OK, I’ll bite - how d’ya do it? Graham
> On 28 Apr 2020, at 22:28, dunbarx--- via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > The user guide? > It certainly is searchable. I do it all the time. > Craig > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Graham Samuel via use-livecode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Cc: Graham Samuel <livf...@mac.com> > Sent: Tue, Apr 28, 2020 3:44 pm > Subject: Re: Three very simple questions > > Bill, I think you’re right about the Guide not being searchable. I was going > to point it out myself, but I began to think that I had used up my grumbling > allowance, or at least I had not much left and needed to use it for other > things. > > Of course the Giude should be searchable! > > Graham > > Re grumbling - I have always been delighted by the way people on this list > come to each other’s aid. This ‘invisible college’ is a really essential part > of the LiveCode experience, I believe. I hope I say ‘thank you’ enough. > > > >> On 26 Apr 2020, at 23:52, prothero--- via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Folks: >> I think Graham is doing LiveCode a favor by pointing out some of the ways a >> newby (even though he isn’t) might get messed up when learning LiveCode. We >> all get used to various approaches and newbies (even tho Graham isn’t) alert >> us to impediments for that very vital population of potential or new users. >> >> One thing that has bugged me is that when I click on the dictionary, I get a >> nice display of commands, etc, searchable. But when I click on the “Guide” >> tab, I get what looks like a very informative document. However, if I’m >> looking for a particular task and want to do a search, there is none. So, it >> seems to me like a very valuable newby document is crippled by the omission >> of a very basic feature. >> >> Or have I just missed something? >> >> Best, >> Bill >> >> William A. Prothero >> Santa Barbara, CA. 93105 >> http://earthlearningsolutions.org/ >> >>> On Apr 26, 2020, at 12:23 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> On 4/26/20 12:09 PM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode wrote: >>>> "globals are evil" >>>> But we use one array >>>> Global gConfigA >>>> and we stuff it with all manner of "things" including another arrays >>>> it turns about to quite useful >>> >>> Yes, I do what you and Jacque do as a workaround, of course. I recently >>> implemented a feature management infrastructure the same way, given the >>> lack of globally available constants. >>> >>> on preOpenStack >>> global g<app>Features >>> put "feature1,feature2,feature3" into g<app>Features >>> end preOpenStack >>> >>> ...some other stack >>> >>> global g<app>features >>> if "feature2" is among the items of g<app>features then >>> ... >>> >>> on closeStackRequest >>> delete variable g<app>Features >>> end closestackRequest >>> >>> great for A/B testing, rolling out new features without messing with >>> existing code, being able to roll back unwanted or not-working features >>> after beta testing... and would be so much cleaner if we didn't have to >>> resort to global variables and remember to put a reference to them in each >>> place they're referenced... >>> >>> -- >>> Mark Wieder >>> ahsoftw...@gmail.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
