On Monday, Sept 6 1999, Gregory Lypny wrote:
> Hi List Members,
>
> I'm just starting to experiment with MetaCard, and I'm wondering how
> I can improve the response of some buttons I've created.
>
> I've created a simple stack with navigation buttons that take the
> user to the next or previous card. My problem is that the buttons
> respond only to slow, deliberate clicks, and not to faster clicks (which
> are not double-clicks) that would allow the user to "flip" through the
> cards quickly. The buttons contain the common script (e.g.):
>
> on mouseUp
> go next cd of this stack
> end mouseUp
>
> At the stack level, I have a script that causes the number of the
> card to be displayed in a background field.
>
> on openCard
> put "Card no. " & the number of this card &
> " of " & the number of cds of this stack into fld "card no."
> end openCard
>
> If the user clicks a navigation button two times in near succession,
> the second click appears to be ignored on my iMac. What am I doing wrong?
If you click quickly you will get a "mouseDoubleUp" message instead of a
"mouseUp" message. So to solve this problem, add the following handler:
on mouseDoubleUp
mouseUp
end mouseDoubleUp
Regards,
Kevin
> Regards,
>
> Greg
>
>
>
> _________________________________________
> Gregory Lypny
> Associate Professor of Finance
> Concordia University
>
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