Strange button

[Paul Gabel]

Hi Sarah:

I found the problem, and anyone on the list who doesn't already know  
this might find it interesting. Originally I had used a button, but  
then I switched to an image/control. Embedded within the 350 lines of  
script were two little words left over from when I was using a button:  
<disable me>. (This was temporary, while another action was  
occurring.) I had always assumed that you couldn't "disable" an image,  
as there's no checkbox for it in the Object Inspector. But, it seems,  
if you "disable" an image by script (disable me), you will make it  
transparent to a click. Is this a feature or a bug?

Anyway, it's working now.

Paul Gabel

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On Jul 15, 2009, at 4:17 PM, Sarah Reichelt wrote:

>> I have a button that resides inside of a "background" group (on  
>> many cards).
>> The group is script-less. The button has about 10 handlers and 350  
>> lines of
>> script. When I created the button, it worked fine once. But  
>> something in its
>> script causes the button, from that point forward, not to trap a  
>> click.
>> Instead, a click on it goes to the card. As a workaround I had to  
>> write a
>> script at the card level sending a mouseUp back to the button. This  
>> works.
>> Now, due to various circumstances, I have to fix this, but I have  
>> no idea
>> what in the script could cause such (for me) unprecedented  
>> behavior. The
>> script has no errors.
>>
>> If I create a brand new button (in the group) and transfer the  
>> script, it
>> does the same thing — works once then becomes transparent to a click.
>>
>> All I am asking is: What KINDS of things should I be looking for? In
>> general, what could make this happen?
>
>
> I would check for a line in the script that is changing the layer of
> the button or group so that it is being hidden underneath another
> object.
>
> Check the Application Browser to see where your button and it's group
> before you click and again after you click and see if it changes.
>
> HTH,
> Sarah
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