Multiple Mobile Shutdown Messages?

[Mike Kerner]

yay!

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 6:31 AM, Kevin Miller <kevin at livecode.com> wrote:

> You might also be interested to know that the whole issue with background
> apps/suspend/resume will be much improved in LC 8. All this time working
> on the various architecture projects is letting us address all kinds of
> longstanding issues! There will still be some work to do on the part of
> the developer to use this properly, we'll document what you need to do and
> think about when this is ready.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Kevin
>
> Kevin Miller ~ kevin at livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/
> LiveCode: Everyone can create apps
>
>
>
>
> On 02/02/2016 23:18, "use-livecode on behalf of Scott Rossi"
> <use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com on behalf of
> scott at tactilemedia.com> wrote:
>
> >Actually, openStack seems to work the same -- not sent after resuming from
> >being backgrounded.  So several options to be had :-)
> >
> >Thanks again,
> >
> >Scott Rossi
> >Creative Director
> >Tactile Media, UX/UI Design
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On 2/2/16, 3:11 PM, "use-livecode on behalf of Scott Rossi"
> ><use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com on behalf of
> >scott at tactilemedia.com> wrote:
> >
> >>OK, it looks like the "startup" message is indeed the way to go: sent
> >>when
> >>launching fresh, not sent when launching after suspended.
> >>
> >>Thanks guys.
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>
> >>Scott Rossi
> >>Creative Director
> >>Tactile Media, UX/UI Design
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>On 2/2/16, 2:25 PM, "use-livecode on behalf of Scott Rossi"
> >><use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com on behalf of
> >>scott at tactilemedia.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Thanks for the suggestions.  The pList option could work, but what
> >>>message
> >>>is sent when launching the stack from the backgrounded state?  Resume?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks & Regards,
> >>>
> >>>Scott Rossi
> >>>Creative Director
> >>>Tactile Media, UX/UI Design
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>On 2/2/16, 1:19 PM, "use-livecode on behalf of Mike Kerner"
> >>><use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com on behalf of
> >>>MikeKerner at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>I haven't played with this, but thinking aloud:
> >>>>1) Set the plist so the app doesn't exit on suspend
> >>>>2) Therefore, you won't get an exit message unless the app is quit.
> >>>>Set
> >>>>a
> >>>>flag
> >>>>3) on preOpenStack check for the flag.
> >>>>
> >>>>On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Scott Rossi <scott at tactilemedia.com>
> >>>>wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi All:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm wondering if there are different messages sent on mobile (iOS)
> >>>>>when
> >>>>>an
> >>>>> app is backgrounded versus when the app is swipe-dismissed (removed
> >>>>>from
> >>>>> the list of backgrounded apps).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm trying to set up a sort of "reset" behavior in an app that allows
> >>>>> starting from screen 1 instead of starting from the last saved point.
> >>>>>I'm
> >>>>> saving user settings normally in a on shutDown handler, but I can't
> >>>>>figure
> >>>>> out it there's some way to detect when the app has been "fully
> >>>>>closed"
> >>>>> (removed), so when the user relaunches the app it knows to start
> >>>>>fresh
> >>>>> from screen 1.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The only thing that comes to mind is a time stamp and setting an
> >>>>>arbitrary
> >>>>> session time threshold, like 10 minutes: if the user relaunches
> >>>>>within
> >>>>>the
> >>>>> time limit they go back to where they left off, but if relaunching
> >>>>>outside
> >>>>> the time limit, they start over.  Obviously this isn't ideal as it
> >>>>>forces
> >>>>> a 10 minute wait to really start over.  Is there another message
> >>>>>besides
> >>>>> shutDown that I'm missing?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'd prefer not to use a reset button as this is never done on iOS --
> >>>>>when
> >>>>> apps are removed from the backgrounded apps list, they usually "know"
> >>>>>to
> >>>>> start over.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Any ideas?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks & Regards,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Scott Rossi
> >>>>> Creative Director
> >>>>> Tactile Media, UX/UI Design
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >
> >
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