shared group loses buttons & scripts when changing cards

Devin Asay devin_asay at byu.edu
Mon Nov 24 18:40:41 EST 2014


On Nov 24, 2014, at 4:39 PM, J. Landman Gay <jacque at hyperactivesw.com> wrote:

> On 11/24/2014, 4:14 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote:
>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 10:44 AM, J. Landman Gay <jacque at hyperactivesw.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> The symptoms sound like the button(s) aren't really in a group, they are
>>> at the card level. Or alternately, there are copies of the group on
>>> different cards rather than a single group being placed on multiple cards.
>>> If either case is true, editing one will open a new editor tab (because
>>> it's a different object,) and deleting one won't delete it from other cards.
>> 
>> 
>> I'd agree with those symptoms, but that's not what is happening.  I
>> actually rebuilt this stack a few weeks ago, importing all of the cards to
>> get the group.  And when I move it, it tends to stay moved on other cards.
>> 
>> Also, if I make a change to a script, go to another card, and come back,
>> the change is gone even on that card.
>> 
>> It's kind of like there's a "noSave" on the group, so that all changes go
>> "poof!" when leaving the card.
>> 
>> 
> 
> I see. That sounds like either the card or the stack has cantModify set to true.

What she said.

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Devin Asay
Office of Digital Humanities
Brigham Young University





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