6.5.2 Doesn't Remember Script Editor Location

[Mark Schonewille]

Hi Ray,

When the script editor opens, the message seem to be locked. I tried to 
trigger the preOpenStack message when the script editor opens in 
MetaCard and that works perfectly. Apparently, the creator of the 
LiveCode script editor doesn't want us to intercept messages while 
editing a script in LiveCode.

However, you can use the editScript message. "Unfortunately", this 
message is sent to the control whose script is being edited and not to 
the script editor. (I write "unfortunately" in quotes, because it is 
still expected behaviour and necessary for the script editor to work).

In the editScript message, you can loop through all stacks that contain 
"revScriptEditor" in their short name and check that they are on screen. 
Here's an example:

constant lPreferredRect ="-1157,-111,-180,644"
local lScriptEditorIsOpen

on checkScriptEditorLocs
    if lScriptEditorIsOpen is not true then
       if there is a stack "revNewScriptEditor 1" then
          set the rect of stack "revNewScriptEditor 1" to lPreferredRect
          put true into lScriptEditorIsOpen
       end if
    end if
    repeat for each line myStack in the windows
       if myStack contains "revNewScriptEditor" then
          put false into myVis
          repeat for each line myRect in the screenRects
             if there is a stack myStack then
                if the topleft of stack myStack is within myRect or \
                   the topRight of stack myStack is within myRect or \
                   the bottomLeft of stack myStack is within myRect \
                   or the bottomRight of stack myStack is within \
                     myRect then
                   put true into myVis
                   exit repeat
                end if
             end if
          end repeat
          if myVis is false and there is a stack myStack then
             set the loc of window myStack to the screenLoc
          end if
       end if
    end repeat
end checkScriptEditorLocs

on editScript
    put ("revNewScriptEditor" is in the openStacks) into \
       lScriptEditorIsOpen
    send "checkScriptEditorLocs" to me in 0 milliseconds
    pass editScript
end editScript

Make sure that this script is in a front script.

The funny thing is that while testing the script editor, I seem to have 
broken it. Its default behaviour now is to open on my primary screen. 
Therefore, I have added a little feature, which opens it on my secondary 
screen, if no script editor is open yet. For me, this is useful, because 
I edit all scripts in one window. Change the constant at the top of the 
script to set the location where you want your script editor to open. 
Let me know if you encounter any problems when trying this script.

--
Best regards,

Mark Schonewille

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On 1/30/2014 18:25, Ray wrote:
> Let me know how it goes Mark.  I'd like to get a little more feedback
> before writing a bug report.
>
> On 1/30/2014 12:18 PM, Mark Schonewille wrote:
>> Ray, I'll try it myself, later tonight.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Mark Schonewille
>>
>> Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering
>> Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer
>> KvK: 50277553
>>
>> Use Color Converter to convert CMYK, RGB, RAL, XYZ, H.Lab and other
>> colour spaces. http://www.color-converter.com
>>
>> Buy my new book "Programming LiveCode for the Real Beginner"
>> http://qery.us/3fi
>>
>> LiveCode on Facebook:
>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/runrev/
>>
>> On 1/30/2014 16:26, Ray wrote:
>>> I'm not having any luck with inserting the following script into front:
>>>
>>> on preOpenStack
>>>     put the ticks
>>> end preOpenStack
>>>
>>> With this inserted I get a message box opened with the ticks when I open
>>> another stack from the desktop, but no ticks when I shift-control-S to
>>> open the stack script (the script editor window).  Evidently a script
>>> inserted into the front doesn't get triggered when opening the script
>>> editor.  Neither does the 'start using stack' method.
>>>
>>> Am I doing this right?
>>>
>>> Ray
>>>