Ah, I see what you mean. If I stumble onto something that works reliably i'll post, but its not likely.
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 12:45 AM, Scott Rossi <sc...@tactilemedia.com> wrote: > Yes, dragging can work by itself. > > But create a new untitled stack in the IDE. Click between between the new > stack and the windowShaped stack and drag them around. Over here, when > clicking on the windowShaped stack after the standard stack, there is a > delay while the window becomes active, and then dragging is thrown way > off, depending on how fast you drag. > > Regards, > > Scott Rossi > Creative Director > Tactile Media, UX/UI Design > > > > > On 8/8/15, 11:24 PM, "Mike Bonner" <bonnm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >Just tried it here, this old script seems to work fine for me 7.0.6.. > > > > > http://lessons.runrev.com/m/4071/l/6867-how-to-make-a-stack-with-a-window- > >shape > ><-- source > > > >Sorry if you've already tried this method. > > > >*local* sgDragging, sgLeftOffset, sgTopOffset > > > >*on* mouseDown > > *put* item 1 of the mouseLoc into sgLeftOffset > > *put* item 2 of the mouseLoc into sgTopOffset > > *put* true into sgDragging > >*end* mouseDown > > > >*on* mouseMove > > *lock* screen > > *if* sgDragging is true *then* > > *set* the left of this stack to item 1 of globalloc(the mouseLoc) > >- > >sgLeftOffset > > > > *set* the top of this stack to item 2 of globalloc(the mouseLoc) - > >sgTopOffset > > *end* *if* > > *unlock* screen > >*end* mouseMove > > > >*on* mouseRelease > > *put* false into sgDragging > >*end* mouseRelease > > > >*on* mouseUp > > *put* false into sgDragging > >*end* mouseUp > > > >On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 10:56 PM, Scott Rossi <sc...@tactilemedia.com> > >wrote: > > > >> Hi All: > >> > >> Is anyone still making custom-shaped stacks out there that use scripts > >>to > >> manage window dragging? > >> > >> I've noticed for some time now that custom window drag routines which > >>used > >> to work in all past versions of LiveCode now seem to be ineffective in > >> LC7. For example, if you have a couple of stacks with custom > >>windowShapes > >> and click/drag to reposition them, it takes LiveCode several cycles to > >> make the window active and catch up with the cursor position. And when > >> the stack finally starts moving, it's position is way off from where the > >> click first occurred on the stack. > >> > >> To work around this problem, I figured out a new dragging routine that > >> seems to work pretty reliably, but it relies on some tactics that have > >> been discouraged in the past, such tracking the screenMouseLoc and > >>polling > >> the mouse state. Here's the script I'm using (applied using a > >>behavior): > >> > >> local mLoc > >> > >> before mouseDown > >> trackDrag > >> end mouseDown > >> > >> command trackDrag > >> repeat while the mouse is "down" > >> put the screenMouseLoc into SML > >> set topLeft of this stack to item 1 of SML - item 1 of mLoc,\ > >> item 2 of SML - item 2 of mLoc > >> end repeat > >> end trackDrag > >> > >> before mouseMove X,Y > >> put X,Y into mLoc > >> pass mouseMove > >> end mouseMove > >> > >> > >> > >> I know there aren't a ton of people building stacks with custom > >> windowShapes and appearances out there. And while the above has been > >> working for me for a while now, I'm still curious if anyone else has run > >> into this and come up with an alternate solution. > >> > >> > >> Thanks & Regards, > >> > >> Scott Rossi > >> Creative Director > >> Tactile Media, UX/UI Design > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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
