How about going into a polling mode, checking the dragData["files"] every second or so... it should start out empty, but as soon as the user starts to drag a file from the desktop, it should have something in it.
Just a thought, Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software > On Oct 12, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Ray <r...@linkit.com> wrote: > > Phil - thanks for the suggestion but I just tried it and no-can-do. For some > reason, and this is a Mac-only behavior, when I mouseDown on the desktop I > can't see any messages at all which are sent to Livecode. The suspend > message is sent if I mouseDown on another stack, but not on a file on the > desktop or the desktop itself. > > Let me know if anything else comes to mind. > > Thanks, > > Ray > >> On 10/12/2013 10:51 AM, Phil Davis wrote: >> Have you tried using 'suspend' instead of 'mouseDown' and 'suspendStack'? >> Should work the same on both platforms (famous last words!). >> >> Phil >> >> >>> On 10/12/13 6:31 AM, Ray wrote: >>> On Windows the instant there is a 'mouseDown' on the desktop the current >>> stack window goes inactive, thus triggering the suspendStack message. I >>> use this to create a field which then accepts dragDrops. However, this is >>> different on a Mac. The current stack window on a Mac waits until the >>> mouse comes up on a desktop click, thus defeating my scheme which creates >>> the field to accept a dragDrop as soon as the mouse goes down on the >>> desktop. >>> >>> Any ideas anybody on how to trap for a mouse down on the desktop on a Mac? >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> >>> Ray >>> LinkIt! Software >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 _______________________________________________ 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
