Digital Archaeology: A Comic Revival
How LiveCode can be a vital tool in saving historic data

Martin Mystère is a comic character originating in Italy 30 years ago; in his adventures Martin is an archaeologist who investigates the big mysteries in mankind’s history. He’s searching for the real origin and meaning of such places as Stonehenge or Nazca and fighting against a sect called “men in black” that doesn’t want mankind to discover the real truth. Since the first issue Martin has been using computers to keep track of his investigations and became a Macintosh user from the very first moment in 1984.

The Beginning

It all started when Sergio Bonelli Editore decided to produce an App dedicated to Martin’s 30th anniversary. Alfredo Castelli, Martin’s creator, asked me

“Look, I still have this, can we use it for something?”

holding out a 3.5 inch floppy disc.

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OOP for LiveCode Part Two

Do you wish for LiveCode to be truly Object Oriented? If you do, or if you are just curious, read this great hands on tutorial article on how to create true OOPness in LiveCode. Code samples and stacks provided.

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Regular Round-up

Too good for the bin? Turning kitchen scraps into LiveCode success is the new German app "Zu gut für die Tonne". Free magazine coupon for revUp readers, plus more conference exposure for LiveCode in the education space.

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Custom Controls

One of the most useful features of LiveCode is the ability to group controls and view them as a single object. In this lesson, we demonstrate how to use a group as an custom control in LiveCode, while constructing a scrollbar.

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