Bonjour David, Did you try :
set the menuHistory of btn "examples" to 1 -- (or 2, 3, etc) Best regards from Grenoble André Le 9 mai 2011 à 23:18, David Brooks a écrit : > 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
