Re: Select question

[Doug Lerner]

The docs say it is only sent when in the browser tool though...

doug

On 3/23/04 5:45 PM, "Richard Gaskin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Doug Lerner wrote:
> 
>> But... in order for the mouseDouble message to be recognized you first have
>> to be in the browser tool. :)
> 
> Not in a standalone.  The mousedoubleUp message is sent to the object
> double-clicked on by the engine, but the Rev and MC IDEs trap that
> message and don't pass it.
> 
> You can suspend the IDE and you should get the message.
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Re: Select question

[Richard Gaskin]

Doug Lerner wrote:

But... in order for the mouseDouble message to be recognized you first have
to be in the browser tool. :)
Not in a standalone.  The mousedoubleUp message is sent to the object 
double-clicked on by the engine, but the Rev and MC IDEs trap that 
message and don't pass it.

You can suspend the IDE and you should get the message.

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Re: Select question

[Doug Lerner]

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> So you are allowing your user to resize the field by switching to the Select
> tool but yet you want the text editing behavior of the Browse tool when the
> user clicks in the field?

Yes!

> H ... usually when folks want the user to have
> control over field sizing, they stay in the browse mode and use mouse and
> click
> controls to trigger the drag sizing of the field. I tried it your way, though,
> and it works! I just created mouseEnter and mouseLeave handlers to switch
> between the tools.

That happens to be exactly what I am testing right now! One nice thing about
using mouseEnter and mouseLeave is that it seems more "interactive". You can
hilite the selected object while moving the mouse without waiting for a
mouse click.

> The only odd part was being able to sneak up on a text
> field
> and select it for moving or sizing before it switched me to browse for
> editing.
> I did get that to work, though, by increasing the border width and then
> modifiying the mouse traps to allow for it's thickness before making the
> switch.
> 
> Is that what you meant ?

Yes, pretty much. I stupidly programmed myself into somewhat of a corner
though where I am use a mouseMove handler to constantly set the current
tool. But I'll just uncorner myself somehow. :)

doug

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> In a message dated 3/22/04 10:11:42 PM,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> I mean in an app.
>> 
>> On 3/23/04 2:50 PM, "Sarah Reichelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Use the Contents section of the Inspector, or change back to the Browse
>>> tool.
>>> 
>>> On 23 Mar 2004, at 3:01 pm, Doug Lerner wrote:
 In an app I'm working on, if I have the select tool chosen and click
 on a
 text field I can move the text field, resize it and delete it. But I
 can't
 select the text inside the text field in order to modify it. What's the
 usual way of doing this?
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Re: Select question

[Doug Lerner]

But... in order for the mouseDouble message to be recognized you first have
to be in the browser tool. :)

Anyway, I'm trying about 50 combinations to see which might work best.

Thanks!

doug

On 3/23/04 3:53 PM, "Brian Yennie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Doug,
> 
> A few suggestions:
> 
> You won't be able to select text with that tool chosen- that's just not
> how the tool works, in the IDE or an app. If you want to edit text,
> you'll need to "choose browse tool" again.
> 
> It might also be helpful to note that you can select, move, and drag
> objects by script without ever changing tools. Or you could switch
> tools when the user double-clicks on a field, etc.
> 
> HTH
> 
> - Brian
> 
> On 23 Mar 2004, at 3:01 pm, Doug Lerner wrote:
> 
>> In an app I'm working on, if I have the select tool chosen and click
>> on a
>> text field I can move the text field, resize it and delete it. But I
>> can't
>> select the text inside the text field in order to modify it. What's the
>> usual way of doing this?
>> 
>> Thanks,
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Re: Select question

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So you are allowing your user to resize the field by switching to the Select 
tool but yet you want the text editing behavior of the Browse tool when the 
user clicks in the field? H ... usually when folks want the user to have 
control over field sizing, they stay in the browse mode and use mouse and click 
controls to trigger the drag sizing of the field. I tried it your way, though, 
and it works! I just created mouseEnter and mouseLeave handlers to switch 
between the tools. The only odd part was being able to sneak up on a text field 
and select it for moving or sizing before it switched me to browse for editing. 
I did get that to work, though, by increasing the border width and then 
modifiying the mouse traps to allow for it's thickness before making the switch.

Is that what you meant ?

In a message dated 3/22/04 10:11:42 PM, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I mean in an app.
> 
> On 3/23/04 2:50 PM, "Sarah Reichelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Use the Contents section of the Inspector, or change back to the Browse
> > tool.
> >
> > On 23 Mar 2004, at 3:01 pm, Doug Lerner wrote:
> >> In an app I'm working on, if I have the select tool chosen and click
> >> on a
> >> text field I can move the text field, resize it and delete it. But I
> >> can't
> >> select the text inside the text field in order to modify it. What's the
> >> usual way of doing this?
> 

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Re: Select question

[Brian Yennie]

Doug,

A few suggestions:

You won't be able to select text with that tool chosen- that's just not 
how the tool works, in the IDE or an app. If you want to edit text, 
you'll need to "choose browse tool" again.

It might also be helpful to note that you can select, move, and drag 
objects by script without ever changing tools. Or you could switch 
tools when the user double-clicks on a field, etc.

HTH

- Brian

On 23 Mar 2004, at 3:01 pm, Doug Lerner wrote:

In an app I'm working on, if I have the select tool chosen and click
on a
text field I can move the text field, resize it and delete it. But I
can't
select the text inside the text field in order to modify it. What's the
usual way of doing this?
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Re: Select question

[Sarah Reichelt]

Sorry, I misunderstood. I'm afraid I can't help because I don't know 
how you can even get to this situation in an app - I thought you could 
only do that sort of thing in the IDE. Presumably if you know how to 
get into edit mode, you can use the same technique for getting out of 
it, so you can enter text.

Cheers,
Sarah
On 23 Mar 2004, at 4:11 pm, Doug Lerner wrote:

I mean in an app.

doug

On 3/23/04 2:50 PM, "Sarah Reichelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Use the Contents section of the Inspector, or change back to the 
Browse
tool.
Cheers,
Sarah

On 23 Mar 2004, at 3:01 pm, Doug Lerner wrote:

In an app I'm working on, if I have the select tool chosen and click
on a
text field I can move the text field, resize it and delete it. But I
can't
select the text inside the text field in order to modify it. What's 
the
usual way of doing this?

Thanks,

doug

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Re: Select question

[Doug Lerner]

I mean in an app. 

doug

On 3/23/04 2:50 PM, "Sarah Reichelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Use the Contents section of the Inspector, or change back to the Browse
> tool.
> Cheers,
> Sarah
> 
> On 23 Mar 2004, at 3:01 pm, Doug Lerner wrote:
> 
>> In an app I'm working on, if I have the select tool chosen and click
>> on a
>> text field I can move the text field, resize it and delete it. But I
>> can't
>> select the text inside the text field in order to modify it. What's the
>> usual way of doing this?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> doug
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Re: Select question

[Sarah Reichelt]

Use the Contents section of the Inspector, or change back to the Browse 
tool.
Cheers,
Sarah

On 23 Mar 2004, at 3:01 pm, Doug Lerner wrote:

In an app I'm working on, if I have the select tool chosen and click 
on a
text field I can move the text field, resize it and delete it. But I 
can't
select the text inside the text field in order to modify it. What's the
usual way of doing this?

Thanks,

doug

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Select question

[Doug Lerner]

In an app I'm working on, if I have the select tool chosen and click on a
text field I can move the text field, resize it and delete it. But I can't
select the text inside the text field in order to modify it. What's the
usual way of doing this?

Thanks,

doug

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