Reorder fields

[Mark Smith]

Well, this might explain it. The original designer had grouped the labels and the fields into groups (so label A and field A into grp A, etc). I was trying to change the order of the fields, (oddly, when you select the label or the field on the form it does not select a group, so I never realised the grouping existed). Using the project browser to select each group the order was 8, 14, 11. I used Pauls trick to move grp 11 above 14 and that satisfied the reorder. But, I also tried and successfully used the Layer field in the Inspector to change the group ordering (in this case to 8, 14, 15) and achieved the same effect. It was a bit more complicated because I had to use the PB to select the grp and then open the inspector for that group to change the layer. 

Très compliqué, non!



> On 28 Jul 2023, at 4:17 pm, Craig Newman via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Why does, as Paul suggests, changing the layer order in the Project Browser work, whereas changing the layer order explicitly does not? We know that layers cannot be assigned to a particular object class (like fields) but include all controls at once. Is it possible that the layer order of the fields only was not properly grokked?
> 
> Craig
> 
>> On Jul 28, 2023, at 10:19 AM, Mark Smith via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks Paul. That is one of those super helpful tips that is hard to discover on your own. 1 day we need an easily searchable wiki for all this acquired wisdom (but for now I have tucked it away for future reference). Thanks for replying.
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> 
>>> On 28 Jul 2023, at 3:00 pm, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> You can change the layer (order) in the Project Browser in the IDE by just dragging the objects up or down the list of objects on the card.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 7/28/2023 6:19 AM, Mark Smith via use-livecode wrote:
>>>> How do you reorder fields? I have a form (prebuilt) with 3 fields (a,b,c) in positions 9, 15, 12 (as indicated by the Layer field in the Position tab). Tabbing cause these fields to be visited in the order a, c, b whereas I would prefer a, b, c. I have tried all manner of editing the Layer field to make them be in that order with no success, I’ve variously tried new orders: 9,10,11 or 14,15,16 or even 20,21,22 but nothing seems to affect their order. It always returns to 9, 15, 12. Lock size and position is not checked. I’ve even tried doing this with the Number field in the Advanced tab, also without success. Ok, I did find a solution but while it was easy for me, it might not be as easy on a more complicated form. I deleted all 3 fields. Recreated field A (which was given the starting position of 11) then copy pasted two more times creating fields 12 and 13. So this satisfies my reorder interest, but seems to me a rather cumbersome and unnecessary procedure (if for no other reason than deleting fields also deletes all of the “custom” settings on the fields which doubles or triples the amount of effort involved). Maybe I am missing something more obvious?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks
>>>> 
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