I think you may need to structure the send statement differently: put "menupick" && line 3 of btn "Examples" into myCommand send myCommand to btn "Examples"
send "menupick aspirin" to btn "Examples" Pete Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 2:18 PM, David Brooks <dbro...@unlserve.unl.edu>wrote: > I DO exactly those sorts of things. But, when I send a menupick message, > nothing happens. > > I've tried things like: > > send menupick (line 3 of btn "Examples") to btn "Examples" > > and > > send menupick aspirin to btn "Examples" > > However, I've never used the term "combo box" and it looks as if I have a > new avenue to try. Many thanks. This looks to be similar to what one would > do with a field. > > MANY thanks. > > Best, > > Dave B. > > > > On May 9, 2011, at 2:16 PM, dunb...@aol.com wrote: > > > When you say you want to drive the menuItems displayed by script, does > that mean you never want to use the mouse at all? I made a workaround > recently where I did something like this, and I am giving you a snippet for > your examination. Make two buttons, one an ordinary one, and one a combo > box. Put several choices into the combo. Place the comboBox so that the loc > of its selection arrow is, say, "200,200". In the regular button script > write: > > > > > > on mouseUp > > click at "200,200" > > wait 50 > > click at "175," && 225 + random(100) > > end mouseUp > > > > > > This should open the combo box and select a random line within it. You > can trap a "menuPick" message inside the combo box. Not sure what you are > doing, but this might give you a hint as to a possible method. HTH. > > > > > > Craig Newman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Brooks <dbro...@unlserve.unl.edu> > > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > > Sent: Mon, May 9, 2011 2:14 pm > > Subject: Menu Buttons > > > > > > I am trying to create a series of "helps" where I step a user through a > process > > using the underlying tool. I have one "help" field that variously shows, > hides, > > fills, and moves around. > > > > The scripts "say" things (aural feedback). > > > > There is a "pointer" button that locates as needed, flashes, and > shows/hides. > > > > Here's my problem. Suppose I have a menu button that affords several > choices. In > > my application, I can click the button, move among the choices from a > list that > > is displayed -- with a choice automatically hiliting as I move around > (hovering) > > in the list, and then click to make the hilited choice. > > > > I want to drive that from a script. Is there an easy way? The list seems > to > > behave like some sort of modal stack that I must deal with. That is, if I > create > > a script that pops out the list, that list behaves as I would expect -- > FROM > > MOUSE ACTIONS -- but I haven't found scripting that leads to the same > effects. I > > suppose I could capture images and use these AS IF they were the real > thing, but > > then I'd have less flexibility than if I did this from scripts. > > > > Should I simply redesign things such that buttons display fields and try > to go > > from there? I seem to be able to get that approach to work from scripts, > but it > > seems cumbersome. > > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > Dave B. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
