Paul, You can also click in the search field and then click outside of it to force a refresh.
Mark, I have a bug report in for an issue with the PB not populating when a stack loads. I don't think it has been dealt with, yet. On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Mark Waddingham <m...@livecode.com> wrote: > On 2016-03-03 16:35, Mark Wieder wrote: > >> I'm also curious now about the use case for cantSelect. I realize it's >> not going away since it's always been there, but I'm having trouble >> coming up with a scenario in which this is useful. My worry is that >> we're putting a pretty obscure setting front and center in a primary >> tool for stack design when screen real estate is already at a premium >> (e.g. we're already overloading functions into the PB. >> > > The use-case for 'cantSelect' is to allow you have objects on a stack > which act as if they are in browse/run tool mode when the global tool is > not the browse/run tool. For example you can create a single stack which > has buttons allowing to (say) choose different types of graphic object, but > still allow you to create the graphic objects on that stack with the > standard graphic object tools. (i.e. You get a simple vector graphic object > editor). > > In the IDE the 'cantSelect' property can seem strange because the IDE > shares the same notion of current tool that user stacks do. Ideally the IDE > 'tool' would be distinct from the user stack 'tools'; in much the same was > as ideally it wouldn't have to rely on the same set of object manipulation > messages as user stacks do (hence the current problem with palettes not > updating when lock messages is in effect). > > Warmest Regards, > > Mark. > > -- > Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/ > LiveCode: Everyone can create apps > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ 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
