Positioning object in a loclocked group

[Stephen Barncard]

Well for one thing there’s a keyword in the name of the object.

Try using a name like “TheGroup”



On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 08:17 Klaus major-k via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am sure there is a technical reason for this! 8-)
>
> I have a group set to 600*600 pixel and loclocked.
> Inside of the group there are two invisible objects,
> a button and a graphic.
>
> Now if I:
> ...
> create btn "b1" in grp "THE group"
> ## and
> set the loc of btn "b1" of grp "THE group" to whateverX,wahteverY
> ...
> where whateverX and Y are definitively inside of that group!
>
> Then the button stays however in the topleft corner of the group.
> Even moving the button some pixels to right or down does not work.
> Why, oh, why? :-)
>
> Thanks for any insight!
>
>
> Best
>
> Klaus
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>
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