Dragging Lines in a Field

[Scott Raney]

On Sat, 20 Apr 2002 Richard Gaskin <ambassador at FourthWorld.com> wrote:

> Scott Raney wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 19 Apr 2002  Tariel Gogoberidze <PMDA at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> 
> >> So,  I modified  script  a little (see below) and now it seems to be
> >> stable in  all versions of MC.
> >> note:  I'm sure  it can be done in more efficient way, but I cooked it
> >> very  quickly and  my  goal was  to just stabilize the script in MC  2.4.2
> > 
> > Broken record time:
> > 
> > 1) Never use "repeat until the mouse is whatever"
> > 2) Never use idle, mouseStillDown, or mouseWithin messages
> > 
> > Think of it like going for a long drive after the oil pressure light
> > in your car's dashboard goes on.  You'll learn the lesson the next day
> > when your car starts smoking profusely and burning a quart of oil
> > every 10 miles.  Not to mention what your friends and other fellow
> > drivers will think of your automotive skills.
> 
> So the alternative handler you're suggesting looks like...?
> 
> Advising against what not to do is lesser task.  More importantly, what is
> it you recommend they do?

OK, so the loop in the broken record this time is incomplete, though
of course the documentation includes the necessary additional
information if you look up any of those deprecated things: use the
messages (mouseMove, mouseRelease, etc.).
  Regards,
    Scott

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