Yep, just tried it and it works with that method. If you lock screen of course you can avoid showing all the selection handles.
On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnm...@gmail.com> wrote: > THere was a discussion around here smoewhere about groups not working > correctly with the "last" keyword. > > However, I think if you change your method, and instead "select" the list > if items, then issue a group command, the group will still be selected and > you can then "set the name of the selobj to "_scroller" and then select > empty > > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:34 PM, Michael Doub <miked...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I just got that method to work but it does not seem to remember the last >> group. >> >> do theGroupList >> set the name of the last group to "_scroller" >> >> Does not change the groups name. :-( >> >> -= Mike >> >> >> >> On Apr 19, 2013, at 6:22 PM, Paul Hibbert <l...@pbh.on-rev.com> wrote: >> >> > Mike, >> > >> > The dictionary states… >> > >> > Parameters: >> > The objectList is a list of object references, separated by the word >> "and". >> > >> > I'm not saying it's the correct way, but if you need to build the group >> command via script, this does work… >> > >> > put "group" && the name of button "a" && "and" && the name of button >> "b" into xx >> > do xx >> > >> > HTH >> > >> > Paul >> > >> > >> > On 2013-04-19, at 3:04 PM, Michael Doub wrote: >> > >> >> I feel a bit foolish asking this but I can not figure out the syntax >> for the group command. >> >> >> >> I am trying to clone a bunch of objects, align them property and then >> group them so I can build a scrolling group. >> >> >> >> group button "a" and button "b" -- works fine >> >> >> >> put the name of button "a" && return && the name of button "b"into xx >> >> group xx --- does not work >> >> >> >> the dictionary says group [objectList] >> >> >> >> what is the syntax for an objectList? >> >> >> >> -= Mike >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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
