Re: LC compilation

2024-04-29 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
On 29 Apr 2024, at 3:18 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: > > any compiler chatter? > asking for an interested party I wish! Now that AI has completely revamped the art of coding, it might be more important than ever. Mark ___

Re: LiveCode 10 and Xcode 15

2024-04-28 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
gt; > There must be something in the release notes on how to download it, you have > to go somewhere in the xcode preferences (I am afk now). > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers, > Panos > > On Sat, 27 Apr 2024, 21:40 Mark Smith, <mailto:marksmith...@gmail.com>> wro

Re: LiveCode 10 and Xcode 15

2024-04-27 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
orm runtime is no longer included in the xcode app bundle and it is a > separate download. > > There must be something in the release notes on how to download it, you have > to go somewhere in the xcode preferences (I am afk now). > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers, &g

Re: LiveCode 10 and Xcode 15

2024-04-27 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
(or 15.0.1) and also > set the command line tools to point to the same xcode version. > > Kind regards, > Panos > > On Sat, 27 Apr 2024, 21:07 Mark Smith, <mailto:marksmith...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> I always encounter these challenges when update season arrives. It

Re: LiveCode 10 and Xcode 15

2024-04-27 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
I always encounter these challenges when update season arrives. It started with my phone which mysteriously upgraded itself to iOS 17.4.1 (I don’t remember authorising that but it’s a confusing landscape so perhaps I did). Instantly my app Organize which I virtually depend on to live stopped

Re: Cursor Placement in MobileControl

2024-03-06 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Very useful to know. Thanks Dan Mark Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 6, 2024, at 7:13 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode > 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

Erratum

2024-02-14 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi y’all, I discovered a few weeks ago that a link I put into a message in the Livecode Forums (https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=143=38838) to a program in TestFlight did not work. Well, Apple finally fixed it (and Andreas B. has confirmed) so if you tried it before, and it did not

Re: web

2024-02-13 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
> On 13 Feb 2024, at 5:02 am, Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode > wrote: > > What doesn’t kill us ... makes us awesome and mighty. Life requires that > faith and perseverance. Here’s hoping for a great 2024 for all, whatever it > holds, and an even BETTER 2025! > My goodness Curry, how

Re: We lost an Angle

2024-01-11 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Ralph, so sorry for your loss. May you be eternally blessed with memories of the joy and love you shared together. Mark Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 11, 2024, at 4:02 AM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode > wrote: > > Ralph, > > My wife and I sat with you both at the outdoor evening event

Re: Menu Mnemonics

2024-01-05 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Bob, This discussion might help. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/47086/how-do-i-create-a-menu-shortcut-which-involves-the-delete-key Mark > On 5 Jan 2024, at 10:11

Re: Should I upgrade to Xcode 15.0 or 15.1?

2023-12-21 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
That does look like fun. Very clever layout. > On 21 Dec 2023, at 1:41 pm, Andreas Bergendal via use-livecode > wrote: > > Just for fun, and because Mermaid is my new toy, I threw together a small web > stack that shows the various LC-Xcode-macOS-iOS combinations in a sankey > diagram,

Re: [[ANN]] Release 10.0.0 DP-7

2023-12-12 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thank you Panos. I look forward to diving into this. Mark Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 12, 2023, at 4:10 PM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode > wrote: > > Dear list members, > > We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 10.0.0 DP-7. > > LiveCode 10.0.0 DP-7 comes with more

Re: Finally success with code signing Windows standalones withe the new eToken certificates under macOS using jarsigner

2023-11-10 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Brilliant Matthias. I am sure there are many who would appreciate your documentation efforts. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 9, 2023, at 11:43 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode > wrote: > > Matthias, I am definitely interested in this! > > Peter Bogdanoff > >> On Nov 9, 2023, at 1:25

Re: Universal buttons: bugs or feature

2023-10-18 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thanks Ralf. > On 18 Oct 2023, at 3:02 pm, Ralf Bitter wrote: > > These issues are fixed in the latest release version 1.4.0. > > > Ralf > > > > On 15.10.2023 21:23, Mark Smith via use-livecode wrote: >> Hello all, >> Recently I decided to try out

Re: Universal buttons: bugs or feature

2023-10-16 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
wrote: > > Neither, it is quite simply sloppiness. Sorry for that, > will look into it. > > > Ralf > > >> On 15.10.2023 21:23, Mark Smith via use-livecode wrote: >> Are these differences in the Universal button deliberate

Universal buttons: bugs or feature

2023-10-15 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hello all, Recently I decided to try out a number of different button styles to see which ones I liked best, and I ran across some odd behaviour with “Universal” buttons. First, there does not appear to be any style difference between an enabled universal button and a disabled one. With all

Re: Deployment: a plea/opportunity

2023-10-14 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Perfect. I am sure I knew that at one point but had forgotten. Thank you for the reminder. Mark > On 14 Oct 2023, at 6:15 pm, Paul Dupuis wrote: > > On 10/14/2023 12:52 AM, Mark Smith wrote: >> Paul, just so I understand this problem better. Is there a reason why you >>

Re: Deployment: a plea/opportunity

2023-10-14 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks Jacque > On 14 Oct 2023, at 5:16 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > wrote: > > The certificate is locked to a particular machine. You can either export it > from Keychain or create a new one. To create the certificate, the Mac must > submit a signing request,

Re: Deployment: a plea/opportunity

2023-10-13 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Re: The problem was getting my Apple code signing certificates AND related certificates on to the MacBook air from the Apple Developer site, something I don't think Livecode can really help with. Paul, just so I understand this problem better. Is there a reason why you can’t just download your

Re: Deployment: a plea/opportunity

2023-10-13 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
+1, I totally agree this is really important (and really hard to keep up with). But Apple should take some of the responsibility for this. With the resources at their disposal they should be able to create a simpler and easier way to execute deployment without sacrificing security and

Re: I give up! Mac App Installer Hell

2023-10-09 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Dan, Which store are you intending to submit to: Mac App or iOS App? I’ve done it to iOS a half dozen times (although the last time was probably more than a year ago) I could probably scrounge something useful together. I’ve only created installer packages for the Mac App Store (using Kee

Re: Your scripts as a flowchart

2023-09-15 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Very cool Andreas. I look forward to trying this out. Mark > On 15 Sep 2023, at 3:30 pm, Andreas Bergendal via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi all! > > Those frequenting the forums may have seen this already, but I thought I'd > share it here too now: > > If you want to see a graphic map of

Re: Shutdown on Android

2023-09-02 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
s closed (swiping up to exit it), then the audio continues to play. >> So, I added an androidStopAudioPlayingInBackground command in the shutdown >> message to stop playing the audio. But doesn’t seem to work – audio >> continues to play. >> >> Any thoughts? > &g

Re: OT - Mac Notarization Problem - Desperation setting in

2023-08-28 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thanks for the excellent description of the problem Tim. It may help in debugging my own “notarisation” issues in the future (tucked away for future reference)!! > > It all makes me long for the days when we could easily pass around Hypercard > stacks for the fun of it!! And boy can I

Re: OT - Mac Notarization Problem - Desperation setting in

2023-08-25 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Tim, Codesigning is (as you probably know) one of the tricker bits of building an app for distribution (and I’ve certainly had my share of failures and frustrations along the way). I am following this thread closely so if you don’t mind sharing, I’d be interested in hearing what the

Re: Unable to build for Mac: adding ad-hoc signature failed

2023-08-09 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Very useful info Matthias. Thanks for posting. Mark > On 9 Aug 2023, at 2:41 pm, matthias rebbe via use-livecode > wrote: > > Every version of Xocde come with it own version of command line tools. > If you are just creating macOS standalones then you just need the command > line tools. >

Re: Unable to build for Mac: adding ad-hoc signature failed

2023-08-09 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Dar, > Does installing Xcode change the command-line tools? I think it should. Others will correct me if I’m wrong. > I’m willing to install Xcode, but before that maybe I can provide some > information (such as version) about any particular tools. I don’t know if this is of any help

Re: Variable Watcher disappeared

2023-08-08 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Bob, glad you were able to fix it. I wonder what caused it in the first place. Martin, an incredible list of ways to get windows back. Thanks for posting!!! Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 8, 2023, at 9:05 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > Didn’t try that. Too late now, I’m on new

Re: Unable to build for Mac: adding ad-hoc signature failed

2023-08-08 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
I get this in response to Xcode-select -p /Applications/Xcode 13.2.app/Contents/Developer > On 8 Aug 2023, at 5:41 pm, Dar Scott via use-livecode > wrote: > > xcode-select -p > /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools > >> On Aug 8, 2023, at 10:19 AM, Dar Scott via use-livecode >> wrote: >>

Re: Unable to build for Mac: adding ad-hoc signature failed

2023-08-08 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
I should add I used 9.6.8 on Monterey. > On 8 Aug 2023, at 2:59 pm, Dar Scott via use-livecode > wrote: > > Thanks, Jacque! > > That gives me a clue. I will try to get more info on this. > > However, that note shows how to delete the offending resource using the xattr > tool, but I have no

Re: Unable to build for Mac: adding ad-hoc signature failed

2023-08-08 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Dar, I just built one unsigned and it worked fine. Will you be signing it for distribution in the Mac App store as well? Mark > On 8 Aug 2023, at 2:59 pm, Dar Scott via use-livecode > wrote: > > Thanks, Jacque! > > That gives me a clue. I will try to get more info on this. > >

Re: [[ ANN ]] New Enhancements Bundle v1.0.32 available

2023-08-04 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Many thanks!! > On 4 Aug 2023, at 3:12 pm, panagiotis m via use-livecode > wrote: > > @Mark > There is a file "changelog.txt" in the bundle that describes all the > bugfixes and new features that are added per widget. ___ use-livecode mailing list

Re: [[ ANN ]] New Enhancements Bundle v1.0.32 available

2023-08-04 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Panos, while you are updating Bugzilla could you make a brief list of the bug fixes and post them here? Mark Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 4, 2023, at 2:49 PM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hello all, > > Just to let you know that there is an update of the

Re: Reorder fields

2023-07-29 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
On 29 Jul 2023, at 3:27 pm, Martin Koob via use-livecode wrote: > > The two ways I have used are either with the property inspector or by script. > > Property Inspector > - click the ‘Position’ tab of the property inspector > - Change the number in the ‘Layer’ field either directly or by

Re: Reorder fields

2023-07-29 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
but in Navigator I set it > to true before attempting any relayering, so in Navigator by default it's > possible to relayer controls in groups, and into and out of groups, by > dragging them. > > On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 7:06 AM Mark Smith via use-livecode > mailto:use-livecode@li

Re: charIndex property

2023-07-29 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Love it  Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 28, 2023, at 10:36 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > This is the essence on Livecode! This is why we love it! Shouldn’t we > rebrand it? How about Lovecode?? ….. > > Never mind.  > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Jul 28, 2023, at 04:55,

Re: Reorder fields

2023-07-28 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
the "Select Grouped" icon in the top > toolbar. > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > On July 28, 2023 10:53:08 AM Mark Smith via use-livecode > wrote: > >> Well, this might explain

Re: Reorder fields

2023-07-28 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
of the > fields only was not properly grokked? > > Craig > >> On Jul 28, 2023, at 10:19 AM, Mark Smith via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Thanks Paul. That is one of those super helpful tips that is hard to >> discover on your own. 1 day we need an easil

Re: Reorder fields

2023-07-28 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
via use-livecode > wrote: > > You can change the layer (order) in the Project Browser in the IDE by just > dragging the objects up or down the list of objects on the card. > > > On 7/28/2023 6:19 AM, Mark Smith via use-livecode wrote: >> How do you reorder fields? I

Reorder fields

2023-07-28 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
How do you reorder fields? I have a form (prebuilt) with 3 fields (a,b,c) in positions 9, 15, 12 (as indicated by the Layer field in the Position tab). Tabbing cause these fields to be visited in the order a, c, b whereas I would prefer a, b, c. I have tried all manner of editing the Layer

Re: LC on Sonoma beta

2023-07-27 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thanks Mark. Wonderful to see LC is working on it. > On 27 Jul 2023, at 9:39 am, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 2023-07-26 21:20, Marty Knapp via use-livecode wrote: >> Anyone have any input regarding LC apps running on the Apple Sonoma beta? I >> have not installed it but

Re: Android app black screen?

2023-07-25 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
No worries, I understood  Thanks > On 25 Jul 2023, at 2:02 pm, panagiotis m via use-livecode > wrote: > > heh the name of the command should have been "initAR" > > Cheers, > Panos > -- > > On Tue, 25 Jul 2023 at 16:01, panagiotis m wrote: > >> Hello Mark, >> >> I had seen this issue on

Re: Android app black screen?

2023-07-25 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
t; Am 25.07.2023 um 14:06 schrieb panagiotis m via use-livecode < >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: >>> >>> Hello Klaus, >>> >>> Are you setting the acceleratedRendering to true on startup? >> >> no, should I? 8-) >> However t

Re: Android app black screen?

2023-07-25 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Klaus, I’ve had similar things happen on iOS, perhaps more recently in the past year than previously. Sometimes when I open the app (I’m not sure at these times if the app is just suspended or is actually reopening) I’ll get a black screen. If I tap on it 90% of the time it goes away and

Re: Question re download timeout setting

2023-07-24 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi William, This is a long shot, but in case it inspires a solution, I do something like the following to upload and download files to dropbox (which I think is similar to what Matthias is suggesting as well). put "/todoitems.sqlite" into pPath -- the path to the file on server, in this

Re: tsneterr

2023-07-18 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
ternal, could chime in. > > Regards, > Matthias > > >> Am 18.07.2023 um 17:50 schrieb Mark Smith > <mailto:marksmith...@gmail.com>>: >> >> Hi Matthias, >> >> First let me thank you for your previous response. In response to my >>

Re: tsneterr

2023-07-18 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
wrong firewall settings on the remote system > > >> Am 18.07.2023 um 12:59 schrieb Mark Smith via use-livecode >> : >> >> I received the following error: >> >> tsenterr (55) SSLWrite() returned error -

Re: tsneterr

2023-07-18 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
t; insufficient quota on the server > 2. Your or the remote compute could have incorrect time settings > 3. wrong firewall settings on the remote system > > >> Am 18.07.2023 um 12:59 schrieb Mark Smith via use-livecode >> : >> >> I received the following erro

tsneterr

2023-07-18 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
I received the following error: tsenterr (55) SSLWrite() returned error -9805 Anyone know what this means or where to lookup what it means? Thanks ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

Re: Apple Notarization changes...

2023-07-17 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Paul, my sentiments exactly. I also shudder at having to change, modify or upgrade any aspect of the development environment because, like a set of dominoes, once you change one thing you are pretty much committed to having to upgrade and change everything else as well. Its an unfortunate

Re: Apple Notarization changes...

2023-07-17 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Matthias, thanks for upgrading your lesson plan to work with the new signing tool. It’s an invaluable asset and assistance to the community of mobile app developers. Mark > On 17 Jul 2023, at 5:48 pm, matthias rebbe via use-livecode > wrote: > >> >> 2) Has Livecode (or anyone else)

Re: What is your best practice for setting a script in a script?

2023-07-16 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Not a perfect solution but it does solve the problem of not having to use all the put statements and other grammar which as you note is cumbersome to read, let alone write. I agree though, a more elegant solution to this problem would be useful. > On 15 Jul 2023, at 9:29 pm, Paul Dupuis via

Re: Convert date

2023-07-15 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thanks Bob. These examples are all very handy to have. Added to the wiki!! Just kidding, I do think we need a wiki somewhere for these kinds of code snippets but I’m not offering to build it (this year). We’ll have to see how bored I am next year, or, hopefully, someone else will beat me to it.

Re: Field highlited

2023-07-15 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
end if -- if we want to unhighlight everything we can just click anywhere in the field end selectionChanged > On 14 Jul 2023, at 9:39 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 7/14/23 11:14 AM, Mark Smith via use-livecode wrote: >> BTW, is there a way of deter

Re: What is your best practice for setting a script in a script?

2023-07-15 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Another possibility, which is sort of a combination of Alex and Dicks suggestions is to create a “scripts” card and store all of the scripts as readable custom properties. When I have done this in the past I typically just number the scripts (cScript1 … cScriptn) and put some metadata in the

Re: Field highlited

2023-07-14 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
BTW, is there a way of determining the default highlight colour? When I select some text in a field it highlights to a light blue color, but I can’t find where that color is set. Thanks Mark > On 13 Jul 2023, at 11:01 pm, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 7/12/2023 6:21 PM, Paul

Re: Convert date

2023-07-14 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Which makes me think, it would be nice if we could have plug-in code modules. Essentially a faceless widget that could be called to perform some sort of action (with parameters). Completely encapsulated. Or is that “bat crazy” as Mike would say  > On 14 Jul 2023, at 12:08 pm, Paul Dupuis via

Re: Field highlited

2023-07-13 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Paul, try “the selectedText". Create a scrolling text field, call it fld1, and put a large amount of text in it. Create 2 buttons: one with “on mouse down, answer “Hello World” and the other with “on mouse down, answer the selectedText of field “fld1” Now highlight an area of text in fld1.

Re: Convert date

2023-07-13 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thanks Bob. Sounds very useful. How does one access (or locate) the master library? Cheers, Mark Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2023, at 4:24 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > I wrote a formatDate function years ago that called this "sql date". Maybe I > should rename it

Re: [OT ish] Visual Code Editor and Line Endings

2023-07-11 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Speaking of editors. Does anyone know if there is a list of all the colours used in the LC editor, and what they represent? (some are obvious, others less so) Thanks > On 11 Jul 2023, at 7:19 pm, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > For what it’s worth, I use SublimeText which has

Re: Android Signing

2023-06-20 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
On 20 Jun 2023, at 8:41 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: I congratulate Google on making Android submissions nearly as difficult as iOS. We need a LC lesson on this. 藍 ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please

Re: Code-Signing Frustration

2023-06-19 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
I’d never heard of “Developer Mode” so googled it. It appears to be something new in iOS 16+ (I am still at15.6). Here’s an article that describes it in more detail. https://help.testapp.io/faq/enable-developer-mode-ios/ Mark > On 19

Re: Code-Signing Frustration

2023-06-19 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Forget my last reply … I am probably just adding to the confusion. I see now in the profile there is something called a UUID, but I don’t think you need to be concerned with it. It’s not anything I’ve ever had to try and track down. It seems to be generated internally by Apple software possibly

Re: Code-Signing Frustration

2023-06-19 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi William, I believe it is called a UDID (that may be preventing you from googling where it is). Quite easy to locate however. Cable your iphone to your laptop. Open the finder. In the left hand panel scroll to the bottom until you see the iPhone entry with the little doohickey (up arrow)

Re: Code-Signing Frustration

2023-06-18 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Bill, apologies I’ve been away from my desk for a few days. Everything looks good to me so I am curious why you are still having signing difficulties. As I mentioned earlier (or may have mentioned) for simple testing on the simulator or your own device the signing that LC does (using your

Re: Code-Signing Frustration

2023-06-16 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Because I use a distribution profile when I build to distribute from the App Store I can’t install it directly (side load it) onto my own device. I need to download it from the iStore or use the bundle in test flight (Apple’s beta testing application). If you are just using a developer profile

Re: Code-Signing Frustration

2023-06-16 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hello William, I suppose by now you’ve figured out you don’t need to code sign with something like Matthias’s amazing code signing stack if you are just intending to test on your own device or a small group of devices. All you need is: (1) a developer certificate, (2) a generic application

Re: LC compilation

2023-05-29 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
g button script, then to the mouseUp handler of "someButton" > > We are all patiently waiting for the script compiler, which, as of > last conversation with Mark W., is going to be a bytecode compiler, > not a ML compiler. > > On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 6:27 AM Mark Smith via

Re: LC compilation

2023-05-29 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Skip, I’m surprised no one has taken a stab at answering this. I'm certainly no expert on the internal workings of LC or compilers but I can take a stab at articulating what I think the answer is, and when I get it wrong someone else can jump in to correct me (I should probably know this

Re: Latest video -- integration of AI into script editor

2023-05-24 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Mike, Not that I’m aware of. Apart from Richard’s utility, the only other way I’ve seen used is dragging items from the tools palette. Not a terrible process as no-code is involved in doing so (so you don’t have frustrations with syntax to deal with), but as Jacque points out, if you have

Re: Latest video -- integration of AI into script editor

2023-05-23 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thanks Richard. Worked as advertised, and nicely done. For a simple little utility I could see that it could save an enormous amount of time if you had a lot of forms to create. Actually I am working on a demo of sorts showing how to do no-code integration of SQL tables into LC and this little

Re: Latest video -- integration of AI into script editor

2023-05-19 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Richard, do you have a short introduction to FormMaker? > On 18 May 2023, at 10:14 pm, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > wrote: > > If you need to do that again: > > http://fourthworld.net/lc/4W_FormMaker.rev >

Re: Can Xavvi generate sensible text output as well as code?

2023-05-19 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Jacque, well said. And I am also happy. It is a giant step forward for the platform (especially when you add in the other new capabilities). Congrats to everyone who contributed, and to Kevin and all the LC team. We made it happen. > On 18 May 2023, at 6:22 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode

Re: Latest video -- integration of AI into script editor

2023-05-18 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thanks Steven, That sounds like a sensible approach. Mark > On 17 May 2023, at 12:59 pm, Steven Crighton via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Mark > > I’m really pleased to hear you enjoyed the video. What I would say is our > testing so far has been extremely impressive, it was the

Re: Latest video -- integration of AI into script editor

2023-05-17 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Good point. I want that too. Ditto with dynamic resizing. > On 17 May 2023, at 5:21 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > wrote: > > I want the widgets and layout functions. I had to make a form yesterday with > lots of fields and while it isn't hard, it took 20 minutes to name everything >

Re: Latest video -- integration of AI into script editor

2023-05-17 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
of the dictionary) to improve that as well? Thanks Mark > On 17 May 2023, at 10:33 am, Mark Smith wrote: > > I just watched the latest LC video showing how AI will be integrated into > Xavvi/LC. https://livecode.com/xavvi/?updates/#tabbed-section > <https://livecode.com/xavvi/?updat

Latest video -- integration of AI into script editor

2023-05-17 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
I just watched the latest LC video showing how AI will be integrated into Xavvi/LC. https://livecode.com/xavvi/?updates/#tabbed-section (note: the URL is not an error, that is where the new video is parked). I hadn’t seen how this was

Re: Inclusions and JSON

2023-05-10 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
I’d be happy to just have it sort by name. > On 10 May 2023, at 2:56 pm, Ben Rubinstein via use-livecode > wrote: > > Further to this: dear LiveCode, please make the Inclusions selector in the > standalone settings window navigable - at least sortable by name, platform, > selected;

Re: A spinner that keeps spinning

2023-05-03 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Indeed! Nice work Andreas. > On 3 May 2023, at 6:48 pm, Mike Kerner via use-livecode > wrote: > > Until there are threads > we have Andreas > > On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 1:45 PM Andreas Bergendal via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> Thanks everyone for testing it and

Re: [[ ANN ]] Release 10.0.0 DP-5

2023-04-21 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
ng-a-script-widget > <https://lessons.livecode.com/m/98525/l/1672543-creating-a-script-widget> > > Best Regards, > > Heather > > Heather Laine > Customer Services Manager > LiveCode Ltd > www.livecode.com > > > >> On 21 Apr 2023, at

Re: [[ ANN ]] Release 10.0.0 DP-5

2023-04-21 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thanks Matthias for shedding some light on this new feature. I read the blog post as well and it references something called a “widget chunk”. I couldn’t fine anything on it. Do you know what it is? Mark > On 21 Apr 2023, at 1:02 pm, matthias rebbe via use-livecode > wrote: > > To build

Re: Unable to load Preferences LC 9.6.9rc3 and Levure 9.0.5

2023-04-18 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Marty, apologies, I forgot to add I am doing this on an “M” chip. Mark > On 18 Apr 2023, at 10:42 am, Mark Smith wrote: > > Hi Marty, this worked like a charm. I was trying to open Trevor's > dataview_demo and was getting the same “An error occurred while initialising >

Re: Unable to load Preferences LC 9.6.9rc3 and Levure 9.0.5

2023-04-18 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Marty, this worked like a charm. I was trying to open Trevor's dataview_demo and was getting the same “An error occurred while initialising the application…” msg. This fixed it. Thanks Mark > On 14 Apr 2023, at 10:35 pm, Marty Knapp via use-livecode > wrote: > > I don’t have an “M” chip

Re: Happy Pi Day

2023-03-14 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
That was very cool. I thought it would just be a bunch of random noise but it really was a very melodic tune. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 14, 2023, at 7:58 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > wrote: > > In case you want to memorize the first 50 digits: > >

Re: Notarizing a standalone with Xcode 13 and 14

2023-02-24 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thanks Matthias, that is great news. We all super appreciate the work you do on making the job of notarising easier for LC’ers. I don’t have a project I am actively working on for iOS, but have parked this great bit of good news for future reference (and thanks also to Kee Nethery for the work

Re: Training the AI to write better LiveCode

2023-01-26 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
I read a fascinating article in the Independent this morning that indicates just how disruptive this technology could be: ChatGPT passes MBA final exam at Wharton School of Business (research study, final paper in preparation), second, Harvard researchers find ChatGPT could pass the US Medical

Re: Training the AI to write better LiveCode

2023-01-20 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
 > On 20 Jan 2023, at 6:04 pm, Tom Glod via use-livecode > wrote: > > This is what it wrote when displaying a "too busy page". Brilliant. > > Write a guided meditation about the status of ChatGPT. > As you read this message, please take a moment to pause and breathe. Notice > the sensations

Re: ChatGPT conversation

2023-01-19 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
I suppose like a love affair, it can get addicting… I tried a few more queries in different programming languages to see how it would do. My queries were not very challenging, but it scored 10 out of 10 for both SAS and SQL (ie. both worked the first time). For python, when I asked it to write

Re: ChatGPT conversation

2023-01-18 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
understood what I was asking or recommending. That, in itself, might be the most impressive aspect of this conversation. > On 18 Jan 2023, at 9:15 pm, Mark Smith wrote: > > I decided to take the plunge and see what this was all about. I posed a > moderately difficult LC question to ChatGPT

ChatGPT conversation

2023-01-18 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
I decided to take the plunge and see what this was all about. I posed a moderately difficult LC question to ChatGPT, one I knew that beginning livecoders (or even myself) might find challenging. Result: some things surprised me, both good and bad, but overall I think the approach has

Re: Tab groups broken?

2023-01-17 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thanks Mark, Good to know there is a workaround. Mark > On 17 Jan 2023, at 5:57 pm, Mark Wieder via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 1/17/23 01:40, Mark Smith via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi Geoff, >> The color scheme has changed. It used to be white on blue for the >&

Re: Tab groups broken?

2023-01-17 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thanks Bernd, I see what you are saying. However the transparency of the unhighlighted tab buttons is non-standard. They are opaque in the HIG, but transparent in LC 9.6.8. Mark > On 17 Jan 2023, at 1:29 pm, Niggemann, Bernd via use-livecode > wrote: > > I have to correct correct

Re: Tab groups broken?

2023-01-17 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thanks Bernd, I wasn’t able to change the background of the highlighted tab to blue as per the HIG. Were you? > On 17 Jan 2023, at 11:47 am, Niggemann, Bernd via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Geoff and Mark, > > The tab group seems to be in line with Apple's current Human Interface >

Re: Tab groups broken?

2023-01-17 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
the text color to blue but did not adjust the highlight or background. Definitely needs a bug report. Mark > On 16 Jan 2023, at 5:49 pm, Mark Smith wrote: > > Hi Geoff, > > I tried it here and its working ok (9.6.8 on an M1 MacBook.). > > Mark > > >>

Re: Tab groups broken?

2023-01-17 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
I fooled around with it for a minute and the colour scheme is definitely changed. It used to be white text on a blue background for the highlighted button, black on white for the non-highlighted ones. > On 17 Jan 2023, at 6:34 am, Geoff Canyon wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 9:4

Re: Tab groups broken?

2023-01-16 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Hi Geoff, I tried it here and its working ok (9.6.8 on an M1 MacBook.). Mark > On 16 Jan 2023, at 5:30 pm, Geoff Canyon via use-livecode > wrote: > > I have LC 9.6.8 on a Mac. I drag a tab group onto a card, and it shows up > with the primary tab looking...disabled? And it doesn't work at

Re: Training the AI to write better LiveCode

2023-01-14 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Thanks for posting this Geoff. It’s the first time I've seen a ongoing dialog between a programmer and Chat GPT and the first thing I am struck by (but not the only thing) is it’s ability to deal with human ambiguity. For example, you ask it to modify the code to be an “on mouseUp handler in a

Re: Training the AI to write better LiveCode

2023-01-14 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
We live in interesting times. > On 14 Jan 2023, at 3:22 am, Geoff Canyon via use-livecode > wrote: > > So just now I put this in to chatgpt: > > "fizz bin" is a program that counts from 1 to 100, replacing every number > divisible by 5 with "fizz" and every number divisible by 7 with "bin";

Re: ChatGPT

2022-12-09 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
I’m impressed. As a potential learning tool this rocks. For example, just trying to implement this calendar as described would run into all sorts of obstacles that a student would have to figure out how to solve. The framework is there, lots of clues and hints are provided, but there is still

Re: Anyone any experience with Livecode under Ventura?

2022-11-13 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Brilliant. I’m inspired. (I presume you can program Time Machine to use drive A on Mon, Wed, Fri, drive B on Tues, Thurs, Sat kind of thing?). > On 11 Nov 2022, at 9:45 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 11/10/22 12:40 PM, Geoff Canyon via use-livecode wrote: >> I think my

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