Because no new messages get noticed during execution of a handler unless there is a wait . . . with messages.
On Jan 23, 2012, at 2:33 PM, dunb...@aol.com wrote: > Ken. > > > The wait thing worked. Don't know why it should. Thank you. > > > Craig Newman > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Ray <k...@sonsothunder.com> > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Sent: Mon, Jan 23, 2012 11:59 am > Subject: Re: mouseControl > > > > On Jan 23, 2012, at 3:17 PM, dunb...@aol.com wrote: > >> >> >> Sorry if this has been answered already. Possibly to me. >> >> >> What is wrong with this: >> on mouseUp >> repeat until the mouseclick >> put the mouseControl >> end repeat >> end mouseUp > > Try "repeat until the mouse is down" … if that doesn't work, add in "wait 0 > milliseconds with messages" inside your repeat loop; you may need to give LC > time to get the message to respond > > Ken Ray > Sons of Thunder Software, Inc. > Email: k...@sonsothunder.com > Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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
