Dang! I thought I was learning a new word!
Bob S
On Nov 30, 2023, at 9:29 AM, ambassador--- via use-livecode
wrote:
it uses the power of the engine to its most efficient, preditable, and robust
advangage to put things exactly where you want them.
On 11/30/2023 2:20 PM, Brian Milby via use-livecode wrote:
Groups get the message when resize happens by script.
Other objects only receive the message when resized by hand.
Brian Milby
br...@milby7.com
Except, the "PowerButton" widget actually receives "resizeControl" just
as a group does w
Groups get the message when resize happens by script.
Other objects only receive the message when resized by hand.
Brian Milby
br...@milby7.com
> On Nov 30, 2023, at 1:51 PM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> Thank you Richard.
>
> I see what the issue for me was. Groups do indeed re
Thank you Richard.
I see what the issue for me was. Groups do indeed receive a
resizeControl message automatically if the rect is changed by script.
However, the message (resizeControl) use seems inconsistent. For
example, while a group does received the resizeControl message, a field
does no
Craig Newman wrote:
> “reSizeControl” is a message. What I mean by that is if you are already
> running under script control, why do you need to send such a message at
> all? Can’t your handler do whatever you needed to if the user did the
> actual resize action?
He's asking about resizing that ta
On 30/11/2023 16:05, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote:
resizeControl is sent "only sent when the user resizes a control by
dragging its handles. It is not sent if a handler changes the size of
a control by changing its properties (width, height, and so on)."
Basically, that dictionary entr
Paul.
“reSizeControl” is a message. What I mean by that is if you are already running
under script control, why do you need to send such a message at all? Can’t your
handler do whatever you needed to if the user did the actual resize action?
Craig
> On Nov 30, 2023, at 11:05 AM, Paul Dupuis vi
resizeControl is sent "only sent when the user resizes a control by
dragging its handles. It is not sent if a handler changes the size of a
control by changing its properties (width, height, and so on)."
Does anyone else really really wish that resizeControl was set when the
control's size is
