Re: send message in 10 doesn't work properly

2014-01-19 Thread Neil Roger
Hi Richard et al. When using the send command ,with time, you have to specify an object that you wish to send the message too. You should be able to use the to me syntax if you are sending the message to the object that is issuing the send command. I changed your script slightly to

Re: send message in 10 doesn't work properly

2014-01-19 Thread Mike Kerner
unfortunately the docs aren't really open-source/wiki yet. There are plenty of cases where the docs are unclear or problematic, and suggestions have been sent, but they're really busy in Edinburgh, so the update isn't a priority, yet. On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 8:25 AM, Dr. Hawkins

Re: the points of graphic

2014-01-19 Thread Michael Kristensen
hi Jim Where can one use the code? I put it in a button in alejandros stack and get errors. I have never seen the To Poly syntax before I ditto the challenge given to you before. Michael This script will provide the individual points. on mouseUp put the width of this card/2 into

Re: The status of 6.5.1

2014-01-19 Thread Richard Gaskin
Richmond wrote: How far should we ever trust what RunRev assures us is a done deal when it comes to a version release? When we've thoroughly tested the latest Developer Preview build and found that it does everything we need without error. They test too, and the automated system they're

Re: the points of graphic

2014-01-19 Thread Jim Hurley
Hi Roger, Praying on my ego are you? I don't really think I am up to this challenge. I'm not quite sure what is needed. But here's a thought. It sounds like joining all these disparate parts together to form a whole might be helpful. After all, all graphics drawn with the pencil, line,

Re: send message in 10 doesn't work properly

2014-01-19 Thread Mike Kerner
I'm embarrassed to say I didn't even think of going that route. On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Richard Gaskin ambassa...@fourthworld.com wrote: Mike Kerner wrote: unfortunately the docs aren't really open-source/wiki yet. In the meantime I've found fairly consistently quick turnaround

Re: The status of 6.5.1

2014-01-19 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 1/19/14, 10:45 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: So, instead of a mad scramble to get out a version 7, a period of retrenchment would seem called through, with a far longer period of beta-testing, and a more rigorous one at that. Where did RunRev announce that they're refusing to make another

Re: the points of graphic

2014-01-19 Thread Roger Eller
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:09 PM, Jim Hurley wrote: Hi Roger, Praying on my ego are you? Um, yes. :) I don't really think I am up to this challenge. I'm not quite sure what is needed. Well, I guess Adobe is in no danger of a LiveCode application competitor then. /joke I would love

Re: The status of 6.5.1

2014-01-19 Thread Richmond
On 19/01/14 20:30, J. Landman Gay wrote: On 1/19/14, 10:45 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: So, instead of a mad scramble to get out a version 7, a period of retrenchment would seem called through, with a far longer period of beta-testing, and a more rigorous one at that. Where did RunRev announce

MobGui and not MobGui items together

2014-01-19 Thread Ludovic THEBAULT
Hello, I use mobgui (0.29) to add some controls on a stack but if i want to add some fields or buttons directly from Livecode, when i test the stack on the simulator, the size of all controls i added from Livecode are biggest than the mobgui controls (which are in the good size). So i need

Is there a way to stop execution?

2014-01-19 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
Folks: I got myself into an infinite loop with an answer dialog coming up and couldn't stop the program except to do a Force Quit. LC Vers 6.5.1 and OX10.8.5 Is there some way, or is force quitting the only way to get out of the loop? Bill William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org

[OT] Google Chrome Is The New C Runtime

2014-01-19 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi All, I found really insightful, RunRev's decision of using Skia, the 2D rendering engine of Chrome. (https://code.google.com/p/skia/) for LiveCode. Hopefully, we will see more of Skia unique features in future Livecode's releases.

Re: Is there a way to stop execution?

2014-01-19 Thread stephen barncard
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:50 PM, proth...@earthednet.org proth...@earthednet.org wrote: Is there some way, or is force quitting the only way to get out of the loop? Bill probably not. One still has to use the 'nuclear option' If theres' a chance that could happen, then put something like

Re: Is there a way to stop execution?

2014-01-19 Thread Earthednet-wp
Thanks, Stephen. I did notice that some of the toolbar menus worked, tho, so I could save the file anyway before I nuked it. Bill William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org On Jan 19, 2014, at 2:20 PM, stephen barncard stephenrevoluti...@barncard.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:50

Re: the points of graphic

2014-01-19 Thread Jim Hurley
Thanks, Klaus, and sorry Michael. I forgot. I have sine and cosine functions in the stack script: function sine tAngle return sin(tAngle /180*pi) end sine Similarly for the cosine. Jim Hi Michael, Am 19.01.2014 um 16:41 schrieb Michael Kristensen michael-kristensen at dsa-net.dk :

Re: Is there a way to stop execution?

2014-01-19 Thread Paul Hibbert
In the IDE sometimes cmd-y will stop a script, always worth a try before a force quit. Paul On 2014-01-19, at 3:15 PM, Earthednet-wp proth...@earthednet.org wrote: Thanks, Stephen. I did notice that some of the toolbar menus worked, tho, so I could save the file anyway before I nuked it.

Re: send message in 10 doesn't work properly

2014-01-19 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Richard Gaskin ambassa...@fourthworld.comwrote: In the meantime I've found fairly consistently quick turnaround on docs issues in recent months by filing them in the LCQCC: Submitted. -- Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8462

Re: Is there a way to stop execution?

2014-01-19 Thread Peter Bogdanoff
Command/period does stop a repeat forever loop in the script, as well as other processes; but not a dialog. Peter UCLA On Jan 19, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Paul Hibbert wrote: In the IDE sometimes cmd-y will stop a script, always worth a try before a force quit. Paul On 2014-01-19, at 3:15

Re: The status of 6.5.1

2014-01-19 Thread tbodine
So far, I find the resolution independence and fullscreen features of 6.5.1 are really great time savers for me. I've seen a few bugs, too, but, wow, these new features will save me months of work. Coming from the Adobe-ruled Director universe, I have to say, Richmond, you don't know how good

Re: The status of 6.5.1

2014-01-19 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 1/19/14, 12:37 PM, Richmond wrote: What concerns me is the impression that releases such as 6.5.1 might be more than they are; interim releases, as there is nothing really to indicate that. I wouldn't call resolution independence and auto-resizing an interim feature. That's a really big

Re: The status of 6.5.1

2014-01-19 Thread Earthednet-wp
Tom, I'm a Director escapee too and I can't tell you how refreshing it is to be working with livecode now. Bill William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org On Jan 19, 2014, at 4:40 PM, tbodine lvhd...@gmail.com wrote: So far, I find the resolution independence and fullscreen features of 6.5.1

Re: Is there a way to stop execution?

2014-01-19 Thread stephen barncard
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 4:26 PM, Peter Bogdanoff bogdan...@me.com wrote: Command/period does stop a repeat forever loop in the script sometimes, if there's enough computation going on inside the loop, but sometimes the loop is too small and it won't work. *--* *Stephen Barncard - San

Re: The status of 6.5.1

2014-01-19 Thread Richmond
On 20/01/14 04:23, J. Landman Gay wrote: On 1/19/14, 12:37 PM, Richmond wrote: What concerns me is the impression that releases such as 6.5.1 might be more than they are; interim releases, as there is nothing really to indicate that. I wouldn't call resolution independence and auto-resizing

Re: The status of 6.5.1

2014-01-19 Thread Richmond
On 20/01/14 02:40, tbodine wrote: So far, I find the resolution independence and fullscreen features of 6.5.1 are really great time savers for me. I've seen a few bugs, too, but, wow, these new features will save me months of work. Coming from the Adobe-ruled Director universe, I have to say,