how do you move a card or reorder a stack?

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derek
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how do you move a card or reorder a stack?

Post by derek » Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:29 pm

I could find nothing in the documentation, the forum, nor online searches for how to move a card to a different position in a stack. I'm currently working on creating a quiz, by modifying Revolution's Multiple Choice Questionanaire from the Sample Projects.

If I create a quiz question as the second card in the stack, and later decide that I want it to be the fourth question/card, I haven't found an obvious way to move the card to the desired position. I eventually discovered that opening the card inspector, and changing the value in the "number" field will accomplish what I want, although the Application Browser doesn't reflect the change until it is closed and then reopened.

Is this the best way to move a card? Are there any side effects? Moving a card is a very common need for me. I would think that others would have the same need, but the lack of any documentation has me wondering. I searched on move, reorder, rearrange, reorganize, and various other terms without success.

Derek
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Post by FourthWorld » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:25 pm

You can change the card's number:

set the number of this cd to 4

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Post by xApple » Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:56 am

The card inspector also gives you an easy GUI way to change the card's position. Just press the little arrows next to the field indicating the card's number.

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Post by derek » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:03 pm

Thanks for your help. I am glad to learn how to handle details like this.

Derek
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University of New Mexico

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