Fields Have Labels

[Peter Haworth]

There isn't right now but this is an enhancement idea. I don't think it
could use the label property because of its use elsewhere but the idea is
similar to how the label of a group is used when showname is true.
On Jan 11, 2015 7:24 PM, <dunbarx at aol.com> wrote:

> Jim.
>
>
> But how is this different from (or better than) a custom property, that
> contains any or all of those other values as an array or list? In other
> words, the "label" property has immense value in, say, a button, where the
> "shown" name may be separate from the actual button name. This extra layer
> of reference is very useful, but is based on the ability to display that
> different text apart from the name. After all, in a button, if the label is
> left blank, the shown name is the actual name of the button.
>
>
> How can a field use this extra layer in a way that enhances its existence,
> since there is no way, no place, to display that extra information?
>
>
> Craig
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Lambert <jiml at netrin.com>
> To: use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
> Sent: Sun, Jan 11, 2015 8:48 pm
> Subject: Re: Fields Have Labels
>
>
>
> > Craig wrote:
> >
> > If you could set the label property to actually change some aspect of a
> field,
> what form would that take? Not the text, I assume.
>
>
> Hi Craig,
>
> I’m thinking the field’s label would have its own property set, such as
> font,
> style, fore/back colors, ‘iconGravity’ etc.
> These properties would be separate from the field’s properties; even
> though the
> label itself is a property of the field.
>
> Jim Lambert
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