Thanks for the info, Richard. John Balgenorth
On Aug 23, 2014, at 9:59 AM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> wrote: > Scott Rossi wrote: > >> Here's one way to position ask/answer dialogs on desktop: >> >> [ in your stack script ] >> >> on suspendStack >> if "ask dialog" is among the lines of the openStacks then >> set the loc of stack "ask dialog" to the loc of me >> end if >> end suspendStack >> >> >> on suspendStack >> if "answer dialog" is among the lines of the openStacks then >> set the loc of stack "answer dialog" to the loc of me >> end if >> end suspendStack >> >> ( can replace "loc of me" with any desired screenLoc ) > > On Windows and Linux centering to the topstack is already the default > behavior. > > On OS X, if an alert applies application-wide the HIG suggest the standard > alert location (horizontally centered, 2/5 of the way down from the top > vertically). > > When you need an answer dialog to apply to a single window, you can get both > enhanced behavior and window-specific location using the "as sheet" modifier: > > answer "Something" as sheet > > Not only will this use OS X's recommended sheet appearance, but on all > platforms the alert box will be modal only to the stack over which is > appears, allowing the user to continue to interact with other windows. > > That said, from time to time we're asked to do things outside of the HIG > recommendations, and there's a request for being able to set the loc of the > ask and answer dialogs in the RQCC: > <http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4309> > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
