Reports & Formatted Text

[MAatHome]

I suppose I will be forever the beginner. I have done some pretty fun stuff with LiveCode lately, but have looked at this too long.

I have developed a simple webpage that does time calculation for competitive carriage driving (yes, horses & carriages, talk about buggy whip makers!) Sometimes we compete where there is no internet connectivity or even cell phone connections. So, I'd like to make an app that run on Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, etc. The easiest way to explain it is to look a the website:
http://drivingnews.us/marathontimes ... select 'Set Default Speeds'->any of those and then for Section A: type in 6505, Section D type in 1 (it will convert to K) and Section E type in 7500 and <calculate>. (you can click on any of the options if you like)

The front page, I know how to do just fine in LiveCode, but how do I get the formatted text on the 'calculated' page?

I am sure its quite easy, as is almost everything in LiveCode.

thanks in advance,
Mike.

[Regulae]

Hi Mike,

I don’t have extensive experience in deploying across the range of platforms you mention, and have yet to explore iOS/Android. I’ve prepared a stack (attached) which presents the design challenge as I understand it. Even correcting me where I have “missed the mark” may help others, with greater expertise, engage with the task. It could well be that someone else is already well advanced with a solution- so much the better. There is some functionality in the stack that is a little experimental, so I hope it behaves itself. I’m interested in the idea of using LiveCode to better explain LiveCode and I’m trying out some methods. There are some elements involving control of the scroll and line highlighting that may be of general interest. Of course, the main focus is the actual design question you posed. The stack is a rather on the large side- it contains some (closely trimmed) snapshots of elements of the website given in your initial post as an example.

Regards,

Michael