ENTER in scripts
Bob Sneidar
bobsneidar at iotecdigital.com
Wed Nov 9 17:17:34 EST 2022
Hmmm... On MacOS enter does nothing. Return inserts a carriage return. I use tab then cmd-save to format then comile the script.
Bob S
> On Nov 7, 2022, at 13:29 , Ralph DiMola via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> Well, you learn something exceedingly simple every day. OK I get it. Enter is the same as clicking "Apply". Very convenient! Saves time typing in the SE.
>
> THANKS!
>
>
> Ralph DiMola
> IT Director
> Evergreen Information Services
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Craig Newman via use-livecode
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2022 2:08 PM
> To: How to use LiveCode
> Cc: Craig Newman
> Subject: Re: ENTER in scripts
>
> All.
>
> "Enter" has always worked for me. And focus has always been required to be in the SE for it to do so.
>
> This seems logical to me. It would not do for actions specific to certain spaces to be affected, or effected, when not in that space.
>
> Craig
>
>> On Nov 7, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Martin Koob via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>> Do you mean does pressing the ENTER key does the same thing as clicking the ‘Apply’ button at the top left of the script editor?
>>
>> The tool tip for the ‘APPLY’ button says.
>>
>> ‘compile and apply the current script (Enter, cmd+Return)’
>>
>> I actually did not know there was a keyboard shortcut for the ‘Apply’ button. That is a handy tip.
>>
>> I tried it out and at first it did not work. That time the focus was on the script field and the text cursor was there.
>>
>> If I clicked on part of the card outside of the script field then the cmd+Return key combination worked.
>>
>> If I clicked in another object like the ‘find’ text field or a handler in the list to the left of the text field or on the ‘MatchCase’ checkbox CMD+Return would not work.
>>
>> So it looks like it only works when there is no focus on a field or other object.
>>
>>
>> In any case it sounds like a bug. The key combination should work whether the script field has focus or not.
>>
>>
>> Since I have never used that key combo before I am not sure whether that behaviour has changed or not.
>>
>>
>> Martin Koob
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 7, 2022, at 12:45 PM, Niggemann, Bernd via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Klaus wrote
>>>
>>>
>>> is it only me or does the ENTER key nothing after hitting while in
>>> script editor?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=23999
>>>
>>> Please note: in 9.6.9 rc 2 there is some more scriptifying of IDE stacks. Some of them have some quirks.
>>> It is well worth to test 9.6.2 rc 2 to catch as many as possible and report them.
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>> Bernd
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