ENTER in scripts

[Bob Sneidar]

It does nothing, but to be fair I am using a Windows xternal keyboard (if there is such a thing these days,) on a MacOS laptop, and both "Enter" keys are called, "Enter." Neither does anything in terms of formatting the SE or compiling. It works for me though. 

Bob S


> On Nov 9, 2022, at 16:59 , J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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> 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
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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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