[WTF] MC's Answer Dialog Options Flipped?

[Richard Gaskin]

FlexibleLearning at aol.com wrote:
> jacque wrote:
> 
> "Somebody should test it on platforms other than  Mac.
> [...]
> if the lookAndFeel is "Macintosh" or the  lookAndFeel is "Appearance 
> Manager" then
> put  twidth - 24 into anfangrechts
> repeat with i = 2 to  nchoices + 1 -- JG
> set the right of  button i to anfangrechts
> subtract the  width of button i from anfangrechts
> subtract 12 from anfangrechts
> set the  bottom of button i to the height of this stack - 20
> end repeat
> else
> repeat with i = 2 to  nchoices + 1
> set the left of button i to  round(curx)
> add the width of button i +  iwidth to curx
> set the bottom of button  i to the height of this stack - 16
> end  repeat
> end if
> set the default of btn 2 to true  -- JG
> [...]
> 
> 
> As my Windows XP returns "Appearance manager" for  lookandfeel, WinXP and Mac 
> will display the buttons in the same order. Although  there is some 
> inconsistency, XP tends to use the alternative button  ordering.

Right. In my revisions it now takes into account both the platform and 
the lookAndFeel to determine the appropriate icons and button placement.

FWIW, Windows has no "Appearance Manager", so that token is a red 
herring.  Hopefully we'll see it depricated eventually in favor of 
something more universally applicable, like maybe "OSnative".


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