When project loads, cursor is in "selection mode"

[xyz]

I have a slightly annoying issue. When I first load my project the trackpad cursor is in "selection mode", so when I move the cursor a "dashed rectangle" outline is shown and the pointer starts selecting items on the card. This is no big deal. I just click on the card and the selection mode stops, but it is a little annoying.

This only happens on one of my projects, none of the others. I tried setting the focus to one of my controls (a list field) when I open the card to see if that would eliminate the problem but it has not. I assume that there is some setting that I have inadvertently set that is causing this. I would like to turn it off.

Thanks

[richmond62]

Probably something in an openStack / openCard script?

[Klaus]

Hm, I just tested this and found that the TOOL is/stays the one that was selected right before opening an existing project.
So I would consider this "normal" behavior.

[kdjanz]

Try saving the stack while in run mode, then closing the stack. When you reopen the stack next time, is it in edit mode or run mode?

[dunbarx]

Richmond nailed this. Put an "openCard" handler in the card script:

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on openCard
  choose browse tool
end openCard

Craig

[xyz]

Thank you all.

To answer kdjanz, "yes, saving after putting the project in run/browse mode and then closing the stack" seems to have solved the problem. Now, regardless of whether I am in "browse" or "pointer" mode when I save and close, the pointer/cursor is no longer set to "select objects" when I open the project. But, I am curious why the problem persisted as long as it did since I had gone through several "save cycles." At any rate, the problem seems to be fixed.

Thank you all.