Group command syntax

Mike Bonner bonnmike at gmail.com
Fri Apr 19 18:40:56 EDT 2013


Yep, just tried it and it works with that method. If you lock screen of
course you can avoid showing all the selection handles.


On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnmike at gmail.com> wrote:

> THere was a discussion around here smoewhere about groups not working
> correctly with the "last" keyword.
>
> However, I think if you change your method, and instead "select" the list
> if items, then issue a group command, the group will still be selected and
> you can then "set the name of the selobj to "_scroller" and then select
> empty
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:34 PM, Michael Doub <mikedoub at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I just got that method to work but it does not seem to remember the last
>> group.
>>
>> do theGroupList
>> set the name of the last group to "_scroller"
>>
>> Does not change the groups name.  :-(
>>
>> -= Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 19, 2013, at 6:22 PM, Paul Hibbert <lc at pbh.on-rev.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Mike,
>> >
>> > The dictionary states…
>> >
>> > Parameters:
>> >   The objectList is a list of object references, separated by the word
>> "and".
>> >
>> > I'm not saying it's the correct way, but if you need to build the group
>> command via script, this does work…
>> >
>> >   put "group" && the name of button "a" && "and" && the name of button
>> "b" into xx
>> >   do xx
>> >
>> > HTH
>> >
>> > Paul
>> >
>> >
>> > On 2013-04-19, at 3:04 PM, Michael Doub wrote:
>> >
>> >> I feel a bit foolish asking this but I can not figure out the syntax
>> for the group command.
>> >>
>> >> I am trying to clone a bunch of objects, align them property and then
>> group them so I can build a scrolling group.
>> >>
>> >> group button "a" and button "b"   -- works fine
>> >>
>> >>  put the name of button "a" && return && the name of button "b"into xx
>> >>  group xx  --- does not work
>> >>
>> >> the dictionary says    group [objectList]
>> >>
>> >> what is the syntax for an objectList?
>> >>
>> >> -= Mike
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