how to stop mouse clicks from executing?

[Richmond]

On 1.09.2014 21:22, Paul Dupuis wrote:
> insert a frontScript containing mouseDown and mouseUp handlers to trap
> those events when you want to block them and remove the frontScript when
> done
>
> That will still allow mouseStillDown and mouseRelease messages to be
> passed for drag operations

That's a clever idea!

>
> On 9/1/2014 2:14 PM, Richmond wrote:
>> On 1.09.2014 21:03, mikedoub at gmail.com wrote:
>>> ‎ How about setting the cursor to none and locking the cursor‎?
>> Because the chap may still need the cursor for something else (such as
>> grab).
>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> Original Message
>>>
>>> From: Richmond
>>> Sent: Monday, September 1, 2014 1:59 PM
>>> To: How to use LiveCode
>>> Reply To: How to use LiveCode
>>> Subject: Re: how to stop mouse clicks from executing?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1.09.2014 20:23, larry at significantplanet.org wrote:
>>>> I have a situation in my program where I'm showing the user some
>>>> stuff. I do not want the user to be able to click with the mouse
>>>> during this time.
>>>> What is the best way to do that?
>>>> Actually it would be great if the user couldn't even move the mouse
>>>> (within my program) during this time.
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>> Larry
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>
>>> How about this sort of code in your cardScript:
>>>
>>> on mouseUp
>>> if fld "NIX" contains 1 then
>>> ---do nix
>>> end if
>>> end mouseUp
>>>
>>> then have an offscreen fld "NIX" that you put 1 onto when your
>>> slide-show
>>> starts, and you put 'empty' into when it finishes?
>>>
>>> of course you could move that script out of the cardScript into all your
>>> buttons on the card
>>> like this:
>>>
>>> on mouseUp
>>> if fld "NIX" contains 1 then
>>> ---do nix
>>> else
>>> --do whatever you want this button to do
>>> end if
>>> end mouseUp
>>>
>>> Richmond.
>>>
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