Cubist's first bug report

[J. Landman Gay]

For me, the problem is that there isn't a separate keyword column so there 
isn't a list you can scan down. Keywords, glossary entries, and syntax 
examples are all treated equally in a single column so it's too easy to 
miss things. I think the separations in the old dictionary made it easier 
to locate or discover terms.
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Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com



On June 5, 2016 6:12:44 PM Jerry Jensen <jerry at jhjensen.com> wrote:

> I suspect that is what happened to me too. Now I see it. Embarrasing, me 
> calling it useless. Apologies. I then got trapped in the filters and 
> couldn’t get out.
> .Jerry
>
>> On Jun 5, 2016, at 3:45 PM, ** Clarence P Martin ** <chipsm at themartinz.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Dar,
>> I also just found it. I guess I didn't see it because it is the first 
>> entry, at the top of the list, just as you noted. The old saying "Can't see 
>> the forest from the trees" is at play here.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Clarence Martin
>> Email: chipsm at themartinz.com
>> Cell: 626 6965561
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf 
>> Of Dar Scott
>> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2016 3:14 PM
>> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
>> Subject: Re: Cubist's first bug report
>>
>> I opened the dictionary.  I didn't need to select the API tab or the 
>> LiveCode Script API, those were selected.  I typed "any" in the search box, 
>> but did not hit return or click the search button.  A list containing 
>> "mobilPickMedia" showed up.  Right above it, all by itself so it can be 
>> lost, is the word "any".  I clicked on it and I got a description.
>>
>> Of course, if one is learning the language...  Why would anybody think to 
>> look for "any"?
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jun 5, 2016, at 4:06 PM, Jerry Jensen <jerry at jhjensen.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I just spent a few minutes in the 8.0.1 dictionary and did not find it. 
>>> That thing is useless! Maybe its because I’m new to 8, but where is “any" 
>>> documented? How in the world does one find it?
>>> .Jerry
>>>
>>>> On Jun 5, 2016, at 2:50 PM, ** Clarence P Martin ** <chipsm at themartinz.com> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I feel that I am somewhere in another world.
>>>> Can someone please explain to me where the "Any Item" or even Just the 
>>>> command "Any" is documented? I can't seem to find this.
>>>> Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but when I see something that 
>>>> is new to me, I have to explore it and its uses.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>> Clarence Martin
>>>> Email: chipsm at themartinz.com
>>>> Cell: 626 6965561
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On
>>>> Behalf Of Quentin Long
>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2016 7:12 AM
>>>> To: use-livecode at lists.runrev.com
>>>> Subject: Cubist's first bug report
>>>>
>>>> Code which exhibits the bug:
>>>>
>>>> on mouseUp
>>>> put "0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0" into Fred  repeat 100 times
>>>>    add 1 to any item of Fred
>>>>    put Fred into line (1 + the number of lines in fld "testbed") of fld "testbed"
>>>> end repeat
>>>> put sum (Fred) into line (1 + the number of lines in fld "testbed") of fld 
>>>> "testbed"
>>>> end mouseUp
>>>>
>>>> This handler *should* end up generating a 16-item string of integers which 
>>>> sum to exactly 100. What it *actually does* end up generating, is a 16-item 
>>>> string of integers whose sum may or may not fall somewhere within the range 
>>>> 80-120. Not sure what the hell is going on here, but I am not at all happy 
>>>> about it. Perhaps other people might like to try this code on their 
>>>> systems, and see if it works as intended for them?
>>>>
>>>> http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17795
>>>>
>>>>
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