I haven't seen that exact problem but I have seen times where the tool
palette show the edit tool but acts like the browse tool. When that
happens
I toggle it a couple of times and it resolves itself.
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Jacqueline Landman Gay | [email protected]
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
On July 27, 2021 8:41:11 AM Ben Rubinstein via use-livecode
<[email protected]> wrote:
Is anyone else seeing this problem? I launch LiveCode, choose the
pointer tool
(double-check because of problems, active tool is definitely the
pointer).
Click on a button, with the intention of editing the script. The button
is
selected - dotted line, handles - but it is also sent a 'mouseup'
message and
it starts executing.
I can edit the script - but when I save changes, there's a flash before
it
says "no errors" and sets the traffic light to green. After several times
round this loop, I've discovered the flash is the IDE saying "can't set
script
while it is executing". So it keeps throwing away my changes - though I
can't
see this until I next open the script editor and find my changes are
gone.
This is compounded by some mystery in which LC continues to think the
script
is running when I don't think it is. This may be related to the fact
that the
script I'm working on makes a bunch of HTTP requests, so there might be
some
dodgy threading going on - but I'm not convinced.
Once I'm in this situation, I'm not sure that I can get out of it, short
of
copying the text of my script out, quitting and re-launching LiveCode.
And
then sneaking up on my button to select it without clicking it!
I have found the definitive way to find out whether changes have been
saved,
without just closing and discovering that they haven't: if I introduce a
syntax error in the script, then press apply, then the "can't set script
while
it is executing" message stays around.
Is this just me? I've just started working with this version (LC 9.6.2
Community Plus) so it may be some unfortunate interaction with some bits
of my
ancient environment.
TIA,
Ben
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