Hi Scott, I guess I'm getting confused since Jacqueline's post said that you can't drag controls from one stack to another, I assume she means with the standard functions and properties provided by LC. And the IDe doesn't use them either for dragging controls from the Tools palette.
I took a look at your stack and it seems to do just what I want to do. The only difference I see is that in your script, the destination stack is hard coded and you save its rectangle so you can check if the mouse is over it.. I haven't tried it yet but I think perhaps calling mouseStack when the mouse button is released would get me the info I need. Too late to try it now, will give it a whirl on Monday. Pete Haworth On Feb 6, 2011, at 9:55 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: > Pete: > > There are several drag and drop references you can explore (for example, the > LiveCode User Guide found under Help > User Guide, page 262). LC has all > the commands to implement what you want. > > On a semi-related note, I have a drag and drop sample stack that is all > LiveCode script, based on work done by the late Eric Chatonet. I wanted a > drag and drop routine that represented dragged objects using their original > forms, rather than a rectangle. You can get the stack by executing the > following in your message box: > go url "http://www.tactilemedia.com/site_files/downloads/TMdragndrop.rev"; > > Start dragging any object and the "drop stack" will open automatically. > Note that this doesn't use LC's drag and drop routines, and as such has a > couple of limitations, so learning the "real" drag and drop routines might > be better in the long run. But the scripted solution works fine for me. As > they say, YMMV. > > Regards, > > Scott Rossi > Creative Director > Tactile Media, UX Design > > > > > Recently, Peter Haworth wrote: > >> Sounds perfect! Now if I only knew how to do that..... >> Pete Haworth >> >> On Feb 6, 2011, at 5:21 PM, dunb...@aol.com wrote: >> >>> If you know what controls are where, and you must because you made them, >>> named them and placed them on your palette, then can't you just get target >>> info, clone the control, and make it track the mouse until dropped? >>> >>> >>> Or am I missing everything? >>> >>> >>> Craig Newman >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Peter Haworth <p...@mollysrevenge.com> >>> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >>> Sent: Sun, Feb 6, 2011 4:16 pm >>> Subject: Drag and Drop >>> >>> >>> I would like to set up the equivalent of the LC Tools palette so I can drag >>> and >>> drop some custom controls from it to any card. >>> >>> Mark - I read your excellent write up on Drag and Drop but it seems to be >>> aimed >>> at a different situation than this (dragging info from one control to >>> another). >>> I also used the message watcher to see what happens when I drag an LC >>> control >>> from the LC tools palette to a card and I didn;t see any of the standard >>> drag/drop messages. >>> >>> Any tips on how to set about doing this? >>> >>> Pete Haworth >>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
