RunRev Script Editor and Linux

Richmond richmondmathewson at gmail.com
Thu Jul 15 02:41:58 EDT 2010


On 07/15/2010 12:30 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote:
> Richmond wrote:
>
>> Right; roll your sleeves up and try this:
>>
>> A .686 processor running Ubuntu 10.04 with ThunderBird 3.0.6 
>> installed, with GNOME.
>>
>> RunRev 4.0
>>
>> Open a stack with at least one button with a script; try to select 
>> the script inwith the script editor.
>>
>> When I try to select:
>>
>> As I drag the mouse with the left-btn depressed down the script it 
>> changes its color as per selecting: on mouse release
>> the script instantly deselects; so cannot copy.
>>
>> I get the same funny effect via EDIT in the script editor menubar.
>
> Was this with a new, blank stack? Because I had the identical problem 
> last week in my own work (on OS X) and it was due to a backscript that 
> was deselecting everything on mouseup. If you tested on a new stack 
> with only a script in a button, then I think you've found something.
>

The answer, as usual, seems to be more "bloody-minded" than that.

I set up, as per your suggestion, a new Mainstack (while ThunderBird was 
running)
with one button containing the script

on mouseUp
put "Hello"
end mouseUp

and everything was selectable, copyable and pastable;
as was the script in the stack that had previously caused me trouble.

"Smelling a rat" I closed RunRev 4.0

restarted RunRev 4.0 and opened the stack that caused trouble; the 
script could not be selected;
tried this with some other stacks.

So . . . and this sounds 'well potty' . . .

it seems that if a new stack is started prior to opening existing stacks 
scripts are selectable;
but if pre-existing stacks are opened initially their scripts cannot be 
selected.

I am uploading my 'problem stack' so that you can use it to try and 
duplicate things;
you will see it contains 2 buttons and no backScripts:

http://andregarzia.on-rev.com/richmond/STUFF/FOLDER_LIST.rev.zip



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