IDE versus MSG Box - Field Tabstops

[Jerry Jensen]

I had my first computer class in 1964.
.Jerry

On Aug 14, 2013, at 1:14 PM, DunbarX at aol.com wrote:

> Hmmm.
> 
> 
> I was in college in the 60's.
> 
> 
> 
> Raise?
> 
> 
> 
> Craig
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com>
> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
> Sent: Wed, Aug 14, 2013 2:42 pm
> Subject: Re: IDE versus MSG Box - Field Tabstops
> 
> 
> No, I just don't want to admit that I'm 30 in dwarf years.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 2:24 PM, <dunbarx at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> I see Mike is reluctant to take my wager.
>> 
>> 
>> Craig
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stephen barncard <stephenREVOLUTION2 at barncard.com>
>> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
>> Sent: Wed, Aug 14, 2013 2:00 pm
>> Subject: Re: IDE versus MSG Box - Field Tabstops
>> 
>> 
>> "The only reason you guys think tabWidths are better is because you're too
>> young to have spent enough time on teletypes, or IBM's that had
>> single-digit model numbers."
>> 
>> yeah, 1965 I drank a lot of Cokes, dreamt  of being a pirate DJ off the
>> coast of England and thought computers were boring.
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 10:43 AM, <dunbarx at aol.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hmmm.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I will give 2-1 odds, payable in LC tokens, for each year older you are
>>> than I.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Craig Newman
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com>
>>> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
>>> Sent: Wed, Aug 14, 2013 1:35 pm
>>> Subject: Re: IDE versus MSG Box - Field Tabstops
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The only reason you guys think tabWidths are better is because you're too
>>> young to have spent enough time on teletypes, or IBM's that had
>>> single-digit model numbers.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 1:24 PM, J. Landman Gay <
>> jacque at hyperactivesw.com
>>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 8/14/13 11:49 AM, dunbarx at aol.com wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> With what you explained, I might see how, say, a negative number
>>>>> might trip up the translation, but do not see why the particular
>>>>> string mentioned does. Anyway, that string does not crash two
>>>>> machines I tried it on, so I suspect something more local and
>>>>> sinister in his getup.
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I found early on that if I had the project browser showing, setting
>>>> properties in the older property inspector would cause a crash
>> sometimes.
>>>> Later I found out there was a bug in the new project browser that
>> caused
>>>> that, but I'd already got into the habit of not showing it any more. I
>>>> haven't had crashes since I turned it off, and I don't know if the
>> bug's
>>>> been fixed since then because I haven't turned it back on.
>>>> 
>>>> Maybe the OP had both browsers showing and hit the same bug.
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
>>>> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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>> 
>> Stephen Barncard
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