Resize stack

[Shari]

The resizeStack handler (in the stack script) puts the new stack rect 
into a file for safekeeping.

on resizeStack
   global sPrefs
   put the rect of this stack into line 3 of cd fld "Prefs" of cd 1 of 
stack sPrefs
   save stack sPrefs
end resizeStack

The preOpenStack handler is supposed to retrieve this info, and use it.

on preOpenStack
   global sPrefs
   put the effective fileName of this stack into sPrefs
   set the itemDel to "/"
   put "prefs.mc" into the last item of sPrefs
   set the itemDel to comma
   set the rect of stack "Central" to \
       (line 3 of cd fld "Prefs" of cd 1 of stack sPrefs)
end preOpenStack


It fails.  As the stack will be a standalone, I cannot set its rect 
permanently on resizeStack.  So it must retrieve the info from a 
preferences stack.

After resizeStack, I verify that the Prefs fld has the new info.  All 
is well.  But somewhere when opening the stack, the "old" info gets 
put back into the Prefs file.  The resizeStack is apparently called 
automatically from Metacard before the new info is handled.

Now I can avoid using the resizeStack altogether and create a 
workaround, but that shouldn't be necessary.

Help?




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