This probably reflects my complete ignorance, but...

[Chipp Walters]

John,

It's easy, but not so straightforward to do this. Put this in your message
box and hit enter:

go URL ("http://www.widgetgadget.com/stuff/testLineDraw.rev")


On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:54 AM, Vokey, John <vokey at uleth.ca> wrote:

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>
> So, I designed a simple stack to have the user *in the Metacard IDE* drag a
> line between the eyes to get the coordinates of the eyes in the photograph.
>  Again, simple.  BUT: in the Metacard IDE, as soon as I script-select the
> line to allow the user to draw the line so my code can get the rect, it
> switches the IDE to edit mode, which means any subsequent clicks on buttons
> (to indicate that the line has been drawn, etc.) put that button (or
> whatever object) into edit mode, so the intent of the object is lost.
>  Suggestions?  Remember, they have to work within the Metacard IDE, and I
> can't know ahead of time when the user has finished drawing or adjusting the
> line.  Obviously, the Metacard IDE itself has solved the problem (e.g., all
> of the IDE stacks remain in use not edit modes), but I remain baffled.
>