Bring a stack to front when it is already open

[Bob Sneidar]

Thanks Phil. I suspected it might be a workaround, but it just seemed odd to me that with all the window commands and functions, there was no way to do this with a single command. 

Bob S


> On Oct 26, 2024, at 12:58 PM, Phil Davis via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Oops - sorry about the run-on words. Weird.
> 
>    put the style of stack "untitled 1" into x
>    set the style of stack "untitled 1" to "palette"
>    set the style of stack "untitled 1" to x
> 
> 
> On 10/26/24 12:48 PM, Phil Davis via use-livecode wrote:
>> Hi Bob,
>> 
>> This may answer your need but isn't very elegant:
>> 
>>    *put*thestyleofstack"untitled 1"intox
>>    *set*thestyleofstack"untitled 1"to*palette*
>>    *set*thestyleofstack"untitled 1"tox
>> 
>> Phil Davis
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/25/24 9:38 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
>>> This may seem simple, but for some reason it’s not working. I have a Views function that can open multiple windows in one click, but sometimes stacks can be obscured by others, so I have a Modules Menu where you can select a stack and it will open it.
>>> 
>>> The problem is, Open Stack and Go Card x Of Stack are not bringing the stack I select to the front, and neither is topLevel which only works if the stack is not already open.
>>> 
>>> How?
>>> 
>>> Bob S
>>> 
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