cs004004@brunix (Jon Feinberg) (05/10/89)
I am having a rather frustrating problem... the solution is probably
obvious, so please enlighten me.
I am simply trying to have a button modify its own name like so:
on mouseUp
if name of me is "ShowIt" then
set name of me to "HideIt"
else
set name of me to "ShowIt"
end if
end mouseUp
I have tried infinite variations on this theme, including
having the button refer to itself by id, etc.
Furthermore, if I have the button start out named "HideIt," the first
mouseUp sent to it will indeed change the name to "ShowIt," but
subsequent presses are utterly ineffectual.
I have written some lovely and funky scripts, but this sucker ne marche pas.
Help!!
Jonathan Feinberg
cs004004@pebbles.cs.brown.edubvsy@vax5.CIT.CORNELL.EDU (05/10/89)
In article <6035@brunix.UUCP> cs004004@cslab9d.UUCP (Jon Feinberg) writes: >I am simply trying to have a button modify its own name like so: > >on mouseUp > if name of me is "ShowIt" then > set name of me to "HideIt" > else > set name of me to "ShowIt" > end if >end mouseUp > You should use short name of me. ie if short name of me is "ShowIt". Using just name of me returns the full title of the object- bkgnd button "ShowIt" or card field "Hide" etc.. wing ygxj@vax5.cit.cornell.edu ygxj@cornella.bitnet
mesard@bbn.com (Wayne Mesard) (05/10/89)
In article <6035@brunix.UUCP> cs004004@cslab9d.UUCP (Jon Feinberg) writes: >I am simply trying to have a button modify its own name like so: > >on mouseUp > if name of me is "ShowIt" then > set name of me to "HideIt" > else > set name of me to "ShowIt" > end if >end mouseUp >Furthermore, if I have the button start out named "HideIt," the first >mouseUp sent to it will indeed change the name to "ShowIt," but >subsequent presses are utterly ineffectual. The conditional line should read: if short name of me is "ShowIt" then ^^^^^ When a script isn't behaving as expected, and you're dealing with a function result, put it into the message box to make sure it's really returning what you you think it should (i.e. "put the name of me"). -- void *Wayne_Mesard(); "Save Money! Use your new BayBank Visa or MasterCard to Mesard@BBN.COM pay off your other bank credit cards that charge higher BBN, Cambridge, MA interest rates." -Lies my junk mail told me.
marvel@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Howard P Marvel) (05/10/89)
In article <39723@bbn.COM> mesard@BBN.COM (Wayne Mesard) writes: > if short name of me is "ShowIt" then The alternative is to use name and contains, if the name of me contains "ShowIt" then
mst@csun.edu (05/10/89)
In article <6035@brunix.UUCP> cs004004@cslab9d.UUCP (Jon Feinberg) writes: >I am having a rather frustrating problem... the solution is probably >obvious, so please enlighten me. That depends... >I am simply trying to have a button modify its own name like so: The problem looks to be in the 2nd line, I believe it should be "the short name of me". Try typing "the short name of card btn 1" and "name of card btn 1" in the message box. You will see the difference. on mouseUp if the short name of me is "ShowIt" then set name of me to "HideIt" else set name of me to "ShowIt" end if end mouseUp >Jonathan Feinberg Mike Temkin
martin@m2.csc.ti.com (Steven Martin) (05/11/89)
In article <6035@brunix.UUCP> cs004004@cslab9d.UUCP (Jon Feinberg) writes: >I am having a rather frustrating problem... the solution is probably >obvious, so please enlighten me. >I am simply trying to have a button modify its own name like so: > >on mouseUp > if name of me is "ShowIt" then > set name of me to "HideIt" > else > set name of me to "ShowIt" > end if >end mouseUp This is a common problem. It got me for a while too. the name of me --> 'cd button "ShowIt"' (or whatever) what you need is "the short name of me" which just returns '"Showit"' That should do it. Steve Martin USENET: {ctvax,im4u,texsun,rice}!ti-csl!martin ARPANET: SMARTIN@CSC.TI.COM COMPUSERVE: 72727,1471 GENIE: S.MARTIN8 PHONE: (214)-995-0698, 404-1061 What I am is what I am, are you what you are or what?