copyKey

[Richmond Mathewson]

Thank you, Klaus!

On 1/26/17 9:51 pm, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote:
> Hi Richmond,
>
>> Am 26.01.2017 um 20:46 schrieb Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>>
>> I'm trying to disable copying from textFields throughout a stack and tried this in
>> the stackScript:
>>
>> on copyKey
>>   answer "Hard Cheese, Buster; this is a Demo!"
>>   pass copyKey
>> end copyKey
>>
>> copying of selectedText in a field still occurred . . .
>> I tried it in a cardScript . . .  nix
>> and I tried it in the script of the textField I was trying to copy from . . .
>> [all this on Linux]
>> does anybody know where I am going wrong, as I seem to be
>> following the instructions in the Documentation?
> just like the "pastekey" message, "copykey" is trapped by the IDE and will
> only work in a standalone or with "Suspend LiveCode UI" turned on in the
> Development menu.
1. I was reading the Documentation and getting the bit about "Suspend 
LiveCode UI"
completely wrong.

2. And, because of your message I . . . finally . . . realised what 
"Suspend LiveCode UI" was for!

Wonderful Help!

Richmond.