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by Jeanne DeVoto
Tue Feb 14, 2017 7:58 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Imported text characters are changed
Replies: 3
Views: 2740

Re: Imported text characters are changed

John, your example characters look very much like what happens when you change text in the Apple/Mac character set to ISO-Latin (used by Windows). In other words, it sounds as though your original files aren't Unicode, and were prepared on a Mac and then imported on Windows. Is this possible? If tha...
by Jeanne DeVoto
Sat Nov 26, 2016 12:03 am
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Which objects are at a given screen location
Replies: 15
Views: 8513

Re: Which objects are at a given screen location

Try using the "within" function:

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put "120,140" into testPoint
repeat with x = 1 to 50
  if within (control 50,testPoint) then answer "Found one!"
end repeat
(The within function has some subtleties for graphics and images, so make sure to check the dictionary entry for it.)
by Jeanne DeVoto
Wed Nov 16, 2016 12:51 am
Forum: Talking LiveCode
Topic: Button use while script is running
Replies: 17
Views: 8254

Re: Button use while script is running

jacque wrote:I will mention that unless the mouse is down at the exact moment that line of script runs, it will fail. LC doesn't buffer mouse states.
But it does buffer the mouseClick state! (MOO-ha-ha-ha-ha.)
by Jeanne DeVoto
Sun Oct 30, 2016 5:52 am
Forum: IDE Contributors
Topic: Proposal for changing a bit the Project Browser
Replies: 13
Views: 15060

Re: Proposal for changing a bit the Project Browser

I would suggest a single disclosure arrow to show and hide the options at the bottom, rather than a separate one for each pane. (If you're using one of them because you're doing layout-intensive work, you're likely to need them all. If you're not using one, you're probably not using any. And it's ea...
by Jeanne DeVoto
Fri Oct 28, 2016 8:26 am
Forum: Engine Contributors
Topic: Proposal for changing a bit the Tools Palette
Replies: 18
Views: 24553

Re: Proposal for changing a bit the Tools Palette

Removing each section and then re-adding all of them when I need the whole thing is a bit... painful. ;-)

There actually is a keyboard shortcut for Browse and Pointer tools (look in the Tools menu), but this doesn't give me the on-screen indication of which tool is active.
by Jeanne DeVoto
Mon Oct 24, 2016 6:11 pm
Forum: Engine Contributors
Topic: Proposal for changing a bit the Tools Palette
Replies: 18
Views: 24553

Re: Proposal for changing a bit the Tools Palette

Can I put in a request: I would like a "mini-mode" that toggles the tools palette between full and just browse/pointer. (Most of the time I'm switching between these two, and the larger palette can get in the way—especially with the widgets section. At the same time, I want the whole thing accessibl...
by Jeanne DeVoto
Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:24 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Visual effect behabior
Replies: 4
Views: 3108

Re: Visual effect behabior

Try using wipe instead of scroll. I think that's what you need:

hide image "123" with visual effect wipe up
by Jeanne DeVoto
Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:26 am
Forum: Converting to LiveCode
Topic: Using External Code Scripts
Replies: 4
Views: 7900

Re: Using External Code Scripts

I'm no expert on the Windows command line, but it looks from the documentation as though you can use the Windows shell for the individual commands. If this is the case, you can do the logic in a LC script, and store interim data in a file if need be.
by Jeanne DeVoto
Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:21 pm
Forum: Converting to LiveCode
Topic: Using External Code Scripts
Replies: 4
Views: 7900

Re: Using External Code Scripts

I think breaking the application down into tasks is the first step, just to get clarity. So if I understand correctly, the needed Hugin commands can be called from the shell on both OS X and Windows, and they do the meat of the application. Your LC application will need to: - get the list of images ...

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