Revisiting Lock Screen

[Bob Sneidar]

No I am using 9.6.11. 

Bob S


> On Mar 27, 2024, at 8:43 PM, Tom Glod via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Bob,
> Sorry I can't double check at the moment, but  I was reading the release
> notes for 10 dp7 and there was some stuff about that in there
> (Its possible I am ..... mis-remembering.)
> Is that the version you are using?
> 
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 7:02 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> Oh, but it gets better. I put at the entry point of the script:
>> 
>>   lock screen
>>   put the lockscreen into tScreenIsLocked — I checked and this is true
>> 
>> Then at the exit point:
>> 
>>   put the lockscreen
>> 
>> STILL TRUE in spite of the fact that I see everything that the app is
>> doing to the screen the entire time.
>> 
>> Also curious is that I get the same result whether or not I am in script
>> debug mode or no!!!!!
>> 
>> Bob S
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mar 27, 2024, at 3:55 PM, Bob Sneidar <bobsneidar at iotecdigital.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all.
>>> 
>>> I read in the dictionary that Lock Screen does not work in Script Debug
>> mode. Okay so I turn it off, put the command “Lock Screen” at the entry
>> point to a selectionChanged handler which goes on to do a number of things
>> that change the appearance of the screen. The screen is decidedly NOT
>> LOCKED! The things I go on to do are things like changing the hilitedItems
>> of a tab widget which in turn shows and hides a number of objects, and also
>> changes the selection in a number of datagrids. Every action that alters
>> the screen is visible after I issue the Lock Screen command.
>>> 
>>> Is Lock Screen completely hosed? Am I missing something??
>>> 
>>> Bob S
>>> 
>> 
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