Preference for Keeping Saved Empty Button Scripts Empty

[Mike Kerner]

I like the idea of going even another step further, and having macros that
we can use.  An example from another tool I use adds the ability to add
structures (e.g. if-then-else, repeat, etc.), and even being able to hilite
text and have the macro do something with the text, for example
someContainer is empty

Hilite above, choose the macro (right-clicking or from a button in the
header), choose custom if-then-else macro, and the hilited text is replaced
with

if somecontainer is empty then

else #not (somecontainer is empty)
end if #somecontainer is empty

and on the blank line between the "if" and the "else", the insertion carat
is placed, waiting for the next thing to be added.

Ya know, if we had a crowdfund we could put up a bid for this and already
have the money set aside to assign it...

On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 2:07 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Mike Bonner wrote:
>
> > Perhaps a different direction here?  I think it would be helpful to me
> > as a perpetual newbie to have the option to insert common scripts on
> > demand.
> > Maybe a context sensitive dropdown with a mouseup framework for
> > buttons, for fields, textchanged, keyup, keydown.
>
> HyperCard:
> <http://www.loper-os.org/wp-content/hypercard-calc/hc23.jpg>
>
> SuperCard:
> <https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KeLdv70h3G4/maxresdefault.jpg>
>
> and even MetaCard:
> <http://www.metacard.com/mcsnap2.gif>
>
> ...all provided popup menus in the Script Editor to insert handler
> outlines and more.
>
> SC's was based on templates that included a tag for specifying the
> insertion point - very handy for modifying/extending them.
>
> That sort of guidance can go a long way in helping newcomers more readily
> understand the scope of messages they can respond to.
>
>
> > Maybe backed by a personal snippet library so that once one creates
> > their perfect script for entering only floating numbers.. or whatever,
> > make the handlers snippable so that they can be added to a local
> > repository for that object type.
>
> Extensibility would be very valuable.
>
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