Right, but if you click the button, the group comes before the card not after the card, I think that's the point of interest.
On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:38 PM <dunb...@aol.com> wrote: > Hi. > > > What Paul said. > > > This would be easy for old HC people, since the background group is like a > HC backGround, and is higher in the hierarchy (sorry, Jacque) than a card. > > > Craig > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hibbert <p...@livecode.org> > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Sent: Mon, Mar 2, 2015 4:34 pm > Subject: Re: Quantum tunneling in LiveCode > > > Because you set the backgroundBehavior of the "strange group" to true, it's > effectively after the card in the message path. There's a good explanation > and > diagram in chapter 5.2.3 (p.127-9) of the user guide. > > HTH > > Paul > > > > On Mar 2, 2015, at 1:07 PM, stgoldb...@aol.com wrote: > > > > In quantum mechanics something can be in more than one place at once. A > paradox of sorts seems to occur in the message chain with groups in > LiveCode. > Try this: > > > > > > 1. Place a button on a card. > > 2. Make the button a group. Set the group's backgroundBehavior to true. > > 3. Place the following script in the button: > > > > > > on mouseUp > > answer "I am a button" > > pass mouseUp > > end mouseUp > > > > > > 4. Place the following script in the group: > > > > > > on mouseUp > > answer "I am a strange group" > > pass mouseUp > > end mouseUp > > > > > > 5. On the card script write: > > > > > > on mouseUp > > answer "I am a card" > > pass mouseUp > > end mouseUp > > > > > > 6. In the stack script write: > > > > > > on mouseUp > > answer "I am a stack" > > end mouseUp > > > > > > > > > > 7. Now click on the button. You get the sequence: > > I am a button --> I am a strange group --> I am a card --> I am a stack > > > > > > 8. Now click on the card. You get: > > I am a card --> I am a strange group > > > > > > Where is the strange group, before or after the card? > > > > > > Stephen Goldberg > > www.medmaster.net > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
