Livecode pro editor

[stam]

I hate to say this but as you all allude to (and I did as well with my posting of the FB content), this seems like vapourware and all posts here and on FB seem to be created to drive rumours and social media attention, rather than promote actual software.

A serious developer would not post in this way. And we are the wrong crowd to be swayed but social media silliness.

Then there's also the excessive use of emoji, which strongly suggests an AI driven narrative:

The wait is officially over!
Here is a quick look at what’s coming:
10x Faster Copy & Paste: A completely turbocharged workflow to move code instantly.
Keyword Suggestions: Lightning-fast, intelligent auto-complete designed for LiveCode.
Dark Mode: A sleek, modern environment that is incredibly easy on the eyes.
Stay tuned—the demo links are coming hot!

I still feel the basic premise of this is wrong. A seriously developer creating an app extrernal to LC would utilise a professional code editor rather than re-create the wheel.
Until we see a video clearly demonstrating this, or even better, a downloadable demo, this can only be seen as vapourware (which I personally haven't seen since the days of the rumoured MacOS Copland!)

[NoN']

I hate to say this but as you all allude to (and I did as well with my posting of the FB content), this seems like vapourware and all posts here and on FB seem to be created to drive rumours and social media attention, rather than promote actual software.

Stam, I don’t think this is ‘vaporware’.
I do think, however, that it could be a rather sophisticated form of ‘phishing’, and if that is indeed the case, the questions remain:

- Who is orchestrating this kind of phishing?
- And to what end (to artificially boost Facebook’s visitor traffic figures?)?
- Why this particular forum?
- How did they identify the need for a new LiveCode development interface?
- etc., etc.

It would be interesting to know whether other forums (not necessarily related to LiveCode) have encountered this sort of practice...

Renaud (having become a bit paranoid since the imminent release of his "Lottery Predictor" software)

[richmond62]

MacOS Copland was not complete vapourware, I was running a version of it on a Performa 5200 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for about a month (the inevitable Egyptian LENT me an install CD): it kept going into odd purging cycles and was unusable, so blanked the machine and installed system 8.5.1.

[stam]

Lots you can say here, but 'vapourware' in my mind is a product that either doesn't exist or is not functional as advertised, and which has been the subject of vigorous promotion.

That may indeed be a form of phishing - but that doesn't mean it's not also vapourware.

The main drive for this, as far as I can tell from the limited information available, is to create an online presence of these discussions, I'm going to guess so that the author can use this as proof of expertise in other endeavours but of course he may just request money outright.

Why this forum? Simply because we like responding and create more online noise which benefits the author in google indexing I'd imagine.
I'm as guilty of responding as you all are, perhaps we should all stop, and if no product is actually forthcoming just delete this thread entirely.

At the end of the day it is not a post that belongs in 'Made with LiveCode' since the supposed editor was clearly never advertised as such.

[stam]

MacOS Copland was not complete vapourware, I was running a version of it on a Performa 5200 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for about a month (the inevitable Egyptian LENT me an install CD): it kept going into odd purging cycles and was unusable, so blanked the machine and installed system 8.5.1.

Apple’s Mac OS Copland is considered one of the most famous examples of vaporware in tech history.
(https://www.matthewarnoldstern.com/amig ... -more.html)
Announced in 1994 as the savior of the Macintosh platform to compete with Windows 95, Copland was heavily marketed for years with features like advanced multitasking, memory protection, and a futuristic user interface. However, the project suffered from severe feature creep and terrible mismanagement.
The software was so unstable that early developer versions would spontaneously crash. Apple officially cancelled the project in 1996 without ever releasing it to the public, forcing them to buy NeXT (bringing back Steve Jobs) to get a working operating system

[NoN']

perhaps we should all stop, and if no product is actually forthcoming just delete this thread entirely.

I vote "yes" on this proposal!

Renaud

[David Ederaro]

> I got tired of Livecode Script Editor so I built a better one

LC Editor Pro gives you:
> Multiline typing - edit many lines at the same time at ones
> Auto Line duplication
> Auto Save
> Dark and Light Mode
> Keyword Suggestions

> Built to code with livecode 3x faster without looking for keywords or coping and Pasting
> Demo drops today -- Drop a "" if you want early access
> Free for the first 5 people that drops a comment

The Demo is on Facebook right now
https://www.facebook.com/groups/livecod ... 497414863/

I deeply apologize for the delay but trust me it Worth your time of you are a big time livecode developer
Thank you all for your comments

[David Ederaro]

> I got tired of Livecode Script Editor so I built a better one

LC Editor Pro gives you:
> Multiline typing - edit many lines at the same time at ones
> Auto Line duplication
> Auto Save
> Dark and Light Mode
> Keyword Suggestions

> Built to code with livecode 3x faster without looking for keywords or coping and Pasting
> Demo drops today -- Drop a "" if you want early access
> Free for the first 5 people that drops a comment

The Demo is on Facebook right now
https://www.facebook.com/groups/livecod ... 497414863/

I deeply apologize for the delay but trust me it Worth your time of you are a big time livecode developer
Thank you all for your comments

For OpenXTalk users
https://www.facebook.com/groups/openxta ... 888983068/

[David Ederaro]

I built a Livecode Script Editor for windows
I was exhausted of using the script editor IDE and I built this. Faster and Far better script editor.

Like others, I'm curious to see this - but why is it Windows only?
I'm sure most LC users are Mac based and a there is a smattering of Linux based developers as well.

Being a windows app suggests it's not built in LiveCode or it would be cross-platform. And assuming it's not built in LC, it would need to have a bridge into LiveCode.
And in that case, why not build a bridge into professional code editors like Visual Studio Code instead of building an editor from scratch?

No matter how good this editor is, it's unlikely to rival code editor giants like VS Code, Sublime, ZED, neovim, etc. That kind of integration would truly energise the platform...

But please do post a link...

The Demo is out I would love you to see it
https://www.facebook.com/groups/livecod ... 497414863/

[dunbarx]

Hmmm, again.

I am Mac only. Is this real?

Craig

[richmond62]

Well, there is some sort of film clip on the Farcebook site: but it doesn't float my boat: mainly because, like the Create movies, it is not a demo one can try out oneself, and, as a Scot, I'm too tight with my money to "pay before I play."

[FourthWorld]

Hmmm, again.

I am Mac only. Is this real?

If it exists and is made in LiveCode, I'm curious about what could make a script editor "Windows-only".

[richmond62]

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1816773246001059

Really cannot work out exactly what this is.

[dunbarx]

But is it possible that a bot could maintain the banter here and also create some form of actual gadget in facebook? Isn't that in and of itself rather new?

Craig

[David Ederaro]

Hmmm, again.

I am Mac only. Is this real?

If it exists and is made in LiveCode, I'm curious about what could make a script editor "Windows-only".

Good morning I have built it for mac, windows , and Linux
All platform sir