Palette command problem

[RM]

If I put 'palette "XYZ"' in the messageBOx I get a palette.

If I put 'palette "XYZ"' in a stack called "XYZ" insode, say, a mouseUp 
message, I DON'T get a palette.

Richmond.

On 20.05.2016 17:23, Richard Gaskin wrote:
> Kay C Lan wrote:
>
> > Here on OSX 10.9.5 LC 8.0.1 rc 1 if I open a 'topLevel' stack and in
> > the message box:
> >
> >    palette stack "guineapig"
> >
> > the stack is palettised. But if I put this in the message box:
> >
> >    put the style of stack "guineapig"
> >
> > the result is: topLevel ??
> >
> > If I revert the stack back to topLevel and in the message box:
> >
> >    set the style of stack "guineapig" to palette
> >
> > it works, and if I then:
> >
> > put the style of stack "guineapig"
> >
> > the result is: palette
> >
> > Something definitely not right. Anyone else seeing the command
> >
> >    palette stack "yourNameHere"
>
> This all seems fine, given the unique roles of style and mode.
>
> The style property is persistent, saved with the stack.  It's toplevel 
> by default, but can be changed to modeless, modal, or palette.  When a 
> stack is opened without specifying a mode name (as with "go" or 
> "open") the stack will be opened in the mode determined by its style 
> property.
>
> At any time we can override the stack's style property by using a 
> style name as a command, such as palette, modeless, etc. e.g.:
>
>   palette "SomeStack"
>
> Using a style name as a command will open the stack in the specified 
> mode, but will not alter the persistent "style" property.  This is 
> especially useful for things like palettes, so you can simply open 
> them with "open" and when you want to work on them you can use the 
> "toplevel" style name as a command:
>
>   toplevel "SomeStack"
>
> To determine the actual mode in use by a stack at any given time, use 
> the stack's mode property.  This is determined at runtime and is 
> read-only, an integer reflecting any of the various states a stack can 
> be in.  Style names are not used here as the mode property covers a 
> broader range of circumstances than a stack's style property, 
> including a toplevel stack that has its cantModify set to true (2) as 
> opposed to editable (1), or closed but still in memory (0).  Palettes 
> will have a mode of 4.
>
> It may be helpful to have mode listed among the See Also tokens in the 
> Dictionary entry for the Style property.
>