On 10/26/23 2:26 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote:
It can be read if you supply syntax that requests a legal value; i.e.:
the name of the currentCard of stack X
the loc of the currentCard of stack X
the backColor of the currentCard of stack X
Oops. That's wrong. It
On 10/26/23 11:17 AM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote:
So basically to stay out of trouble "currentcard" should be thought of as a
write-only property?
It can be read if you supply syntax that requests a legal value; i.e.:
the name of the currentCard of stack X
the loc of the
The backgroundColor and alpha settings might be a dictionary error. The opaque setting says it
is available only for iOS.
I think the appearance of mobile players is set directly by the OS now, so the color and
transparency may not be available on Android.
On 10/26/23 9:56 AM, Klaus major-k
On 10/26/23 01:44, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote:
Basically, its main use was for changing card (i.e. as a settable
property); rather than finding out what card was current (since that was
already catered for via interrogating 'this card of this stack').
So basically to stay out of
Hi friends,
I (now successfully :) create a player for MP3 playback,
however some properties do not seem to work on Android,
although the Dictionary states otherwise!?
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mobilecontrolCreate "player", "mplayer"
mobileControlSet "mplayer", "visible",
On 10/26/2023 4:44 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote:
Basically, its [currentCard] main use was for changing card (i.e. as a
settable property); rather than finding out what card was current
(since that was already catered for via interrogating 'this card of
this stack').
FYI -
On 2023-10-25 13:57, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote:
On 10/25/2023 12:34 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote:
If you want to do stuff with the current card of a stack, then don't
use the currentCard property - 'this card of stack ...' *is* a chunk
reference and thus it doesn't
On 2023-10-25 15:41, Craig Newman via use-livecode wrote:
Paul.
The construction "answer this card of stack “X” does not work if you
are not on stack “X”:
answer the currentCard of stack “X” —works
answer the name of this card of stack “X —works
answer this card of stack “X”—Nope
