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Livecode apps on rPi - using Konstakangs android

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 9:28 am
by MrFollies
Just wondering if anyone has tried installing Konstakang's android12 port on rPi4 and then tried running livecode apps on it?

Re: Livecode apps on rPi - using Konstakangs android

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 9:45 am
by richmond62
No.

But I have run 4 LiveCode apps-for-android on Bluestacks:

https://www.bluestacks.com/

HOWEVER, what really tickles my fancy is whether one could leverage LiveCode itself to work on Android.

Re: Livecode apps on rPi - using Konstakangs android

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:20 pm
by SparkOut
You mean running the IDE?

Re: Livecode apps on rPi - using Konstakangs android

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:32 pm
by richmond62
You mean running the IDE?
Who? Me? Yes.

The OP says "LiveCode apps", which I take to mean standalones.

Re: Livecode apps on rPi - using Konstakangs android

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:04 pm
by jacque
richmond62 wrote:
Sat Jun 11, 2022 9:45 am
HOWEVER, what really tickles my fancy is whether one could leverage LiveCode itself to work on Android.
I asked about that indirectly a while ago. Running the IDE on a phone or tablet would be impossible but I'm interested in running it on a Chromebook where there's a larger screen, keyboard and mouse. The answer was that it would be a huge undertaking, expensive, and not a top priority due to the handful of people who use Chromebooks.

In fact, I may be the only one.

Re: Livecode apps on rPi - using Konstakangs android

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:31 pm
by richmond62

Re: Livecode apps on rPi - using Konstakangs android

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:57 pm
by stam
I was under the impression that the roadmap includes a version is the IDE would be available on the web?
If that’s the case it would give access to all platforms - but maybe I got the wrong end of the stick…

Re: Livecode apps on rPi - using Konstakangs android

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 7:43 pm
by jacque
Yeah, with some help from the mailing list I got Linux set up and was able to retrieve the Linux LC installer. But after installation every window acted like a different app and they didn't communicate with each other. Maybe it will work with the upcoming single window IDE.

Re: Livecode apps on rPi - using Konstakangs android

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 8:20 pm
by richmond62
every window acted like a different app and they didn't communicate with each other
Ouch.

I wonder if the 'single window IDE' is 'a single window' or several windows with their sides 'glued' together.

Re: Livecode apps on rPi - using Konstakangs android

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2022 11:36 am
by richmond62
Running the IDE on a phone or tablet would be impossible
Not necessarily if one had a large tablet and a bluetooth /USB keyboard connected to it.

https://youtu.be/obV32Loz0OE

Mouse:

https://youtu.be/vpjMc6_D1bM

After all, to 'hack' a minimal revMenuBar and revTools stack is not a noticeably arduous task.

Re: Livecode apps on rPi - using Konstakangs android

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2022 5:45 pm
by jacque
True. Then the last step would be to convince the team to rewrite the entire code base in Java.