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by makeshyft
Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:47 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Water?
Replies: 3
Views: 2458

Re: Water?

It is possible to display a browser window with an epic HTML5 & WebGL Water Simulation. No one would build a water simulator in Livecode because thats not what its for.

Sure you can make one work, its math. But it would be slow after so many particles.
by makeshyft
Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:32 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Is it safe to block keyboard and mouse events?
Replies: 2
Views: 1640

Is it safe to block keyboard and mouse events?

Hello Geniuses, Is it safe to block keyboard and mouse events by using a front script to catch messages and then removing the front script when the "process" is done? I want to do this to prevent people from clicking and typing while the engine is working through handlers. Am I missing something? Ca...
by makeshyft
Fri Sep 27, 2013 8:01 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: LiveCode 6.1.1 Released
Replies: 13
Views: 26103

Re: LiveCode 6.1.1 Released

Rock solid release...no problems so far!!!
by makeshyft
Fri Sep 27, 2013 7:53 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Setting static line numbers in a datagrid
Replies: 3
Views: 2436

Re: Setting static line numbers in a datagrid

Craig, thats probably the answer he needed. The other way that a "number" is available to you is the (pDataArray) in your Datagrids "Row Behavior" Script. Good luck man...I've been working with Datagrids for a good month or so....I find that they actually work as advertised. But you have to be caref...
by makeshyft
Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:25 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Checking Group Size to see if scrollbar is needed?
Replies: 4
Views: 2648

Re: Checking Group Size to see if scrollbar is needed?

I see that ......very useful functions indeed. I've done the whole "looking through dictionary" thing before, and saw a lot of useful functions.... but its hard to remember them all until one uses them somewhere.

Thanks brother....
by makeshyft
Sun Sep 22, 2013 3:38 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Checking Group Size to see if scrollbar is needed?
Replies: 4
Views: 2648

Re: Checking Group Size to see if scrollbar is needed?

got it. didn't know about the formatted width function. Thank you Klaus.
by makeshyft
Sun Sep 22, 2013 3:21 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Checking Group Size to see if scrollbar is needed?
Replies: 4
Views: 2648

Checking Group Size to see if scrollbar is needed?

Hello LiveCoders

Just wondering how you would approach reading the INNER Content of a group to check if I should activate the scrollbar or not. Both vertical and horizontal I guess. I'm kinda scratching my head on this, so I thought I'd ask cuz I'm sure its been done.

Thanks,

Tom
by makeshyft
Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:24 am
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: More help request with DataGrids pls
Replies: 6
Views: 4074

Re: More help request with DataGrids pls

The only time i had issues with this is when I forgot to paste INTO the template GROUP not just the card that contains the template. Make sure that everything is INSIDE THE GROUP.

The other thing is to remember the "of me" reference in all your lines that populate your grid.
by makeshyft
Sun Sep 08, 2013 12:25 am
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Cosmetics
Replies: 7
Views: 4557

Re: Cosmetics

As for template grid....yes....but you need something that will let you export "slices" of your page into individual files. Adoble PS and Fireworks has that functionality, but it still requires the manual work of bringing the slices into LC.
by makeshyft
Sun Sep 08, 2013 12:23 am
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Cosmetics
Replies: 7
Views: 4557

Re: Cosmetics

Color scheme is important, as well as the quality of your icons..... I for one do not use ANY standard UI buttons, I design them graphically, and then tell the button to use the images. Check out .... UI Cloud and you will find lots of really well designed inspirations. Take the time you need .... b...
by makeshyft
Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:29 am
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: array keys as variable names
Replies: 3
Views: 2800

Re: array keys as variable names

try the "do" command and construct the variable declaration using &.
by makeshyft
Fri Jul 26, 2013 4:55 am
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Putting Variable into SQL
Replies: 5
Views: 4701

Re: Putting Variable into SQL

Here you go bro...this works perfect... notice that I "clean" as I write the sql statement, and I don't clean every field. and I don't use the t g varaible naming convention....I make a global array where I store and access my data so my variable names are long but also easy to understand. replace f...
by makeshyft
Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:46 am
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Putting Variable into SQL
Replies: 5
Views: 4701

Re: Putting Variable into SQL

do not include the ; at the end of your query Also... please look at the SQL example stack available from runrev, and make sure you use some sort of SQL cleaning function. Also remember you can combine strings together, which might make it easier to constuct them. use the & to put strings together. ...
by makeshyft
Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:14 am
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Pre-Processor?
Replies: 13
Views: 7955

Re: Pre-Processor?

i dunno if this helps you...but what I did was create an INI file which I load on preopen of the main stack.... from it I load variables that let me direct the flow of the application from the very beginning using the values in the INI file.

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