IMO, I don't think it's a good idea to name things using "id xyz" since that's a specific way to refer to objects. In theory you could name a card "card id 4001" while its id is 1004, but that seems like a recipe for confusion. Just like it's not a good idea to name a control using only a number because it's possible for scripts to get confused, i.e. button "7".
In any event, watch what happens if you delete the name of an object that was previously named -- it shows up in the inspector as "button id 1004" or similar. The card referencing behavior is consistent with objects: if a control has no name, refer to it by its id. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX Design On 9/27/12 4:45 PM, "Peter Haworth" <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: >Yes, that's my conclusion too. As you say, it's easy to find another way >to refer to the card. It's just very puzzling why the IDE wouldn't just >set the name property to "card ID 1002" when the card is created instead >of >showing incorrect information in the App Browser. >Pete >lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> > > > >On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Scott Rossi <sc...@tactilemedia.com> >wrote: > >> I think the name is shown for reference, in lieu of an assigned name. >> You need to refer to the card like you do an object: >> >> put the ID of card ID 1002 of stack "xyz" >> >> Regards, >> >> Scott Rossi >> Creative Director >> Tactile Media, UX Design >> >> >> >> >> On 9/27/12 3:25 PM, "Peter Haworth" <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: >> >> >It would appear that a card shown in the App Browser with a name like >> >"card >> >id 1002" (in other words, the default name when the card was created) >> >doesn't really have that name, or maybe any name at all. >> > >> >I get a runtime error when I try to refer to a card like that by name, >> >e.g. >> >card "card id 1002" of stack "xyz" and in the message box: >> > >> >put the ID of card "card ID 1002" of stack "xyz" >> > >> >... returns an error "can't find card", even though I can see it in the >> >App >> >Browser >> > >> >If I rename the card, everything works OK. >> > >> >This seems like pretty strange behavior so wondering if anyone else >>sees >> >it. >> > >> >LC 5.5.0, OSX 10.7.4 >> > >> >Pete >> >lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >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 >> >_______________________________________________ >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
