[ANN] Release 8.1.6 RC-1

[panagiotis merakos]

Hi all,

Thank you for the feedback. I am afraid that all those useful suggestions
will be buried in the use-list, so I have filed an enhancement request that
summarizes the most common suggestions about improving the default handlers
as discussed here.

http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20066

Best,
Panos
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On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 3:26 PM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via
use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> I had almost the same sense as Mark on this. Distracting at first, but no
> really in the
>
>
> And since we are look at usability of the script editor and add ons I
> would LOVE to have the ability to show "sections" in my scripts
>
> I think it was years ago, or maybe even nowin GLX? anyway, Jerry Daniels
> had that, where some kind of convention at the beginning of a comment,
> would cause it to appear on the left panel list.
>
> I often use things like this in my comments
>
> #########  GRAPHIC EFFECTS ###########
>
> It would really help me if we could see this in the left.   Exactly what
> to notation should be, probably needs thought.
>
> Another simpler convention would be wherever
>
> */  SHOW THE FIRST LINE OF THIS COMMENT
>
> Or if people use that to comment out whole blocks then we need a new
> convention.  like perhaps like this which I know some use:
>
> --> SCRIPT SECTION
>
> If we like this, and can agree on a convention,  I will file an official
> enhancement request.
>
> I suppose that preference could even be added to  the script editor which
> would allow something like
>
> Show Script Sections __ [check] beginning with ______ [we enter the chars
> we want to use to show the first line of that comment]
>
> i.e.  user configurable (since opinions will be all over the place on what
> to use)
>
>
>
> BR
>
>
>
>
> On 7/11/17, 6:29 PM, "use-livecode on behalf of Mark Wieder via
> use-livecode" <use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com on behalf of
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
>     After all the commotion here, I had to go take a look. So I loaded the
>     new build, and after the initial shock I kind of like it. I think the
>     changes I would make would be to have the text of the loadable handlers
>     dimmed to gray, so that it's obvious that they're not in the script,
> and
>     to start with a blank line, like the one that separates the real
>     handlers from the wannabes.
>
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