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Hi All,

Check these files that I am using to develop and test faster,
much faster, any stack using real Android devices (rooted),
not only inside a device emulation.

1) Stack Opener v3 (Android APK) Download from:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ja3Y ... sp=sharing
Install this Apk that only open any stack named "test.livecode" placed inside
Android's Documents folder.

2) Android Stack Opener (Compressed stack) Download from this post.
This stack allows to open all other stacks within Android's Documents folder.

Thanks to Richard Gaskin and Klaus Major, this stack now places a
floating group that allows to set the fullscreenmode of opened stacks.
notice that you could move this group to any location in your stack.
Press the button "Move" and move your cursor/pen/finger to reposition
the group on your stack.

Follow these steps to configure:
1) Decompress this folder and
3) Place only the stack within your Android's Documents folder

After you follow these steps, open Installed APK and click topleft button
to open the stack test.livecode

Tell me if this works fine in your own setup.

Al

Wish I'd known about this a long time ago! Very handy indeed, especially for those situations where you make a tiny change, deploy it, "oh crap made it worse", make changes, deploy, and so forth. Using the emulator is slow, cumbersome and doesn't always fit my real world needs. You wouldn't believe how much stuff I've put off due to the fact that it's just a pain to do rapid "R&D" like that on real devices... Only changed a couple of lines of script, must we be forced to build 100 test standalones or be limited to the emulator?

Now we just need a way to edit scripts.. That's what I came looking for on here today, but this does put a smile on my face.

I'm curious as to why there's no Android version of the IDE, or at least a mini version. Would be pretty cool to be able to fire off stacks or standalones from my phone... Coworker complains about keeping his phone porn stash hidden: "Hang on, I got an app for that, er, I will in about 90 seconds, that is."

Mobile IDE would definitely be the easiest, most hassle-free way of getting kids and other folks interested in programming.

The test button in LC works fine and fast enough for testing for me. (on real device)
How much time do you win with this?

I did not test this, but i don't see the benefit yet for doing so.

You still need to deploy a stack file to your device.

Regards,
Sphere

sphere wrote: ↑

Tue May 01, 2018 2:09 pm

The test button in LC works fine and fast enough for testing for me. (on real device)
How much time do you win with this?

I did not test this, but i don't see the benefit yet for doing so.

You still need to deploy a stack file to your device.

I haven't yet checked out what Alejandro has shared here, so I can't comment on those specifics.

But in general, the benefits of doing development and early-stage testing with a generic "runner" app are vast.

I have a tool in my IDE in which I click one button anytime I'm working on mobile (or even Raspberry Pi) stuff, and it saves the stack and copies it to a server where my device's app downloads it for running. I keep my IDE open and running, and click that button periodically whenever I need to test mobile-specific behavior. It's almost like being in two places at once, runtime and development side by side, so smooth and efficient, without the cumbersome wait to build the apk and go through the steps for an install. Just write, click, test, repeat, all day long, smooth as silk....

Ok i see.
Yes that could be indeed a big benefit.
Although the standard test button works ok, i also get sometimes nasty errors, which vanish when rebuilding or reconnecting the phone.
Those strange errors then will be easily bypassed indeed.

i will give it a shot and maybe i like it even more