to see how to implement the Flic Bluetooth button library ( > www.flic.io

Re: Question for LCB FFI workshop attendees at upcoming conference

2019-05-10 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 9:18 AM Trevor DeVore wrote: > > I was hoping to just grab the precompiled DLL for it but the downloadable > version has a bug in it and would just exit whenever I tried to use it. > With Mark Waddingham's help (a lot of it) I now have a basic version > working on both

Re: Question for LCB FFI workshop attendees at upcoming conference

2019-05-10 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 12:14 PM Paul Dupuis via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 5/7/2019 9:35 AM, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode wrote: > > This is for anyone who plans on attending my workshop on using FFI in LCB > > at the conference. Is th

Re: Question for LCB FFI workshop attendees at upcoming conference

2019-05-07 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 1:27 PM Mark Wieder via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 5/7/19 10:17 AM, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode wrote: > > > I will be introducing them but I can’t fix limitations of the engine. > > > > Heh. Right, I was j

Re: Question for LCB FFI workshop attendees at upcoming conference

2019-05-07 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 12:14 PM Paul Dupuis via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 5/7/2019 9:35 AM, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode wrote: > > This is for anyone who plans on attending my workshop on using FFI in LCB > > at the conference. Is th

Re: Question for LCB FFI workshop attendees at upcoming conference

2019-05-07 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 11:37 AM Mark Wieder via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 5/7/19 6:35 AM, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode wrote: > > This is for anyone who plans on attending my workshop on using FFI in LCB > > at the conference. Is there any co

Re: Question for LCB FFI workshop attendees at upcoming conference

2019-05-07 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 9:04 AM Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Trevor, > > Are the workshops also available through Simulcast or are they "offline"? > Would be great even if only watching would be possible w/o interaction, > but i am afraid they aren´t,

Question for LCB FFI workshop attendees at upcoming conference

2019-05-07 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
This is for anyone who plans on attending my workshop on using FFI in LCB at the conference. Is there any code (a macOS Framework, Windows API, DLL, dylib, etc.) that is written in Objective-C or that has a C wrapper that you are interested in wrapping with LCB in order to make it available to

Re: Need Data Grid help

2019-05-05 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Sun, May 5, 2019 at 2:45 PM pink via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Below is the script for a data grid and the stack script. > > The data grid times certain jobs, so if you press one, it switched to > timing > that job. > > The problem is, when I set the dgData for the

Re: Panel/Form Widget

2019-04-12 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 12:05 PM Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > If it must be done in the most expensive of options, in C++ within the > engine, we can either continue to not have it while we wait for the > engine team to build it, or spend

Re: Levure Dataview Question

2019-04-01 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 1:41 PM David Bovill via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Is there built in support for drag- reordering of rows? > There are some APIs for helping with drag reordering. They are not currently documented though. The following code will create a drag

Re: [off]sublimeText update

2019-03-26 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 11:08 AM Mike Kerner via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > The watcher would also be a nice addition to the fileBrowser > dataViewTree... > Indeed it would! It would be great it someone could wrap fswatch up in an LCB extension that people could

Re: [off]sublimeText update

2019-03-26 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 8:28 AM Ralf Bitter via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > On 13. Mar 2019, at 15:17, Mike Kerner via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > The ST kluge works great for updating scripts live in > > LC, except when it

Re: LC 9 and Externals

2019-03-18 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 11:05 AM Mark Waddingham via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > So - probably best to ensure that any apps which need to run on Mojave > and future > macOS versions are built and work in 64-bit mode. > I recently finished transitioning ScreenSteps to

Re: [off]sublimeText update

2019-03-14 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 12:30 PM Brian Milby via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > One area where I prefer binary stacks is plugins. It seems cleaner to > keep the code self contained inside the IDE. I actually consolidate > Navigator to a single binary file on my systems

Re: sysError values...

2019-01-30 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 7:11 AM Paul Dupuis via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > But absolutely no mention of where the OSX sysError value comes from. > For Linux and Windows you can do a targeted search and find information. > It was easy to find >

Re: Us and them? [was Re: Livecode Dictionary]

2019-01-23 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 12:39 PM Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > And then there are the countless third-party text editors, some of which > have LC-specific add-ons crafted by our community for them, like > Trevor's plugin for Atom. I've been using

Re: Livecode Dictionary

2019-01-20 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 9:00 PM Geoff Canyon via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > 1. Not everyone (very few people?) understand how git/GitHub works. > 2. Even if you have a reasonable grasp of how to use git it's not obvious > how to contribute to the dictionary using git.

Improving DataView scrolling algorithm on desktop

2019-01-15 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
For those that don't use the forums I'm posting here as well. http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=108=32041 The DataView code that handles scrolling on the desktop could use some love. It is quite basic and can sometimes look choppy. If anyone with experience in writing scrolling

Re: Refactoring is your friend / moving from 6.x to 9.x

2019-01-06 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 4:56 PM Tom Glod via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Seems like signing the exec is a good idea and certainly can't hurtand > if I have to write some emails to get whitelisted I can do that too. FWIW I always sign my Windows standalones and I

Re: DataView and DataView Tree Levure Helpers

2019-01-05 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 11:28 AM Trevor DeVore wrote: > On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 10:55 PM Trevor DeVore > wrote: > I've added another DataView helper named "DataView Database Cursor Helper" > and updated the demo app. This helper adds a `dvCursor` property to a > DataView along with a number of

Re: DataView and DataView Tree Levure Helpers

2019-01-04 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 3:05 PM JJS via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Thanks very much for your clear reply Trevor. > > And i'd like to thank you for your great contributions. > You are welcome. > Given the fact we can always "roll back" , i can give it a try on a >

Re: DataView and DataView Tree Levure Helpers

2019-01-04 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 12:12 PM JJS via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Curious about some things. Can this dataview do the same things as the datagrid? > > Like Form with images and fields on a row via row template or similar? > Yes. Row templates use the same concept as

Re: DataView and DataView Tree Levure Helpers

2019-01-04 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 10:55 PM Trevor DeVore wrote: > > Over the holiday break I took time to package up some UI controls I use in > my own projects and make them available as helpers for Levure apps*. The > controls are named "DataView" and "DataView Tree". The DataView is a > leaner, more

DataView and DataView Tree Levure Helpers

2019-01-02 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Hi folks, Over the holiday break I took time to package up some UI controls I use in my own projects and make them available as helpers for Levure apps*. The controls are named "DataView" and "DataView Tree". The DataView is a leaner, more efficient DataGrid Form. It allows you to efficiently

Re: Signing macOS application

2018-12-29 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 2:20 PM Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I have these IDs: > Developer ID Installer > Developer ID Application > > DropDMG shows in its preferences the 'Developer ID Application’ that is > used to sign the

Re: Musings on Architect, MVC, Nested Behaviors

2018-12-28 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 10:43 PM Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode wrote: > ... > > BUT: " A new developer may be more likely to see the chained behavior if > the behaviors are explicitly assigned in code vs having to use vs going to > the IDE to look up what the behavior chain is."

Re: Musings on Architect, MVC, Nested Behaviors

2018-12-26 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Ugh. I accidentally hit send before finishing the email. Here is the finished version. On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 1:09 PM Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode wrote: > > With that in mind, though you say "Levure doesn't have a strong opinion > one way or the other. There is no code that is

Re: Musings on Architect, MVC, Nested Behaviors

2018-12-26 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 1:09 PM Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode wrote: > > With that in mind, though you say "Levure doesn't have a strong opinion > one way or the other. There is no code that is designed specifically around > the Model-view-controller (MVC) > pattern." I want to

Re: Musings on Architect, MVC, Nested Behaviors

2018-12-26 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 2:42 PM J. Landman Gay via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Besides the impact of my current workload, I'm afraid this complexity is > what prevented me from continuing to work on Swami's project. There are > now > so many disparate parts and pieces

Re: Musings on Architect, MVC, Nested Behaviors

2018-12-26 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 8:44 AM Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode wrote: > Always interest in improving (often terrifying beginning) my architecture, > having read Andre's book on MVC. It comes to mind that we could use a > standard structure, like > > 1) Card or Group > 2) Assigned

Re: Datagrid error...

2018-12-18 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 3:11 PM Paul Dupuis via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Does the idea to close the report display window if and when the > datagrid is being updated make sense as a precaution? We can always lock > the screen, close the window, update the datagrid

Re: Datagrid error...

2018-12-18 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 12:16 PM JJS via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > quote" > > A `_ScrollListV` request sent in time might be > able to create such a scenario." end quote > > Trevore is what you say not the same as what is written here: > >

Re: Datagrid error...

2018-12-18 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 9:31 AM Paul Dupuis via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > built under LiveCode 6.7.11. We are readying a new version built under > LC9.0.1, but without a recipe for the error, I have no way of testing > whether the new engine (and newer Datagrid)

Re: Datagrid error...

2018-12-18 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 1:47 PM Paul Dupuis via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I have a a few customers reporting the error below, and yet, none of > them have provided information on what exactly they were doing that > resulted in the error below. I have no recipe to

Re: Seeking OSX Code signing consultant...

2018-12-12 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Thanks for the kind words Marty! I’m glad it has been a worthwhile transition for you. The Sparkle and WinSparkle helpers are great examples of what the Foreign Function Interface in LCB makes available to LiveCode. And by using the “helper” component in Levure a developer can combine complex LCB

Re: Screen readers

2018-12-10 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 4:46 PM Rick Harrison via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > This is something that should be handled at the operating system level > inside of macOS or Windows etc. A screen reader only works if the web page or application provides information to the

Re: Setting hidden of lines very slow

2018-11-30 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 7:08 AM Kaveh Bazargan via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > But here is a follow-up: Now I want to hide all lines that have no text > style and only show lines with colored text. I use: > > repeat with i = 1 to the number of lines of fld 1 > if

Re: How to extract an entire element from an HTML file?

2018-11-26 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 3:30 AM Keith Clarke via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Thanks for the steer, Paul - I’ve not worked with XML in LiveCode so > hadn’t made the connection between the HTML markup structure & XML. Keith, I’ve used revXML for parsing HTML in

Re: NSURLErrorDomain error -999

2018-11-14 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 8:57 AM Mike Kerner via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Any idea what the error means, before I fire up the sniffer? > I ran into that same error when implementing Single Sign-on in my app (which has a lot of redirects). I found the same article

Re: [Hacktoberfest] Improving Hi-DPI support on Windows as a Community

2018-11-06 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 11:15 PM Trevor DeVore wrote: > On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 10:40 AM Trevor DeVore > wrote: > >> I'm aware of the following limitations and bugs around Hi-DPI support on >> Windows: >> >> 1. The `screenPixelScales` reports the pixelScale of the primary monitor >> for all

Re: [Hacktoberfest] Improving Hi-DPI support on Windows as a Community

2018-11-05 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 10:40 AM Trevor DeVore wrote: > I'm aware of the following limitations and bugs around Hi-DPI support on > Windows: > > 1. The `screenPixelScales` reports the pixelScale of the primary monitor > for all attached monitors. For example, if you have a Windows 10 computer >

Re: Sorting datagrid column with a tricj?

2018-11-05 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 11:03 AM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Trevor. > > Just a heads up, I followed those instructions in the lesson to the > letter. It broke my datagrid. It would no longer populate and I could not > select a row by clicking on it. >

Re: Sorting datagrid column with a tricj?

2018-11-02 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 5:16 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > What I would like to see added to the datagrid is a handler that > intercepted the population of a field so what goes into the field can be > custom formatted. This comes up a lot. Dates and

Re: Is it not possible to write to the user preference folder in Mojave?

2018-10-30 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
> > The Apple Dev Docs say this about the /Library/Preferences/ folder: > > > You should not create files in this directory yourself. Instead, use the > > NSUserDefaults class or CFPreferences API to get and set preference > values > > for your app. > > Use of NSUserDefaults has not yet been set

Re: [off]Hactoberfest

2018-10-23 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 9:54 AM Trevor DeVore wrote: > I've added another screencast that shows how to add a bug fix note to your > documentation Pull Request (PR). This is necessary if you are submitting a > PR that fixes a bug in the LiveCode Quality Control Center. > >

Re: [off]Hactoberfest

2018-10-20 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 5:26 AM AndyP via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Also for the bug fix note, you can also create one directly in GitHub, > using > the 'Create new file' button. Just make sure that you are in the *correct > branch* on your *own fork of LiveCode*. >

Re: [off]Hactoberfest

2018-10-20 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 4:01 PM Mike Kerner via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Something to remember, everyone, is even if you have no idea what you're > doing, you probably can still help. Fixing something in docs is a great > way to start. > • There are a bunch of

Re: [off]Hactoberfest

2018-10-20 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 10:52 AM AndyP via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I was just about to add notes on adding the bugfix note from my experience > as > a first time contributor, and then what! you've already made a video about > this. > > Excellent. > > It would be

Re: [off]Hactoberfest

2018-10-19 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
I've added another screencast that shows how to add a bug fix note to your documentation Pull Request (PR). This is necessary if you are submitting a PR that fixes a bug in the LiveCode Quality Control Center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1nUsLp4F_c -- Trevor DeVore ScreenSteps

Re: Using Dylibs in LiveCode?

2018-10-16 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 5:07 AM Ben Rubinstein via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Thanks Monte. Where can I find some documentation as to how I can use this? > This is a good document to review:

Re: [off]Hactoberfest

2018-10-15 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 8:11 PM Mike Kerner via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hactoberfest is back live at GitHub - submit 5 pull requests in October and > maybe win a t-shirt. > There are a bunch of LC projects on github, so now's the time to make an > improvement to one

Re: [Hacktoberfest] Improving Hi-DPI support on Windows as a Community

2018-10-11 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 6:42 PM Monte Goulding via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I can provide a private Slack channel with audio/video/screen sharing > > capabilities for a small group. I have some unused guests on my company > > account that I can access for the

[Hacktoberfest] Improving Hi-DPI support on Windows as a Community

2018-10-11 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Hi all, Recently I've been investigating Hi-DPI related issues in the LC Windows implementation. I thought about pestering the LC team (or paying them) to prioritize these fixes, but then I realized it was October and I came up with a different idea. In the spirit of Hacktoberfest I thought it

Sandbox - a Levure Helper for working with files in the macOS sandbox

2018-10-08 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Hi, I've posted a new Levure helper on GitHub called "sandbox". It adds support for working with file references across multiple app sessions in the macOS sandbox. It requires LiveCode 9 as it uses the Foreign Function Interface (aka FFI) to wrap Objective-C APIs. If you distribute your apps

Leveraging LCB's Foreign Function Interface in Levure

2018-10-03 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Hi all [sending again to the right list], I uploaded a screencast last night discussing how Levure is using LCB's Foreign Function Interface (FFI) that was introduced in LC9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TW5ArazTrc -- Trevor DeVore ScreenSteps www.screensteps.com

App Updater Helper for Levure

2018-09-26 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Hi, I've been working on the App Updater helper for Levure. The goal is to make automatic updating of Levure applications really straightforward. The helper leverages Sparkle on macOS and WinSparkle on Windows (the two desktop platforms I develop for). I used the Foreign Function Interface (FFI)

Re: Remote Debugger Anomalies

2018-09-17 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
ble in Levure? > > > On 9/17/18 2:31 AM, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode wrote: > > When working on a project I always work in ST with the LC IDE open. LC > has > > a script acting as a server running and ST is the client. ST sends a > > notification to LC whenever a fil

Re: Remote Debugger Anomalies

2018-09-17 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 11:54 PM Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode wrote: > > I suppose Trevor would chime here. If you to switch Sublime text and > stay away for SE all together, all the problems go away? Because when > you save the script you know it is in the state of your recent >

Re: The Visible Hilited Line of a Datagrid

2018-09-07 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 6:38 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > It must be late in the day, but I am having a hard time getting the > VISIBLE hilited line of a table datagrid. I can do the math based on the > scroll and all that, but what I want is for

Re: Timezone library - how to use in Livecode Server?

2018-09-06 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 5:55 AM Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > And thanks for the ps. I can´t wait for 9.1 to test. :) > No need to wait. I downloaded the LCB file and built it in the extension builder using 9.0. I just had to comment out the “resolve

Re: LC displaying colors incorrectly in macOS 10.13

2018-08-25 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 6:25 PM Monte Goulding via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > So it seems the default color profile in High Sierra isn’t right. I’m not > overly sure what we can do about it. It might be that someone else on the > team knows what to do or it could

Re: LC displaying colors incorrectly in macOS 10.13

2018-08-24 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 4:04 PM Monte Goulding via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > On 25 Aug 2018, at 6:55 am, Monte Goulding via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > Do we know if it’s the mouseColor returning an incorrect value or if > it’s

Re: LC displaying colors incorrectly in macOS 10.13

2018-08-24 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 8:07 AM Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I am running 10.13 and can confirm this with my iMac 5K. The interesting > part. > If i change the color profile in system control/monitor then the mouse loc > values even change > > See a

LC displaying colors incorrectly in macOS 10.13

2018-08-24 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Hi, In LC 9 (haven't tested earlier versions) I'm seeing incorrect colors for LC controls on macOS 10.13 but not 10.12. I filed a bug report with a recipe + example stack and I'm wondering if anyone else can confirm my findings. I'm not sure if it is software related or hardware related. Here is

Re: Not many people know this.

2018-08-16 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 1:21 PM Mark Waddingham via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > P.S. You can largely thank Trevor for the above additions, in particular > the styledText and metadata - in terms of providing use-cases which led > to their design and implementation. > >

Re: Cropping a referenced image

2018-08-15 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 9:55 AM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > We all asked for a table object that worked much like a spreadsheet, and > we got something much, much cooler, thanks to the work Trevor did. Greatly > appreciated Trevor! Prior to the datagrid,

Re: LC Builder and 3rd Part DLLs under Windows

2018-08-07 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
> https://www.tec-it.com/en/download/tbarcode/Download.aspx < > https://www.tec-it.com/en/download/tbarcode/Download.aspx> > > Regards, > > Matthias > > > > > Am 07.08.2018 um 16:23 schrieb Trevor DeVore via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.

Re: LC Builder and 3rd Part DLLs under Windows

2018-08-07 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Actually, I do have a public example. Take a look at this winSparkle project: https://github.com/trevordevore/lc-winsparkle -- Trevor DeVore ScreenSteps www.screensteps.com On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:23 AM Trevor DeVore wrote: > Matthias, > > Yes it is possible. I don't know of any 3rd party

Re: LC Builder and 3rd Part DLLs under Windows

2018-08-07 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Matthias, Yes it is possible. I don't know of any 3rd party DLL examples. Can you point me to a DLL you want to wrap? I may be able to put together the skeleton of an LCB extension for you to get started with. -- Trevor DeVore ScreenSteps www.screensteps.com On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 5:33 AM

Re: DataGrid image display woes

2018-08-06 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Yes, I did write the original Data Grid. One thing I’ve learned when working with any code in LiveCode that is shared between objects, however, is that when you see one object updating and none of the other objects you’ve forgotten to add “of me”. -- Trevor DeVore On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 10:41 AM

Re: DataGrid image display woes

2018-08-04 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Are you missing an “of me” in the code that sets the image data? -- Trevor DeVore On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 5:38 AM FlexibleLearning.com via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Okay, I have a datagrid Form with a template to display an image and 4 > fields. > > The fields

Re: Datagrids and Nested Behaviors

2018-07-23 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 4:51 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Thanks for looking into this all. Leave it to me to attempt some edge case > scenario. I'm curious how Trevor handles this in his levure framework. > There's no way I can see to move current

Re: Help with Bug #19550: Add support for symlinks to standalone builder

2018-07-21 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
ut what to do on Windows. > > Thanks, > Brian > > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 10:41 AM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > A couple of thoughts: > > 1) There might be cases where symlinks should not be traversed, s

Help with Bug #19550: Add support for symlinks to standalone builder

2018-07-20 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Hi everyone, I’m writing this email to see if there is someone who can pitch in and implement a fix for bug 19550 [1]. The issue is that the the copy folder command that the LC standalone builder uses does not support symlinks. While this hasn’t been a significant problem in the past, it has now

Sparkle macOS App Updater extension for LC 9 [First Pass]

2018-06-19 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Hi all, I've been doing quite a bit of work with the Foreign Function Interface (FFI) in LiveCode Builder (LCB) lately. As I make the shift to a 64-bit app on macOS I want to convert most of the custom externals I use to LCB. I think they will be easier to improve going forward. Today I finished

Re: Best practise approach for artwork for iOS and Android?

2018-06-12 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 2:01 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I thought the dpi only reflects at print, because any screen has it's fixed > pixels. I think an image 800x600 with 144 dpi looks identical on any > screen, > as an image 800x600 with

Re: Convert UTM to Lat/Long

2018-06-09 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 12:17 PM, Ludovic THEBAULT via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > Le 8 juin 2018 à 18:56, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> a écrit : > > > > I need to convert UTM coordinates to

Convert UTM to Lat/Long

2018-06-08 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
I need to convert UTM coordinates to lat/long coordinates so I converted the python script found at the following url to LiveCode: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/343865/how-to-convert-from-utm-to-latlng-in-python-or-javascript I’ve saved it as a gist in case anybody else needs it.

Re: Levure - flicker prior to displaying UI stack on iOS

2018-06-08 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:19 AM, Ralf Bitter via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Trevor, > > wonderful, it works! Thanks a lot for looking into it. > You’re welcome. I’ve added the change to the master branch. > Now I am at risk to get addicted to Levure though. > I

Re: Levure - flicker prior to displaying UI stack on iOS

2018-06-07 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 12:36 PM, Ralf Bitter via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Unfortunately I am observing an annoying screen flicker > during the startup sequence while the UI stack is opened > and the Levure standalone is closed. > The iOS splash screen, as defined

Re: Levure - flicker prior to displaying UI stack on iOS

2018-06-05 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 4:57 PM, Ralf Bitter via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > thanks a lot for offering your help. The test project > to demonstrate the issue is available at: > > https://spideroak.com/browse/share/soRabit/trevorSharing I’ve go the file Ralf. I’ll take

Re: Datagrid selectionChanged bug?

2018-06-05 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 5:27 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I suppose I can get around it by using send in time so the actual > selectionChanged handler finishes before the cascade of form updates > happens. But if it is a bug and shouldn't be

Re: Levure - flicker prior to displaying UI stack on iOS

2018-06-05 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 12:36 PM, Ralf Bitter via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Currently I am developing an iOS app for iPad using > Trevor DeVore’s awesome Levure framework. > I’m glad you like it. > Unfortunately I am observing an annoying screen flicker > during the

Re: Help converting Hex UTF-8 bytes to character

2018-06-01 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 2:06 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 2018-06-01 06:21, Monte Goulding via use-livecode wrote: > >> On 1 Jun 2018, at 2:18 pm, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode < >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.c

Re: Help converting Hex UTF-8 bytes to character

2018-05-31 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 5:20 PM, Monte Goulding via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I’m pretty sure that the following will do what you want here: > > textDecode(format(),”utf-8”) > Yes it does! `format` is my new best friend. Thanks for everyone’s tips. Here is what I

Help converting Hex UTF-8 bytes to character

2018-05-31 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
Hi, I have a text file that contains Hex UTF-8 bytes encode in the following manner: ``` \xC3\xB3 ``` This particular sequence represents the following character: ``` ó ``` I need to read this file in, converting these hex bytes to the proper character. For example, the following string: ```

Re: LC & Java

2018-05-31 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 7:43 AM, Graham Samuel via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Perhaps I don’t quite know what is being expressed here, but nevertheless > I think it chimes with the feeling I have when I see stuff on this list > about linting, github, even LCB. It’s an

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