Hi folks,
The app I’m currently working on features a poem presented as a series of
fields (each containing one word of the poem) all grouped together, so that the
poem can be scrolled vertically by the user. I need to be able to add extra
words to the poem as the user drags them in from a set o
On 2020-08-26 10:06, Jimmieson, Phil via use-livecode wrote:
One thing I’m considering is having a set of dummy hidden items
already in the group and making one of those look like the word the
user just dragged in - thus it’s already a member of the group and can
be scrolled etc with the rest. Ca
Thanks very much Mark, the relayer command is exactly what I needed.
relayer field “xx” to the front of group “thePoem” —adds the field to the poem
group at the top of the group
relayer field “xx” after group “thePoem” —removes the field from the poem group
and leaves it in front of the group
Also, Geoff Canyon wrote a GREAT utility called Navigator, which among other
things, allows you to drag objects around in a hierarchical list. If you drag
an object in a group to somewhere outside that group, into another group let’s
say, it does all the relaying for you.
I cannot tell you how
Whilst Mark provided what Phil needed, I too cannot believe how easy and
reliable Geoff's Navigator is. I use it for everything. When I need an
Inspector a double-click on a line in Navigator brings it up. I love it.
On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 7:14 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <
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