Summary

Having created a simple calculator from scratch, you should by now be more familiar with the LiveCode environment.

In this chapter, we covered buttons, fields, scripts, and the stack structure to get an understanding of how they work together. We also showed several short scripts to illustrate the English-like syntax used by LiveCode while using the script window to debug a script.

We then examined other interface controls in preparation to use those in later chapters of this book.

We also discussed the kinds of variables used by LiveCode and how it can use abbreviated commands and synonyms.

Now that you've learned enough to make regular LiveCode stacks, we need to download and install additional software from Google and Apple that is required to publish a stack to a mobile device and then we need to begin trying out mobile-specific features—both of which are covered in the next chapter.