I have a main interface with several buttons, fields, and custom controls. When a user interacts with one control, it should trigger updates across multiple other controls. However, these updates don’t always happen as expected.
I’m also trying to manage custom events triggered by certain actions. For example, when a user clicks a button, a custom event should be fired, and other parts of the script should respond to that event. Sometimes the event handlers don’t fire correctly or seem to conflict with other events.
UI Updates: Sometimes the UI elements don’t update as expected. For example, the "Submit" button may not disable or enable properly, or the text in fields might not update as intended.
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-- Button click handler
on mouseUp
-- Update UI elements
set the enabled of btn "Submit" to false
set the text of field "Status" to "Processing..."
-- Trigger a custom event
send "updateStatus" to me
end mouseUp
-- Custom event handler
on updateStatus
-- Some complex logic to update multiple fields
set the text of field "Result" to "Updated"
set the enabled of btn "Submit" to true
end updateStatus
-- Another event or action
on someOtherEvent
-- Handling other events
-- This sometimes conflicts with the custom event
end someOtherEvent
Are there best practices for managing complex UI updates and ensuring that multiple UI elements are updated consistently based on user interactions?
How can I avoid conflicts between custom events and other events in LiveCode, and ensure that event handlers execute as intended?
