I would consider the removal of that feature (the ability to change the mainstack of a substack - including to itself) from the IDE a "bug". Has anyone filed a bug report on this?
On 9/26/2016 11:38 AM, Peter Bogdanoff wrote: > I had that same experience. The Inspector no longer allows you to change a > stack from being a substack. > > Peter > > On Sep 26, 2016, at 7:36 AM, Mike Bonner <bonnm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> You can also do it from the message box.-- set the mainstack of stack >> "mystack" to "mystack" >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Alan wrote: >>> >>>> Using LC 8.1, if I get the stack properties for a sub-stack, I can no >>>> longer set the substacks mainStack property to be itself - i.e. >>>> making it an independent stack. This used to be possible in previous >>>> versions. >>>> >>>> Is this a bug or is there another method of doing it these days? >>> Everything in the IDE is scripted, so anything you've seen the IDE do is >>> something you can also do. >>> >>> If you clone a substack it'll create a new copy with no filename attached >>> to it. You can then delete the original, rename the clone, and use >>> File->Save, which will prompt you to set a file name for it. >>> >>> You may also be able to use the mainstack stack property for that. >>> >>> -- >>> Richard Gaskin >>> Fourth World Systems >>> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web >>> ____________________________________________________________________ >>> ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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
