I think you are right Mark. A hidden field with the word "barked" or "darked" in it and some use of the find command would serve you better. Undarking all cards though would definitely require a repeat loop or a recursive call, with Exit to top when you cannot find any more.
Bob On Mar 31, 2011, at 10:18 AM, Timothy Miller wrote: > Hey dudes, > > The "marked" property is so easy to use. "go next marked" and "unmark all > cards" are so fast and foolproof! Very handy. > > I'm wondering if I can somehow define my own versions of "marked" > > E.g., in a hypothetical stack, the "marked" of cards 3, 10, 22 and 99 is > "true" > > I somehow define my own properties, like "barked" and "darked" > > In the same hypothetical stack, the "barked" of cards 1,2, 3 and 4 is "true" > > the "darked" of cards 2,4,6,8 and 99 is "true" > > Somehow I could "go next barked" or "go next darked" just as fast and easy as > I could "go next marked" > > In this perfect world, I could "unbark" or "undark" all cards as easily as I > could unmark them. > > I suspect this isn't really possible. I suspect the closest equivalent would > be to use customkeys and repeat loops, to find the next card with a certain > value of a certain customkey, and so on. I suspect this would be somewhat > slower than "go next marked" or "unmark all" > > The marked of a card resembles a customkey, but I suspect it works > differently. True? > > Is it possible to "go next" to a card with a certain value of a certain > customKey? Or is it necessary to use a repeat loop to inspect the each card > until I encounter the customKey and value I want? > > Is it possible to "set the poodleNose of all cards to empty"? I suspect not. > > Am I getting this right? Am I missing anything important? > > Thanks in advance, > > Tim > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
