use-revolution Digest, Vol 9, Issue 65

[Wouter]

On 25 Jun 2004, at 18:00, use-revolution-request at lists.runrev.com wrote:

> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:42:53 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Jan Schenkel <janschenkel at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: popup - pulldown command
> To: How to use Revolution <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
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> --- Wouter <wouter.abraham at pi.be> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Does someone have a logical explanation why the
>> popup command acts on
>> stacks and buttons whereas the pulldown command only
>> acts on stacks?
>> Shouldn't this be similar?
>> (When trying the pulldown command on a button the
>> error dialog in mc is
>> more to the point than the one in rev.)
>>
>> Greetings,
>> WA
>>
>
> Hi Wouter,
>
> The closest thing to a logical explanation is that
> when the 'popup' command was expanded with the 'at
> x,y' parameter, there was no need to change the
> 'pulldown' or 'option' commands, as these could now be
> effectivly replaced with a popup command.
>
> Hope this helped,
>
> Jan Schenkel.
>

Indeed it can effectively replace the pulldown command in functionality 
but not in the looks.
Making them similar would ease things.

Tnx Jan

Greetings,
Wouter