The LiveCode Script Guide cannot be searched

[richmond62]

So . . . perhaps the simplest thing is to import text from the PDF version of
the Script Guide into 'something' and search it;

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on mouseUp
   ask "Search Term"
   put it into SSS
   put 1 into LYNE
   put 1 into NLYNE
   repeat until line LYNE of fld "ff" is empty
      if line LYNE of fld "ff" contains SSS then
         put line LYNE of fld "ff" into line NLYNE of fld "fSREZ"
         add 1 to NLYNE
      end if
      add 1 to LYNE
   end repeat
end mouseUp

Horribabbabbly SLOW.

[FourthWorld]

The User Guide?

How did you import a PDF into a field?

The markdown text should be available at GitHub.

[richmond62]

The User Guide?

How did you import a PDF into a field?

In a "very sophisticated fashion": I opened the PDF in a PDF reader and copy-pasted it into a LiveCode field.

Sorry to disappoint you.

The markdown text should be available at GitHub.

A direct link would be extremely useful.

Mind you, that may not be necessary:
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[richmond62]

The only snag might be that those documents are documentS rather than
one monolithic thing.

[richmond62]

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on mouseUp
   put empty into fld "fSREZ"
   ask "Search Term"
   put it into SSS
   put 1 into LYNE
   put 1 into NLYNE
   put fld "ff" into STORED
   repeat until line LYNE of STORED is empty
      if line LYNE of STORED contains SSS then
         put line LYNE of STORED into line NLYNE of fld "fSREZ"
         add 1 to NLYNE
      end if
      add 1 to LYNE
   end repeat
end mouseUp

Cripes: almost as thrilling as watching paint dry.

The short-attention-span brigade will have forgotten why they searched for something before the results arrive.

[richmond62]

So, I'm going to try this:

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on mouseUp
   put empty into fld "fSREZ"
   ask "Search Term"
   put it into SSS
   put 1 into LYNE
   put 1 into NLYNE
   put the STORD of btn "SD" into STORED
   repeat until line LYNE of STORED is empty
      if line LYNE of STORED contains SSS then
         put line LYNE of STORED into line NLYNE of HEREWEGO
         add 1 to NLYNE
      end if
      add 1 to LYNE
   end repeat
   put HEREWEGO into fld "fSREZ"
end mouseUp

Where the STORD (custom property) of button "SD" contains the text of the script guide.

Youch! The only apparent difference is that one has to wait until the whole routine
has finished to see anything in the output field.

Can one "just" search a custom property without having to put that into a variable first?

And would that speed things up? Doubtful.
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[richmond62]

Quoting myself

Can one "just" search a custom property without having to put that into a variable first?

Yes, that can be done, but only marginally faster.

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on mouseUp
   put empty into fld "fSREZ"
   ask "Search Term"
   put it into SSS
   put 1 into LYNE
   put 1 into NLYNE
   repeat until line LYNE the STORD of btn "SD" is empty
      if line LYNE of the STORD of btn "SD" contains SSS then
         put line LYNE of the STORD of btn "SD" into line NLYNE of fld "fSREZ"
         add 1 to NLYNE
      end if
      add 1 to LYNE
   end repeat
end mouseUp

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[richmond62]

What is interesting is that if one concatenates all the Markdown files in the folder "guides" into
a single text field in a stack and then searches (Ctrl/CMD F) for 'backdrop' it only lists a single instance
inwith that field when there are many.
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[jacque]

One of the biggest reasons for the slowness is that you are counting lines rather than using "repeat for each".

[richmond62]

One of the biggest reasons for the slowness is that you are counting lines rather than using "repeat for each".

After "only" 20 years with LiveCode I still believe I'm a beginner.

Thank you for pointing that out.