This Week In LiveCode 227
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Updates from the LiveCode open source community
Interesting discussions
- Linking to a LC desktop app with a URL
- Changing text properties in a field via the IDE
- Drawing a blank on simple code…
- Mouse messages in scrollers
- Obtaining URL to latest Stable LC Server
- ANN: glx2 script editor 4.1
- Saving stacks before closing
- Get FileList on Remote PC via SFTP
- MacOS - “Adding ad-hoc signature failed with error”
- Bayes Calculator for Covid-19
- Can LC set an objet to the top layer of a group with script?
Updates in the LiveCode open source project
3 pull requests were merged since the last issue.
New LiveCode releases
Notable changes
- Ensure the externals lcextd folder is not copied into the apk
- Ensure iOS time picker always returns the displayed time
- Ensure rewind and fast forward buttons do not affect playrate
Bug of the week
The reporter provided a detailed recipe that allowed us to test and confirm the problem quickly, and also suggested a fix.
Help needed!
Want to get involved in the LiveCode open source project but don’t know where to start?
First read these posts from Trevor DeVore for detailed instructions on:
Note: Any new bug-fixing PRs should be submitted against develop-9.6 branch
Then try one of these:
- (Easy) revPrintText does not keep defaultStack when it’s opened as a modal stack
- (Easy) Dictionary: more examples for IF entry in Dictionary
- (Easy) Dictionary: incorrect description of resizeControl message
- (Easy) Docs: Update the dict entry of the “propertynames”
- (Medium) Add support for unblocking http requests on Android 9+
- (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
- (Medium) Relayer control crashes livecode
- (Medium) Datagrid not protected for drag and drop in project view (labels can get inserted into the DGgrp itself)
- (Hard) Create a LiveCode Community build for Raspberry Pi
- (Hard) Case insensitive matchText returns incorrect result
Contributors this week
Other LiveCode News
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