quiting and close stack message

[Bob Sneidar]

Oh hey I didn't think about trapping for the menuPick and command key. Good idea. 

Bob


On Dec 8, 2010, at 1:27 PM, FlexibleLearning wrote:

> Bob,
> 
> As I said, 'quit' is non-negotiable. Trap a closeStackRequest in the main
> stack's card script and offer the option to abort...
> 
> --| Main stack, card script
> on closeStackRequest
>  checkQuit
> end closeStackRequest
> 
> --| Main stack, stack script
> on checkQuit
>  answer "Are you sure you want to quit?" with "Yes" or "No"
>  if it="Yes" then quit
> end checkQuit
> 
> You can use the same handler in your File menu...
> 
> on menuPick which
>  if which="Quit" then checkQuit
> end menuPick
> 
> and in your shortcuts handler thus...
> 
> on commandKeyDown pKey
>  if pKey="Q" then checkQuit
> end commandKeyDown
> 
> 
> Hugh Senior
> FLCo
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Hugh. CloseStackRequest does not prevent quitting in the IDE. It appears
> nothing does. I suspect however that it would work in a standalone. I will
> test that shortly.
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> On Dec 8, 2010, at 11:25 AM, FlexibleLearning wrote:
> 
>> 'quit' cannot be terminated once issued. See 'closeStackRequest' instead
> of
>> 'closeStack'.
>> 
>> Hugh Senior
>> FLCo
>> 
>> How do you get an answer dialogue to halt the quit process? If you have a
>> "close stack" handler and it has a "do you really want to quit?" dialogue
>> and you quit the livecode application you see that answer message flash
> for
>> a second but it doesn't halt the quit process.
> 
> 
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