BBEdit Language Module for LiveCode

[Kay C Lan]

Hi Ben,

Yes it is fortuitous that the Livescript language has similarities to
LiveCode. Who knows, maybe you innocent blunder and polite retreat may
cause a few Livescripters to find out what the heck LiveCode is... and be
pleasantly surprised that it's something they really like.

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 5:31 AM, Ben Rubinstein <benr_mc at cogapp.com> wrote:

> On 17/11/2014 06:50, Kay C Lan wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 7:11 AM, Ben Rubinstein <benr_mc at cogapp.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Locally: I changed the file name to "LiveCode.plist"
>>>>
>>>
>>> We've been through so many changes of language name that I didn't even
>>> notice the name!
>>>
>>> I don't wish to rain on your parade but I think you are hijacking a
>>>
>> completely different project.
>>
>> Livescript is not and has never been related to LiveCode, Revolution,
>> MetaCard, RunRev or HyperCard.
>>
>> Livescript is related to JavaScript:
>>
>> http://livescript.net/
>>
>
> Hi Kay,
>
> Thanks for pointing this out - Brahmanathaswami has been trying to tell me
> the same thing, but I didn't understand until this morning.
>
> However, through the magic of scripting language similarity, it's all
> good. The language is similar enough that simply installing it and applying
> it to one of my script files worked well enough that I was motivated to fix
> the most egregious non-working bits.  Whereas if I'd not found anything
> when I googled, I'd have probably given up and gone without.
>
> I've shamefacedly retracted my pull request to the original maintainer.
> Brahmanathaswami is correcting the language references.  Now it is/will be
> a LiveCode CLM, whose Git history will correctly record it as being adapted
> from a LiveScript CLM.  Hurrah for modern collaboration tools.
>
> Thanks for helping break through my shell of ignorance,
>
> Ben
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> use-livecode mailing list
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com
> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your
> subscription preferences:
> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
>