>Robert,
>
>You probably have "toggle hilites" checked on; this would explain the
>behavior you're getting. To get a basic "select one" list field, you should
>have the default options that MC puts on a field once you have checked
>"listBehavior": traversalOn (true), lockText (true), autohilite (true),
>listBehavior (true) and sharedText (true). All other properties on the
>Behavior tab are left unchecked. Technically, you only need the lockText,
>autoHilite and listBehavior checked, but it doesn't hurt to have the other
>two (traversalOn and sharedText) turned on unless they cause you problems.
Yes! That was it. "toggle hilites" was my problem.
>As to your other comments - switching from browse to pointer tool (switching
>from edit to run) or going to another card forces the object with the
>current focus to lose focus, so there's nothing technically wrong with the
>way MC is acting. If you need to store the current selections so that when a
>card is displayed it will display the selections properly, you can store the
>hilitedLines in a custom property of the list field and then restore it on
>openCard.
I see. I guess my HyperCard background caused me to misinterpret what
I read in the docs. In HyperCard, a field does not loose selection
when going to another card and back. I need to program this behavior
in my MC stack.
>Hope this helps,
>
>Ken Ray
Thanks Ken.
Robert
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