Can't See A Visible Substack

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Can't See A Visible Substack

Post by johnmiller1950 » Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:02 pm

Greetings All,

I am using LiveCode 9.6.9 (rc2) on an intel MacBook Pro. My stack has a button that shows/hides a substack used for my app settings. When I first created the substack, the "show/hide" feature worked fine. I quit LiveCode and came back to my project the next day. No matter what I do, I can't see the "Settings" substack. The message box says that it is visible and in a location where I ought to be able to see it. The height and width are correct, but the substack is not visible even though live code says that it is.

I have four (4) controls in this substack. I am able to send a "mouseUp" to each of them, and the scripts make the correct changes to the main stack.

I deleted the substack; created a new one; and it worked fine. I saved my project; quit LiveCode; and reopened it. The exact same thing happened again.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
John

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Re: Can't See A Visible Substack

Post by FourthWorld » Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:20 pm

Is the substack open?

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Re: Can't See A Visible Substack

Post by johnmiller1950 » Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:48 pm

Ah a newbie mistake. I forgot that closing LiveCode also closes all the sub stacks and that you have to open them. Thanks, Richard. You've made my day.

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Re: Can't See A Visible Substack

Post by dunbarx » Sat Apr 29, 2023 3:43 pm

John.

You must learn this as soon as possible. You will never stop making newbie mistakes. Nobody does.

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Re: Can't See A Visible Substack

Post by richmond62 » Sat Apr 29, 2023 4:41 pm

No, at 22 years working with LiveCode I NEVER make Newbie mistakes: that is because I am too busy making Goofy mistakes. 8)

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Re: Can't See A Visible Substack

Post by dunbarx » Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:50 pm

Richmond.

You would rather be a goof than a newbie???

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Re: Can't See A Visible Substack

Post by richmond62 » Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:09 pm

Goofy means something different on my side of the pond to what is means on your side.

Over 'here' goofy means foolish, no more than that.

And most mistakes I make with LiveCode are goofy because, either:

1. I don't check the Dictionary first.

2. I assume that my logic is the same as the people at LiveCode central.

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