Thanks for this suggestion Marty, I’ll use it. It still would be great to have an engine-level property.
Peter > On Feb 16, 2018, at 2:54 PM, Knapp Martin via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I have an app where the user can create a document from a pre-made template > and add some of their own fields, lines, etc. They can delete those, but > there are objects that they should not. So I use a front script and trap for > all the variations of delete, cut, etc. I set a custom property for the > objects that should not be deleted (cpCantDelete) and the front script checks > the cpCantDelete of the selectedObject. Maybe set up the development > environment with a similar front script and a feature where right-clicking > with a modifier key (so you can still access the LC popup too) pops up a menu > to make setting the custom property quick and easy. > > Marty > >> Hi, >> >> A colleague who is working in a LC stack has several times in the past, and >> just again today, accidentally deleted fields of a group acting as a >> background. He doesn’t notice the field is deleted, saves the stack, and all >> his text on many cards is gone. >> >> LiveCode has a cantDelete property that can be set for stacks, groups, and >> cards. Is there any particular reason why fields or any other control cannot >> have that property? >> >> I know about the cantModify, but that is a stack level property that doesn’t >> allow anything to be modified. >> >> I just want to set the cantDelete property of valuable objects to true. >> >> Peter Bogdanoff >> ArtsInteractive > > _______________________________________________ > 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
