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- From: demerit@vms.macc.wisc.edu (J. DeMerit)
- Subject: Re: Field in Palette?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.192655.8682@macc.wisc.edu>
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- Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center
- Distribution: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
- Date: 7 JAN 93 13:21:18
- Lines: 33
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- In article <tommy-070193103336@129.59.16.56>, tommy@macpost.vanderbilt.edu (Tommy Williams) writes...
-
- >In article <C0GDJr.9nr@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>,
- >bhostetl@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Brian Hostetler) wrote:
- >>
- >> I've tried using PowerTools to create a palette with a field, but it
- >> doesn't work. Basically, I'm trying to create a search palette where
- >> the user just puts something into the field and clicks on a button
- >> specifying the type of search.
-
- >
- >You can't put a field in a palette with those tools. You need something
- >more advanced (such as Heizer Software's $149 WindowScript) or a shareware
- >XCMD I've seen called ShowDialog v1.6, ⌐ Jay Hodgdon, Ignatz Software.
- >WindowScript is much, much more flexible and powerful, but it's also more
- >expensive.
- >
- >I know a demo of WindowScript exists, but I can't find it on the net
- >anywhere. I also cannot find Jay Hodgdon's "ShowDialog." Perhaps it came
- >from America Online. If you've got a friend there...
- >
-
-
- Brian,
-
- Another idea would be to have the palette have a "search" button that brings
- up an ask window (Like: Please enter a word to search for:). The search
- button in the powerTools can call one line -- which would be a handler.
-
- It just seems less expensive than buying window script, but I've used
- windowScript and it does a fairly decent job with floating palettes.
-
- Cathy (email: demerit@macc.wisc.edu)
-