Preference for Keeping Saved Empty Button Scripts Empty

[Richard Gaskin]

Mike Bonner wrote:

 > Perhaps a different direction here?  I think it would be helpful to me
 > as a perpetual newbie to have the option to insert common scripts on
 > demand.
 > Maybe a context sensitive dropdown with a mouseup framework for
 > buttons, for fields, textchanged, keyup, keydown.

HyperCard:
<http://www.loper-os.org/wp-content/hypercard-calc/hc23.jpg>

SuperCard:
<https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KeLdv70h3G4/maxresdefault.jpg>

and even MetaCard:
<http://www.metacard.com/mcsnap2.gif>

...all provided popup menus in the Script Editor to insert handler 
outlines and more.

SC's was based on templates that included a tag for specifying the 
insertion point - very handy for modifying/extending them.

That sort of guidance can go a long way in helping newcomers more 
readily understand the scope of messages they can respond to.


 > Maybe backed by a personal snippet library so that once one creates
 > their perfect script for entering only floating numbers.. or whatever,
 > make the handlers snippable so that they can be added to a local
 > repository for that object type.

Extensibility would be very valuable.

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  Richard Gaskin
  Fourth World Systems
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