Ahah! I've seen in version 8 where I drop a control and it never ends up where I actually drop it. Also, the card is overlayed with a blue color, something LC never did before.
Bob S > On Dec 29, 2016, at 03:53 , Lagi Pittas <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Bob, > > It was Toplevel not Modal. I removed all controls one by one - no go. I > opened it in version 8 , still the same. > Was going back to six but I tried a long shot - and prayed. > > I set the scale factor back to 1 (I'm developing on a height of 1280) and > the controls could be seen. Then I put the scale back but dropped a control > closer to the right edge and I could just see it. > > > So basically when the stack is scaled controls can be dropped on to it but > will not be added unless a small part of it can be seen at the edge. > For example at a scale of .7 if I "placed" a button on the right side of > my stack it was "dropped" to the very left but higher up and I could see > it. > > If I changed the scale to .6 try as I might it was always "dropped" "off > stack" and not added. > > I just went back and tried this on version 6 and the "drop" position is > pretty much the "placed" position with or without scaling. > > One extra little "recipe" for this to fail on 9 is that it is also > dependant on where on the screen the stack is. > > If the stack is to the left of the screen a button dropped on the right > edge will become visible and will this be "dropped" at the left edge. > > > So I would not have noticed this problem when my stack was over to the left > of my screen. > > Is this an undocumented feature or just a bug? > > Lagi > > > On 29 December 2016 at 02:05, Bob Sneidar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Make sure the stack is not open modally... >> >> Bob S >> >> >>> On Dec 28, 2016, at 11:13 , Lagi Pittas <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> I decided I would skip lc8 and goto 9 for a new project (i'm still using >> 6 >>> for my main programs - better the devil .... ) >>> >>> >>> Anyway started designing adding controls a few group etc etc. >>> >>> Now I cannot drag ANY control onto the stack/card - even if I exiot and >>> load afgain. >>> >>> I've done the obvious checked for anything locked etc. >>> >>> IF i create a new stack and drag the controls onto that I can cut and >> paste >>> onto the offending stack. >>> >>> Any prayers gratefully accepted >>> >>> Regards Lagi >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > 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
