Modeless screens on Windows

Peter Haworth pete at lcsql.com
Tue Jul 10 22:11:27 EDT 2012


Hi Skip,
This is with Livecode 5.5.0 running on a native Windows machine, not a Mac
VM.
Pete
lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>



On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 6:54 PM, Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel <
skip at magicgate.com> wrote:

> What version of LiveCode are you using.  Also, are you testing this in
> a virtualized Windows environment on a Mac?
>
> SKIP
>
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 9:42 PM, Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel
> <skip at magicgate.com> wrote:
> > Ahhh.. still working for me in Win7 and showing a title.  Let me setup
> > a Vista VM and see if there is a difference there that you are seeing.
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 9:37 PM, Peter Haworth <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:
> >> OK, I have a diagnosis for this but not a fix.  If I open this stack
> from
> >> the plugins folder, the title bar is blank (except for the close
> button).
> >>  If I move it out of the plugins folder then open it, the title bar
> >> contains what it should.
> >>
> >> Having said that, I have no idea how to fix it!
> >>
> >> Pete
> >> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Peter Haworth <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> OK, outnumbered 2 to 1!  It's not just one stack either.  The main
> plugin
> >>> screen opens a couple of other windows and they don't have titles
> either.
> >>>
> >>> If one of you would be willing, I can send you the stack so you can see
> >>> what's happening…
> >>>
> >>> Pete
> >>> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel <
> >>> skip at magicgate.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I just tested on Win7 and it works fine for me too.
> >>>>
> >>>> SKIP
> >>>>
> >>>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Ken Ray <kray at sonsothunder.com>
> wrote:
> >>>> >
> >>>> > On Jul 10, 2012, at 5:12 PM, Peter Haworth wrote:
> >>>> >
> >>>> >> Modeless Screens have a window title on Mac but not, it seems, on
> >>>> Windows
> >>>> >> Vista.  Any way round that?
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Really? I just tested it in WIn 7 and they have a title… try this:
> >>>> >
> >>>> > on mouseUp
> >>>> >   create stack "Test"
> >>>> >   set the decorations of stack "Test" to default
> >>>> >   modeless "Test"
> >>>> > end mouseUp
> >>>> >
> >>>> > When I do this, I see a modeless window with the title "Test"
> showing...
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Ken Ray
> >>>> > Sons of Thunder Software, Inc.
> >>>> > Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
> >>>> > Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
> >>>> >
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