[noob again]objects and properties and messages

[MisterX]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com 
> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> Richard Gaskin
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 09:35
> To: How to use Revolution
> Subject: Re: [noob again]objects and properties and messages
> 
> Mikey wrote:
> > I believe devolution only lists properties that are 
> editable, right? 
> > What about read-only properties?
> 
> As I'd written, it returns all properties which are returned 
> in "the properties", as in:
> 
>     get the properties of button 1
> 
> This includes read-only properties like ID.
> 
> If you find any properties not returned by that function 
> submit a Bugzilla report and when they fix it in the engine 
> it'll automatically work in 4W Props too.
> 
> > Anyboty have any suggestions on how to figure out what messages a 
> > particular class of object receives?  There are several types of 
> > buttons, but some receive different messages from others.
> 
> The only difference I'm away of with buttons is for those 
> which are used as menus.
> 
> I've been wanting to build a reference tool for that too -- 
> it seems a natural compliment to 4W Props.  If we had a 
> built-in function I'd have it done by now, but alas tools 
> that take more time away from client work than they save me 
> have a way of falling toward the bottom of the priority list 
> here... ;)
> 
> This type of essential reference sounds like a good job for RunRev. 
> I'll happily build it for them if they're up for a contractor....

There is such a selective tool in my old script editor for MC where it would
give you the possibility to insert messages selected by a submenu for any
control type... I'll see if I can dig it out ;)

cheers
Xavier