Moving an Object into a Group
J. Landman Gay
jacque at hyperactivesw.com
Sat Jun 9 00:28:42 EDT 2007
Gregory Lypny wrote:
> Hi Bill and André,
>
> Thanks for replying. I used the same steps as you, Bill, and I just
> tried it again without success. I have a group; I drag out a new
> button, copy it; click "Edit Group" on the menu palette; and paste. No
> button appears, and only the original shows in the Application Browser.
> I also tried cutting instead of copying the button, and using Copy
> Objects, Cut Objects, and Paste under the Edit menu instead of keyboard
> shortcuts. When I leave edit group mode, I can paste the button without
> a problem on the original level it was created.
>
> This was a quirk with Revolution quite some time ago, and I recall
> someone posting a variation of what otherwise would be the normal steps
> to move an existing object into a group, but I'm afraid I didn't save
> that tip. Sigh.
I wonder if this is the same bug that prohibited editing a group script
unless you were on the first card of the group. Is your group placed on
more than one card? If so, did you try editing while on the first card
of the group?
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