[noob again]objects and properties and messages

[Jeanne A. E. DeVoto]

At 7:34 PM +1200 3/28/05, Richard Gaskin wrote:
>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.

Actually, quite a few properties aren't reported by the properties 
property. I quote:

"Not every property is included in the properties property. The 
following types of properties are excluded:

* Read-only properties

* The script property and custom properties

* Synonyms: Only one synonym for each property is included.

* Duplicates: Properties that are functionally duplicated by other 
properties are not included. For example, the rectangle property is 
included, but not the height, width, top, bottom, left, right, or 
location properties, because you can derive all of them from the 
object's rectangle.

* Properties other than object properties: Global properties, local 
properties, properties of a character or chunk in a field, and 
adjectives such as short that are implemented internally as 
properties are all excluded.

* Others: Some other properties are excluded."

I can't remember offhand what the "some other properties" were at the 
time that was written. If I recall correctly, the properties property 
was implemented specifically to make the Profile Manager possible, 
and Kevin wanted the flexibility to exclude properties if need be for 
that reason.
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