set the cursor to arrow; browse vs. edit mode of stack;

[Latarg]

Hello!

How can I find out in which mode a stack is concerning "edit" vs. "browse/run".

I try to set the cursor stack wide to arrow so no text field gets an iBeam cursor.

When do I have to call "lock cursor"?

Using "on resumeStack" or "on suspendStack" does not work; they are called in both edit/run modes.

Using "on stackOpen" does not work; cursor is set to arrow even in edit mode!

I want to prevent a using of "MouseWithin" or "MouseEnter" as this is called repeatedly.

Any ideas?

Thanks a lot!

Noah

[shaosean]

Lots of questions, so lets tackle them one at a time..

How can I find out in which mode a stack is concerning "edit" vs. "browse/run".

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if (the tool = "browse tool") then
  put "browse mode"
else if (the tool = "pointer tool") then
  put "edit mode"
end if

When do I have to call "lock cursor"?

In the mouseEnter command

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on mouseEnter
  lock cursor
  set the cursor to watch
end mouseEnter

on mouseLeave
  unlock cursor
end mouseLeave

[Latarg]

Thanks a lot!!!

[Klaus]

Why not just use LOCKED fields?