Thanks Scott, think I have that straight. On the remove command, I think I'm right in saying that if I remove a group from a card and it's the last instance of the group in the stack, it is still in the stack even though it's not any card. If I subsequently want to put that group back on a card how do I refer to it in the place command?
Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Scott Rossi <sc...@tactilemedia.com> wrote: > Hi Pete: > > "Place" adds an instance of an existing group to a card. > Copy & paste creates a new group object. > > Deleting a group physically deletes it from the stack. > Removing a group removes the instance of the group from the card, but > doesn't delete the group from the stack. > > > Regards, > > Scott Rossi > Creative Director > Tactile Media, UX Design > > > > > On 2/8/13 11:27 AM, "Peter Haworth" <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: > > >Trying to avoid any gotchas before embarking on some work involving > >background groups and there's precious little information about them. > > > >Are there characteristics of background groups other than the background > >behavior property property that must be consistent on whichever card they > >are on in order for them to behave as bg groups? Layer/ID/ Name, for > >example? > > > >Do background groups behave differently depending on whether their shared > >behavior property is true? > > > >If I copy and paste a bg group onto a card instead of using the place > >command, does it mess up it "backgroundness"? If not, what's > >the purpose of the place command > > > >If I delete a bg group from a card rather than use the remove command, > >does > >that in any way affect its instances on other cards? If not, what's the > >purpose of the remove command? > > > >I notice that if I copy and paste a card with a bg group on it into a > >different stack, the bg group is still there and has its background > >property set. If I then create a new card in this stack, the background > >group is on it. Will it still behave like a background group linked to > >the > >background group in the original stack? > > > >Thanks for satisfying my curiosity! > > > > > >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
