Newbie with un-answered questions.

[cylent]

Hello, All.

I am very confused by the not-so helpful staff at RunRev ... Perhaps they are too lazy to assist potential buyers?

I sent them the following emails and am hopeful that you guys will help me more than the sales staff.

> Query:Hello. I have no past programming experience and without trying to learn
> objectiveC I figured I'd give livecode a shot. I want to know how to learn
> livecode effectively. Is the livecode University program the first option to
> start with? Where do I start? Please advise.

I then asked the following:

1) in Android and ios development is there
(a) widgets that fit the latest OS or do I have to purchase an add-on to achieve this?

And (b) auto resize for screen size - as you know there are many types of screen sizes for Android and ios so automatic screen resizing is important. Is this automatically implemented with livecode 7 or does a special piece of code have to be put in to achieve this?

2) your answer to my original email about livecode University is rather a vague answer. As you read from my email I am new to programming and need some hand holding. Are there any resources that will for sure help me other than lc University and is lc univ a pdf file or an online course ?

and then I still need an answer for the following:
Mobgui seems to be rather old and forgotten. Anyways I'll try it.

If I purchase the 299$ indy license it says I'll get FREE LC 7 Learning Pack Included. Is this good for me as a newbie?
I am having trouble finding out what this learning pack includes.

I still dont have a clear answer to my questions above.

can you guys help me?

[[-hh]]

Everybody has the possibility to download and use fully working, FREE community versions of LiveCode.

There is no difference to commercial versions with regard to the questions you have and what's the difference is also largely explained. There are extensive documents, kind of FAQs, and a large number of tutorials for every user "starting level". Every single of your questions is answered there.

You could think about using one of these free offers? Why not?

[catalinanesia]

Hi cylent,

On the contrary I have found the staff at RunRev very helpful.
I started alone on this "programming" thing (still working on it)
but clearly way before I purchased LiveCode I have been reading the internet for months (no joke here)
to have an idea of what are the options if I would start "programming" i had no background in this ...
At the time I purchased LiveCode I knew already why I decided that (did not even
try the community version at that time, no need to since I had my research done ...)
All this was the easier part, now the fun begins (my hands are dirty with code, and I am leaving small traces on the forum with my silly questions)
For learning I am using this as main resources:
1) http://livecode.com/learn/
2) https://sites.google.com/a/pgcps.org/livecode/home
3) Forum
4) Books (3) till now

The answer to all your questions is on the internet ...

PS. LiveCode community is really great, thanks everyone!

[jacque]

I am very confused by the not-so helpful staff at RunRev ... Perhaps they are too lazy to assist potential buyers?

I'm surprised, they usually bend over backward to answer inquiries. Most people report good success with tech support.

> Query:Hello. I have no past programming experience and without trying to learn
> objectiveC I figured I'd give livecode a shot. I want to know how to learn
> livecode effectively. Is the livecode University program the first option to
> start with? Where do I start? Please advise.

I've been using LC and its related products for many years so I have not taken the course myself, but people who have used it report good results and give it high marks. If you would like a free introduction that leads you through all the major concepts and assumes no previous knowledge, you can download these stacks:

http://www.hyperactivesw.com/revscriptc ... ences.html

Work through them in order, since each one assumes you know what came before. The stacks are a little dated, so they will not represent all you can do with LC today, but the information is still accurate.

1) in Android and ios development is there
(a) widgets that fit the latest OS or do I have to purchase an add-on to achieve this?

There will be built-in widgets for all mobile operating systems as soon as the next phase of the engine rewrite is done. For now, purchasing a third-party product can make some things easier, but you can also create your own. It just requires a little info about how LC works. The commercial products use nothing more than the same capabilites the engine provides to everyone.

And (b) auto resize for screen size - as you know there are many types of screen sizes for Android and ios so automatic screen resizing is important. Is this automatically implemented with livecode 7 or does a special piece of code have to be put in to achieve this?

One or two lines of code make it automatic.

2) your answer to my original email about livecode University is rather a vague answer. As you read from my email I am new to programming and need some hand holding. Are there any resources that will for sure help me other than lc University and is lc univ a pdf file or an online course ?

This forum is your best bet. People here are eager to help.

Mobgui seems to be rather old and forgotten. Anyways I'll try it.

If I purchase the 299$ indy license it says I'll get FREE LC 7 Learning Pack Included. Is this good for me as a newbie?
I am having trouble finding out what this learning pack includes.

Again, I'm not sure, but it can't hurt. I agree you might want to try the free community version first is you aren't decided yet. Another resource are the many example tutorials on the LC site. Each explains how to do a specific task, so you do need to know what you're looking for. You should read the User Guide that ships with the product, the overview there is excellent; you can find that under the Help menu in LC.