[SOLVED] Tools pallet will not show

[anmldr]

I select the Tools Pallet and Paint and Draw Tools but they will only flicker on and then back off in the blink of an eye. If you are not watching closely, you will miss it because it is so fast. When this is happens, I have already created a new stack and card.

Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug?

Linda
LC Version 5.5.2 Build 1492 iOS Subscription

[Klaus]

Hi Linda,

works fine here.

Do you doubleclick that little arrow in the palette?
If yes, don't!

Sorry, no other idea...


Best

Klaus

[anmldr]

I don't know if I did or if I did not. All I know is that it will not open...or rather will not stay open for more than a fraction of a second.

Linda

[sturgis]

As mentioned by Klaus, don't click it twice (double click) Its a toggle button, click it once the panel expands, click it again it detracts. If you single click it and it doesn't work as expected then something else is going on, but the double click thing is the most likely issue.

[jacque]

I'm not sure what you're selecting. Do you mean you chose the two items from the Tools menu? And does the whole Tools palette disappear, or only the paint/draw tools portion?

[anmldr]

I go to the Tools menu and select Tools Palette, then there is a flicker on the left as if it opened and closes really fast. I can never get it to stay open.

Linda

[dunbarx]

Linda.

in the message box, type:

show stack "revTools"

What happens?

Craig Newman

[anmldr]

It says "true". But it still is not visible.

Linda

[mwieder]

Linda-

try
set the loc of stack "revTools" to the screenloc

[anmldr]

I closed all stacks (some were still in memory that I did not know were open), stopped a plug-in from running and closed LiveCode. I don't know what part of this worked but it did. I created a new stack and the tools pallet is now showing.

Linda

[dunbarx]

Linda.

Whew.

OK, know that the tools palette is simply a stack, like all LC gadgets, and can be shown, hidden and have its loc set like any other.

If some other component hid it, you need to find the cause. Add those components one at a time until the problem pops up again. Then see if there is something that hides this stack.

Craig Newman