Scrolling List Field

[John Baxter]

Mark,
Thanks for your help. I'm getting there, but there are two problems I am
still having:

I have uploaded images and the problems I am having at:

http://www.ukefarm.com/uketab/

I thought it might be easier if there were a visual to help explain what I'm
trying to accomplish. Your code has been very helpful. If anyone has
suggestions on how to fix my problems I listed on the link above, I would
really appreciate it.

John

On 8/15/06, Mark Smith <mark at maseurope.net> wrote:
>
> John, you might try using a more generalized approach. Create a
> handler in the script of your UkeTab stack (the mainstack)
>
> on placeChord theChord,theFont
>    put length(theChord) into chordLength
>    put theChord after field "TabField" of me
>    set the textFont of char (0 - chordLength) to -1 of fld "TabField"
> of me to theFont
> end placeChord
>
> then, in each button of the first sub-stack
>
> on mouseUp
>   placeChord "A","verdana" -- or whatever
> end mouseUp
>
> and in the button of the second sub-stack
>
> on mouseUp
>   placeChord value(the selectedLine of fld "ChordList"),the textFont
> of fld "ChordList"
> end mouseUp
>
> So what happens is that the placeChord handler is responsible for any
> and all text that needs to be put into fld "TabField", and you make
> use of the message path to avoid duplicating code all over the place.
>
> Best,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> On 15 Aug 2006, at 23:10, John Baxter wrote:
>
> > Mark,
> > The code works great for my listfield stack! The TabField on my
> > mainstack
> > was displaying the ukefont, but when I clicked Insert on the chord
> > Palette,
> > the chord was inserted without changing the existing text. Exacty
> > what I'm
> > trying to do. But, I'm not sure what the code would be for the
> > other Palette
> > with multiple buttons (all using the same font). When I click a
> > button, it
> > changes all the text back to the ukefont.
> > John
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/15/06, Mark Smith <mark at maseurope.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> To do this, I think you'll have to explicitly set the textFont of the
> >> text you have just placed in fld "TabField". The text you have placed
> >> in the global variable "chord" has no font property - it is simply
> >> text.
> >>
> >> So you might put something like this at the end of the placeChord
> >> handler:
> >>
> >> put length(chord) into chordLength
> >> set the textFont of char (0 - chordLength) to -1 of fld "tabField" of
> >> stack "UkeTab" to the textFont of fld "ChordList"
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >>
> >> On 15 Aug 2006, at 18:59, John Baxter wrote:
> >>
> >> > Thanks for the help. You guys are great. I've got most everything
> >> > working
> >> > except for the font issue. I have a mainstack with a "TabField". I
> >> > use this
> >> > code:
> >> >
> >> > on openStack
> >> >    put empty into field "TabField"
> >> > end openStack
> >> >
> >> > I have two palettes, each one uses a different font.
> >> >
> >> > Palette1 - buttons use this code:
> >> >
> >> > on mouseUp
> >> >    put "A" after field "TabField" of stack "UkeTab"
> >> > end mouseUp
> >> >
> >> > Palette2 - scrolling list and insert button. Button uses this code:
> >> >
> >> > on mouseUp
> >> >    global chord
> >> >    put value(the selectedLine of fld "ChordList") into chord
> >> >    placechord
> >> > end mouseUp
> >> >
> >> > on placechord
> >> >    global chord
> >> >    if chord is "A" then
> >> >    put "A" after field "TabField" of stack "UkeTab"
> >> > end placechord
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > What I'm trying to do is mix font styles in the mainstack field
> >> > when I do
> >> > the mouseUp from each Palette. I experimented with different code,
> >> > but can't
> >> > get the inserted characters to display in the proper font.
> >> >
> >> > [set text font of "A" to "ukefont"]  -- when I click a button on
> >> > Palette1
> >> > [set textfont of "A" to "ukechord"]  -- which I click Insert
> >> button on
> >> > Palette2
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for any help or advise you have.
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