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- Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:04 pm
- Forum: Talking LiveCode
- Topic: An event trigger when data is added to a field
- Replies: 15
- Views: 831
Re: An event trigger when data is added to a field
Mark Waddingham is a very thoughtful API designer. When he chose to implement the textChanged message many years ago, I'd venture to guess that his decision to make it a catch-all for system events while leaving scripted changes up to the scripter was not mere slouch. Moreover , at this point, with ...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:41 pm
- Forum: Talking LiveCode
- Topic: An event trigger when data is added to a field
- Replies: 15
- Views: 831
Re: An event trigger when data is added to a field
Text manipulated by user actions can take many forms, including typing, cutting, pasting, drag-n-drop, etc. Having the text changed message to handle all of them is a godsend. In contrast, the one thing we know about text being manipulated by script is that the scripter is in control of how that hap...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: Talking LiveCode
- Topic: Monitor DPI for Windows and Mac?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 670
Re: Monitor DPI for Windows and Mac?
According to https://superuser.com/questions/1085734/how-do-i-know-the-dpi-of-my-laptop-screen: PPI = sqrt((pixels_horizontal^2 + pixels_vertical^2) / inches_diagonal) i guess you need a way to get the diagonal dimensions of the screen and know the pixel doubling. Not sure if that helps? The arithm...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:12 am
- Forum: Talking LiveCode
- Topic: Monitor DPI for Windows and Mac?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 670
Re: Monitor DPI for Windows and Mac?
Thanks, but those don't return DPI, just multipliers for pixel doubling on high-res displays.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:20 pm
- Forum: Talking LiveCode
- Topic: Monitor DPI for Windows and Mac?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 670
Monitor DPI for Windows and Mac?
LC has a way to obtain DPI (pixel density) on mobile, but I don't believe there's anything in the engine to get that info for desktop platforms. I have a case where on-screen display needs to be of a specific real-world size in inches. I can dig up the AppleScript/Powershell combos needed for stuff ...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:37 pm
- Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
- Topic: Where are the newbies?
- Replies: 139
- Views: 1320782
Re: Where are the newbies?
Native deployment is LiveCode's strength, and its breadth in that space leaves most competition in the dust. It has a few weaknesses to address, esp with mobile (scrolling fields, clipboard, etc), but still a strong competitor for mobile. Moreover, it's almost alone in the desktop space, where user...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:33 pm
- Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
- Topic: Where are the newbies?
- Replies: 139
- Views: 1320782
Re: Where are the newbies?
Forums are bottom-of-the-funnel. To see drivers look at the top of the funnel. No doubt, but as a lambda user we only have access to the bottom of the funnel. Furthermore, if I continue your metaphor, what comes out of the funnel is, in theory, exactly what goes in. The size of the spout only deter...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 1:07 am
- Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
- Topic: Where are the newbies?
- Replies: 139
- Views: 1320782
Re: Where are the newbies?
Good call. The charts reinforce what we experienced on the ground: the decline plateaued, until FOSS was dropped.
Forums are bottom-of-the-funnel. To see drivers look at the top of the funnel.
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:11 pm
- Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
- Topic: Where are the newbies?
- Replies: 139
- Views: 1320782
Re: Where are the newbies?
I have recently been inundated by Facebook posts for XOJO showing up on my feed, which are professionally attractive and enticing. Great advertising that almost had be heading to their download area. When the last time this happened to me with LC? Well... never. You may have hit on a key element th...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:21 pm
- Forum: Talking LiveCode
- Topic: "Close and Remove from Memory" does not call CloseStack
- Replies: 10
- Views: 570
Re: "Close and Remove from Memory" does not call CloseStack
Good morning, I have just checked and "suspend development tools" removes all options to close the application under development. Quitting Livecode even fails so its a dead end and I have no idea why it is an option; probably a good idea at the time. The goal with suspending the IDE is to provide a...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:18 pm
- Forum: Talking LiveCode
- Topic: "Close and Remove from Memory" does not call CloseStack
- Replies: 10
- Views: 570
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:37 pm
- Forum: Talking LiveCode
- Topic: "Close and Remove from Memory" does not call CloseStack
- Replies: 10
- Views: 570
Re: "Close and Remove from Memory" does not call CloseStack
If I have both a closeStack and a closeStackRequest handler in the stack script: on closeStack answer random(999) end closeStack on closeStackRequest answer any char of "ASDFG" pass closeStackRequest end closeStackRequest Only "closeStack" fires from the "close" menuitem. Both fire if I close from ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Experienced Developers
- Topic: Native mobile field which allows highlighting and copying but not editing
- Replies: 3
- Views: 513
Re: Native mobile field which allows highlighting and copying but not editing
This (and many other things) would be easily accomplished with a LC field, if LC's mobile engine had Clipboard support. This request has been outstanding for some time: https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19990 I'm unaware of a method to use the OS-native editable fields as non-editable. If...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:39 am
- Forum: Using Plugins for Customizing the LiveCode IDE
- Topic: Hedera Hashgraph
- Replies: 1
- Views: 941
Re: Hedera Hashgraph
There were two, but I deleted your duplicate post. Please post a given topic in only one place so people know where to reply. Most Web3 apps are open source, and LC discontinued their open source edition some years ago. If you can tell us a bit about how you envision using LC for this project I migh...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:33 am
- Forum: Talking LiveCode
- Topic: Reading and writing text to / from a file
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1726
Re: Reading and writing text to / from a file
SQLite is a relational database system. No one said it wasn't a relational database; it's not an RDMBS . You're fine with "RDBS" but not "RDBMS"? What did "M" do to raise your ire? SQLite can be used as a substitute for ZIP archives or Tarballs. I would not make that recommendation. Well that is of...