Card Names

[Scott Rossi]

IMO, I don't think it's a good idea to name things using "id xyz" since
that's a specific way to refer to objects.  In theory you could name a
card "card id 4001" while its id is 1004, but that seems like a recipe for
confusion.  Just like it's not a good idea to name a control using only a
number because it's possible for scripts to get confused, i.e. button "7".

In any event, watch what happens if you delete the name of an object that
was previously named -- it shows up in the inspector as "button id 1004"
or similar.  The card referencing behavior is consistent with objects: if
a control has no name, refer to it by its id.

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, UX Design




On 9/27/12 4:45 PM, "Peter Haworth" <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:

>Yes, that's my conclusion too.  As you say, it's easy to find another way
>to refer to the card.  It's just very puzzling why the IDE wouldn't just
>set the name property to "card ID 1002" when the card is created instead
>of
>showing incorrect information in the App Browser.
>Pete
>lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
>
>
>
>On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Scott Rossi <scott at tactilemedia.com>
>wrote:
>
>> I think the name is shown for reference, in lieu of an assigned name.
>> You need to refer to the card like you do an object:
>>
>>  put the ID of card ID 1002 of stack "xyz"
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Scott Rossi
>> Creative Director
>> Tactile Media, UX Design
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/27/12 3:25 PM, "Peter Haworth" <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:
>>
>> >It would appear that a card shown in the App Browser with a name like
>> >"card
>> >id 1002" (in other words, the default name when the card was created)
>> >doesn't really have that name, or maybe any name at all.
>> >
>> >I get a runtime error when I try to refer to a card like that by name,
>> >e.g.
>> >card "card id 1002" of stack "xyz" and in the message box:
>> >
>> >put the ID of card "card ID 1002" of stack "xyz"
>> >
>> >... returns an error "can't find card", even though I can see it in the
>> >App
>> >Browser
>> >
>> >If I rename the card, everything works OK.
>> >
>> >This seems like pretty strange behavior so wondering if anyone else
>>sees
>> >it.
>> >
>> >LC 5.5.0, OSX 10.7.4
>> >
>> >Pete
>> >lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
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