Re: [RANT] Really annoying posts

2015-02-24 Thread Antti Ilola
I'm not fluent in English or even in Scottish, because I'm Finnish (two n's). Still I think, I understood enough what Richmond told about contemporary youth and I definitely agree. I found that they discuss with phones and if it is not in Google its even exists. Richmond, when it's time to change

Re: [Rant] Really annoying posts

2015-02-24 Thread Francis Nugent Dixon
some time in finding out all about its POWER. After all, it can’t be that difficult ….. There is still so much I don’t “grab” in LiveCode, …. but To second Richmonds Rant “Really Annoying Posts”, I will do my utmost to stop asking “lazy” questions ……. -Francis

Re: [Rant] Really annoying posts

2015-02-24 Thread Erik Beugelaar
be that difficult Š.. There is still so much I don¹t ³grab² in LiveCode, Š. but To second Richmonds Rant ³Really Annoying Posts², I will do my utmost to stop asking ³lazy² questions ŠŠ. -Francis ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please

Re: [Rant] Really annoying posts

2015-02-24 Thread Bob Sneidar
I use this for more complex tasks. I think the reason for this is that there are different modes of thought when developing software. One mode is deciding what you want your app to look and feel like to the end user. Another is determining the steps necessary to accomplish the task in the

Re: [Rant] Really annoying posts

2015-02-24 Thread Bob Sneidar
I’ll tell you something else that might be annoying to anyone developing in Windows. I can’t seem to clone anything in the script editor when in Windows. In OS X I can option-dragDrop text and it will make a copy of it instead of move it. Bob S On Feb 24, 2015, at 06:51 , Erik Beugelaar

Re: [Rant] Really annoying posts

2015-02-24 Thread Alejandro Tejada
thread from last month is an example of jumping in and start coding, just for fun: http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2015-January/210471.html Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/RANT-Really-annoying-posts-tp4689191p4689273.html

[RANT] Really annoying posts

2015-02-23 Thread FlexibleLearning.com
rant We are, I know, a forgiving lot and my apologies if this offends, but please don't waste everyone's time asking about something that you can frankly do yourself. It says more about your attitude to others than anything else. Bad: Can I reference a png file? Means: I'm too lazy to try it, so

Re: [RANT] Really annoying posts

2015-02-23 Thread Curry Kenworthy
Hugh, Can I use an array to measure the formattedwidth of a png file? Can LiveCode install more RAM in my computer? Where is Elvis? TIA/CYA/EOF, Curry K. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

[RANT] Really annoying posts

2015-02-23 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi Hugh, I still believe that the very first project for every Livecode newcomer should be a Mail List Reader. This Mail List Reader 1) Downloads archived mail list from: http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/ 2) Decompress and displays them in field 3) Store these in a custom

Re: [RANT] Really annoying posts

2015-02-23 Thread AndyP
://www.pointandsee.co.uk - made with LiveCode -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/RANT-Really-annoying-posts-tp4689191p4689196.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ use

Re: [RANT] Really annoying posts

2015-02-23 Thread Kay C Lan
My wife is a regular user of Let Me Google That For You: lmgtfy http://lmgtfy.com/?q=can+I+use+a+livecode+variable+to+store+an+array It helps ease some of the pain. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: [RANT] Really annoying posts

2015-02-23 Thread Richmond
On 23/02/15 12:57, FlexibleLearning.com wrote: rant We are, I know, a forgiving lot and my apologies if this offends, but please don't waste everyone's time asking about something that you can frankly do yourself. It says more about your attitude to others than anything else. Bad: Can I

Re: [RANT] Really annoying posts

2015-02-23 Thread Richmond
On 23/02/15 14:59, Curry Kenworthy wrote: Hugh, Can I use an array to measure the formattedwidth of a png file? Can LiveCode install more RAM in my computer? Where is Elvis? TIA/CYA/EOF, Curry K. What worries me is that when I click on the Documentation icon on the bar at the top I