As I understand it, a group will be the FIRST object to get a mouse message, IF you click on an actual object in the group. So you can have a mouseUp handler in the group script that handles clicks in other objects, simpy by using the target to determine what was clicked.
Bob S > On Jun 25, 2019, at 10:23 , Ralph DiMola via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > This bit me a few times. I would have a group with some controls but was not > able to get the mouseUp when you clicked in the group but not on any of the > child controls. I now know I have to put some transparent object that fills > the group and is also behind all the other controls. It never made any sense > to me why this is. I thought as others that the group is a control and would > get mouse messages. If this was so then the group would only get the message > if 1) you clicked in the group but not on a child 2) You clicked in the group > and on a child control and the control passed the message. > > Ralph DiMola _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
