Location of Handlers that Trap Messages

[Gregory Lypny]

Thanks Eric,

That's what I figured.  I'll look into the private commands.

Regards,

	Gregory

On Tue, Jun 19, 2007, at 10:52 AM, use-revolution- 
request at lists.runrev.com wrote:

> Hi Greg,
>
> Le 19 juin 07 à 14:36, Gregory Lypny a écrit :
>
>> I'm a little rusty here.  Does it matter much where I place
>> handlers that trap openCard, closeField, and such messages?  In a
>> simple stack, I put them all in the stack script, but I guess I
>> could put them in group script.  I'm interested in speed as opposed
>> to which controls will receive a message because they lie in its  
>> path.
>
> Actually, I never found a real difference but I always take advantage
> of a location or another:
> For instance, openCard in the stack's script will be triggered by any
> card.
> At the contrary, preOpenStack in the first card's script will only be
> triggered by the main stack but not by its sub stacks, etc.
> To get a reliable code without any repetition (indispensable for a
> reliable maintenance), it is often handy to put handlers at a high
> level using parameters in addition to get the most generic code you  
> can.
> If you have 2.8 you might be interested in the new 'private' command
> (but only for your custom handlers) that allow to gain speed.
>
> Best regards from Paris,
> Eric Chatonet.