how to implement more than one background?

[Mike Bonner]

There is a bug in that version of LC where the setting it in the property
editor won't work. As yo noted, you can check the box but when you go back
in, poof the setting is back to false. You need to do it with code in the
message box.

If I recall correctly there are a couple . versions around 4.6.# that have
this issue but 5+ and lower than 4.6 don't have it.

Use code and/or do as Klaus did. (place the group, backgroundbehavior is
set to true in the process)

On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 6:49 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolbook at kestner.de>wrote:

> Though your excellent explanations I am still struggling with backgrounds.
> I succeeded in creating different card(-sets) with different backgrounds,
> but I am still failing in creating two backgrounds with backgroundbehavior
> =
> true on one card(-set). Placing the second (shared) group onto a card
> doesn't set the backgroundbehavior to true. Trying to set it manually in
> the
> props editor, it doesn't keep the backgroundbehavior = true, it switches
> back to false. So when creating a new card only the first background is
> automatically placed on the new card. I can place afterwords manually the
> second background onto the new card, but again, it doesn't get the
> backgroundbehavior = true.
> Both backgrounds are "top-level" groups, so not nested and that is the only
> reason for not taking the backgroundbehavior as far as I see. Any
> restrictions more for a second background on the same card to look for?
> Thanks
> Tiemo (LC 4.6.4, Win7)
>
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode-
> > bounces at lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von Klaus on-rev
> > Gesendet: Dienstag, 10. Juli 2012 19:08
> > An: How to use LiveCode
> > Betreff: Re: how to implement more than one background?
> >
> > Hi Tiemo,
> >
> > Am 10.07.2012 um 18:52 schrieb Tiemo Hollmann TB:
> >
> > > Oh great Klaus and Bob!, that's what I was looking for. I wasn't aware
> > > of the place command yet :)
> >
> > Aha, OK, now you know :-)
> >
> > The difference between a "group" and a "background" in LiveCode is just
> the
> > way LC "sees/counts" these objects!
> > ...
> > put the num of grps
> > # will show the number of GROUPS on the current card ..
> > put the num of bgs
> > ## will show the number of ALL groups in the current stack!
> > ...
> >
> > The "backgroundbehavior" property will "only" manage if a group on the
> > current card will be placed automatically onto a newly created card.
> >
> > If I remember right, the "backgroundbehavior" prop will be set to true
> > after you "placed" a group onto another card, even if this grp did not
> have
> > this prop set before.
> >
> > In any case grps and bgs are very different than they were in HyperCard,
> > where you could only have ONE background on a card :-)
> >
> > > Thanks
> > > Tiemo
> > >
> > > Klaus, you are not familiar with Toolbook?
> >
> > No, I've been a Mac guy from the beginning, I've used Director but
> switched
> > to MetaCard when the first Win and Mac versions came out in 1999 and
> never
> > looked back ;-)
> >
> > > Probably because you can't use ditto!
> >
> > HA! Komm Du mal nach Hause! :-D
> >
> >
> > Best
> >
> > Klaus
> > --
> > Klaus Major
> > http://www.major-k.de
> > klaus at major.on-rev.com
> >
> >
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