stack inside stack

[pmc]

Hi everybody. I am new to Rev and programming. Never did any programming before.
I would like to create a stack within a stack, meaning that the Main Stack will hold all the substacks. Right now, all my substack are individual stacks outside the Main Stack. Can anyone help? Thanks.

[deebee]

Hi pmc, I'm brand new to this too. But if you want things in the same "window," then you want to make new cards instead of stacks. That's my best guess at least.

[pmc]

Hi Deebee

Thanks for replying. No, it does not work that way either. I did that and those cards are copies of the mainstack. They behave the same. When you delete the substack's menu bar, the mainstack's menu bar is deleted as well. I want something like the Microsoft's words or something similar, with the main window holding everything else. Like the MS's word, you create documents within the main window. Can't this be done in Rev? Thanks

[pmc]

I put in this script:

case "New"
--Insert script for New menu item here
Create card "New"
break

But it is creating new cards.

[Klaus]

Hi pmc,

you can use the message box with a script of use the inspector for your stacks!

Do this with the inspector:
1. Open the stack that will be the MAINSTACK
2. Open all the stacks (or one after another) that are going to be the SUBSTACKS
3. Open the "Inspector" (Property inspector) for all these substacks and in the popup button "Mainstack"
(directly under "Name" and "Title") select the name of your MAINSTACK
4. Save all the stacks that are now substacks of your mainstack
5. Be happy

You can also do this via script (like in the message box):
set the mainstack of stack "you substack here" to "Name of mainstack here"


Best from germany

Klaus

[pmc]

Hi Klaus

Thanks for reply. But that is not what I need. I want my substack to be inside the panel of the Mainstack, which does not go beyond it(the mainstack). Something like an object, eg. Tab panel, which you put into a card. You see, the tab panel which you put in a card does not 'move' out from this card, it stayed inside it. And furthermore, you are able to specify the size and position of the tab panel in the card. This is what I meant. Surely there must be an easy way. I've been trying to do this for few days and I can't find any example of people doing this. Thanks for helping.

[Klaus]

Ah, oh, I see!

I think this is not possible, since every stack is a sepearate window(sic!) of its own!
But maybe I still don't get what you are after

Best

Klaus

[pmc]

sorry, can't seems to attached at this post

[pmc]

Hi Klaus

You mean it is not possible to do that?? Please look at the attached images. I want the substack to stay within the mainstack (image 'capture 1'). Right now the substack seems to be another card on its own (capture 2). How can I do that?

[Klaus]

Ah, now I think I get it
Waht you mean is the so called MDI (Multiple document interface) like Photoshop on Windows uses.
Which means everything is in the "bounds" of the "master" window, right?

Unfortunately this is not possible without many tricks and fakes in LiveCode!
LiveCode uses SDI (Singel document interface).

You could script the "movestack" message of all your substacks to stay in the dimensions
of your mainstack, but this is not " the real McCoy", since cliking on the mainstack would
bring its window to front, unless all your substacks are palette windows.

Best

Klaus

[pmc]

Can I create 'pallete cards' to do the trick?

[Klaus]

A stack can be opened as a palette, so card will appear as palettes, too.
I wish you good luck with your MDI fake

[pmc]

Hi Klaus

Thanks you very much. Maybe I'll rethink my plan.

[openworld]

Klaus,

I'm also new to LiveCode - I created and saved a substack called "Quicktagger", but am finding no way to make it visible! Is there a script handler or message box command that will make it visible, ideally as a palette popup?

Look forward to any way to move forward --

Best,

Mark Frazier
@openworld

A stack can be opened as a palette, so card will appear as palettes, too.
I wish you good luck with your MDI fake

[Klaus]

Hi Mark,

maybe:
...
palette "Quicktagger"
...
will work for you?

Or dou you mean the stack is really not "visible" which IS indeed a porperty of a stack?


Best

Klaus