Livecodeshare/SampleStacks

[Mark Wieder]

On 10/26/19 5:11 PM, hh via use-livecode wrote:

> p.s. Mark Wieder wrote an 'ugly workaround' (his own words) for snapshot
> on linux, I use it in "QRReader". It works well, whether ugly or not,
> also where the browser widget works (LC 9.0.5 on ubuntu1604).

I do have a comment attached to the bug report that mentions that it's 
probably the second-ugliest bit of code I've ever written. And while it 
works well as a workaround, it doesn't change the fact that the 
barebones "import snapshot" command not only doesn't work on linux, but 
hangs the whole system.

And things like that are deadly for increasing market share. Yes, LC on 
linux is a tiny niche. And it's not likely to get any bigger when basic 
things don't work as advertised. Can you imagine an LC newbie on linux 
installing the product, trying the import snapshot command, rebooting 
their computer, and then not immediately uninstalling? I've done that 
after first impressions of other software and not looked back.

-- 
  Mark Wieder
  ahsoftware at gmail.com