how to stop mouse clicks from executing?

[Richmond]

On 1.09.2014 22:50, larry at significantplanet.org wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> As Richmond says, "That's a clever idea."
> However, I have no understanding of what a frontScript is and no 
> understanding of how to trap those events.

Nor have I :)

and, despite it being clever, I fail to see any particular advantage 
over my method.

Richmond.

> Perhaps you'd be willing to elaborate for me?
> Thanks,
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Dupuis" <paul at researchware.com>
> To: <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2014 12:22 PM
> Subject: Re: how to stop mouse clicks from executing?
>
>
>> 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
>>
>> 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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