Thanks for clarifying the library and front/back script order - more 
'LIFO-type' behaviour http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIFO_(computing) than just 
random chunks of code in a bucket!

I think this thread has underpinned George Box's warning to “Remember that all 
models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not 
be useful.” 

Mapping this nascent MVC model has really helped me to force some recognisable 
structure onto LiveCode's flexibility, allowing me to map concepts from 
web-based technologies (HTML/CSS/Javascript/server API calls) onto LiveCode 
concepts and scriptable objects - and therefore decide how and where to put 
what logic for my Revlet-based web app. So, today, it's laying outside the 
'very wrong/not very useful' model quadrant for me ... but which quadrant it 
will be in tomorrow? Who knows! :-) 
Best,
Keith..

On 23 May 2011, at 13:12, Björnke von Gierke wrote:

> I agree with your assesment that the message path is so versatile and 
> complex, that it doesn't lead to a single ruleset, but to a dozen different 
> valid usage scenarios. But only if one chooses to use all these advanced 
> capabilities. 90% of my works is within the 'default' path, not using 
> libraries or behaviours, @ signs or backscripts. I do use send often tho, 
> more out of habit to not create large stack or group scripts, then out of 
> necessity.
> 
> Just to make the use of several libraries clear:
> Librarystacks, front and backscripts can call each other at any time. But not 
> if you call a handler that exists in several of them. For example, if you 
> have two handlers in two librarystacks, one of the will fire and the other 
> wont. The one that fires will be the one added last to 'the stacksInUse', and 
> you can see the order in that property. So if you make scripts like the 
> following example, and librarystack 1 was added last, you'll run into an 
> recursion limit error. If library2 was added last, "two" will appear in the 
> message box, and that's it.
> 
> library1:
> on myHandler
>  put "one" & space after msg
>  myHandler
> end myHandler
> 
> library2:
> on myHandler
>  put "two" & space after msg
> end myHandler
> 
> On 23 May 2011, at 10:12, Keith Clarke wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Interesting too, the lack of specific order within Library and Front/Back 
>> script 'containers'.
>> Best,
>> Keith..  


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