Quick Start Terms for LiveCode Newbies
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:33 pm
Programmers coming from traditional languages will find many LiveCode terms unfamiliar.
I did. All the traditional elements are here, though they have different names.
Hope this list helps you. It would have helped me.
Scripts = LiveCode.
Messages = Events.
Chunks = String or text manipulation.
Handlers = Script routines, sub-programs.
Revlet = compiled output for web deployment.
Groups = Object Templates.
Variables do not need to be declared. And-- you can't specify type!
Object names can have spaces and are referenced in quotes.
Stacks are visible windows. Each stack has 1 default card. Each can be renamed.
Cards added to a Stack are additional windows within the Stack. Like Tabs without the Tabs.
The Script Editor uses BOTH the regular Enter key and the Enter key on the Number Pad.
Regular Enter adds a line. Number Pad Enter: First tap, compiles. Second tap, closes the Script Editor.
Also, when the indents in your script get askew, the Tab key will fix them.
I did. All the traditional elements are here, though they have different names.
Hope this list helps you. It would have helped me.
Scripts = LiveCode.
Messages = Events.
Chunks = String or text manipulation.
Handlers = Script routines, sub-programs.
Revlet = compiled output for web deployment.
Groups = Object Templates.
Variables do not need to be declared. And-- you can't specify type!
Object names can have spaces and are referenced in quotes.
Stacks are visible windows. Each stack has 1 default card. Each can be renamed.
Cards added to a Stack are additional windows within the Stack. Like Tabs without the Tabs.
The Script Editor uses BOTH the regular Enter key and the Enter key on the Number Pad.
Regular Enter adds a line. Number Pad Enter: First tap, compiles. Second tap, closes the Script Editor.
Also, when the indents in your script get askew, the Tab key will fix them.