From MikeKerner at roadrunner.com Fri Apr 3 13:30:53 2026 From: MikeKerner at roadrunner.com (Mike Kerner) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2026 13:30:53 -0400 Subject: reinstall enhancements broken In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: FYI, the problem was ultimately solved by replacing the prefs stack. If you don't know the path to the prefs stack, put revEnvironmentUserPreferencesPath() On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 3:40 PM Mike Kerner wrote: > and yes, i've tried removing the myLivecode foder, and renaming > circleAvatar.1.2.1 to circleAvatar.1.2 > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 3:39 PM Mike Kerner > wrote: > >> i've got an issue with the summer megabundle enhancements - two of them >> suddenly stopped working and appearing in the widget list (polygrid, >> powerbutton). I tried reinstalling, with the latest version, but when >> running the installer I get an error that circleAvatar.1.2 is missing. The >> installer stops after that. >> Before I go digging for an answer and a solution, does anyone have a >> quick-and-dirty one? >> >> -- >> On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth >> On the second day, God created the oceans. >> On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, >> and did a little diving. >> And God said, "This is good." >> > > > -- > On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth > On the second day, God created the oceans. > On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, > and did a little diving. > And God said, "This is good." > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." From dfe4 at cornell.edu Tue Apr 14 09:56:24 2026 From: dfe4 at cornell.edu (David Epstein) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:56:24 -0400 Subject: Button appearance Message-ID: <6C9FD50F-36D7-41D4-8482-1F196B3F30D2@cornell.edu> On a card I have a number of buttons. When I inspect their properties, all have the style “standard” and appear identical in all other property settings I can find (except of course in name and location). But some of these buttons appear as white rounded rectangles, others as gray (with a slight gradient) rectangles (unrounded). What property is causing this difference in appearance? David Epstein From bobsneidar at iotecdigital.com Tue Apr 14 11:02:35 2026 From: bobsneidar at iotecdigital.com (Bob Sneidar) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:02:35 +0000 Subject: Button appearance In-Reply-To: <6C9FD50F-36D7-41D4-8482-1F196B3F30D2@cornell.edu> References: <6C9FD50F-36D7-41D4-8482-1F196B3F30D2@cornell.edu> Message-ID: I have seen that behavior before. I am not sure if I ever figured out why. Have you ever opened the same stack file in a windows VM or other Windows device? Bob S > On Apr 14, 2026, at 6:56 AM, David Epstein via use-livecode wrote: > > On a card I have a number of buttons. When I inspect their properties, all have the style “standard” and appear identical in all other property settings I can find (except of course in name and location). But some of these buttons appear as white rounded rectangles, others as gray (with a slight gradient) rectangles (unrounded). What property is causing this difference in appearance? > > David Epstein > _______________________________________________ > 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 From craig at starfirelighting.com Tue Apr 14 11:59:38 2026 From: craig at starfirelighting.com (Craig Newman) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:59:38 -0400 Subject: Button appearance In-Reply-To: References: <6C9FD50F-36D7-41D4-8482-1F196B3F30D2@cornell.edu> Message-ID: Write a short handler that places the properties of each button into a variable, and then checks, line by line, where each property differs from that of the other. The “order”, length and construction of each button will be the same, only the contents differing. Place those differences in a readable output. Fun, and should take only five minutes. Craig > On Apr 14, 2026, at 11:02 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: > > I have seen that behavior before. I am not sure if I ever figured out why. Have you ever opened the same stack file in a windows VM or other Windows device? > > Bob S > > >> On Apr 14, 2026, at 6:56 AM, David Epstein via use-livecode wrote: >> >> On a card I have a number of buttons. When I inspect their properties, all have the style “standard” and appear identical in all other property settings I can find (except of course in name and location). But some of these buttons appear as white rounded rectangles, others as gray (with a slight gradient) rectangles (unrounded). What property is causing this difference in appearance? >> >> David Epstein >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 From Bernd.Niggemann at uni-wh.de Tue Apr 14 12:53:42 2026 From: Bernd.Niggemann at uni-wh.de (Niggemann, Bernd) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:53:42 +0000 Subject: Button appearance Message-ID: Hi David, -> "But some of these buttons appear as white rounded rectangles, others as gray (with a slight gradient)" This happens when the height of the button is greater that 24 px. Could you check that? The standard height is 22 px Kind regards Bernd From dfe4 at cornell.edu Tue Apr 14 14:16:48 2026 From: dfe4 at cornell.edu (David Epstein) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:16:48 -0400 Subject: Button appearance Message-ID: <29FC1A83-CC07-4D33-B59C-3583C04B051A@cornell.edu> Thank you for the suggestions. I have confirmed Bernd’s 24 pixel rule. Mystery solved, but why does LC have this rule, and how did Bernd learn it? From craig at starfirelighting.com Tue Apr 14 14:46:19 2026 From: craig at starfirelighting.com (Craig Newman) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:46:19 -0400 Subject: Button appearance In-Reply-To: <29FC1A83-CC07-4D33-B59C-3583C04B051A@cornell.edu> References: <29FC1A83-CC07-4D33-B59C-3583C04B051A@cornell.edu> Message-ID: Ah. OK, good. That would have shown up as a difference with the list comparison, of course, but Bernd is often simpler and better. I think this stems from an old Apple UI guideline, where a default button was well defined, including how high it should be. In LC it detects pressing Return or enter without a control in hand and runs a “mouseUp” handler. Don’t know if HC did that. Craig > On Apr 14, 2026, at 2:16 PM, David Epstein via use-livecode wrote: > > Thank you for the suggestions. I have confirmed Bernd’s 24 pixel rule. Mystery solved, but why does LC have this rule, and how did Bernd learn it? > _______________________________________________ > 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