Hi Paul -- I, too, have been limping along with a revNavigator that I can't stop using but which has fallen behind the dev environment in a few areas. I should really talk to the developer and convince him to update that thing...
I'll try to find some time this weekend to have a look at the layering code to see what's going wonky. The whole thing needs a re-write in the worst way. I hadn't done much development in Rev for several years, but in the past year I've built three tools critical to my place of employment. If I gave as much attention as I gave to those tools to revNavigator it would be shining your shoes right now. gc On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Paul Looney <supp...@ahsomme.com> wrote: > Fellow Programmers, > For many years I've used the revNavigator plugin to layer objects - to move > objects to any layer, into and out of groups, from one group to another, > etc. > > Somewhere around Rev 3.5 the revNavigator broke. Dragging objects in the > list would only put bookmarks at the top of the list - leaving the selected > object in its original layer. Using the Option key to move objects in groups > (per the instructions) did not help. I am referring to revNavigator 3.0 RC > 1. > > I can open the stack in an older version of Rev, with the older version of > the Navigator and relayering works properly. BUT... > > Having adjusted the object layers in an older version of Rev, the DataGrids > will not work on the stack when it is reopened in LC 4.0 or 4.5.1. All of > the grid objects are there but they have no "intelligence": > 1. setting the dgText of the grid group does nothing - does not produce an > error, using a "try/catch" shows nothing > 2. the columns are the same size but have no column widths in the Columns > tab on the object inspector > 3. "the behavior of group 'DataGrid'" returns empty, not "button id 1005 of > stack "revDataGridLibrary"" > The original grids in the stack are broken. > > I can add new grids and they work properly. BUT... > If I replace the old grids with new ones, I have no way to put them in the > proper layers - short of completely rebuilding a very complex stack. > > So, two questions: > 1. Can you recommend something for layering objects in LC 4.5.1 and later? > 2. Is there a way to fix the broken datagrid described above? > > FYI, LC 4.0 tested on OS X 10.4.11 on a G4 PowerBook and LC 4.5.1 tested on > OS X 10.6.6 on an Intel Mac Mini. > > I really appreciate your help. > Paul Looney > _______________________________________________ > 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
