Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-18 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
The stack style is important, its mode influences which stack is toplevel and default. A palette shouldn't be the default stack unless you focus on it, for instance. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On April 18, 2020 4:14:2

Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-18 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Go and Open are synonyms. Bob S > On Apr 18, 2020, at 2:19 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > > same thing > > Bob S > > >> On Apr 18, 2020, at 2:18 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> What do you get if you use "go" instead of "open"? ___

Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-18 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22691 if anyone is interested. Very simple test stacks included. Bob S > On Apr 18, 2020, at 2:20 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > I’m putting together a simple demo and will post on bulgiest in a few. > > Bob S > > >> On Apr 18,

Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-18 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I’m putting together a simple demo and will post on bulgiest in a few. Bob S > On Apr 18, 2020, at 2:18 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > wrote: > > What do you get if you use "go" instead of "open"? > > On 4/18/20 3:48 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: >> Okay I created a simple

Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-18 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
same thing Bob S > On Apr 18, 2020, at 2:18 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > wrote: > > What do you get if you use "go" instead of "open"? ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubsc

Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-18 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
What do you get if you use "go" instead of "open"? On 4/18/20 3:48 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: Okay I created a simple stack with one sub stack. In the card script of stack 1 I put the handler: on openStack put the defaultStack & cr into msg open stack "untitled 2" put

Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-18 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
What is worse, after THIS script runs: on openStack put the defaultStack && the short name of the topStack & cr into msg go stack "untitled 2" put the defaultStack && the short name of the topStack & cr after msg go the owner of me set the defaultStack to the owner of me put the

Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-18 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
By the way, this has NOTHING to do with substacks as I initially thought. The same thing happens with separate stacks. > On Apr 18, 2020, at 1:48 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > Okay I created a simple stack with one sub stack. In the card script of stack > 1 I put the handler:

Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-18 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Okay I created a simple stack with one sub stack. In the card script of stack 1 I put the handler: on openStack put the defaultStack & cr into msg open stack "untitled 2" put the defaultStack & cr after msg open me put the defaultStack & cr after msg end openStack I get: stack "Un

Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-18 Thread dunbarx--- via use-livecode
Standing Issue with the defaultStack Not sure at this point. When I open a sub stack called “Devices” (or any sub stack) of my main stack “Forms Generator” and I enter “put the defaultStack” in the message box, I get “Forms Generator”. If I put the command “put the defaultStack” in the last line

Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-18 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 4/18/20 11:33 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: Until I can figure out what is causing it, I cannot trust the defaultStack. I think the basic lesson here is "if you're going to rely on the defaultstack you should set the defaultstack". -- Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com ___

Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-18 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Not sure at this point. When I open a sub stack called “Devices” (or any sub stack) of my main stack “Forms Generator” and I enter “put the defaultStack” in the message box, I get “Forms Generator”. If I put the command “put the defaultStack” in the last line of the openStack handler of stack

Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-18 Thread dunbarx--- via use-livecode
Bob. I make a new stack "XXX", and a substack "YYY", and save the lot. To be sure, I quit LC and open "XXX" from the desktop. There is a single button on "XXX" that:on mouseUp   go stack"yyy"answer the  defaultStackend mouseUp I get "YYY" What are you seeing? Craig -Original Message- From

Re: Long Standing Issue with the defaultStack

2020-04-17 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Okay wrong again. The message gets sent first to the card, then the stack, then the stack behavior, then the main stack. But before any of that, I get a dialog asking if I want to save the stack! That is what I am trying to avoid! This was discussed before, and I thought closeStackRequest was