Widget handling

[wizard]

Is there any documentation available that assumes no prior understanding of widgets and provides a step-by-step guide of how to create a widget and then incorporate that into a stack? If I search the documentation within the IDE for the word widget I do not come up with anything. The current user guide available within the IDE is V19 of 2010.11.09 and the release notes are for 6.0.1

To really be of help with this alpha we really need a guide - nothing special - that takes someone through the expected steps.

[benjibeaumont]

Hi Wizard,

There is a beginners guide in the new documentation stack:

1) From the menubar select "dictionary"
2) At the top you'll notice two tabs, "API" and "Guides" - Select "Guides"
3) The browser object will take a moment to load
4) In the top left corner of the guides page you'll see a pulldown, select "Extending LiveCode"
RESULT: This is a step by step beginners guide to creating an installing an extension

We plan to add fast links to the guides from the help menu in upcomming builds to make the experience simpler for new users.

Warm regards,

Ben

[Mikey]

Don't forget, that until they fix 14501, you have to open the dictionary, then close it, then reopen it.

[trevordevore]

Mikey - I just resize the dictionary and then it works.

[Mikey]

So the tabs aren't visible at the top, then you resize the window and the tabs show? That's an interesting development...

[trevordevore]

Yes. I'm on OS X.