Re: Dropping file on an LC standalone...

2024-03-22 Thread Craig Newman via use-livecode
Klaus. AHA. I did, but did not see past the fact that the “$” keyword took parameters. Craig > On Mar 22, 2024, at 8:56 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Craig, > >> Am 22.03.2024 um 13:44 schrieb Craig Newman via use-livecode >> mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>>: >>

Re: Dropping file on an LC standalone...

2024-03-22 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Craig, > Am 22.03.2024 um 13:44 schrieb Craig Newman via use-livecode > : > > What on earth is the “1$ special variable”? well, 1$ sounds like a good bargain for a "special variable"! :-D Actually it is -> $1 Look up $ in the dictionary for further information. > Craig > >> On Mar 21,

Re: Dropping file on an LC standalone...

2024-03-22 Thread Craig Newman via use-livecode
What on earth is the “1$ special variable”? Craig > On Mar 21, 2024, at 6:58 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > Wow I just read that and it didn’t even make sense to me! > > Basically with Windows, dragging a file onto a taskbar icon only adds the > file to the icon’s Pinned

Re: Dropping file on an LC standalone...

2024-03-21 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Wow I just read that and it didn’t even make sense to me! Basically with Windows, dragging a file onto a taskbar icon only adds the file to the icon’s Pinned items. Dragging a file onto an open window of an App will try and open the file in that app. If the app’s window(s) are hidden, dragging

Re: Dropping file on an LC standalone...

2024-03-21 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Does it have to be the icon? If I drag a file onto an app in the Windows Tack Bar it does nothing, even if the file belongs to the app I am dragging the file onto. If however I HOVER on the icon and the app is running, it will bring the app to the front and show the frontmost window if it is