Thanks for the history behind this Richard. I also tried using the templatexxx objects as a source of all properties but it appears that they are basically empty until you set their properties. Or perhaps I was using the wrong syntax. I tried "put the templateStack into tArray" and "put the keys of the templatestack into tProps" with no luck (compile/runtime errors), so looks like that is a blind alley too.
Since the bug you referred to has been there since 2005, I'm not holding my breath that it will ever get any attention! Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com>wrote: > Peter Haworth wrote: > > > Missing out the ones that can be derived from others seems reasonable > > and I've found a property named colors that fits that bill in terms > > of fore/background colors/patterns etc, and that the decorations > > property will contain "system" if systemWindow is true (or vice versa > > I guess). Still mystified by textAlign though. > > It can sometimes help maintain one's sanity to know the backstory for > something as seemingly bizarre as the current state of the properties > function: > > It was originally added back in the MetaCard days at Kevin's request, so > the first RunRev IDE could easily reproduce objects with syntax as simple > as "set the properties of <obj> to the properties of <obj>". > > After Raney added that for them, RunRev has since acquired the code base > and, somewhat ironically, no longer depend on this property as they once > did. > > So the properties you'll see supported tend to be older ones, and > redundant ones like backgroundColor, also covered by the colors, aren't > bothered with because they aren't needed for the original purpose of the > function. > > All that said, as long as it's there is can be very helpful, but only if > they make an effort to maintain it whenver they add new properties - > there's a request in the bug DB to bring it current: > > <http://quality.runrev.com/**show_bug.cgi?id=2732<http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2732> > > > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for Desktop, Mobile, and Web > ______________________________**______________________________ > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.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<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
