Mac OS X Externals

[shaosean]

Dave, I did a quick write up in regards to using the newer Xcode to create Mac OS X externals and I will add more to it when I have time..
http://forums.runrev.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=16127

[Mag]

How To Install 3rd Party Externals For Use in the IDE and Standalone Builder

Oops, thank you!

[Mag]

Mag: Once installed (follow the instructions from other post) then just put 'ShowAnimationEffect' in an on mouseUp handle on a button. Then click the button.

Thank you, unfortunately when I use this command to see the external, it's not listed: put the externalPackages of stack "home"

Maybe I'm wrong the text of the file Externals.txt:

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ShowAnimationEffect,ShowAnimationEffect.bundle

[shaosean]

It might not show up in that command, but just try using the command in the external and it should work (if installed correctly)..

[Mag]

It might not show up in that command, but just try using the command in the external and it should work (if installed correctly)..

Thank you shaosean (I restarted LC and all works nice now)

[shaosean]

Description
Allows your app to receive events when the user session is suspended and resumed.. This will allow you to pause audio/video, as well as updating user status for online clients..

Syntax

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EnableUserSessionEvents  -- start listening for the events
DisableUserSessionEvents  -- stop listening for the events (best to do this when your app quits)
UserSessionEventsAreEnabled()  -- returns true if your app is listening for the events, false otherwise

Events

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SuspendUserSession  -- user session has been switched to the login screen or another user
ResumeUserSession  -- returned back to this user session

[shaosean]

Description
New events to know when the screen saver started and stopped..

Syntax

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EnableScreenSaverEvents  -- start listening for the screen saver events
DisableScreenSaverEvents  -- stop listening for the screen saver events
ScreenSaverEventsAreEnabled()  -- returns true if your app is listening for the events, false otherwise

Events

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ScreenSaverStarted  -- screen saver has started
ScreenSaverStopping  - screen saver is stopping
ScreenSaverStopped  -- screen saver has stopped

[shaosean]

Description
Fade in/out the displays.. Optional duration and colour settings..

Syntax

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FadeOut  -- 1 second duration, fade to black
FadeOutForDuration <duration>  -- variable duration, fade to black
FadeOutToColour <red>, <green>, <blue>  -- 1 second duration, variable colour (red, green and blue are values 0 to 255)
FadeOutToColourForDuration <red>, <green>, <blue>, <duration>  -- variable duration and colour (red, green and blue are values 0 to 255)
FadeOutClear  -- will bring the displays out of the fade instantly

FadeIn  -- 1 second duration, fade in from black
FadeInForDuration <duration>  -- variable duration, fade from black
FadeInFromColour <red>, <green>, <blue>  -- 1 seconds duration, variable colour (red, green and blue are values 0 to 255)
FadeInFromColourForDuration <red>, <green>, <blue>, <duration>  -- variable duration and colour (red, green and blue are values 0 to 255)

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FadeOutCompleted
FadeInCompleted

[monte]

Hi Sean

I'd encourage you to put these up on GitHub if they are public domain/FOSS. The more LiveCode based projects we can have up there the better. Also as externals are so poorly documented the more examples the better.

Cheers

Monte

[shaosean]

Feel free..

[monte]

well I don't have your source so I can't

[Klaus]

Hi friends,

maybe one (definitively not me!) could create a "collection" (= all externals in ONE external file)
from these cool sepearate externals?


Best

Klaus

[Mag]

My vote for Klaus!

[shaosean]

Originally they were all in one big external, just thought it might be easier for people to just have everything broken down in to externals that served a single purpose (just use what you need, no bloat )

[Klaus]

Chacun à son goût