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I also want to state that the ability to play sounds on multiple channels is an absolute requirement for many, many projects.
Right now, you could not develop a game with any noticeable sound support. Only on mobiles, which is not exactly the point of many games ;)

Also, the syntax...
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Ahh, the speed argument is a very valid one, I was not aware of that (and it is not noted anywhere I came across ).

I agree, but then it would be great to remove that "legacy" at least from the tutorials and official ressources. A bit on the active side of "letting it die" ;)

Also, about the variables vs. properties thing:
When would you ever require to use a variable and not a property?
Except temporary ...

I find the current setup to be very inconsistent and very confusing, especially to new users.

For example, you can write:
get text of field "field1"
put it into field "field2"
No problem, everything works.

But you could also write:
get the text of the field "field1"
put it into the field ...

I know most of that and what properties can be used for, but I was complaining about the inconsistency and confusion.

For example, you can write:
get text of field "field1"
put it into field "field2"
No problem, everything works.

But you could also write:
get the text of the field "field1"
put ...

I was right, I had to change back to custom properties as local variables are not copied when you copy an instance, it seems.
There I have my difference :D

And with the THE, it works.

I find that really unwise and unintuitive, from a language design point of view.
Either make a word like "the ...

Hmm, I solved the problem using local variables for now.
It is probably better that way as they appear a lot less like magical black boxes ;)

Maybe I'll have to switch back to custom properties as soon I use multiple copies of the image (which all need different values).

But thanks anyway!

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Hey there,

I'm an experienced developer in other languages and currently trying to learn some basic LiveCode, as I'm planning to use it in a programming course for non-coders ;)

Now, I do have some serious problems with variables and scopes in LiveCode not at all behaving like I would expect.

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