This Week In LiveCode 36
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This week’s edition was edited by peter-b and livecodepanos.
Updates from the LiveCode open source community
News & blog posts
- HyperCard-like palettes for LiveCode: Richmond has been experimenting with alternative UIs for LiveCode development
- The Edinburgh 2016 conference schedule is live
Interesting discussions
Updates in the LiveCode open source project
17 pull requests were merged since the last issue.
Bug report of the week
Bug 17790 - Strange behaviour of header bar widget
This report is particularly helpful because it contains:
- a simple sample stack that clearly demonstrates the problem
- detailed step-by-step instructions on how to replicate the bug
- some helpful observations that may help isolate the cause
- a link to a helpful discussion in the forums where a workaround is suggested
Notable changes
- Some updates to the LiveCode scripting guide
- Autofocus on message box when typing: This closes bug 296!
Contributors this week
Upcoming events
- 7th July: SoCal LiveCode Group meetup
- 2nd-4th August: LiveCode Conference 2016