This Week In LiveCode 109
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Updates from the LiveCode open source community
Interesting discussions
- Find WHAAAAAY faster!
- IDE breaks down over time
- LC8 release structure
- Livecode Content Management System
- Q re multilingual mobile apps
- Trapping multiple keystrokes
- LiveCodeStars
Updates in the LiveCode open source project
10 pull requests were merged since the last issue.
Notable changes
- Show red breakpoint dot immediately when using popUp in SE Thanks @BerndN
- Inconsistent arrow key behavior in the dictionary Thanks @Brian Milby
- Update openssl to version 1.1.0g
- Don’t setJAVA_HOME in startup script when deploying to HTML5
Bug of the week
The reporter attached a simple and helpful sample stack, and provided useful info and a detailed recipe that helped us to test and confirm the problem quickly.
Help needed!
Want to get involved in the LiveCode open source project but don’t know where to start? Try one of these:
- (Easy) Dictionary: Improve documentation for launch URL & specialFolderPath for Android
- (Easy) Dictionary: Mention that iPhone X does not support “portrait upside down” orientation
- (Easy) Improvement in ‘open socket’ dictionary entry
- (Easy) MouseEnter / MouseLeave infinite Loop trap - documentation enhancement
- (Easy) outputTextEncoding - parameter description format mixed up
- (Easy) Info missing from mobileGetContactData entry
- (Medium) Add info on manipulating field contents to the User Guide
- (Medium) LC8 Dictionary Copy using cmd+C only works after Run Tool selected
- (Medium) Make guide outlines in the Dictionary expand/collapse with repeated clicks
- (Medium) Dictionary: The LiveCode Script Guide cannot be searched
- (Hard) Create a LiveCode Community build for Raspberry Pi
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