Replacing group images (was Standalone UI's, data stacks, image files)

[John J. Theobald]

Ken Norris wrote:

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> 
>>Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 08:11:24 -0500
>>From: "John J. Theobald" <mailjjt at bellsouth.net>
>>Subject: Re: Standalone UI's, data stacks, image files
>>
>>You can put an image into an image as long as they are the same geometry
>>(their formatted width and height are the same).
>>
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> Yes, I finally got it to import an image as Iwanted (see script).
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> 
>>As for the background group, that is a little beyond me, as I don't use
>>them.  I use groups, but not with background behavior.  If I were doing
>>this with an ordinary group, I would just replace the image object in my
>>group as above.  I don't see why this would not work with bg behavior
>>turned on, but perhaps others have more insight.
>>
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> Me either, but even without bg bahavior on, I'm still unable to replace
> images under script control.
> 
> Here's the script:
> 
> on mouseUp
>   set the defaultFolder to "Doggies"
>   answer file empty with filter "JPEGs,*.jpg"
>   lock screen
>   import paint from file it
>   set itemDel to "/"
>   put image (last item of it) into image "myImage"
>   delete image (last item of it)
>   start editing group "myImageGroup"
>   create image "myImage" in group "myImageGroup"
>   stop editing group
>   unlock screen
>   send "choose browse tool" to me in 20 milliseconds
> end mouseUp
> 
> ....when it executes, I end up with an empty background group window. When I
> select the stack window in the Window menu (which is already checked BTW),
> it goes away and I see the image in the stack, but it's not the group, its
> the image. The group (myImageGroup) is there, according to the Application
> Overview, but there's nothing in it.
> 
> Why doesn't the [start editing] command place the image into the group?
> 
> TIA,
> Ken N.
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Hmmm ... if I am following this correctly, you probably have 2 images 
named "myimage", one from the "put" and one from the "create", although 
the "create" one probably has no content.

Try doing the "put" AFTER the "create" (actually after the stop editing 
group).  This should "put" the "it" image into the newly "create"d 
"myImage" in "myImageGroup"

John J. Theobald