text field in modal allows no input

[Maarten Koopmans]

Mac bug. Same stack on windows work fine with text input on a modal in a
dragDrop. I'll see if I can file a bug.

If you  know of a work around (except redesigning the UI.....), I'd be very
thankful.

--Maarten

On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Maarten Koopmans <
maarten.koopmans at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I have a main stack that accepts a drag-drop for files like this on a
> hidden field the size of the card:
>
> *on* dragDrop
>
>    *if* the dragData["files"] is not empty *then*
>
>       *modal* stack  "AddMetaData"
>
>       addFiles(dragData["files"])
>
>    *end* *if*
>
>    *set* the dragAction to link
>
>    *pass* dragDrop
>
> *end* dragDrop
>
>
> The addFiles command just copies the files.
>
>
> AddMetaData is a substack with just one text field and an "OK" button,
>
>
> *on* mouseUp
>
>    *global* gNewTags
>
>    *put the text of field MetaData into gNewMetaData*
>
>    *close* this stack
>
> *end* mouseUp
>
>
> The problem: the text field has focus, but I can't type in it!
>
>
> I tried to mimick it with a simple mainstack/substack where the mainstack
> has a button"Go modal", and the moda stack is the same, and there.... it
> works. So I must be missings omething with te message path/drag drop/.....
>
>
> Any clues? I have thought about a more wizard like behaviour, but nce I
> start hiding/closing stacks and using go to things are indeed editable, but
> highly unpredictable.
>
>
> --Maarten
>
>
> ** Just to be the clear, my use case is quite simple:
> 1- user drags file on stack
> 2- user adds some mandatory info about the files
> 3- files get copied
>
> (2) is causing the problems, probably because I don't have my head wrapped
> around LC completely (though I do feel more comfortable more and more)
>