If this were 3 years ago, I would be begging for this change. It does not affect me right now, though.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2017, at 3:20 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I added a comment to the bug report, but based on the amount of feedback so > far (almost none) I'd say the change probably wouldn't affect many people. > Whether it's a point-release change or a dev-release change is hard to say, > but unless more people object I'd say it isn't a major shift and it could be > implemented in any release. > >> On 8/22/17 9:43 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi all, >> We had an issue come into support about using the paint tools on a grouped >> image - this has come up before (years ago, at least). >> Basically, only the browser, pointer and help tools will recurse into groups >> - the paint tools will not. This means that if you use the paint tools over >> an image in a group, the grouped image will not get edited. Instead, if >> there is not a top-level image one will be created and that will be edited. >> The question is - is this behavior something which should: >> 1) Be considered a bug >> 2) Be considered correct behavior >> 3) Be considered an anomaly - i.e. something which is probably a bug, but >> too many people rely on to change without some sort of compatibility >> mechanism >> I realize this is an edge case; however, I thought it worth asking to see if >> anyone here relies on the fact that images in groups do not get affected by >> paint tools; or whether it would be far better than if did! >> Basically I'm trying to decide if it should be 'fixed' (assuming the current >> behavior is considered erroneous!), and if so whether it would be suitable >> for a maintenance release (it is, strictly speaking, a change in behavior), >> or only for a development release. >> The bug report is here: >> http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20286 >> Any feedback gratefully received. >> Warmest Regards, >> Mark. > > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
