Karl Becker wrote: > I have a script that uses a repeat loop to keep an image stuck to the > cursor until the mouse is released. However, sometimes MC doesn't > realize the mouse is up, even when it is. When this happens, the image > gets permanently stuck to the cursor, and I can do nothing to get out of > the loop. This happens quite a bit with OS X, more than in OS 9, > probably since the system itself (GUI included) is slower and my app > can't keep the frame rate up in X as fast as in 9. > > Is there some way to improve performance? I'm trying to imagine ways to > make the image use a "grab me" or even a mouseMove handler, but here's > the tricky part: the user drags a number value from a field and then an > image is created, on the fly, as the user drags away outside of the > field. > > Also, in a related note, > the grab command seems to work only when it's called by using: > grab me > I cannot seem to put a script in another object that says > grab image "chip" > > If I could do that, my problem would be solved, but alas, it's not > working for me. Does that work for anyone else?
Hmmmm... this works: on mouseDown grab the target end mouseDown There's a long thread about checking the mouse state vs. using the mouseMove message (the latter is strongly recommended): <http://www.mail-archive.com/cgi-bin/htsearch?method=and&format=short&config =metacard_lists_runrev_com&restrict=&exclude=&words=mousemove> -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Custom Software and Web Development for All Major Platforms Developer of WebMerge 2.0: Publish any Database on Any Site ___________________________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
