What is the word for "call" but not using the 'call' command

[Ken Ray]

On 8/17/04 6:24 PM, "Dar Scott" <dsc at swcp.com> wrote:

> 
> On Aug 17, 2004, at 4:46 PM, Jeanne A. E. DeVoto wrote:
> 
>> "Call" seems fine to me in this context. (After all, it's why the call
>> command is called that, and not the "invoke" command, or...)
>> 
>> You could also say that doSomething sends a doThis message.
> 
> OK, but how do I describe this:
> 
> on doSomething
>     doThis
>     call "doThat" of button "A"
>     send "doOther" to button "B"
> end doSomething
> 
> If I use "call" or "send" to describe what doSomething does with
> doThis, how do I describe what it does with doThat and doOther?  Would
> "of" and "to" in such a description imply what I want?

Personally, I'd say:

 "doSomething" executes the "doThis" handler
 "doSomething" calls the "doThat" handler of button "A"
 "doSomething" sends the "doOther" message to button "B"

HTH,

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
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