Thanks for the explanation. Haven't tried the destroyStack property
but using Close and Remove From Memory wants to close the stack file,
not just the currently active stack window.
So I guess the only way to discard changes to a specific stack window
is to either use Close/Remove From Memory or Quit, and deny the save
option, is that right?
Pete Haworth
On Dec 8, 2010, at 1:22 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:
I think some of this is just a misunderstanding of what "save" does.
Saving writes the current state of the stack to disk, as you'd
expect, but it does not change the state of the stack that's still
in RAM.
If the stack's destroystack property is false (the default setting
in prefs) then the stack isn't really removed from RAM when you
close it. It's just hidden and taken out of the message path. The
next time you open it, any changes you made will still be there
regardless of whether you wrote those changes to disk or not.
Destroystack only affects mainstacks. Substacks are never removed
from RAM until the mainstack is.
So, if you make script or object changes and deny the Save dialog,
that doesn't mean that the cards or scripts will revert. If they are
still in RAM, they will retain whatever you last did to them.
However, if you choose "Close and remove from memory" from the File
menu, and say no when asked to save, then I think you'll find that
the next time you open the stack your changes will in fact have
disappeared.
If you always want stacks removed from RAM when you close them,
reset the Preferences option to do that (Files & Memory pane,
"destroystack peroperty is set to true for new stacks".) For
existing stacks, set the property in the stack inspector. It won't
affect any substacks, but mainstacks will definitely removed when
they close, and your changes won't be there the next time the stack
opens.
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Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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