Go to field problems

[BertBoye]

I cannot figure out this, I have a layout with one drop-down menu and a button and a script

[Ugo DI LUCA]

Doesn't work on Macs. Neither would work having it defined as a button and control its opening. The user would have to select it twice

[BertBoye]

hmmmmm.... I have downloaded a sample from nightwing (Dynamic values)that is working on Macs. There is an equal script step in there, go to field and a drop-down list show up. I am confused?!?!?!

[LaRetta]

Hi Bert,

Usually, you would stack both pop-ups (put pop-up menu on the top, second in tab order behind pop-up list) and then in script: Go To Field [Pop-UpField, whatever] then check for the current platform (If [Abs(Status(CurrentPlatform)) > 1, Go To Next Field (for Windows) to jump up to the pop-up menu. This will make it work in both platforms.

Check out Ray's other scripted pop-ups, such as Script Menu and Layout Menu to see exactly how it's done.

Cheers,

LaRetta

[BertBoye]

LaRetta

I did as you mention works just fine, one pop-up menu for Windows and one pop-up list for Mac users. So now its back to layout mode and change a couple of hundrad pop-up menus!

[Ugo DI LUCA]

I must be blind.

There's no pop-up menu in either DynamicValue List, ScriptMenu or LayoutMenu.

These are pop-up list.

Could someone give me a link to those menu you're talking about ?

[Ugo DI LUCA]

OK, found it, just behing the Pop-up list and grouped together.

But it doesn't work for me. Mac OS8.6 FM 5.5?:

Does someone has a menu displayed ?

[Vaughan]

In the macintosh interface, menus need to be clicked on to open. This behaviour differs in Windows.

Use pop-up lists to get a similar behaviour cross-platform.

[Ugo DI LUCA]

Thanks for the confirmation Vaughan. I was seing bugs everywhere today.