Yeh - the back and menu keys trigger messages but not the home key. It hadn¹t occurred to me to try suspendStack - I¹ll give that a whirl.
Thanks Ralph. Terry... On 19/01/2016 11:59 am, "use-livecode on behalf of Ralph DiMola" <use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com on behalf of rdim...@evergreeninfo.net> wrote: >That will work if the user hits the back key but if they hit the home >button >not so much. I leave my app open but I think remember some thread that >mentioned the engine sends a message when the app is de-focused. Can't >remember what it was. I believe it was suspendStack and resumeStack > >Ralph DiMola >IT Director >Evergreen Information Services >rdim...@evergreeninfo.net > > >-----Original Message----- >From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On >Behalf >Of Mark Schonewille >Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 7:46 PM >To: How to use LiveCode >Subject: Re: Forcing an android app to quit when the 'home' button is >clicked? > >Terry, > >Reading the docs, I'd say the following should be possible: > >on backKey > quit >end backKey > >Kind regards, > >Mark Schonewille >http://economy-x-talk.com >https://www.facebook.com/marksch > >Buy the most extensive book on the >LiveCode language: >http://livecodebeginner.economy-x-talk.com > >Op 1/18/2016 om 03:30 schreef Terry Judd: >> On iOS the fact that a LC app routinely quits when the home button is >clicked can be a pain but in the case of the app I'm currently developing >I >actually want this to occur. Anyway, I'm covered on iOS but how do I make >the app quit when the user leaves it on an android device, or is this not >possible? >> >> Terry. >> >> Terry Judd | Senior Lecturer in Medical Education Department of >> Medical Education<http://medicine.unimelb.edu.au/medical-education> >> The University of Melbourne<http://www.unimelb.edu.au> >> M: 0435 961 594 | E: >> terry.j...@unimelb.edu.au<mailto:t...@unimelb.edu.au> >> Publications<https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=XC5s6wwAAAAJ >> &hl=en> >> > >_______________________________________________ >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
