Windows Deployment Pack & Platform Specific features
Use the Windows deployment pack for LiveCode to create native executable applications for Windows. Executables get created as standard Windows applications complete with customizable desktop icons and application data, including copyright notices. Executables for Windows can be created when running LiveCode on Windows, Mac OS X or Linux.
Platform Specific Feature Set
In addition to the main cross platform feature set, Windows has the following platform specific features:
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Taskbar support |
Show and hide the taskbar |
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Registry support |
Create, delete registry entries, read and write to the registry |
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Printer fonts support |
Choose to use printer fonts for display |
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Console support |
Read and write to the console, hide the console |
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Single or multiple instance applications |
Choose whether to load multiple instances of your application or a single instance when a document is opened |
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MCISendString |
Control various Windows media devices |
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Native theme support |
Buttons, checkboxes, radio buttons, default buttons, tabbed control, scrollbars, field borders, menus, sliders, progress bars, data grid headers, group borders take on Windows look automatically on Windows platform. |
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Process elevation support* |
Run an executable that requests administrator privileges |
* = Experimental in the current LiveCode release. We encourage you to use experimental features and give us feedback; generally they are made final in the next version of the product.
In addition to the features listed above, many of the cross platform features in the product map seamlessly to behave correctly on Windows. For example it is possible to access Windows native printer dialogs or file system dialogs using the same LiveCode language syntax as on other platforms.
Applications created for Windows will generally look like native applications and behave as first class Windows citizens. However in some cases you may need to emulate some of the Windows specific UI elements. This is particularly true of objects that have no implementation on the other platforms we support. We are working to bring additional objects to the platform in the future. LiveCode interface objects are fully customizable, so it is possible to emulate just about any type of interface object or to create entirely new UI experiences or custom skins on any platform.
Standalone Executable Builder for Windows