i18n Library – in the Spotlight

by Steven Crighton on July 6, 2022 7 comments

Hello, Hola, Bonjour, Ciao, Γεια, Halò and welcome to another edition of in the Spotlight. We’re looking at the new i18n library from LiveCode. If the intro did not give this away this library is all about internationalization. i18n allows you to easily handle language translations inside your application. Let’s dive in…

First, why i18n? It’s a question I had when I first saw this new library. It turns out, Internationalization just takes too darn long to type, so if you count the number of letters between the first i and the last n in the word you reach 18. There, now it makes sense. Take a look at this short demo video.

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Steven Crightoni18n Library – in the Spotlight

Enhancements Bundle Lesson Series

by Heather Laine on July 5, 2022 No comments

We’re really excited to be introducing the brand new Enhancements bundle to the LiveCode community. This raft of new acquisitions are busy getting fully integrated into the LiveCode ecosystem, and part of that integration is having lessons written on how to use them. After all, a feature is only as useful as your ability to use it!

Today we have published the first in the series, showing you how to install and get started with the Magic Palette included in your bundle.

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Circle Avatar Widget – In the Spotlight

by Steven Crighton on July 1, 2022 No comments

How often do you find yourself repeating the same task over and over again? Creating a circle profile picture in LiveCode is a pretty straightforward task but this beautifully simple widget makes it even easier.

Next up in the Spotlight is the Circle Avatar Widget from LiveCode. This new widget allows you to create profile avatars that match the features found in today’s account areas.

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Steven CrightonCircle Avatar Widget – In the Spotlight

Power Button widget – in the Spotlight

by Steven Crighton on June 29, 2022 No comments

Of course you can create your own buttons in LiveCode, customize them yourself in a multitude of ways, and get them pixel perfect for every platform. But why reinvent the wheel, or in this case the button? Just use this great widget for professional UI’s across the board. 

The Power Button easy to use and highly customisable widget allows you to create beautiful modern buttons that work whilst continuing to look great across all deployment platforms.

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Steven CrightonPower Button widget – in the Spotlight

Best Practice for API Keys and Security

by Mark Waddingham on June 27, 2022 1 comment

The question of security when using API Keys is something that comes up fairly often, so I thought it would be useful to write a blog post covering what I believe to be best practice when using these keys.

I have come across three kinds of API key in practice:

 1) API keys intended to be used from web pages (in client-side code)

 2) API keys intended to be used in deployed apps

 3) API keys intended to be used for doing secure things

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Mark WaddinghamBest Practice for API Keys and Security

Responsive Layout Library – in the Spotlight

by Steven Crighton on June 22, 2022 3 comments

Our next “In the Spotlight” is the new Responsive Layout Library from LiveCode. With the launch of the Summer MegaBundle we are bringing lots of new add ons to LiveCode and this series is shining the spotlight on them to show you how they can benefit your projects.

The brand new Responsive Layout library lets you create dynamic responsive layouts without writing any additional code. You simply choose from a series of options which cover the majority of the most common layout tasks and then watch your layout magically adapt as your window resizes.

Responsive Layout in action
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Steven CrightonResponsive Layout Library – in the Spotlight

Polygrid Widget – in the Spotlight

by Steven Crighton on June 16, 2022 8 comments

With the launch of the Summer MegaBundle you may have noticed quite a few new widgets appear that you’ve not seen before. Over the coming weeks we are going to shine the spotlight on those widgets to allow you to see what they are and what they can bring to your development.

In the Spotlight today we have the new Polygrid widget brought to you by LiveCode Ltd. This widget was recently acquired by LiveCode and is the perfect widget for developers who want to display data in a simple and modern way. With Polygrid you can quickly create beautiful tables with native scrollbar managed by the widget itself for all platforms supported by LiveCode, ensuring optimal performance. Scrollbar support for all platforms means your data is always easily accessible, regardless of device or screen size

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Steven CrightonPolygrid Widget – in the Spotlight

M1 Native: Latest LiveCode Releases

by Heather Laine on May 31, 2022 No comments

Today we are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.6.8 rc-1 and the latest 10 preview release, Developer Preview 4, both of which now include the ability to run natively on the latest Apple architecture.

LiveCode 9.6.8 is a maintenance release, and as such focusses primarily on bug fixing and regressions. We have made an exception for the new Apple architecture support, to ensure this gets into a stable release as soon as possible without having to wait for the end of the LiveCode 10 release cycle. The LiveCode 10 dp4 release has a few more of the features you’ve been waiting to get your hands on.

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Heather LaineM1 Native: Latest LiveCode Releases