Hi Richard > Klaus wrote: >>> Bug #3158: >>> borderColor property has no affect for images, yet setting the borderColor >>> of a card containing an image results in colored image border >>> <http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3158> >> Yep, found it and added a comment. >> That limitation does not make any sense :-) > I believe Raney once told me that some object properties were compactly > expressed in the internal object record as specific bits within a byte or > word, which was great for saving space but made it difficult to later add new > properties without changing the file format. > Also, some types of objects use specific bits for one purpose while another > object type will use those same bits for a different property. > Given the scope of properties for images, I'd guess that what happened here > is that Raney needed the border bit for some other image property and he > probably thought, "Why would anyone need to set the border of an image > anyway?" > This is just a hunch, but if it's true and the current file format doesn' > allow internal properties to be added more easily, > don't be surprised if this seemingly-simple fix has to wait until the next > file format change.
which is right around the corner and coming with LiveCode 5.x ;-) > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com > LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog.irv Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de [email protected] _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
