A kid recently made a fireball object. He called it a ‘part' so he could change from graphic to image. (I didn’t explain behavior and me, but this will have to come up.)
Dar On May 5, 2014, at 12:40 PM, Mike Kerner <mikeker...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > Whoops - yes, when I was describing what the code might be, I messed up and > didn't include the object type. My bad. > > But after looking at it again, I sort-of like not having to remind LC that > it's a group, or a control, or a button, etc. > > > On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Mike Kerner <mikeker...@roadrunner.com>wrote: > >> I don't like this idea. Every control then has to have some special >> keyword for describing its state, even when the controls are compound, as >> radio buttons and segmented controls, tables, etc. are on mobile. >> Originally, a checkbox was for one state, and a radio button was for >> multiple states. A segmented control, a table, etc. are all differing >> visual representations of the same thing, but the way the behavior is >> described can vary, and as we have seen with mobile, the appearance can >> change, too. Checkboxes still check...for now, but Jony Ive, or the lead >> designer from any other interface project can blow that paradigm up any >> time they choose, and you can choose to follow or not. >> >> So if, for single-state controls, you want to have a new property, then it >> should be something that is appearance-agnostic, like, I don't know, >> selected, perhaps, and I think it should be boolean and matter-of-fact >> if the selected of myCheckbox >> or >> if myCheckbox is selected >> >> >> For multi-state controls, again, the keyword should be appearance >> agnostic, or perhaps the control ought to be a single unit with multiple >> options instead of being independent controls >> >> if myRadioButtons is "one" then >> or >> if myListOfBundesligaSquads is "Bayer" then >> >> and the script of those controls should apply to every option in the >> "group" (for lack of a better word), and it ought to be a single control >> instead of several controls, like radio buttons are/tend-to-be. >> > > > -- > On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth > On the second day, God created the oceans. > On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, > and did a little diving. > And God said, "This is good." > _______________________________________________ > 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
