ENTER in scripts

[J. Landman Gay]

I'm on a Mac and I've been using the enter key to compile for years (back 
to MetaCard I think.) Are you sure it does nothing? Watch the dot in the 
script tab and see if it turns green.

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Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
On November 9, 2022 4:19:36 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode 
<use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> 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
>> rdimola at evergreeninfo.net
>>
>>
>> -----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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