or dispatch "menupick" to button "Examples" with "Aspirin"
Bob On May 10, 2011, at 9:43 AM, Pete wrote: > I might be wrong but I think the send commands, as you listed them, aren't > correct - I believe the message and it's parameters have to be one string. > So something like: > > send "menuPick aspirin" to button "Examples" > > or > > send "menuPick" && (line 3 of btn "Examples") to btn "Examples" > > Pete > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > > > > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 3:02 AM, André Bisseret > <andre.bisse...@wanadoo.fr>wrote: > >> 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 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > 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
