Dar, ActionCompile is called when you click the Apply (compile) button in the IDE. I believe it is called before the actual compile. If you don't have the "pass actionCompile" statement it doesn't compile.
on actionCompile --your code here pass actionCompile end actionCompile Bill Vlahos _________________ InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) is about keeping your important life information with you, accessible, and secure. On May 2, 2012, at 10:51 AM, Dar Scott wrote: > I like the idea of a plugin setting up a front script. However, don't I need > to catch the click on the apply button rather than closefield? > > > Maybe, I'm trying to do the wrong thing. Maybe I just need a plugin button > to make the transformation on the edit field itself, perhaps with comments > showing the change. This should be set up to be undoable. > > That might look OK for, say, constant folding, but would look scary for > translating some domain language into 'talk. Even with a comment showing the > original line, suddenly getting lines 300 characters long that look like > nonsense can be confusing. > > It does put the LiveCode programmer in charge. > > > Dar _______________________________________________ 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