I neglected to write the modified “keyUp” handler I am now using when I posted. it should read:
> on keyUp x > answer x & random(99) > end keyUp in order to get that “x56” I mentioned. Craig > On Jun 21, 2022, at 2:16 PM, Craig Newman via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > This is summarized from a couple of threads in the forum: > ------------------------------------------------- > > The "keyUp"message has disappeared. > > This happened to me once before, several weeks ago, and trashing the prefs > file fixed it. But now even that does not cut it. > > So a new stack in a new session has this in its card script: > > on keyUp x > answer x > end keyUp > > Nothing. The message does not appear in the message watcher, though all its > siblings, "keyDown", rawKeyDown" and "rawKeyUp”, all do. > > ————————————— > > Just trashed the prefs file, which worked last time. Nope > Just tried with another version of LC (9.6.6). Nope > Just restarted. Nope. > > I have never seen anything quite like this, the complete loss of a message. > > I went back to v8.1 and tried the same handler in the card script. Worked! > Then tried 8.6. Did not work. Went BACK to 8.1. No longer worked. > > Something in my setup is doing this. I am not sure it is LC per se, though I > cannot imagine what that could mean. > > ——————————— > > This works from msg: > > send "keyUp" && "x" to this cd > > I can set a breakpoint and trap the message, or not. I get something like > "x56”. > > —————————————————————————— > > Bernd mentioned that he noticed this issue if his message box was visible. He > thought maybe that stack somehow grabbed focus. I mention this only because > something is surely going on somewhere. > > Craig > > _______________________________________________ > 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
