there are no property names with spaces. sqb
On 2 October 2010 17:10, Joe Lewis Wilkins <pepe...@cox.net> wrote: > Sorry, but I said "TAB on Return", which IS a field property. > > Joe Wilkins > > On Oct 2, 2010, at 2:56 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > > > Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote: > > > > > While we're talking about bugs, I found that you cannot change > > > the field property "TAB on Return" from the multi line msg box. > > > > That's because there is no property called "Tab in Return". > > > > By default, the Rev Property Inspector hides the "English-like" names > used in the language and instead shows what is presumably an > "Even-More-English-Like" label. The problem is that there is then no direct > way to know the name of the property you're setting. > > > > In this case the actual property name is "autoTab". > > > > > > The first thing I tell my clients to do when they begin learning Rev is: > > > > 1. Go to Preferences > > 2. In the section with the heading "Property labels are:", click the > > option labeled "Name of LiveTalk Property". > > > > Once that's done the Inspector provides reinforcement of the tokens > you'll have to learn for scripting anyway. > > > > And without that, as you've found it just raises the learning curve. > > > > -- > > Richard Gaskin > > Fourth World > > LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > > Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com > > LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog.irv > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > -- Stephen Barncard San Francisco Ca. USA more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution