Either the option key is stuck, or else the engine thinks it’s down. Sounds like you are cloning the second copy.
Bob S On Oct 14, 2014, at 13:16 , la...@significantplanet.org wrote: > Hello, > I've had this situation before and had it again today, which cost me a couple > of hours. > > I dragged a new scrolling field onto my stack and named it "myInput". I hit > Ctrl C and Ctrl V to copy it. I dragged the new field to a new position and > named it "myOutput". > > Somehow (I'm not sure how) I ended up with 2 fields named "myInput" one right > over the top of the other one. > > Then I put some text into the top myInput (not realizing there was a bottom > one) and tried to do some stuff. What was happening, is that LC was looking > at the bottom (1st) field "myInput" and there was no text in that one. > > So, of course, I got very strange behavior and used up a good portion of my > rock collection. > > > Here is what I wish for: (and I do not know how to officially make the > request, and this is where someone can help) > > If I am so "ignorant" or "unattentive" ? to make such a blunder, it would be > really wonderful for LC to pop up a warning saying something like, "Hey > Larry! Wake Up! You already have a field named "myInput"!!!" > > Know what I mean? > > Thanks, > Larry > _______________________________________________ > 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
