English Like?

[Mike Kerner]

like "put the left of someObject"?

On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 1:27 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> On 05/24/2017 08:11 AM, Martin Koob via use-livecode wrote:
>
>> I agree that LiveCode script should become more English like as time goes
>> on
>> not only with english words but also with more natural(or intuitive)
>> grammar.
>>
>> From your examples I think it would be more natural to type.
>>>
>>
>>     put the third index of tNumericArray into tFoo
>>
>
> The one that's always bugged me is
>
> put item 2 of the rect of someObject into tVar
>
> Rects have a defined order of items, and I can never remember whether it's
> "left,top..." or "top,left..." and I end up looking it up every time. I'd
> love to have a more normal (all right, English-like... there... I've said
> it) way to remember and write this.
>
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>  Mark Wieder
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