Reorder fields

[J. Landman Gay]

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Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
On July 28, 2023 10:53:08 AM Mark Smith via use-livecode 
<use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> 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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