Widgets, Types, and the Periodic Table

2016-10-19 Thread David Brooks
I'm trying to build a chemical periodic table widget. I can do this up to the point of having it look like a periodic table (nice arrangement, symbols in correct places). My plan depends on being able to store and retrieve a rectangle for each element. I CAN compute an appropriate rectangle for

LC Android File saving

2016-05-05 Thread David Brooks
Saving files from Android devices to external servers has presented challenges in the past. This is a SIMPLE approach. It assumes you are running LiveCode server on the server site. Installing this requires a careful procedure described elsewhere (see https://livecode.com/resources/guides/server/

FTP on Android

2016-05-02 Thread David Brooks
There is old LiveCode discussion about issues related to ftp using Android devices. Is there anything recent? The app in question has no trouble uploading/downloading text files from a Web site, and it can store/retrieve "local" files on whichever Mac/Windows device it is installed. Files CAN be

Mobile Devices & xCode 7.3

2016-03-23 Thread David Brooks
Among the LiveCode preferences for Mobile Support we need to enter a path to the SDK. I had this working before with older xcode and X OS. How do you do this with xCode 7.3 and the current version of El Capitan (10.11.4). Thanks. ___ use-livecode

IOS

2011-07-05 Thread David Brooks
On many iPad applications the user can enlarge the image by placing two fingers on the pad and moving them apart. Once expanded, the opposite motion has the effect of shrinking the 'screen' back. Has anyone implemented this in a livecode app? Thanks in advance. Dave B.

Re: Highlight list line on hover?

2011-05-12 Thread David Brooks
I'm the menu buttons guy -- whose problem remains unresolved. The menuhistory solves one problem, but not another. I decided to develop a workaround in which a button pops up a field that looks line a pulldown menu. The follwing script WORKS to hilite lines in a mouseover: on mouseWithin

Re: Menu Buttons

2011-05-11 Thread David Brooks
Thanks for the input and suggestions, but the set menuhistory .. strategy works to accomplish the task. To deal with the problem of once set-never forget, I set the value to 99 with a second set menuhistory line in my list and had my handler do nothing with the choice was blank. So,

Menu Buttons

2011-05-09 Thread David Brooks
I am trying to create a series of helps where I step a user through a process using the underlying tool. I have one help field that variously shows, hides, fills, and moves around. The scripts say things (aural feedback). There is a pointer button that locates as needed, flashes, and

Re: Menu Buttons

2011-05-09 Thread David Brooks
give you a hint as to a possible method. HTH. Craig Newman -Original Message- From: David Brooks dbro...@unlserve.unl.edu To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Mon, May 9, 2011 2:14 pm Subject: Menu Buttons I am trying to create a series