What about "keepGroupRect"? Like set the keepGroupRect of grp "xyz" to true That way it explicitly limits it to groups. Or it could be "KeepRect" but that might imply a more general meaning. Bill P
William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org > On Jun 13, 2017, at 5:44 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > <[email protected]> wrote: > > james at thehales.id.au wrote: > > > Jacque wrote: > >> I agree with the concept in general, but the word "crop" implies > >> permanent removal. When you crop an image, it permanently erases the > >> parts outside the rectangle. Unfortunately I can't think of a better > >> term. Maybe something like "prevent auto-resizing"? > > > > Actually it doesn't (in practice). > > Many of the apps I use, use a non destructive crop. > > That is, the viewable area is reduced to the crop but the full object > > is still there. > > It varies by app, but it may be worth noting that in LiveCode we have a crop > command, and it permanently erases the area outside the crop rect. > > I know it may sound geeky, but maybe describing the clipsToRect with the verb > "clips" may not be bad. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > [email protected] http://www.FourthWorld.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
