This Week In LiveCode 127

Welcome to This Week in LiveCode! This is a weekly summary of what’s been going on in the LiveCode open source project and community. Want something mentioned? Tweet @LiveCode or send us an e-mail.

Updates from the LiveCode open source community

Interesting discussions

• LC Web integration is not good enough
• LC on Windows - slow for others or just me?
• Live search box
• Informal survey: multiple desktops
• Segmented Control widget mouseDown
• Random Data Generator
• FindBar Demo Stack
• Livecode Share
• Background Long IDs
• error Error 0 on socket?
• Multiple Quicktime driven MP3/MP4 Track Player
• Locating the mouse
• Has Anyone Got A Directory "Walker" Available

Updates in the LiveCode open source project

4 pull requests were merged since the last issue.

Notable changes

• Fix JS error when closing stack window

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: Example of revQueryDatabase is incorrect
• (Easy) Dictionary: Mention that in ReplaceText function you might need to escape RegExp metacharacters, if the “replacementString” is the char itself (e.g. “.”)
• (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
• (Medium) Add info on manipulating field contents to the User Guide
• (Medium) Applescript “do script” missing from standalone
• (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

Contributors this week

• livecodeian
• livecodesam

Other LiveCode News

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