Hi Ken and Scott, > Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:56:03 -0500 > From: Ken Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: dragging 2 windows in synch
> > On 8/31/04 9:34 PM, "Scott Morrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> Is there a technique to maintain the relative location of a secondary >> stack while dragging the primary stack. I'm not looking to just update >> the window location after the move has completed but to visually drag >> it along with the window that the user is moving. I'm building >> routines for simulating drawer behaviors outside of OSX. > > Well, if it's for OS 9, you're probably out of luck unless you make your own > custom windows and your own drag regions. The reason is that the moveStack > message isn't sent until *after* you release the mouse on the Mac. Well, actually it should work under OS 9 because the windows "ghost" when you move them, i.e., you aren't moving the real window, like you are with OSX and Windows XP. That means both should reappear together. AFAIK, it's Mac OSX that simply won't work with the moveStack message because of the reasons you site. The only other way to make it work is via continuous window relocation script that uses globalized mouseMove coordinate offsets. It won't be as smooth, but on todays fast Macs and fast video, it ought to be somewhat acceptable. I have a routine that does that, but not on this machine. I have to get to the studio to look it up. Or, since it's not rocket science, you can probably figure it out reasonably quickly. I'd suggest doing all the maths you can up front, i.e., establish the window offsets at mouseDown, and use small 1 or 2 letter variable names. Everything counts when you need your routine to run fast, but most of it depends on screen redraws as you 'drag'. If someone else doesn't come up with it beforehand, I'll find the example and post it, but I gotta go. owever, I also wish for a way to move multiple stack windows simultaneously without running a script routine. And real Drawers, too, for that matter. HTH, Ken N. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution