Selection Handles

Mike Bonner bonnmike at gmail.com
Thu Mar 29 15:23:08 EDT 2018


I see, yeah.  And rolling your own full blown selection scheme would be a
bit much.

On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 1:17 PM, Knapp Martin via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Thanks Mike. The app allows the user to be in standard LC edit mode to
> select any of the objects, either by clicking on them or dragging a
> selection rectangle around them. And I do have tools that allow the user to
> select multiple objects and then align, layer, make the same size etc.
> Perhaps I could implement a scheme where if the user selects only 1 line it
> then deselects and pops up my own selection handles, though that might be a
> bit ugly.
>
> > On Mar 29, 2018, at 12:02 PM, Mike Bonner via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> > Since you already have code in place to use your homegrown selection
> > handles, can you adjust things so that the line doesn't actually have to
> be
> > "selected" to make changes? My guess is that the small button you
> > implemented can be dragged, and then you do your magic and adjust length
> > while constraining to horizontal or vertical.  I don't see why the line
> > would actually have to be selected to do this.
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 12:52 PM, Knapp Martin via use-livecode <
> > use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I have an app that I'm migrating from LC 6.6.5 to 8.1.9. In it, a user
> >> creates documents that may consist of lines, boxes, text areas and
> images
> >> that they insert. There's been a big change between 6.6.5 and 8.1.9 in
> the
> >> selection handles on objects. In 6.6.5, the selection handles on lines
> were
> >> really tiny so I implanted a scheme - when the line is selected I
> overlay a
> >> small button at each end that you drag to change the length and another
> in
> >> the middle to grab the line to move. A side benefit of this is that no
> >> matter how "wobbly" the user is in dragging my selection handles, I've
> >> scripted it so the line stays perfectly horizontal/vertical.
> >>
> >> In LC 8.1.9 the selection handles on lines are huge in comparison, and
> are
> >> centered over the middle of the end point, making it trickier to align
> to
> >> another object (a frequent thing in my app). While I can live with it
> >> myself, for my customers I'm way less than thrilled. Often times there
> is
> >> the need to create several short lines in close proximity to each other.
> >>
> >> In 8.1.9 I can't use my own selection handles like I was as they end up
> >> *behind* those of LC and must exist on a layer above everything else - a
> >> change from 6.6.5.
> >>
> >> So my question is, is there any way to change the selection handle
> >> behavior - something even that is a hack? They're fine on everything
> else,
> >> it's just on lines that it becomes an issue for me. I’m anticipating a
> “no”
> >> but thought I’d ask!
> >>
> >> Marty
>
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