User Interface Question

[Jeff Massung]

I never do mouse cursor changes in controls. I do all of them in the card.

on mouseMove px,py
  if px,py is within the rect of ... then
    -- cursor A
  else if px,py is within the rect of ... then
    -- cursor B
  else
    -- put the cursor back to normal
  end if
end mouseMove

This makes it *much* easier to control what's shown when.

Jeff M.

On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Pete <pete at mollysrevenge.com> wrote:

> Thanks Jeff.  I'm trying to implement the cursor change and running into
> some weirdness.
>
> In the script of the datagrid, I have these two handlers:
>
>   *on* mouseEnter
>
>   *lock* cursor
>
>   *set* the cursor to hand
>
> *end* mouseEnter
>
>
> *on* mouseLeave
>
>   *unlock* cursor
>
> *end* mouseLeave
>
>
> This changes the cursor as expected and most of the time, it returns to the
> correct cursor when I move the mouse away from the datagrid.  However, if I
> move the cursor above the datagrid, the cursor stays as the hand and does
> not return to any other image no matter where I move the mouse to.
>
>
> This is the first time I've attempted to control the cursor so no doubt I'm
> doing something wrong!
>
>
> Pete
> Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Jeff Massung <massung at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > For dragging, I'd go with "handles" on the left side of the datagrid that
> > have hand icon when you hover over them. They've become pretty ubiquitous
> > on
> > webpages. For an example of what I mean:
> >
> > http://jqueryui.com/demos/sortable/
> >
> > As for a context menu, you be okay with just a tool-tip. People generally
> > try and right-click a lot for things they expect to be there. Otherwise,
> > again, go with something common to show that actions are available. For
> > example, and disclosure triangle on the far right of a UI widget is
> > typically clickable and will bring up a menu. Left-click will bring up
> your
> > context menu, and r-click anywhere will bring it up as well.
> >
> > Jeff M.
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Pete <pete at mollysrevenge.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Wondering if anyone has any thoughts on a couple of user interface
> > > questions.
> > >
> > > I'm providing a popup contextual menu when the user right-clicks on a
> > > datagrid.  I'm also providing the ability to re-order rows in a
> datagrid
> > by
> > > dragging and dropping them.  The common thread between these two
> > functions
> > > is that there is no on-screen indication that they exist.  Popup menus
> > are
> > > invisible until they are invoked and drag and drop is equally invisible
> > > until someone initiates it.
> > >
> > > Are there any common methods for indicating to users that features like
> > > this
> > > are available to them?
> > >
> > > Pete
> > > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com>
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