we don't have a universal field widget, and, the existing controls don't make it easy to do things like this. there are often ways to overcome, just like there are in c, but that doesn't mean i prefer c or swift or java or xojo sometimes workarounds are a means to identify opportunities to improve the product.
On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 5:04 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Also, and without trying to put too fine a point on it, I’d like to > reiterate that Livecode is much less like a furniture store, and more like > an Ikea furniture factory, where there are lots of different parts, and > bits to hold the furniture together, but theoretically you could make any > kind of furniture you like. I think what you are asking for is a piece of > furniture, when you already have everything necessary to make your own > coffee table. :-) > > Bob S > > > > On Mar 6, 2024, at 11:11 AM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > it would be nice to have a universal field widget, and be able to have > this > > sort of behavior be part of it... > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ 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
