Richard Gaskin wrote:
While the Home stack is in the message path in both HyperCard and Rev,
it isn't among the backScripts. BackScripts were introduced in
SuperCard and later added to MetaCard/Revolution, but that specific
mechanism was never supported in HyperCard.
HyperCard did support libraries ("start using..."), but the Home stack
isn't list among those either.
It seems the Home stack is a special case, inserted into the message
path automatically without either of those mechanisms. Given that the
development engine requires it there's nothing we can do about that;
whether we show it or not that required stack will still be in the
message path during development in any IDE.
Right. Trivia: When you "start using" a stack, its script is inserted
ahead of the Home stack (for HC compatibility.) When you insert a
backscript, the script is inserted behind the Home stack, closer to the
engine.
In the MC IDE (and also the Rev IDE I think, but I'm not positive) it
doesn't matter since Home doesn't insert its own script in either way.
But in a standalone, the main stack acts like the Home stack and it may
make a difference which syntax you use.
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Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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