frame container object

[francof]

Hi all,
there is, in LC, something like a frame or rectangular resizable object?
able to contain inside other objects, such as buttons or fields, so as to make them invisible by changing only the property of the container?

strange request, is not it?
ciao
franco

[Simon]

Hi Franco,
Are you talking about grouping objects?
Just select all the objects you want and click on group up in the top menu bar.

You should also take a look at this learning resource;
http://www.hyperactivesw.com/revscriptc ... ences.html

Simon

[francof]

ciao Simon, thanks for your reply.
I also thought to group objects to display or hide. but the card is already crowded with objects, add other of them
would make it, in edit mode, unreadable. I do not like.
I also thought of adding a dedicated card, I should, however, store some data in global variables, to keep them when return to the previous card.

I can show you an example of what I want to do:


this is a visual basic form (the same of a LC card).
you can see some buttons, clicking one of them, on the form (card) will open a frame (a VB object, like a container)

this is the same card, but with the frame visible, where are visible other buttons and a datagrid.
when this frame will be closed, the card will return like in the first image

[Klaus]

Your screenshots show exactly what GROUPS are made for in Livecode

but the card is already crowded with objects, add other of them would make it, in edit mode, unreadable. I do not like.

It is was easy, everyone could do it!

[francof]

Hi Klaus,

..........

but the card is already crowded with objects, add other of them would make it, in edit mode, unreadable. I do not like.

It is was easy, everyone could do it!

I believe you , but I understand nothing about how to do it
this my card

I have to hide all objects and display other 7. the 3 radio buttons are already a group, is that a problem?

[Klaus]

Buonasera Franco,

I have to hide all objects and display other 7. the 3 radio buttons are already a group, is that a problem?

not at all!

Just lock the screena nd everything will happen instantaneous!
...
lock screen
hide ...
hide ...
## hide everything you need
unlock screen
...

Same for showing all the objects again:
...
lock screen
show ...
show ...
unlock screen
...


Best

Klaus

[francof]

Buonasera to you, Klaus.

huch!....
your last post confuses me with lock and show screen. I must go to read something about that.

I have grouped all my objects on the card and hidden they. then I show the other group (with the new objects)

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on mouseUp
   set the visible of group "grpDomande" to false
   set the visible of group "grpRicerca" to true
end mouseUp

it is correct?
or must I hide and show each object individually? but so the benefit of grouping where is.....?

ciao
franco

[sefrojones]

Hi Francof,

I think you're on the right track. Groups will work for what you're doing. Check this out though:

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on mouseUp
   hide group "grpDomande" 
   show group "grpRicerca"
end mouseUp

a bit less to type.


--Sefro

edit: As far as your radio buttons group, there is no problem with having a group within a group.....

edit2: You also really should check out the scripting conferences that Simon linked to earlier, they are filled with great info. They are in the process of being updated, so just keep in mind that "Transcript" and "revolution" mean "Livecode" and you should get a lot out of them.....

[francof]

Hi Sefro,

yes, less to type, thanks for your confirmation, I'll go ahead on this way.

about lock/unlock screen
it will make the response time for the action on the card faster if the screen doesn't need to be updated till completion. it's so?

ciao
franco

[sefrojones]

about lock/unlock screen
it will make the response time for the action on the card faster if the screen doesn't need to be updated till completion. it's so?

I believe this is the case. It also will make the transitions more smooth if you have several groups being hidden/shown at the same time. locking the screen will make them all appear to hide/show at the same time. It is also handy for visual effects.

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on mouseUp
lock screen for visual effect
   hide group "grpDomande" 
   show group "grpRicerca"
unlock screen with visual effect dissolve
end mouseUp

--Sefro

[Klaus]

about lock/unlock screen
it will make the response time for the action on the card faster if the screen doesn't need to be updated till completion. it's so?

ESATTO!

[francof]

@Sefro, I tried your last code.....
@Klaus, no more beers: una pizza?

just one thing, about grouped objects, to show the script of a grouped object it's impossible by right-click on object itself, it can be done only by the application browser or there is some other way?


thanks both.
ciao
franco

[jmburnod]

Ciao Franco,

to show the script of a grouped object it's impossible by right-click on object itself, it can be done only by the application browser or there is some other way?

I understood that:

if the selectGroupedControl of a group is true AND btn "Select grouped" of the toolbar = true a right click works for the clicked control.
Just set the hilite of btn "Select grouped" of the toolbar to false and you can edit the group script with a right-clic

Best regards
Jean-Marc

[francof]

bonsoir Jean-Marc,

Ciao Franco,
...............
I understood that:

if the selectGroupedControl of a group is true AND btn "Select grouped" of the toolbar = true a right click works for the clicked control.
Just set the hilite of btn "Select grouped" of the toolbar to false and you can edit the group script with a right-clic

Best regards
Jean-Marc

I belive so, I tried. clicking on "Select grouped" of the toolbar, with the group selected, release all the objects by the group. and it's possible access to the single object script by right-click on it.
then, click again on "Select grouped" of the toolbar, made the group again on, and the rigth-click on an object open the script of the whole group.

ciao
franco