--- Phil Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "erik hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 6:12 PM > Subject: Re: power tools > > > > > > --- Richard Gaskin > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > erik hansen wrote: > > > > > > Power Tools. the Super Grouper is > something i > > > > used to move things around a lot with my > > > dance > > > > stack. > > > > > > > > has anyone run into any tricky spots > using > > > > anything akin to Super Grouper in > MetaCard? > > > > > > Not needed. MetaCard supports true groups, > so > > > you don't need any of the > > > clever workaround devised for HyperCard. > Just > > > select the objects you want to > > > be grouped, then choose "Group" from the > Edit > > > menu. > > > > just like my Geocities website... > > > > this is like going from one film editing > suite to > > another. anticipating problems that do not > exist. > > > > in the tutorial i got all my objects grouped, > but > > none of them appeared on my next card. i'll > just > > have to do it again a couple of times and it > sold > > be clear. > > If you group some objects that exist on a card, > and want that same group of things to also show > up on another card: > - give the group a recognizable name (optional) > - set the group's "backgroundBehavior" property > to true > - go to the destination card > - select "Backgrounds..." from the Edit menu > - place the group on the card > > Note that the "sharedText" property of fields > and "sharedHilite" prop of btns can make > important differences in the way those objects > behave in this situation.
thanks for the timesaving info. this will get fun when button animation is introduced... ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.erikhansen.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
