one way to achieve multi-tasking. Actually brilliant. What is the size of that little sucker?
On 14 December 2011 15:49, Bob Sneidar <b...@twft.com> wrote: > Well some may have missed it, but I was saying that I created a > standalone, and all it does is display a window that has no title bar, with > a message and a spinning gif. I use it when I am opening an app that uses > SQL to give the user something to look at while the connection is made and > everything is set up. Someone who is adventurous and good at setting up > communication between two Livecode apps could easily find a way to change > the message and set the location you want it to show up in, among other > things, making it a cheap but effective little "Wait..." dialog. > > I launch it by putting together a simple Applescript command in my startup > stack that tells the :Spinner" application to activate. When I am done with > it, I tell the app to quit. It's actually kind of nice, except that of > course, it's an app, and they can be quit or hidden. Since the typical time > I need to wait is only a few seconds, it's not a problem. > > If I was any good at making a Livecode external, I would try, but alas, I > know nothing of C. > > Bob > > > On Dec 14, 2011, at 2:59 PM, stephen barncard wrote: > > > I would use them if they worked. These would be awesome little > indicator > > packages, if we don't overuse it like blinking in old web sites. Browsers > > seem to do this with little cpu load. > > Remember Imageready? > > > > On 14 December 2011 13:05, Bob Sneidar <b...@twft.com> wrote: > > > >> Voted for it. Not too many people seem to be using this system though. > >> > >> Bob > >> > >> On Dec 14, 2011, at 12:48 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > >> > >>> FWIW: > >>> > >>> Asynchronous GIF playback > >>> <http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7600> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Richard Gaskin > >>> Fourth World > >>> LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > >>> Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com > >>> LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog.irv > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Stephen Barncard > > San Francisco Ca. USA > > > > more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Stephen Barncard San Francisco Ca. USA more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> _______________________________________________ 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