You can toggle what gets selected with the "Select Grouped" icon in the top
toolbar.
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HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
On July 28, 2023 10:53:08 AM Mark Smith via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
Well, this might explain it. The original designer had grouped the labels
and the fields into groups (so label A and field A into grp A, etc). I was
trying to change the order of the fields, (oddly, when you select the label
or the field on the form it does not select a group, so I never realised
the grouping existed). Using the project browser to select each group the
order was 8, 14, 11. I used Pauls trick to move grp 11 above 14 and that
satisfied the reorder. But, I also tried and successfully used the Layer
field in the Inspector to change the group ordering (in this case to 8, 14,
15) and achieved the same effect. It was a bit more complicated because I
had to use the PB to select the grp and then open the inspector for that
group to change the layer.
Très compliqué, non!
On 28 Jul 2023, at 4:17 pm, Craig Newman via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
Why does, as Paul suggests, changing the layer order in the Project Browser
work, whereas changing the layer order explicitly does not? We know that
layers cannot be assigned to a particular object class (like fields) but
include all controls at once. Is it possible that the layer order of the
fields only was not properly grokked?
Craig
On Jul 28, 2023, at 10:19 AM, Mark Smith via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
Thanks Paul. That is one of those super helpful tips that is hard to
discover on your own. 1 day we need an easily searchable wiki for all this
acquired wisdom (but for now I have tucked it away for future reference).
Thanks for replying.
Mark
On 28 Jul 2023, at 3:00 pm, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
You can change the layer (order) in the Project Browser in the IDE by just
dragging the objects up or down the list of objects on the card.
On 7/28/2023 6:19 AM, Mark Smith via use-livecode wrote:
How do you reorder fields? I have a form (prebuilt) with 3 fields (a,b,c)
in positions 9, 15, 12 (as indicated by the Layer field in the Position
tab). Tabbing cause these fields to be visited in the order a, c, b whereas
I would prefer a, b, c. I have tried all manner of editing the Layer field
to make them be in that order with no success, I’ve variously tried new
orders: 9,10,11 or 14,15,16 or even 20,21,22 but nothing seems to affect
their order. It always returns to 9, 15, 12. Lock size and position is not
checked. I’ve even tried doing this with the Number field in the Advanced
tab, also without success. Ok, I did find a solution but while it was easy
for me, it might not be as easy on a more complicated form. I deleted all 3
fields. Recreated field A (which was given the starting position of 11)
then copy pasted two more times creating fields 12 and 13. So this
satisfies my reorder interest, but seems to me a rather cumbersome and
unnecessary procedure (if for no other reason than deleting fields also
deletes all of the “custom” settings on the fields which doubles or triples
the amount of effort involved). Maybe I am missing something more obvious?
Thanks
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