On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 10:50 PM Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> > Howard: > > > All my test show that for the Shift key and the Option key, when > > called within a mousemove handler, it doesn't register that the > > keys are down unless the mouse button is clicked first. > > Hi Howard, I tested your code verbatim in the card script of a new stack > in LC 901 on native Windows 10 with a real PC laptop, Dell Intel i5. > > It works fine here. Thanks for testing this out. > I also noticed that since "shiftkey" only has two > states, you don't really need to test it twice; you could cut out the > second "if" statement. In fact, this yields similar results: > > on mousemove x,y > put x,y && the shiftkey > end mousemove > Lol. Yeah, I wasn't trying for elegance. I was making sure the code and results were absolutely clear. > So, despite the very significant issues that LC 9 has on real Windows, > including a barely-usable script editor, it seems likely that this is > not one of them. That's good news! But obviously you do have a problem. > > Have you tested your code in a brand new empty stack in a fresh and > unmodded instance of LC, no extra plugins or scripts running? If so, if > it's just Parallels, I have to say that virtual Windows isn't quite the > same. Well, I guess an Intel Mac sporting a GUI that contradicts much of > Apple's original research isn't quite the same either; I'm a big > original Mac guy! :) But some details are different. That's why I always > use real Mac and real Windows. > I have friend with a real Windows machine that will test the code of the app where I applied this technique so, hopefully I'll be able to see if it works on a real PC and if the problem is Parallels. I'm a Mac guy too and only use Windows to test apps built for both platforms. > But if you get different results with a fresh stack and LC, if there is > something else going on and you would like me to test your actual stack > (on native Windows) or help solve your problem, feel free to contact me > off-list. Interesting. > Thanks. I'll let you know what my friend turns up. > (Meanwhile, hope we can get improvements for some of the real Windows > problems that LC has. It's difficult to type in the LC 901 script editor > on Windows - that is a pretty huge issue. I have a WordLib update coming > out in a few days, pending final tests, and it never hurts to have a > fully usable version of the latest LC IDE on both platforms!) > I did work a little bit in the script editor under Windows and didn't notice the awful problems you've been reporting, but again, it was just some tweaks and code changes. I don't do most of my scripting under Windows. I hope this gets fixed. > > Best wishes, > > Curry Kenworthy > > Custom Software Development > "Better Methods, Better Results" > LiveCode Training and Consulting > http://livecodeconsulting.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 > -- Regards, Howard Bornstein ----------------------- www.designeq.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
