Syntax: mouseUp mouseButtonNumber

[Roger Eller]

If the syntax example had been pWhichBtn instead of mouseButtonNumber, I
"might" have recognized it as a parameter.

On Sep 22, 2016 8:26 PM, "Mark Wieder" <ahsoftware at sonic.net> wrote:

> On 09/22/2016 03:39 PM, Roger Eller wrote:
>
> Possibly.  But I learned long ago to never assume even the most basic
>> knowledge because "brain-farts" are a real problem.  ;)
>>
>
> <g> Very much agreed.
>
> But this isn't a problem with the mouseUp handler per se. When you declare
> a handler ("on xxx" or "function xxx") you can't give it explicit
> parameters at that time. And the script compiler properly complains if you
> do. Instead you give the parameter a name and can then use the name in the
> handler's code to do something, as in Mike's example. All LC handlers work
> exactly this way, and the mouseUp handler is no exception.
>
> --
>  Mark Wieder
>  ahsoftware at gmail.com
>
>
>
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