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Hi,

I am trying to develop a basic family tree drawing program in LiveCode 4.6, just starting, and wondered if the following "essentials" can be done by a user in run time?:
(1) inserting png images from a file (to serve as symbols for family members), dragging and dropping to where the user needs the image on the drawing "canvas"
(2) inserting text entry fields that the user can type text into (to serve as labels), drag and drop where needed on the canvas
(3) drawing lines (about 8 different styles: solid, dotted, wavy, etc.) between images to connect them
(4) saving all inserted or drawn items so these can be re-opened, edited, erased/deleted, changed (this I am fairly sure LiveCode can do).

While there are additional features, a "proof of concept" or sample of the above essential features would be an important first step on which to build.

With relatively modest coding skills, I am not sure where to begin, how to develop a very basic working model. Any help would be much appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Hi saratogacoach,

Yes, it is all technically feasible. Some features will take more effort than others You might want to have a look at my Strõm Flow Chart software.

Best,

Mark

Hi Mark,

Thank you for your reply.

I've sent you an email.

Regards,

saratogacoach

Hi saratogacoach,

Sorry it took a while, but I finally managed to send an e-mail in reply.

Kind regards,

Mark

Hi saratogacoach

I was wondering if you solved that problem, because I am facing a similar one.

I want to create a map of influences between factors.

The factors are organized in layers
Each factor is in a box
Boxes are connected with arrows

Thanks in advance for any sharing you can do.

Hi,

While I would like to be helpful, I have stopped working on this a couple of years ago, and I don't have access to any files. Sorry. Hope you find a solution.

Best Wishes,

I appreciate that you found the time to respond.

Thanks.