Creeping IDE Script Editor window position

2017-10-09 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Anybody notice this? I'm using LC 8.1.7 RC3 and the script = editor creeps up further toward the top of the page each time it is = closed, then opened, until it disappears behind the tool bar and is hard = to access. Also, the bottom of the window seems to get larger and is off the screen and can't

Re: Creeping IDE Script Editor window position

2017-10-09 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
I have two monitors. One is on a MacBook Pro, and the resolutions are different. I set to “default resolution” on both displays. The main display that I use is the second display but I get the same effect on both the laptop monitor and the external monitor. It’s a pain but if I keep dragging it

Re: Creeping IDE Script Editor window position

2017-10-09 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Interestingly, the project browser comes up at the same place each time it’s opened. Hmm… Bill P > On Oct 9, 2017, at 1:14 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > I have two monitors. One is on a MacBook Pro, and the resolutions are > different. I set to “default

Autocompletion of quotes on LC 8.2,0 DP-1

2017-10-11 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: I find that, for the autocompletion of quotes in the new editor, that I’m deleting them as often as I use them. It’s nice to see the text red when quotes are not completed, but ….. I can live with it, but for me, it’s not an improvement. Other than that, I like it a lot and haven’t found

Stupid Question re LC9

2018-03-02 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: I’ve been away from Livecode for the past 4 months and am doing a very small project in the latest LC9 DP11 and when I put in a breakpoint, when it activates, I only get a list of the system handlers in the debug window. These things are usually at the bottom of the window, but it is way

Re: Stupid Question re LC9

2018-03-02 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Thought I had it, using: "set the rect of window "revNewScriptEditor 1" to 100,100,200,200 in the message box, but none of the variables and their values show up. Is there a control key command to toggle back to the normal display? Bill > On Mar 2, 2018, at 1:01 PM, Willia

Re: Stupid Question re LC9

2018-03-02 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
I don't know the answer to your question, but I did click on > your web link ...(i enjoy learning about companies that use livecode)...and > your site seems to not be there at all. just an fyi,. > > On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 4:01 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode < > u

Re: Stupid Question re LC9

2018-03-02 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Bob: Yeah, I agree. I had a 4 mo vacation in the hospital because of a side effect of a biopsy. One of the “shxxx happens situations.” Fortunately I survived an am getting back into the swing of my life. Best, Bill > On Mar 2, 2018, at 1:52 PM, Tom Glod via use-livecode > wrote: > > the br

New stack window has 2 title bars

2018-03-19 Thread ELS prothero via use-livecode
Folks: I’m setting up my app, which involves moving from a splash stack to a setup stack, then to one I”m using for an index to the application. The first stack opens fine and there is a single title bar, but when that setup stack opens a third stack, it has two title bars. Each time I open a n

Smooth transition between stacks

2018-03-20 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: This seems like it should be very easy, but I’m struggling. I want, simply, to transition between stacks in a visually nice and clean way. I’m testing this out in the IDE, in livecode version 9.0.0 (Rc1) and I’m on Mac OS 10.13.3. I think I have a reasonable transition, but I want to clos

Re: Smooth transition between stacks

2018-03-20 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
:39 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > Folks: > This seems like it should be very easy, but I’m struggling. > > I want, simply, to transition between stacks in a visually nice and clean > way. I’m testing this out in the IDE, in livecode version 9.0.0 (R

Qustion abut "the stackfiles"

2018-03-27 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: I’m setting up an application with a splash stack and lots of other stacks and libraries that are loaded by the splash stack. I am using “the stackfiles” of the splash stack to get the relative paths of the various stacks in the resources folder. I’m on LC 9.0.0(rc2), on Mac OS 10.12.3 W

Re: Qustion abut "the stackfiles"

2018-03-27 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
gt; > plus you are changing files from time to time, so the stackfiles is obsolete. > > We fixed this by starting with json files, which then sets the splash > stackFiles on stack start up > > On 3/27/18, 11:13 AM, "use-livecode on behalf of William Prothero via > use-

Re: gather windows

2018-03-27 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
I downloaded Richard’s devolution program and it’s very handy. Thanks, Richard! Bill > On Mar 27, 2018, at 10:23 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > wrote: > > Mike Kerner wrote: > > > didn't someone write a stack for gathering all windows after a > > multi-monitor fiasco? > > In addition t

Standalone Settings Frustration

2018-04-04 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: I am on livecode 9.0.0 app, Mac 10.13.3. I have a splash stack and several stacks that it loads. I have one stack I originally named “MAP Display”. I was having troubles making a standalone, as the file seemed to not be found. So, I figured maybe it doesn’t like blanks in the stack name.

Re: Standalone Settings Frustration

2018-04-04 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Never mind: I fiddled enough so that the splash stack finally let go of the old name with the blank line. Bill > On Apr 4, 2018, at 5:19 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > Folks: > I am on livecode 9.0.0 app, Mac 10.13.3. I have a splash stack and several &

Re: Standalone Settings Frustration

2018-04-04 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
a guess, but if it happens again, I'd look at "the filename of stack > and if its not what you want, change it. ( I can think of > another few possible ways that it might be forced to change, but this would > probably be the easiest) > > On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 6:22 PM, Will

Text to Speech

2018-04-06 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: I’m wondering if there is any text to speech capability in livecode. There are references to it when I do a Google search, but I don’t get any sound when I do: on mouseUp revSpeak "Hello, How are you?" end mouseUp I don’t get any sound. I would want to use it for more tha

Can't seem to build standalone in LC9.0.0

2018-04-06 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: This has me extremely frustrated and I’ve spent way too many hours trying to get this to work. If anybody has a few minutes to look at the error dialogs in the link, I’d very much appreciate it. I’m probably missing something very obvious, but …. Link to zip of 3 screen shots that show t

Re: Text to Speech

2018-04-06 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
ri, Apr 6, 2018 at 4:45 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> >> Folks: >> I’m wondering if there is any text to speech capability in livecode. There >> are references to it when I do a Google search, but I don’t g

Re: Can't seem to build standalone in LC9.0.0

2018-04-06 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
PM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > Folks: > This has me extremely frustrated and I’ve spent way too many hours trying to > get this to work. If anybody has a few minutes to look at the error dialogs > in the link, I’d very much appreciate it. I’m probably m

Re: Can't seem to build standalone in LC9.0.0

2018-04-06 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
> On Apr 6, 2018, at 5:45 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > More info: > When I only have a single “.livecode” stack and multiple “.livecodescript” > stacks in the “Stacks” list, it makes a standalone, but with more than one > (it doesn’t matter which on

Re: Can't seem to build standalone in LC9.0.0

2018-04-07 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Panos: That fixed it. Hmm… It seems like there are a lot more interactions between the IDE and the project, though. I haven’t decided yet if this is a good thing, or if it doesn’t matter. Bill > On Apr 6, 2018, at 11:06 PM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > In the

Inclusions for database access?

2018-04-07 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: I’m accessing a mysql database using Andre Garza’s software, and it works perfectly in the IDE. (LC9.0.0, Mac OSX 10.13.3). However, when I build a standalone, the call just seems to hang and nothing is returned. I am assuming that I’m making some mistake with inclusions? What might I be

Re: 9.0 Crashes Constantluy

2018-04-10 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
BR: I have not tried to build standalones during the last few releases, but with the latest 9.0.0, I am. I notice that when I build my standalone, it loads all of the stacks in the “Stacks” list (in standalone settings. Also, I use a splash stack approach) and leaves them in memory. So, when I w

Re: Digital Pomegranate

2018-04-23 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Best wishes to you and your staff. I hope you and the citizens of Armenia succeed. Bill William A. Prothero http://earthlearningsolutions.org > On Apr 23, 2018, at 4:11 AM, Todd Fabacher via use-livecode > wrote: > > There are few moments in life that are more important than business and > co

Re: Digital Pomegranate

2018-04-23 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
I see from the “Radio Free Europe” news that Sarikisian resigned. Great news! Congratulations! Bill > On Apr 23, 2018, at 8:10 AM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > Best wishes to you and your staff. I hope you and the citizens of Armenia > succeed. >

Question: script only stacks in iOS?

2018-04-27 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: I can’t seem to get an external script only stack to get assigned to the “Stacks” list for an iOS app in LC 9.0.0. Thus, it appears to me that all stacks must be substacks in iOS. Is this true? Best, Bill William A. Prothero http://earthlearningsolutions.org

Kindle fire apps?

2017-01-05 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks, I'm considering purchasing a Kindle Fire so I can take my books with me on a trip to Spain without fear of losing my iPad Pro, which costs 10 times as much as the Kindle. I'm wondering, tho, if anybody is making apps for Kindle with livecode. I read, in the Kindle reviews, that the Kindl

Re: Kindle fire apps?

2017-01-05 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
gt;> webpage? >> >> Richmond. >> >> >>> On 1/5/17 8:08 pm, William Prothero via use-livecode wrote: >>> >>> Folks, >>> I'm considering purchasing a Kindle Fire so I can take my books with me >>> on a trip to Spain without

Re: Kindle fire apps?

2017-01-05 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Thanks, Richard! As always, great info. Bill > On Jan 5, 2017, at 11:32 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > wrote: > > William Prothero wrote: > > > I'm considering purchasing a Kindle Fire so I can take my books with > > me on a trip to Spain without fear of losing my iPad Pro, which costs

Code signing an installer?

2017-01-08 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks, I make a standalone (OSX) app, then build an installer. Do I need to code sign both the app and the installer package separately? Thx, Bill William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org > On Jan 8, 2017, at 8:24 AM, Mark Schonewille via use-livecode > wrote: > > I saw this and had to thin

Re: Code signing an installer?

2017-01-08 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Thanks, Paul. Bill > On Jan 8, 2017, at 11:05 AM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 1/8/2017 12:28 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode wrote: >> Folks, >> I make a standalone (OSX) app, then build an installer. Do I need to code >> sign both the

Feedback on my LiveCode promo page

2017-01-09 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: I’ve been building a site to distribute my education applications. I have a page that is intended to promote the use of LiveCode for education applications. I’d be happy to get feedback and suggestions on things I may have left off. Link: http://earthlearningsolutions.org/software-i-use

Signing Problems

2017-01-09 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Anybody: I’m trying to sign an App with AppWrapper 3, and it indicates that the app is being signed successfully, but when I load it to my server, then download it, I get the security alert. I’m on OSX 10.11.6 and tried with Livecode versions 8.1.2 and 9.0.0 (dp4). I’m wondering if these versio

Re: Signing Problems

2017-01-09 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: Never mind…. Signing is such a pain. I think I’ve got it, though. Careful reading of the instructions always seems to win the day, in the end. Bill > On Jan 9, 2017, at 1:53 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > Anybody: > I’m trying to sign an App with Ap

Re: Signing Problems

2017-01-10 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
site. Best, Bill > On Jan 10, 2017, at 7:49 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > And I have heard also expensive, which explains why some vendors do not > bother. > > Bob S > > > On Jan 9, 2017, at 19:17 , William Prothero via use-livecode > mai

Setting the Cursor to an image

2017-01-11 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: I am setting the cursor to a 32x32 image. It works in the standalone app, but not in the development system. Is there something wrong with the IDE? This happens in version 8 and 9 (latest downloads). I use: on mouseUp set the cursor to #—the ID of the image lock cursor en

Re: Setting the Cursor to an image

2017-01-12 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
I submitted a bug report (bug #: 19092) for this. Best, Bill > On Jan 11, 2017, at 3:46 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > Folks: > I am setting the cursor to a 32x32 image. It works in the standalone app, but > not in the development system. Is there someth

Re: [OT] KOUSEK (or replacement) code snippet manager replacement?

2017-01-13 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Thanks, Lagi. I looked at this. Yeah, the pink is a bit hard on my eyes. Easily changed, though. It looks useful. Best, Bill > On Jan 13, 2017, at 7:54 AM, Lagi Pittas via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks for a very nicely done stack , and some useful snippets, but I am > now blind

Re: Nabble fools one of us

2017-01-13 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
All of my messages show, as the header: Use-livecode Use-livecode I use OSX, Apple mail with viewing format set to “classic”. It’s much nicer to see the author in the message line. Not a super big deal, but …. Seems mailman may getting creaky and out of date. Best, Bill > On Jan 13, 2017, at

Re: Code signing - not out of the wood yet: please help!

2017-01-17 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
is problem, but I would like to be > clearer about where these keys are now. > > [sigh…] > > If anyone has time to explain, as ever I will be grateful. > > Graham > >> On 17 Jan 2017, at 17:59, prothero--- via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Graha

Re: WS.Reputation.1 False Positive?

2017-01-19 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Graham, I think he was referring to Nortan Anti Virus. Anyway, I totally feel your pain. I have decided to NOT sign my Windows app and just see what happens. It sounds like signing hasn’t solved your problems. Good luck, Bill > On Jan 19, 2017, at 6:04 PM, Graham Samuel via use-livecode > wrot

Re: Storing and object reference in a var

2017-01-24 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Agreed. Please enlighten. I had this problem when getting the controls in a group, parsing out the fields, then trying to get the contents. I did this because I had some fields named the same, but they were in different groups, so I wanted only the one in the specified group. Bill > On Jan 24,

Re: Browser Widget Appears to be caching data (javascript)?

2017-02-05 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
John: Try adding “?” to the URL. This should force reload. Bill > On Feb 5, 2017, at 11:31 AM, JOHN PATTEN via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi All, > > How do you get the browser widget to dump any cached web content? > > I have an html5 panoramic running in a browser widget. I change the > jav

Checking out the "Resources" button in LC9

2017-02-05 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
This has probably been noticed by others, but I just clicked the “Resources” button in LC9. It looks like a lot of great stuff. But, seems way, way out of date. Refers to Revolution, v2.7, etc. I know the mothership is very busy implementing new features. But, to get new users, this kind of res

Re: Browser Widget Appears to be caching data (javascript)?

2017-02-05 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Thank you! > > John Patten > SUSD >> On Feb 5, 2017, at 11:53 AM, William Prothero via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> John: >> Try adding “?” to the URL. This should force reload. >> Bill >> >>> On Feb 5, 2017, at 11:31 AM, JOHN PATTEN

Re: Creating LiveCode applications that play well with version control software

2017-02-05 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Trevor: Looks like your video is getting lots of hits. It hangs on me, which shouldn’t happen with youtube. Anyway, I somehow missed getting the new Project Browser you use in your tutorial. Where can I get it? Best, Bill > On Feb 4, 2017, at 8:08 PM, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode > wrote: >

Re: iOS SDK Set Up

2017-02-25 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Tim: I’ve often thought of asking the mothership to provide a bit more extebsuve diagnostics (in the IDE) for those of us making iOS apps. I suspect it’s hard, because Apple is regularly changing the requirements, but for me, several months can go by without making an iOS app, and then it takes

Fwd: [DIRECT-L] Director Replacement Suggestions & LiveCode with 3D Plugin

2017-03-27 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: This, from Paradigma. What do you think? Anybody interested in 3D in LiveCode? Bill > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Lynn Fredricks > Subject: Re: [DIRECT-L] Director Replacement Suggestions & LiveCode with 3D > Plugin > Date: March 27, 2017 at 4:54:34 PM PDT > To: direc...@listserv.

Xcode version for iOS 10.2.1 and LC 9.0.0 dp6

2017-03-28 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
The list doesn’t specify which XCode version is required for this configuration. I’m on Mac OS 10.11.6 Help? Bill William A. Prothero http://earthlearningsolution.org/ ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url t

Re: Xcode version for iOS 10.2.1 and LC 9.0.0 dp6

2017-03-28 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Thanks, Dave. Bill > On Mar 28, 2017, at 3:35 PM, Dave Kilroy via use-livecode > wrote: > > Bill the following is from the Release Notes for LiveCode 8.1.3 (located > inside the ‘Guide’ bit of the new dictionary) > > Dave > > > iOS > iOS deployment is possible when running LiveCode IDE on

Hangs on "Configuring Simulator"

2017-03-28 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
LC 8.1.3 INDY, XCode 8.2.1, OSX 10.11.6 My app was running the simulator, then I started messing with new versions of Xcode and the latest dp of v8 in livecode. Now when I test it on iOS, it compiles the app but hangs on “Configuring simulator….” I tried deleting the prefs. No joy. At least the

Re: Hangs on "Configuring Simulator"

2017-03-28 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Never mind….. I deleted all versions of Xcode, downloaded 8.2, and it worked. Whew! Bill > On Mar 28, 2017, at 4:44 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > LC 8.1.3 INDY, XCode 8.2.1, OSX 10.11.6 > > My app was running the simulator, then I started messing wi

Could not open module file

2017-04-05 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Building a stand-alone in LC 8.1.4 (RC1) on Mac OS 10.11.6. I get “Could not open module file”. This is a very un-helpful error message. What could it mean? I get it if I let LC find all inclusions. It would seem that the error message would be able to include the name of the module file?? Hmm.

Re: Could not open module file

2017-04-06 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
:11 PM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Bill, > Just a shot in the dark: Does the stack contain a spinner widget from > LiveCode 9.0 DP x? If yes, this will not compile in LiveCode 8.x. > > Best, > Panos > > On 6 Apr 2017 02:35, "Will

Re: Could not open module file

2017-04-06 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
My problem was that I had the Calendar widget installed. It is not in the correct format for current LC Versions. Bill > On Apr 6, 2017, at 7:48 AM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > This is a project I haven’t worked on for awhile. LiveCode 9.0 produces the > sam

Re: Could not open module file

2017-04-06 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
re descriptive, to > indicate the specific widget that caused the problem. > > Best, > Panos > -- > > On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 6:25 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> My problem was that I had the Calendar widget

Calendar widget fails in Livecode 9

2017-04-06 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: The calendar widget by Eleanor Buchanan fails in Livecode 9. I like that widget. Is there any replacement? Bill William A. Prothero http://earthlearningsolution.org/ ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit th

Initializing the segmented control

2017-04-17 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: I’ve tried the obvious, but:: How do I initialize the segmented control? I’ve tried: there are 3 items named analysis,valveSel,timer set the hilited of control "timerNav" of this cd to “ timer” set the hilitedItems of widget "timerNav" to "timer" set the hilited of widget "timerNav" to

Re: Initializing the segmented control

2017-04-17 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
, all the widgets have their source > available, and since they're written with LCB, it's pretty easy to read > (the documentation for each is at the beginning). On git pick the LC > repo, then drill down to extensions->widgets. > > > On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at

Re: Initializing the segmented control

2017-04-17 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Ok, got it! set the hilitedItemNames of widget "timerNav" to "timer" “timer” is one of the itemNames. I guess it just needed for me to take a dinner break. Best, Bill > On Apr 17, 2017, at 7:45 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > Mike: >

Re: Make numberFormat even better

2017-04-25 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
a roof over our heads, and > all my bills paid. Not too bad for a less than useful old hack who rarely > has to rely on a cryptic syntax! > > > On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 12:57 PM, prothero--- via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> My point wa

Map Widget"

2017-04-26 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
I found this link on the LC site. https://livecode.com/map-widget-coming-to-livecode/ Is there a map widget? Anybody working with google maps, not in a browser? If so, could you point me to a URL for a starter Bill William A. Prothero http:

Re: Map Widget"

2017-04-27 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
gt; Bob S > > >> On Apr 26, 2017, at 19:31 , William Prothero via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> I found this link on the LC site. >> https://livecode.com/map-widget-coming-to-livecode/ >> <https://livecode.com/map-widget-coming-to-livecode/>

Re: Map Widget"

2017-04-27 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: On another aspect of this question, was a Map Widget, advertised on the site I linked to below, ever created? https://livecode.com/map-widget-coming-to-livecode/ Bill William A. Prothero http://earthlearningsolution.org/ > >>> I fou

Re: Map Widget"

2017-04-27 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
work. > > Many of the map apis allow you to put both markers and polygons on a map with > JavaScript, which might give you better performance. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 27, 2017, at 11:26 AM, William Prothero via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >

Re: Map Widget"

2017-04-27 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
ation scares me. >> >> I just use the browser widget, no other plugin. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr 27, 2017, at 12:26 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode >>> wrote: >>> >>> Jonathon: >>> It looks like

Re: Map Widget"

2017-04-27 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
it’s pretty > straightforward to display the map in an image object. > > https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/static-maps/?csw=1 > > HTH > > Devin > > > On Apr 27, 2017, at 10:01 AM, William Prothero via use-livecode > mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.

Getting a Google MAP

2017-04-27 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: Turns out there is a Google Static Map api. I’m trying to use it, but get no response from my code that indicates an error. The Static Maps API URL is: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/static-maps/?csw=1

Re: Getting a Google MAP

2017-04-27 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Hmm, I must have spoken too soon. This actually works! on mouseUp put mapURL() into tURL put URL tURL into x put x into image "myGMap" end mouseUp function mapURL put "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=Berkeley,CA&zoom=14&size=400x400&key=AIz

Re: Getting a Google MAP

2017-04-28 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
dinates-of-google-static-map-tile > which is very interesting. The problem being you would still need the > center point as a starting position, then you can calculate the corners > based on the zoom factor. > > On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 9:42 AM, prothero--- via use-livecode < >

Re: Getting a Google MAP

2017-04-28 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Hermann: Thanks so much. This is very helpful. I thought I was in for a huge tussle getting this to work and now I see that it’s not going to be a huge hassle. I write geophysical data on a map and Google puts out some nice looking terrain maps, and now I don’t need to include maps in my app. Wo

Re: Getting a Google MAP

2017-04-28 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
same api though, so > there might be lunches all around. > > > On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 2:41 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> Mike: >> OMG, I LOVE YOU! Fantastic, this is just what I need. I hope I meet you >

Re: Getting a Google MAP

2017-04-28 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
there was a google call I could make that would give me this info, but I can’t find it. Best, Bill > On Apr 28, 2017, at 1:49 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > I’m willing. Hermann has been generous with good ideas too. > Best, > Bill > >> On Apr

Re: Getting a Google MAP

2017-04-28 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
2017, at 5:23 PM, Mike Bonner via use-livecode > wrote: > > I'll poke around more. Maybe I'll get lucky (boatloads of no in that > phrase) and find a solution. > > On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 5:55 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.

xCode ??? version

2017-05-02 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
I have iOS 10.3.1, and OSX 10.12.4 LC 9.0.0 (dp6) and LC 8.1.4 (RC1). These two latest versions of LiveCode don’t seem to support XCode 8.3 which is required for iOS 10.3.1, I can’t get my app onto my iPhone now. Hopefully a new version that will support the latest iOS will come soon. Or, am I

Re: xCode ??? version

2017-05-03 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
When I load the app into the Simulator, with xCode 8.2.1, then go to the menu “Hardware/Manage Devices” menu, I get the message that says: “Could not locate device support files. The iPhone 6 is running iOS 10.3.1, which may not be supported by this version of Xcode.” So, it looks to me like Liv

Re: xCode ??? version

2017-05-03 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
> On May 3, 2017, at 11:07 AM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > When I load the app into the Simulator, with xCode 8.2.1, then go to the menu > “Hardware/Manage Devices” menu, I get the message that says: > “Could not locate device support files. The iPhone 6 is

Re: xCode ??? version

2017-05-03 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
his version of Xcode.”), I think I have seen that in the past when trying > to install the app into a device. I am not 100% sure (I cannot remember) > but I think the app was installed, regardless of this error. Could you > please double-check? > > Best, > Panos > -- > > &g

Re: Xcode ??? version

2017-05-03 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
, preferably without overwriting any currently working > app, and it should be fine. > > Paul > > Paul > p...@livecode.org > > Mac OS Sierra 10.12.1 > > > >> On May 3, 2017, at 11:13 AM, William Prothero via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >

Re: SVG widget?

2017-05-13 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
I wonder too. Seems with all the demand for SVG, it would be a natural to build into the engine. I’m trying to remember if getting SVG was a kickstarter goal??? Best, Bill P > On May 13, 2017, at 1:15 PM, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode > wrote: > > I wish they would just buy an svg library a

Re: Writing Extensions

2017-05-16 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Herman: Your doAsJavascript suggestion is very cool. I might use it and might learn some javascript in order to use it. Great idea! Bill > On May 16, 2017, at 4:02 PM, hh via use-livecode > wrote: > >>> Alejandro T. wrote: >>> How fast is LCB working with imagedata? > > Slower than slowest L

English Like?

2017-05-17 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: It can be difficult for long term users of an application to appreciate the “exceptions” to the philosophy of a dev app. I think the livecode community is affected by “familiarity” over clarity sometimes. For years (when Director was a viable dev platform), I had a negative feeling about

Re: English Like?

2017-05-18 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Richard: Thanks for the kind words. I think that comments by relative newbies, who don’t have the same experience with LC are very important. I’ve mentioned several times that some of the tutorials and lessons can miss things that the author takes for granted. I’m particularly sensitive to this

Can I copy a card from one stack to another?

2017-05-19 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks, I inadvertently deleted a group from all my cards and then did new work I don’t want to lose on a card. Can I copy this card to another stack with a different name, then copy objects from that stack back to my original stack? This seems very iffy. Possible? Bill William A. Prothero ht

Sql problem

2017-05-21 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Folks: I have an app that stores data to a mysql database on my server. It works fine in the IDE and in the iPhone simulator. However, when I load the app onto the iPhone, the saved data is corrupted. I am saving an array. The array is saved in a big string that has been base64 encoded. When s

Re: Sql problem

2017-05-21 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Whoops, I lied. The data is stored incorrectly in the simulator too. Hmm…. The IDE stores it correctly. There is something in the encoding that I’m missing. Bill > On May 21, 2017, at 5:03 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > Folks: > I have an app that stores

Re: Sql problem

2017-05-21 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
deleted that array key, because there was no reason I needed to have it in the db anyway, and it worked. I’ll look into why and report back if I find anything interesting. Best, Bill > On May 21, 2017, at 5:23 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode > wrote: > > Whoops, I lied. &

Re: Sql problem

2017-05-23 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
gins and > interoperation to your product. > > Cheers > andre > > > On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 9:45 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> Never mind. I got it working. I’m not exactly sure about the problem >>

Re: Sql problem

2017-05-24 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
inefeeds. After you base64encode, you may need to replace >> linefeed with empty in the variable. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 23, 2017, at 8:10 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode < >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >&

Re: [ANN] Introducing Remote DB Lib

2017-06-07 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Andre, I’ll check this out. What would be really useful, tho, are libraries to access various web services that are becoming so popular these days. Bill P > On Jun 6, 2017, at 1:16 PM, Andre Garzia via use-livecode > wrote: > > DB Lib (andregarzia/projects/dblib) is a minimalistic database

Re: [ANN] Introducing Remote DB Lib

2017-06-07 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
t; > On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 2:41 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> Andre, I’ll check this out. >> >> What would be really useful, tho, are libraries to access various web >> services that are becoming

Re: [ANN] Introducing Remote DB Lib

2017-06-07 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Andre: I just uploaded the php script and tested out your remoteDbLib. I love it. It will make db access much more robust and easier for me to manage. Great job! Best, Bill P > On Jun 6, 2017, at 1:16 PM, Andre Garzia via use-livecode > wrote: > > DB Lib (andregarzia/projects/dblib) is a minim

Re: Preference for Keeping Saved Empty Button Scripts Empty

2017-06-21 Thread ELS prothero via use-livecode
What about Mike Doub’s MasterLibrary? I just tried it in latest LC, and it fails because there is a function named a reserved word. But, it seems like a valuable resource that might be used as a starting point? Best, Bill William Prothero, PhD Professor Emeritus University of California, Santa B

Levure??

2017-06-21 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Could somebody post a link to info about Levure? i must have missed it when it was first discussed. I have no idea what Levure’s purpose is, where to get it, or …. However, it sounds (from the discussions) like it might be useful. Thanks, Bill P William A. Prothero http://earthlearningsolution

Re: Levure??

2017-06-21 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Thanks, Roger! :):) Bill P > On Jun 21, 2017, at 1:51 PM, Roger Eller via use-livecode > wrote: > > https://www.mail-archive.com/use-livecode@lists.runrev.com/msg82202.html > > ~Roger > > On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 4:48 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode < >

Re: Creating installers when packaging a Levure application

2017-06-23 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Trevor: This looks like a wonderful resource. However, I got stuck following the “Make Installer” tutorial because I couldn’t read the text on the yml file, where you modified added the installer-related directives. The text was too blurry. Best, Bill > On Jun 23, 2017, at 1:00 PM, Trevor DeVore

Re: Creating installers when packaging a Levure application

2017-06-24 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
ore via use-livecode > wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 6:09 PM William Prothero via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> Trevor: >> This looks like a wonderful resource. However, I got stuck following the >> “Make Installer” tutori

Re: Creating installers when packaging a Levure application

2017-06-26 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 12:41 PM William Prothero via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> Trevore: >> I looked at the helper video and noted the yml file for each helper. >> However, I didn’t know where to add those lines to

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