Does the same thing happen with VMware? not that I have any plans to develop anything in Windows. -- Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA - mixstream.org
On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 8:16 PM Howard Bornstein via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I just wanted to mention that the problem detecting the shift-key being > down seems to be entirely an issue with Parallels. My test, running under > Windows 10 on a real PC had no trouble with my code that was looking for > the shift-key being down. I'm glad to see this problem wasn't within > LiveCode. There are so many layers where something can go wrong, it can be > a challenge identifying exactly where the problem is happening. It must be > a pretty specific issue with Parallels that only manifests by ignoring the > shift key. > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 10:02 PM Howard Bornstein <bornst...@designeq.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 10:50 PM Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> Howard: > >> > >> > All my test show that for the Shift key and the Option key, when > >> > called within a mousemove handler, it doesn't register that the > >> > keys are down unless the mouse button is clicked first. > >> > >> Hi Howard, I tested your code verbatim in the card script of a new stack > >> in LC 901 on native Windows 10 with a real PC laptop, Dell Intel i5. > >> > >> It works fine here. > > > > > > Thanks for testing this out. > > > > > >> I also noticed that since "shiftkey" only has two > >> states, you don't really need to test it twice; you could cut out the > >> second "if" statement. In fact, this yields similar results: > >> > >> on mousemove x,y > >> put x,y && the shiftkey > >> end mousemove > >> > > > > Lol. Yeah, I wasn't trying for elegance. I was making sure the code and > > results were absolutely clear. > > > > > >> So, despite the very significant issues that LC 9 has on real Windows, > >> including a barely-usable script editor, it seems likely that this is > >> not one of them. That's good news! But obviously you do have a problem. > >> > >> Have you tested your code in a brand new empty stack in a fresh and > >> unmodded instance of LC, no extra plugins or scripts running? If so, if > >> it's just Parallels, I have to say that virtual Windows isn't quite the > >> same. Well, I guess an Intel Mac sporting a GUI that contradicts much of > >> Apple's original research isn't quite the same either; I'm a big > >> original Mac guy! :) But some details are different. That's why I always > >> use real Mac and real Windows. > >> > > > > I have friend with a real Windows machine that will test the code of the > > app where I applied this technique so, hopefully I'll be able to see if > it > > works on a real PC and if the problem is Parallels. I'm a Mac guy too and > > only use Windows to test apps built for both platforms. > > > > > >> But if you get different results with a fresh stack and LC, if there is > >> something else going on and you would like me to test your actual stack > >> (on native Windows) or help solve your problem, feel free to contact me > >> off-list. Interesting. > >> > > > > Thanks. I'll let you know what my friend turns up. > > > > > >> (Meanwhile, hope we can get improvements for some of the real Windows > >> problems that LC has. It's difficult to type in the LC 901 script editor > >> on Windows - that is a pretty huge issue. I have a WordLib update coming > >> out in a few days, pending final tests, and it never hurts to have a > >> fully usable version of the latest LC IDE on both platforms!) > >> > > > > I did work a little bit in the script editor under Windows and didn't > > notice the awful problems you've been reporting, but again, it was just > > some tweaks and code changes. I don't do most of my scripting under > > Windows. I hope this gets fixed. > > > > > >> > >> Best wishes, > >> > >> Curry Kenworthy > >> > >> Custom Software Development > >> "Better Methods, Better Results" > >> LiveCode Training and Consulting > >> http://livecodeconsulting.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 > >> > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Howard Bornstein > > ----------------------- > > www.designeq.com > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Howard Bornstein > ----------------------- > www.designeq.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
