How to detect (event) Browse/run modes?

[ale870]

Hi,

using "tools palette" i can switch between pointer mode (design) and Run (browse).
Is there any even (on....) to detect this switch in a stack?

I need to enable some functionalities (revBrowser) only when the program is running (Tool->Run) and disable the component at design-time.

I tried to search some information in the forum, but I cannot find anything useful since I don't know exactly which keywords I need to search: browse? Run? Design? Pointer? etc...

Thank you!

[Klaus]

Hi ale870,

there is no built-in solution for that, but you can check "the tool", see the docs.

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...
if the tool = "pointer tool" then
## edit mode
else
## browse tool
end if
...

Best

Klaus

[ale870]

But where can I put that code?
I have no event, I need to make a timer-based system (e.g. check every 5 seconds) to verify in which status is the software?

[Klaus]

But where can I put that code?
I have no event, I need to make a timer-based system (e.g. check every 5 seconds) to verify in which status is the software?

Hi ale870,

yes, you will need to check regularly.
Quick thought:
Put a script into your stack and call it on preopnestack or even manually.
Something like:

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command check_the_tool
  if the tool = "pointer tool" then
    ## EDIT mode, do your stuff here
  else
    ## BROWSE mode, do your other stuff here
  end if
  send "check_the_tool" to me in 2 secs
end check_the_tool

See these terms in the docs:
send...in...
pendingmessages

To be honest I still do not get what you are after...
Even with some functionalities disabled, you can still enable them again since you are in the IDE!!!???


Best

Klaus

[malte]

Hi,

you can handle the newTool message in a frontscript. Do not forget to pass it.

Cheers,

Malte

[ale870]

Well,

my problem is I'm working with revBrowser and I need to close it at design-time.

@malte can you better explain me how can I do with your system?

Thank you!

[SparkOut]

Answering for malte - I believe he means something along the following lines:

Make an object (can be anything - I would say a button set to invisible, for example).

Give it the script

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on newTool tTool
   switch tTool
      case "browse"
        answer "browse"
        --close revBrowser and do what you need in browse mode
        break
      case "pointer"
        answer "pointer"
        --do what you need to do in pointer mode
        break
   end switch
   pass newTool   
end newTool

note you should not include an "on mouseUp" handler.

In the message box type

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insert script of button "<your button name>" into front

The script of the (hidden) button is now a "frontscript" which means it will receive messages before the engine, hence you need to pass the newTool message to allow the engine to react to it.

To remove the script, quite logically, you use

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remove script of button "<your button name>" from front

[ale870]

Yes! This is the "final" answer I was looking for!

Thank you to everyone for your help!