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Something is happening that I don't understand: if you quit , the stack is automatically saved (which doesn't suit me) whereas in the LiveCode-Error-Lookup.rev stack, the modifications are not saved. I tried looking at the scripts for LiveCode-Error-Lookup.rev but couldn't find anything conclusive....

What is very interesting is the claim: Just to add that drawer stacks on OS X are not supported since we moved to Cocoa (in LiveCode 6.7.0). In other words, the "drawer" command will work only with LiveCode versions < 6.7.0 which does not explain why LiveCode cannot do this on Xubuntu 23.10 despite...

Jacque. But this just popped up all by itself. Why would that style (only bold, all others stuck) set for one second, and then clear? And why would trashing the prefs file make it all better? And why then, when it grudgingly got back to normal, did it change ALL of the fields on ALL of the cards on...

It seems likely we could actually emulate this in LiveCode (implemented as a test-off palette), but the question is: should we? I wouldn't bother. It would be challenging enough on Windows and Linux, and the global menu bar in macOS would require some clever Builder hooks to get it working. And wit...

Well done, Derek!

SparkOut wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:56 pm

Dunno, a google search revealed this, might be the requested one http://preserve.mactech.com/articles/ma ... index.html

Yep, that's the one.

I still remember typing the hex pattern for the accompanying WDEF palette, so grateful I would never do that again.

In the few apps that used them, tear-off menus were custom code in an MDEF resource (Menu Definition). The OS Toolbox generally only provided direct support for GUI elements recommended in the HIG. There was a old MacTech issue with a tutorial on how to code one. I ran that exercise through ThinkC b...

Works here in 9.6.10.

If staying with such an old version for performance reasons, maybe we can more easily optimize those core routines than to find workarounds for nearly two decades of bug fixes.

The path mixes "\" and "/".

richmond62 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:13 pm

I wonder if anyone could be so kind as to tell me where inside the LC MacOS bundle I can find the code to detect the systemVersion.

I'd guess you'd be looking for the compiled object code engine, as The system version is obtained thru a call to an OS API.

Probably better to review the source.

The GitHub link is 404.

What did the difference turn out to be?

Done.

(Why are posts here required to have at least 10 characters? Seems like a remedy to a problem from another time.)

This is a great idea. May I suggest creating a thread with such offerings in the Developer Marketplace forum? We don't get much traffic here, but those coming in may look there first for developer assistance.

https://forums.livecode.com/viewforum.php?f=134

...a "tear-off" Library palette with access to both built-in and user objects, graphics, audio, animation & video. - A tear-off Layout palette with icons... - A tear-off Tools palette with a color picker... Help bring me up to speed with where HyperStudio is with those palettes: are those torn away...

IIRC HyperStudio's web export relied on a browser plug-in, a delivery method no longer available in the product. Browser plug-ins were impractical even as late as LC's browser plug-in experiment many years ago, which is why LC's plug-in was EOL'd within about 24 months of launch. HyperStudio Author ...