I neglected to write the modified “keyUp” handler I am now using when I posted.
it should read:
> on keyUp x
> answer x & random(99)
> end keyUp
in order to get that “x56” I mentioned.
Craig
> On Jun 21, 2022, at 2:16 PM, Craig Newman via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> This is summarized from a couple of threads in the forum:
> -
>
> The "keyUp"message has disappeared.
>
> This happened to me once before, several weeks ago, and trashing the prefs
> file fixed it. But now even that does not cut it.
>
> So a new stack in a new session has this in its card script:
>
> on keyUp x
> answer x
> end keyUp
>
> Nothing. The message does not appear in the message watcher, though all its
> siblings, "keyDown", rawKeyDown" and "rawKeyUp”, all do.
>
> —
>
> Just trashed the prefs file, which worked last time.Nope
> Just tried with another version of LC (9.6.6). Nope
> Just restarted. Nope.
>
> I have never seen anything quite like this, the complete loss of a message.
>
> I went back to v8.1 and tried the same handler in the card script. Worked!
> Then tried 8.6. Did not work. Went BACK to 8.1. No longer worked.
>
> Something in my setup is doing this. I am not sure it is LC per se, though I
> cannot imagine what that could mean.
>
> ———
>
> This works from msg:
>
> send "keyUp" && "x" to this cd
>
> I can set a breakpoint and trap the message, or not. I get something like
> "x56”.
>
> ——
>
> Bernd mentioned that he noticed this issue if his message box was visible. He
> thought maybe that stack somehow grabbed focus. I mention this only because
> something is surely going on somewhere.
>
> Craig
>
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