One of the most exciting features in Create can be found in its Responsive Layout capabilities. Whilst building the LiveCode Create product we have some key questions that guide our decision making. Is there an opportunity to make something easier? Is there an opportunity to make something better? Can we do it in a way that removes friction points from the user experience? Can we do all of those things without building a tool that feels limited? We took those questions into our approach to building Responsive Layout features and as much as it’s still work in progress, it’s already becoming one of my favourite features.
read moreLiveCode Create First Backers Preview
by Steven Crighton on September 6, 2023 1 commentLiveCode Create (formally codename Xavvi) has been making strides and I’m really excited to announce that we’ve just started preview testing with all of the backers from the Xavvi campaign. For the last couple of months we have been testing with 20 hand-picked individuals and we’ve reached the point where we are ready to open it up to more.
We still have a way to go, but I am incredibly proud of our team’s progress on this product. We have a brand new editing environment, with brand new widgets, a new actions editor, AI in the script editor and the first iteration of our Web Application Service to save and load your projects in the cloud.
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My View on Xavvi – What LiveCoders Need to Know
by Steven Crighton on May 12, 2023 9 commentsOver the last few weeks we have produced some rather fancy-looking videos showing off the incredible things that Xavvi will be able to do. We’ve also sent a bunch of emails and held a few Q&As. This afternoon at 16.00 pm whilst having my last coffee of the day, I felt that not everyone has fully grasped everything that Xavvi is and intends to be. I came to that conclusion after reading a few forum posts and hearing the questions that have been coming in on the live Q&As, So I’ve opened up a Google doc and I am bringing it to you, straight up!
I’d like to start by clarifying that this blog post is intended for people already using the LiveCode development tool, looking at Xavvi and wondering what it means for them.
read moreI built a responsive web app using our new widgets and libraries
by Steven Crighton on August 18, 2022 7 commentsOver the last couple of months I’ve been diving into some of the new widgets and libraries that have come to LiveCode. I’ve shown you all about building powerful tables using PolyGrid. I’ve demonstrated how easy it is to produce beautiful scrolling lists with PolyList, I even created a replica of the Airbnb list. I’ve put the spotlight on the new Responsive Layout library and it was looking very good indeed whilst making light work of changing layouts as the window size changed. I took you international when showing off the new i18n library to easily manage the translation of our apps into different languages. I’ve demonstrated that even the simplest of widgets such as Circle Avatar can save time on those repeatable tasks we do time and time again. Lastly, I showed you that buttons can be beautiful with the new Power Button widget.
read moreBuilding an AirBnb Style List with LiveCode
by Steven Crighton on August 4, 2022 2 commentsWith the release of the new PolyList widget, building lists in LiveCode just got a whole lot more powerful. PolyList is a LiveCode widget designed to allow you to build the style of list you want. This could be anything from a simple single column text list to a full blown image gallery list. (You can learn more about PolyList itself here.) This article is a hands on follow along tutorial to show you how to build one specific list style.
Why Airbnb?
I recently set out to build a list that is found on one of the most popular web apps around. I figured if users are going to use PolyList to build web apps then it should be capable of building the best lists on the web. I’m talking about AirBnb, it’s a thing of beauty and I am going to show you exactly how I built it. (If you couldn’t care less about how I built it but still want it, I can relate to that! The example stack is included with the PolyList download via the Extensions Store. Just grab it and use it.)
read morePolyList Widget – in the Spotlight
by Steven Crighton on July 26, 2022 37 commentsI’m excited to write about this widget! I’ve really enjoyed playing with it over the last few weeks and challenging it to discover the styles of lists that I can produce with it. I can say confidently, any style of vertical scrolling list I have tried to build with it, I’ve been successful with. Let’s jump in.
PolyList – it’s a new LiveCode widget that allows you to display your data in a custom list view. You can build single or multi column lists that can contain text, images, SVGs and color fills, and you have full control over the style and position of everything. Take a look at this short video to get a sense of the incredibly cool lists you can build in LiveCode with PolyList.
i18n Library – in the Spotlight
by Steven Crighton on July 6, 2022 7 commentsHello, 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.
Circle Avatar Widget – In the Spotlight
by Steven Crighton on July 1, 2022 No commentsHow 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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