Well, you learn something exceedingly simple every day. OK I get it. Enter is the same as clicking "Apply". Very convenient! Saves time typing in the SE.
THANKS! Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -----Original Message----- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Craig Newman via use-livecode Sent: Monday, November 07, 2022 2:08 PM To: How to use LiveCode Cc: Craig Newman Subject: Re: ENTER in scripts All. "Enter" has always worked for me. And focus has always been required to be in the SE for it to do so. This seems logical to me. It would not do for actions specific to certain spaces to be affected, or effected, when not in that space. Craig > On Nov 7, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Martin Koob via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Do you mean does pressing the ENTER key does the same thing as clicking the > ‘Apply’ button at the top left of the script editor? > > The tool tip for the ‘APPLY’ button says. > > ‘compile and apply the current script (Enter, cmd+Return)’ > > I actually did not know there was a keyboard shortcut for the ‘Apply’ button. > That is a handy tip. > > I tried it out and at first it did not work. That time the focus was on the > script field and the text cursor was there. > > If I clicked on part of the card outside of the script field then the > cmd+Return key combination worked. > > If I clicked in another object like the ‘find’ text field or a handler in the > list to the left of the text field or on the ‘MatchCase’ checkbox > CMD+Return would not work. > > So it looks like it only works when there is no focus on a field or other > object. > > > In any case it sounds like a bug. The key combination should work whether > the script field has focus or not. > > > Since I have never used that key combo before I am not sure whether that > behaviour has changed or not. > > > Martin Koob > > >> On Nov 7, 2022, at 12:45 PM, Niggemann, Bernd via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Klaus wrote >> >> >> is it only me or does the ENTER key nothing after hitting while in >> script editor? >> >> >> >> https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=23999 >> >> Please note: in 9.6.9 rc 2 there is some more scriptifying of IDE stacks. >> Some of them have some quirks. >> It is well worth to test 9.6.2 rc 2 to catch as many as possible and report >> them. >> >> Kind regards >> Bernd >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
