Phil.
Grouping the first two buttons maximizes their layer numbers. I see no
reference to this in the "group" entry in the dictionary, though perhaps this
makes sense, in that those first two controls, by virtue of being grouped, are
relegated frontwards in layer number. They are "newer" controls in that sense.
I think.
Craig Newman
create button "first"
create button "second"
create button "third"
put the name of button 1
group button 1 and button 2
put CR & the name of button 1 after msg
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Davis <rev...@pdslabs.net>
To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Tue, Aug 2, 2016 1:43 pm
Subject: Re: Refer to new group?
Not so. Try this:
create button "first"
create button "second"
create button "third"
put the name of button 1
group button 1 and button 2
put CR & the name of button 1 after msg
Under your scenario, I would expect the name of button 1 to be "first"
both times we put the name. But the script yields this:
button "first"
button "third"
Certainly there may be cases where your scenario does happen, but my
simple test is not one of those cases. :-)
Regards -
Phil
On 8/2/16 10:10 AM, Jeanne A. E. DeVoto wrote:
> At 9:37 AM -0700 8/2/2016, Phil Davis wrote:
>> If you use the "owner" method of getting the group's ID, be sure you
>> refer to the child control by ID - its number will *always* be
>> changed by the act of grouping it.
>
> ... if you refer to it as "control N", but not if you refer to it as
> "field N" (or "button N", etc).
>
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