I like to use a backdrop in the IDE to eliminate distractions. So I type "set backDrop to gray" in the message box. When I quit and reopen LiveCode, the backdrop defaults to black. It used to retain the last backdrop color that was set.
~Roger On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 12:31 PM, Ali Lloyd <a...@runrev.com> wrote: > Dear list members, > > We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 8.0 DP 2. > > Warning: this is not a stable release. Please ensure you back up your > stacks before testing them. > > Known issues with 8.0.0 DP 2: > - The new property inspector lacks some properties present in the old > property inspector > - The supplied widgets are examples and lack features and general > robustness > - The extension builder plugin “Test” feature fails if the widget being > tested is already installed - uninstalling the widget and restarting the > IDE should help > - All installed widgets are built into any standalones produced - this will > be addressed in DP 3 > > This release contains the following changes: > > LiveCode Builder > LiveCode Builder is a variant of the current LiveCode scripting language > (LiveCode Script) which has been designed for 'systems' building. It is > statically compiled with optional static typing and direct foreign code > interconnect (allowing easy access to APIs written in other languages). The > compiled bytecode can then be packaged together with any required resources > (icons, documentation, images, etc) into a .lce extension package. > > IDE > The property inspector has been rewritten to allow properties of widgets to > be inspected and edited. It has been implemented with flexibility and > extensibility in mind, since it must be able to control the values of > widget properties in any way required by the widget developer. > > The dictionary has been replaced, now using the CEF browser object in order > to be able to display dynamically generated content, namely the API and/or > user guide of installed widgets and libraries. > > Also we are starting to replace controls in the IDE with widgets. All the > palettes now use widgets for their headers and footers, and the variable > viewer in the debugger has been replaced by a tree view widget. > > We are aware that as the IDE undergoes this transition there may be > features you rely on which are missing or which don't function as expected. > Please report any such issues so that we can fix them as soon as possible. > > Image metadata > A new read only image property has been added to access the metadata in the > image file. > > Feature: Popup Widgets > Added the ability to use widgets within popup dialog windows. > > 50 Bug fixes: > Engine > [15056] Read from file for (x | x chars | x bytes) returns empty > [14996] LCB-Canvas: polyline path > [14961] Gradient - Quality set to "good" makes LC crash > > IDE > [15130] IDE: Extension builder should remember selected application for > opening lcb files > [15048] Extension manager displays incorrect icon for libraries > [15014] PI chokes on objects with margins property set to different numbers > [15008] Copy lci file to appropriate place when installing library > [15007] Extension Plugin: Library interface files not included in package > [14998] Extensions Plugin doesn't display resources > [14968] IDE: Message box doesn't report errors correctly > [14934] Tools palette does not generate fully on first run. > [14917] New substack of com.livecode.pi.titler > [14911] After Adding Widget, Toolbox Is The Wrong Height > [14907] Break into stack "revPaletteBehavior" > [14754] Extension Manager: All extensions show in the widgets tab whether > they are one or not when first downloaded > [14742] PI Editor: Text align > [14740] PI Editor: Custom Properties > [13475] in the openstack handler dispatching a mouseUp to a btn does not > work correctly > [13447] Project Browser control layer display > [13417] IDE systemVersion comparison no longer works with Yosemite > [13398] Sample - Book Library.livecode edit and delete features broken > [13362] Script editor opens revmenubar script when no other stack is open > [13343] Cannot install Android standalone on some devices > [13215] Can't type in output field of message box > [13191] FIX: flip graphic horizontally and vertically for complex graphics > [13159] Palettes not observing decorations under certain circumstances > [12880] File->Exit should be File->Quit > [11755] flip graphic gives erroneous results with complex graphics > > LiveCode Builder Tools > [14893] Emit warnings for identifiers that may cause problems. > [14939] Compiler truncates integer literals if too big. > [14950] Integer literal pattern is too general. > [14956] Do not warn for metadata before use. > [15029] Ensure that exit repeat works correctly in nested repeat up to / > down to / for each loops. > > LiveCode Builder Language > [14906] Change 'as <Type>' to 'returns nothing' or 'returns <Type>' in > handler return type definitions. > [14933] Make identifiers case-insensitive. > > LiveCode Builder Host Library > [14541] Widgets should be able to popup system menus > [14805] LCB-Canvas: close path on mPath example is incorrect > [14898] Add access to widget's effective font. > [14964] Crash when calling a handler with 'any' type parameter form LCS. > [14997] image with file accepts url prefix > [15005] Logging a list fails if its element types are not strings or > booleans > [15012] Fix OnClick and provide a way to get the number of successive > clicks. > [15035] Svg path loses data in roundtrip > [15060] Printing a card containing a widget causes a crash. > [15128] OnMouseMove doesn't fire if there is more than one widget on a > card. > [15138] Map elements inside lists to arrays correctly. > > LiveCode Builder Standard Library > [14678] Throw error on domain error in log10() and ln() > [14679] Throw error on domain error in pow() > [14681] Throw error on domain error in asin() and acos() > [14846] Fixed and reinstated "offset before" and "offset after" > [14889] Throw error when "converted from base _" fails > > LiveCode 8 is in an early stage of development so we’d love to hear any > feedback you have on it. There are a number of features that we’d like to > implement but aren’t ready yet and the existing features are subject to > change during development - we can’t guarantee that extensions written in > DP1 will continue to work in later versions. > > Please report any bugs encountered on our Bugzilla at > http://quality.livecode.com/ > > We have a forum available for discussing LiveCode Builder at > http://forums.livecode.com/viewforum.php?f=93 > _______________________________________________ > 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