Cannot use Message Box

paul foraker paul at whitefeather.com
Sat May 7 16:43:35 EDT 2011


Thanks, Craig, but unfortunately that didn't fix it.

It's very odd being completely without command line!

On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 8:14 AM, <dunbarx at aol.com> wrote:

> This happened to me a few months ago, though it went away. It resolves
> itself if, when you first open the msg box, you click in the lower field and
> hit return. From then on all is well. A thread I started at that time was
> inconclusive, some not knowing what I was talking about, some having seen
> the behavior now and then.
>
>
> I saw this in v.4.0 through 4.5. Never in 3.x. I thought it was something
> in the 4x build. That it "went away" is odd, but gratifying.
>
>
> Craig Newman
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas McGrath III <mcgrath3 at mac.com>
> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
> Sent: Sat, May 7, 2011 8:41 am
> Subject: Re: Cannot use Message Box
>
>
> This might not help, but the multi line message box uses the enter key and
> not
> the return key.
>
> Try turning on "Livecode UI elements in Lists" and then search through
> those
> stacks.
>
> -- Tom McGrath III
> http://lazyriver.on-rev.com
> 3mcgrath at comcast.net
>
> On May 7, 2011, at 4:59 AM, paul foraker wrote:
>
> > Ever since I installed version 4.6.1, the Message Box no longer responds
> to
> > Return or Enter. I can type in it (both single and multi-line) but cannot
> > execute anything. Weirdly, this also happens now with previous versions.
> >
> > I have made no changes to a utility stack I keep in the back, and this
> > occurs with any stack I open.   I tried searching for returnKey in all
> > stacks. Nada.
> >
> > Anyone got a suggestion as to what to try next?
> >
> > -- Paul
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