On 30/11/2012, at 11:23 AM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote:
> Terry. > > > What do you mean when you say "set by script"? In a handler in a button? > > on mouseUp > > set the menuHistory of btn "yourOptionButton" to random(3) > > > end mouseUp Yes - a variation on that (but called from a pulldown menu). > > > This works fine. Not for me unfortunately. For some reason the message doesn't seem to get sent unless I switch to another window (clicking in a palette for example). Terry... > > > Write back. > > > Craig Newman > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry Judd <[email protected]> > To: How to use LiveCode <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Nov 29, 2012 7:02 pm > Subject: Re: setting menuHistory by script not working > > > > On 30/11/2012, at 10:45 AM, Terry Judd wrote: > >> I'm trying to make 'preset' selections from a series of option menus by > setting their menuHistory in a script. >> >> If I set the menuHistory from the message box it works just fine, but if do >> it > from a script it fails - at least until I switch to another window, at which > point the option menus suddenly update to their correct value (LC 5.5.3 OSX). > Same result with the IDE active and suspended. >> >> Does anyone know what's up with this? > > For now I'm using a hack that opens and closes an invisible window to force > the > menus to update, but even that doesn't work all of the time. > > Terry... > >> >> Terry... >> >> Dr Terry Judd >> Senior Lecturer in Medical Education >> Medical Eduction Unit >> Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences >> The University of Melbourne >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > Dr Terry Judd > Senior Lecturer in Medical Education > Medical Eduction Unit > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences > The University of Melbourne > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > Dr Terry Judd Senior Lecturer in Medical Education Medical Eduction Unit Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences The University of Melbourne _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
