Klaus. AHA. I did, but did not see past the fact that the “$” keyword took parameters.
Craig > On Mar 22, 2024, at 8:56 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hi Craig, > >> Am 22.03.2024 um 13:44 schrieb Craig Newman via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>>: >> >> What on earth is the “1$ 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, 2024, at 6:58 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> 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 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 and hovering over the app’s shortcut will cause the app to >>> show it’s window(s) whereupon you can drop the file onto the open window. >>> >>> Bob S >>> >>> >>> On Mar 21, 2024, at 3:46 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> 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 >>> hidden. >>> >>> If I drag the file onto the open Window, the app will open it. Case in >>> point, drag an Excel spreadsheet onto the Excel icon in the task bar. All >>> it will do is add a shortcut to the Excel icon for that file. But launch >>> Excel, open a blank spreadsheet, then drag an excel file onto the icon, >>> hover, then drop onto the blank Excel Spreadsheet. In THIS case it will >>> open the spreadsheet in a new window. >>> >>> Because of this you may be able to use a Drag / Drop handler in your card >>> script. The caveat is that the card itself will not accept a drag/drop >>> action, but if you drag anything on top of an actual object, THEN the card >>> will get the message. >>> >>> So to handle this, add an opaque rectangle the size of the card behind >>> everything else (if the opacity is set to 99 it will appear transparent for >>> all intents and purposes). The rectangle (or any other object on the card >>> that doesn’t have a dragDrop handler) will get the message and it will fall >>> through to the card where you can handle it. >>> >>> This in my card script: >>> >>> on dragEnter >>> set the dragAction to "link" -- for files >>> pass dragEnter >>> end dragEnter >>> >>> on dragDrop >>> put the dragData into tDragData >>> set the dragData to empty >>> -- do something with tDragData >>> end dragDrop > > Best > > Klaus > > -- > Klaus Major > https://www.major-k.de <https://www.major-k.de/> > https://www.major-k.de/bass > kl...@major-k.de <mailto:kl...@major-k.de> > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
