Re: Externals are not loaded

2020-05-11 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
Tiemo, what i forgot. Revsecurity.dll is still needed. At least it is still in the runtime folders. There are a 32 and 64bit versions available. You should use those instead of the one that is in your stacks folder. - Matthias Rebbe Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > Am 11.05.2020 um 20:27

Re: Small and strange problem

2020-05-11 Thread Paul Hibbert via use-livecode
Good point Ben, looks like that was my mistake. I don’t remember where I learned to use "if tError then”, but what I forgot was that it should have been testing for a false condition, so “if not tError then” does show the error when one occurs and skips when no error occurs. Fixing this

Enabling "About MyApp"

2020-05-11 Thread GEORGE WOOD via use-livecode
How can I activate the "About MyApp" under the Apple menu? ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

RE: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
What has worked for me for 8 years is to keep all Xcode versions in a separate folder. This includes the most recent one. I always download Xcode from the Apple "More Versions" page. This link is on the main download page. All of my Xcode versions are renamed to Xcode_x.x.x.app. I do not have

Re: Enabling "About MyApp"

2020-05-11 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
GEORGE WOOD wrote: > How can I activate the "About MyApp" under the Apple menu? On other OSes the "About" item is usually the last item in the Help menu. If you put your About item there, you'll find that when LC automatically translates its menu objects for the Mac menu bar it'll move your

Re: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread Brian Milby via use-livecode
Here are the 2 options: 1. Install Xcode from the Apple App Store when the latest Xcode and latest LiveCode versions are compatible. Disable automatic updates. Whenever Apple updates Xcode, update only if compatible with the current version of LiveCode that you are using. 2. Download and

Re: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread Monte Goulding via use-livecode
Hi Ralph We have had some discussions internally about the feasibility of users including custom storyboard file templates and imagesets. That _might_ be the best way forward although it could be difficult to match your UI exactly given storyboard does not have specific device categories but

Re: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread scott--- via use-livecode
I am puzzled by how we should approach this for apps that work on both iPhone and iPad? It seems we choose an iPhone image and an iPad simply has a background border around and iPhone shaped splash? > On May 11, 2020, at 8:40 PM, Monte Goulding via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Ralph > > We

RE: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
Monte, Thanks for the reply! But the problem I have is I want to match pixel for pixel the splash page with the first card on all devices. These were my customers specs. I now have to tell them this is not possible anymore. When I submit an app update the splash page of the initial launch of

Re: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread Monte Goulding via use-livecode
You can choose a large image designed in such a way the content on the sides or top can be clipped or you can choose a smaller image and have the background visible. > On 12 May 2020, at 1:50 pm, scott--- via use-livecode > wrote: > > I am puzzled by how we should approach this for apps that

Re: Externals are not loaded

2020-05-11 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
Sorry, i forgot to add the link. http://lessons.livecode.com/m/4071/l/6347-how-to-install-3rd-party-externals-for-use-in-the-ide-and-standalone-builder - Matthias Rebbe Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > Am 11.05.2020 um 12:22 schrieb matthias rebbe via use-livecode > : > > Tiemo, > > are

Small and strange problem

2020-05-11 Thread AndyP via use-livecode
I seem to have my posts dropped at the moment hence this, I'm seeing the same error with on mouseUp pMouseButton put (tMins/60) into tMins answer tMins end mouseUp button "Button": execution error at line 2 (Operators /: error in left operand), char 1 Interestingly this on mouseUp

Externals are not loaded

2020-05-11 Thread Tiemo via use-livecode
Hello, I haven't worked on this old program for a year or more, last with LC 9.0.2. It uses several externals on Windows, which are located in the standard" folder "Externals" within the stack folder. When I now open it with LC 9.0.2 or 9.5.1 the externalPackages of the stack is empty. I

Re: Externals are not loaded

2020-05-11 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
Tiemo, are you using the externals that are included with LC or 3rd party ones? If the latter, did you check the following lesson already about How to use 3rd party Externals? Regards, Matthias - Matthias Rebbe Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > Am 11.05.2020 um 12:04 schrieb Tiemo via

[ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread panagiotis merakos via use-livecode
Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.6.0 RC-1. Getting the Release === You can get the release at https://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/ or via the automatic updater. Release Contents LiveCode 9.6.0 RC-1 comes with more

RE: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
Also, Will the image be stretched or cropped to fit the various aspect ratios? I would think the they will cropped as stretching would distort the splash image. Is there a way for the storyboard to use custom images for each of Apple's screen types? I know that this is what their trying to get

Re: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread panagiotis merakos via use-livecode
Hello Ralph, I'll leave this for Monte to provide more details, but my understanding is that now with the storyboard you only need to provide one image, and this will be scaled automatically for all screen sizes. So if you provide only image in the 3x slot, say a 2048x2732, the storyboard

AW: Externals are not loaded

2020-05-11 Thread Tiemo via use-livecode
Hi Matthias, thank you for bringing me on the right track. I forgot myself, that I changed my computer since last using this and so my LC preference file entries and my 3rd party externals were not in place. BUT I am still struggling. I have on Win10 in my personal documents folder/My

Re: Externals are not loaded

2020-05-11 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
I am not sure if this might be the problem, but what version of 9.5.1 are you running? 32 or 64 bit? If 64bit, maybe there is a problem using 32bit externals on a 64bit LC IDE and you should try the 32bit version of 9.5.1. But that´s just a guess. I would say, Panos or Mark Waddingham could

Re: Small and strange problem

2020-05-11 Thread Ben Rubinstein via use-livecode
And re this part: >> Interestingly this >> >> on mouseUp pMouseButton >> try >> put (tMins/60) into tMins >> catch tError >> if tError then answer "An Error Occurred;" && tError & return & "tMins =" && tMins >> end try >> end mouseUp >> >> does NOT through an error or a catch

AW: Externals are not loaded

2020-05-11 Thread Tiemo via use-livecode
You got it! I have installed LC 9.0.2 32Bit and LC 9.5.1 64 Bit ... Obviously I have been off for too long and not anymore in the subject. Ok, last externals question. In my old builds I found a revsecurity.dll and have no idea what I have used it for and can't find it anymore in the current LC

Re: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread panagiotis merakos via use-livecode
Hello Ralph, I believe that if you just set the 3x image to the largest image you used before (e.g. use a 2048x2732 image), then the storyboard mechanism will take care of the rest and scale the image automagically to fit all screen sizes. At least this was the case in my tests. We'll see if we

Re: Small and strange problem

2020-05-11 Thread Colin Holgate via use-livecode
Do you have an earlier line where you have set tMins? If it has never been set, would you export tMins/60 to work? Aside from that, there was a change in LiveCode 7 or 8, where you could no longer create a variable on the first line that it is used. You need to have declared it earlier on. >

Re: Small and strange problem

2020-05-11 Thread Rick Harrison via use-livecode
Hi Andy, Yes, tMins has to have a value or the statement makes no sense because LC has no context for what you are trying to do. LC doesn’t know if tMins is a string or something else. Rick > On May 11, 2020, at 4:24 AM, AndyP via use-livecode > wrote: > > I seem to have my posts dropped

RE: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
Panos, What size does the splash images need to be? How are they resized for various device aspect ratios? I make the splash image the same as the first card of the stack and in the past it was easy to make them match. I could not find anything in the docs or release notes. There used to be an

RE: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
Panos, Thanks. A few questions 1) There used to be an error message to let you know the correct resolution. Does this not make sense now? 2) If we use 2048x2732 for the 3x image what resolution should we use for the 2x and 1x? Or do we need the 1x and 2x images at all? 3) So I assume since Apple

Re: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread Monte Goulding via use-livecode
Hi Ralph The splash images are not scaled or stretched. They are centred on the launch screen. You can use any size image. There’s two main options to choose from here. - use a logo PNG with transparency and rely on the background color to fill the rest. You can choose from using the system

Re: Externals are not loaded

2020-05-11 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
Tiemo, you're getting old... ;) Six years ago... http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/where-does-revsecurity-dll-comes-from-td4691453.html Regards, Matthias - Matthias Rebbe Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > Am 11.05.2020 um 18:34 schrieb Tiemo via use-livecode > : > > You got

Re: Small and strange problem

2020-05-11 Thread Graham Samuel via use-livecode
I set this hare running initially. I really do think there is a bug, because the thing works when stepped through but not if it’s allowed to run without interruption. In the stepped-through activity it’s easy to see that tMins does have a value. In my example it’s 31, or maybe it’s a string of

Re: Small and strange problem

2020-05-11 Thread Mark Waddingham via use-livecode
On 2020-05-11 18:18, Graham Samuel via use-livecode wrote: As I tiny bit of background, the script tries to parse a string that represents a longitude, copied from a web site. It certainly has some weird characters in it, but I thought I’d got round then. FWIW, the string is 004° 31′ 50″ W I

Re: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread prothero--- via use-livecode
Thanks for the update! I’m a bit confused, maybe it’s a typo?? I read: > Note: Whilst we endeavour to release updated versions of LiveCode > supporting the latest Xcode/iOS SDKs as quickly as possible; we strongly > recommend disabling automatic update of Xcode or downloading the specific >

Re: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread Dev via use-livecode
It’s the semicolon. My eye tripped on that too. Update Xcode yourself via Apple. Best practice seems to recommend keeping the older files in a separate folder. > > On May 11, 2020 at 12:55 PM, (mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com)> wrote: > >

Re: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
> we strongly > recommend disabling automatic update of Xcode or downloading the specific > version of Xcode required directly from the Apple developer portal and > installing it separately. For me as a non-native. English speaker it sounds like this They recommend either "...disabling the

Re: [ANN] Release 9.6.0 RC-1

2020-05-11 Thread panagiotis merakos via use-livecode
Hello Bill, Heh, sorry for the confusion :) We recommend: 1. Either to disable automatic updates of Xcode, so as to prevent a working compatible (possibly older) version of Xcode being updated automatically to a newer version 2. Or to not disable automatic updates of Xcode, but in this case to