Re: doMenu

2018-07-10 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Tore even. > On Jul 10, 2018, at 07:46 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > I agree Tor. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: doMenu

2018-07-10 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
What do the open and closing double angle brackets do? For nested menus, in a custom File menu script: case "New|Stack" Bob S > On Jul 10, 2018, at 03:50 , Tore Nilsen via use-livecode > wrote: > >case «Make new graphic» ___ use-livecode

Re: doMenu

2018-07-10 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I agree Tor. The problem with doMenu is, what happens when you want to create your own menu group? None of the doMenu calls to the standard menus will work anymore. Bob S > On Jul 10, 2018, at 02:07 , Tore Nilsen via use-livecode > wrote: > > I cannot answer your qu

Re: doMenu

2018-07-10 Thread dunbarxx via use-livecode
Hi. I would go to the forums and read this all the way to the end: doMenu not finding the menu <http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7=30802=domenu#p165533> Craig Newman -- Sent from: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Revolution-User-f27830

Re: doMenu

2018-07-10 Thread Tore Nilsen via use-livecode
c "zzz" > set the points of grc "zzz" to fld "PTZ" > end mouseUp > > Richmond. > > On 10/7/2018 12:07 pm, Tore Nilsen via use-livecode wrote: >>> 10. jul. 2018 kl. 10:43 skrev Richmond via use-livecode >>> : >>> >

Re: doMenu

2018-07-10 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
12:07 pm, Tore Nilsen via use-livecode wrote: 10. jul. 2018 kl. 10:43 skrev Richmond via use-livecode : Is it possible to send a *doMenu* command to a menu item several levels down? Such as *Object/New Control/Radio Button* ? Richmond. ___ use-live

Re: doMenu

2018-07-10 Thread Tore Nilsen via use-livecode
> 10. jul. 2018 kl. 10:43 skrev Richmond via use-livecode > : > > Is it possible to send a *doMenu* command to a menu item several levels down? > > Such as *Object/New Control/Radio Button* ? > > Richmond. > > ___ >

doMenu

2018-07-10 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
Is it possible to send a *doMenu* command to a menu item several levels down? Such as *Object/New Control/Radio Button* ? Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe

Re: DoMenu not working right?

2017-12-27 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
In fact, it seems I can also select which tab I want hilited like so: open stack "revPropertyInspector 1" dispatch "menuPick" to stack "revPropertyInspector 1" with "Position" -- or whatever the name of the tab is I am working on a contextual app builder, and this will come in handy. Bob S

Re: DoMenu not working right?

2017-12-27 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
. I suppose I could just find out what the name of the Object Inspector stack is and open it. :-) Bob S > On Dec 27, 2017, at 14:03 , Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Bob Sneidar wrote: > > > Dictionary states: doMenu men

Re: DoMenu not working right?

2017-12-27 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Bob Sneidar wrote: > Dictionary states: doMenu menuItem [of menu menuName]. I state: select > button "Development";domenu "Object Inspector" of menu "Object". I > get: > Message execution error: > > Error description: Handler: can't find handle

DoMenu not working right?

2017-12-27 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Dictionary states: doMenu menuItem [of menu menuName]. I state: select button "Development";domenu "Object Inspector" of menu "Object". I get: Message execution error: Error description: Handler: can't find handler Hint: of ? Bob S __

Re: DoMenu

2014-12-08 Thread Alain Farmer
Hello Richard,I disagree with your conclusion that DoMenu was necessary in HyperCard because that language wasn't rich enough to build an entire IDE in.DoMenu was an integral part of HyperCard's ease-of learning-to-program.One command (doMenu) versus many commands to learn/use/remember.Part

Re: DoMenu

2014-12-08 Thread Richard Gaskin
Alain Farmer wrote: Hello Richard,I disagree with your conclusion that DoMenu was necessary in HyperCard because that language wasn't rich enough to build an entire IDE in. Did Apple ever release a version of HC with its IDE written in HyperTalk? DoMenu was an integral part of HyperCard's

Re: DoMenu

2014-12-08 Thread dunbarx
Richard. ...Reliance on doMenu as a language design element also introduces inconsistencies: what happens when you make your own custom menus and still need access to a command normally handled by doMenu?... I understand the exigencies of cross platform support. That said, I miss most

Re: DoMenu

2014-12-08 Thread Richard Gaskin
doMenu, but did not require it. The menuMessage handler references were loaded upon menu creation, accessible like ordinary handlers with a simple call. The xTalk world has seen at least three methods for handling menus: HyperCard: text only, created entirely in scripts SuperCard: objects