SOLVED Grabing a rectangle that has "disapeared" from View.

[teriibi]

HI,

How can one "Grab" or display again a "Group/ed rectangle + widget" that has disapeared from the viewable Zone of my Stack.

I tried setting Loc and Top params to 0 so that it is displayed nearby other existing sections..but still.
Also maximized the Stack...but nothin.
Its not deleted since I can see its Script code and modify it. Its just not viewable...

thanks

[richmond62]

Maybe the VISIBLE of the rectangle has been set to 'false'?

[SparkOut]

Maybe also try setting the layer to top

[richmond62]

set the loc of field "LOSTFIELD" to the loc of stack "STAKK"

[jmburnod]

send select field "LOSTFIELD" from messages box
open inspector
check the rect (it is possible to have a control 2X2 pixels), blend level etc...

[bogs]

Among the many ways listed, you could go to the project browser, right click on the object, and choose properties.

Once in properties, you can do pretty much anything you need to, relayer it, change its location relative to the card, change its visible, etc.

[[-hh]]

As you describe it the reason may be that the lockloc of your group is true.
If so then simply

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-- assume the name of the group is "G"
-- assume the name of the rectangle graphic is "R"
set the lockloc of grp "G" to false
start editing group "G"
set the topleft of graphic "R" to (0,0)
stop editing group"G"
set the lockloc of grp "G" to true -- if you wish

[teriibi]

Tks, it worked !
Cant say which part actually made it work again. I guess the set lockloc to false and retrying loc 0,0 did the job.
Tks..
Would be cool to have some kind of Global Map of object & a Zoom-in zoom-out way easely view "lost" items, nop ?

[bogs]

Would be cool to have some kind of Global Map of object & a Zoom-in zoom-out way easely view "lost" items, nop ?

Um, what?

[dunbarx]

Maybe he is asking for a catalog of the locs and rects of all open controls?

This is easy to make yourself..

Craig

[bogs]

Could be, all I got from what he wrote was he would like the application browser or project browser, either of which allows you to pick any control in your project. I'm sure I didn't get the zoom part at all, but I know there is a short cut for magnifying images - Magnify image with paint tool - Control-right-click or Command-click on mac.

[teriibi]

Yes, its more like Bogs describes it.
Its one of those tiny project browsers that shows you a global and visual representation of all your components in a small windows.
..you usualy have a darker small square that you can move arround.
After a selection operation.
The small square then displays the corresponding element at full size on your Main editor Window.
(Its often used in Visual DB creating tools when you have dozens of tables to work on)

[bogs]

Ok, but I'm curious what that would gain you over the project browser? From what your describing, it sounds like you'd have even more palettes open, instead of one tree view style overview of your project.

If I'm missing something, please feel free to illuminate me.

[teriibi]

hmm, I think it would be different in two aspect:
1) its a visual tool, you see tiny "designs" of object, you dont have to read lines...
2) it only includes the graphic or visual components of the stack, not everything it has.
i.e. in a stack : all buttons, Svg, squares etc...
Its meant for a quick acesss to the Visual Design "parts" of the stack.

[bogs]

I dunno, both of those still sound just like either the AP or PB. First item in the PB is an icon representation of the object, you don't have to read anything to tell it is a field, or button, or whatever, but how on earth you'd tell from seeing just a picture *which* control your talking about if there is no indication in text is beyond me.

The AB again, breaks down cards into objects.

On one side you have the stack / card / audio and video file representations, on the other is the breakdown of objects graphically.

Both of these are 'visual' tools, both let you act on the objects in your project, and both show you all the things you mentioned, so I guess I just don't get it. That is not unusual though