I modified the message field script in the message box to build a history of
entries. It is considered dicey to meddle with IDE scripts, but this has never
caused a problem. I just modified the enterInField and returnInField handlers
resident there, passing the current contents to a list field I keep in a
toolbox stack.
During development, I am constantly sending msg commands, sometimes with slight
variations, sometimes the same one over and over. The gadget eliminates
duplicates, and allows me to quickly choose from all the ones I have used. I
can execute from that list, or reload into the msg box itself if I want to
change an old command before sending.
Craig Newman
-----Original Message-----
From: tbodine <lvhd...@gmail.com>
To: use-revolut...@lists.runrev.com
Sent: Sat, May 7, 2011 12:23 pm
Subject: Re: Can Message Box retain messages?
> No matter. On advice from Chris, I rolled my own Log substack as a palette
> and now send things to a handler that puts them into a field there. Works
> like a charm.
>>Ooooh. Share.
OK, Bob. Here goes...
Be advised I'm a LiveCode newbie so everyone feel free to turn this into a
lesson on what I should have done different.
Steps to make a Log substack (Message box output alternative)
1) Make a new substack named "Log" containing a card named "Log" containing
a scrollable field named "Log" Stretch the field to fill the card.
2) Configure those as you wish. (Mine has the stack set as a palette window,
the "Log" field's autoHilite OFF and line wrap enabled.)
3) In the mainStack of my project, I put this script:
on log thisinfo
if thisinfo is "clear" then
put "" into fld "Log" of stack "Log" -- empties the log
else
put thisinfo & RETURN after fld "Log" of stack "Log"
end if
end log
4) Finally, for any message you want to send to the log, call the log
handler from your code:
log "my whatever"
I use this for debugging to record a breadcrumb trail of handlers and
events, and to record changes to variables over time. The one thing it isn't
doing, so far, is outputting arrays. Do I need to split those first?
Does LC have a command to evaluate the type of an object or variable? (Such
as Director's "ilk" command?)
Comments? Improvements?
Thanks,
Tom Bodine
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