I like the way it works now. I usually have a startup handler in the first card of an app which gets things going, loads libraries etc. When I want to test the app in the IDE, I just execute send "startup" to cd "startcard" of stack "myinitialstack"
from the message box. That way the test run only starts when I want it to start. Just my two Eurocents. Graham Sent from my iPad > On 8 Jun 2016, at 22:14, Monte Goulding <mo...@appisle.net> wrote: > > Hi Paul > > This is as intended. Startup goes to the first stack the engine runs not > other stacks that are opened. Use preOpenStack for that. > > Cheers > > Monte > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 9 Jun 2016, at 6:09 AM, Paul Dupuis <p...@researchware.com> wrote: >> >> In LiveCode 6.7.11 and 8.1.0rc1 the startup message is send to your main >> stack when the mainstack is built as a standalone. However, if you open >> your stack in the IDE, the startup message is never received >> >> You can test this by making a new stack with the following script in the >> stack script: >> on startup >> answer "Startup message received" >> quit >> end startup >> >> save the stack and build it as a standalone >> >> Open the stack in LC and notice no answer dialog appears. Run the >> standalone and the answer dialog appears and then the app quits when the >> answer is responded to. >> >> I assume the IDE is receiving the start up message since the >> documentation says 'startup' is send only once to the first start that >> is opened. >> >> I think this should be a "bug". In general, any message a standalone >> could receive should be presented in the IDE for effective debugging. I >> think the IDE should pass the startup message to the first NON-IDE stack >> being opened. >> >> Having a message like 'startup' that is sent only ONCE is pretty handy, >> but if it can't be debugged in the IDE, it reduced its value. >> >> Before I submit this as a bug, especially since this "bug" seems to be >> the behavior that has been in place for some time, i want to poll the LC >> community and see if other agree it is an IDE bug and 'startup' should >> be received by your first stack opened? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
