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From: mikef@bbs.acs.unc.edu (Michael Freedburg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: what message is sent when a palette is closed?
Keywords: palette, taking some action when it is closed
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Date: 25 Feb 91 21:38:44 GMT
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Killer question, folks!!
I have a neat little palette which the user can show by clicking
on a button called "Show Palette". Once the palette appears, I
can easily have the button hide itself, but now the matter at
hand.....
HOW do I tell when the user closes the palette? Wen I use the
Message Watcher (which is really supercool, BTW) no message
appears when I close the palette. Is there a message sent, or is
there some way to determine when the palette is closed??
I **do not** want to do some stupid "on idle" handler to check
for the palette, since using on idle and not passing it
correctly is one reason I am rewriting this person's stack in
the first place!!

##$$Great Hint: Ever been stymied by the need to have the user
click on a button **and** keep text selected?? Use a palette,
since when a button is clicked there, the selection on the card
is not disturbed!!
Send Help Soon
Love and Peace
mikef@samba.acs.unc.edu
or
mikef@next1.mscre.unc.edu