Crowd Funding Enhancements

[Richmond]

On 15/03/14 19:16, Scott Rossi wrote:
> We have all been doing what you suggest for years, which is precisely the
> point.  There are several reasons why having "repeat for each <control>Š"
> would be extremely welcome.

I wouldn't deny that it wouldn't be welcome.

However, as there IS a way of getting that sort of thing done, without 
too much
fuss; I wouldn't put it anywhere the top of my wish list.

Richmond.

>
> 1) Precedents for this structure already exist in the language, so it's
> not a departure:
> repeat for each item x in "a,b,c".
>
> 2) The "repeat for each" structure is more efficient than looping through
> controls, and developers would gain the benefits of fast processing.
>
> 3) The lives of developers would be easier.
>
> How many times have I started typing "repeat for each buttonŠ" and then
> stopped myself, having remembered "Oh yeah, we can't do that."
>
> Regards,
>
> Scott Rossi
> Creative Director
> Tactile Media, UX/UI Design
>
>
>
>
> On 3/15/14 8:59 AM, "Richmond" <richmondmathewson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>> That'd be nice. And as long as we're dreaming, how about:
>>>>
>>>>    repeat for each card c in this stack
>>>>    repeat for each button b of this card
>>>>
>>> I had to do that for myself way back in hypercard . . . it was absolutely
>>> necessary for what I was doing, and I've never understood why it wasn't
>>> part of the language.
>>>
>>>
>> Why not just have a script something like this:
>>
>> put 1 into KARD
>> repeat until exists(card KARD) = false
>> -- do whatever you want on card KARD
>> put (KARD + 1) into KARD
>> end repeat
>
>
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