A method to fix the order of handlers in a script ?

[kresten]

Dear Helpfull co-livecoders

I followed your advices, and controlled, but reached, after many days of experimenting, a point where I chose another track.
With access to the old stack I decided to avoid the word + Text-edit copying ( where globals were not included), and created a virgin mainstack, to which I could paste the full script, and from there copy-paste it to the new stack, so all handlers ( edited to fit the new format) were accepted, and functioning, not without further troubles, but basically having solved the problem of this forum-topic.

I hesitate to share my reflections along this pursuit,but still:

My basic endeavour is a new version (a radically simplifying re-construction) of a tool for all kinds of users (including programmers) to log activities and experiences, according to their own relevancies . outputs and inputs - along the way, 24-7.
As the tool is a livecode tool its use is paradoxically in conflict with pragmatic logging of the problems, errormesages and editings of a new version of itself. I circumwent this by parallel running of a standalone of the old version, which thus permitted me to log all the experiments, errorreports and failures, hour by hour, day by day, in the experimental live code programming of the new version.
This was indeed a healthy experience.
Because of my own, continuous and involved everyday use and development of the program , from hypercard days all the way through various revolution and livecode versions, in my production of standalones, for mac and for windows, I have - stupidly- performed only superficial testing (assuming all features to match those of my familiar use of the original).
I now have had to use the last published standalone 24-7 for three weeks, discovering that most essential features simply were lost ! Most embarassing.!
As the program was extremely ambitious, complex and demanding for a beginner I had concluded, that this was the reason that I never succeed in involving users. I now understand, that even if somebody downloaded, installed and tried, no wonder they left the shop never to return.
I encumber you with this detailed account primarily to excuse and warn- if any of you happend to pay attention to www.phenomenalog.dk - to avoid downloading the present version!
But - I must admit - also - in an optimistic mood: to question perhaps one or two of you to pay a short visit to the site, and follow the two blue links: to "target groups" and to "features".
If any of you reach so far, I should be grateful to get a mail with negative or positive feedbacks, as I am both rather isolated and full steam forward towards the simplified version and its preliminary testing.
Best regards from Kresten kresten.bjerg@psy.ku.dk (http://www.bjerg.psy.dk)