Background groups

Peter Haworth pete at lcsql.com
Fri Feb 8 16:13:11 EST 2013


Thanks Scott, think I have that straight.

On the remove command, I think I'm right in saying that if I remove a group
from a card and it's the last instance of the group in the stack, it is
still in the stack even though it's not any card.  If I subsequently want
to put that group back on a card how do I refer to it in the place command?

Pete
lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>


On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Scott Rossi <scott at tactilemedia.com> wrote:

> Hi Pete:
>
> "Place" adds an instance of an existing group to a card.
> Copy & paste creates a new group object.
>
> Deleting a group physically deletes it from the stack.
> Removing a group removes the instance of the group from the card, but
> doesn't delete the group from the stack.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Scott Rossi
> Creative Director
> Tactile Media, UX Design
>
>
>
>
> On 2/8/13 11:27 AM, "Peter Haworth" <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:
>
> >Trying to avoid any gotchas before embarking on some work involving
> >background groups and there's precious little information about them.
> >
> >Are there characteristics of background groups other than the background
> >behavior property property that must be consistent on whichever card they
> >are on in order for them to behave as bg groups?  Layer/ID/ Name, for
> >example?
> >
> >Do background groups behave differently depending on whether their shared
> >behavior property is true?
> >
> >If I copy and paste a bg group onto a card instead of using the place
> >command, does it mess up it "backgroundness"?  If not, what's
> >the purpose of the place command
> >
> >If I delete a bg group from a card rather than use the remove command,
> >does
> >that in any way affect its instances on other cards?  If not, what's the
> >purpose of the remove command?
> >
> >I notice that if I copy and paste a card with a bg group on it into a
> >different stack, the bg group is still there and has its background
> >property set.  If I then create a new card in this stack, the background
> >group is on it.  Will it still behave like a background group linked to
> >the
> >background group in the original stack?
> >
> >Thanks for satisfying my curiosity!
> >
> >
> >Pete
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