Resize stack

[Ken Ray]

Shari,

Instead of a local variable, did you try using a custom property? It may be
that the local variable is being affected in some way.

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: metacard-bounces at lists.runrev.com 
> [mailto:metacard-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Shari
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 11:52 AM
> To: metacard at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: Resize stack
> 
> 
> 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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