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Modal Window, cannot pass Set Tip message to button box

MathStatChem

When I create a modal window that contains a button box, if i then pass the Set Tip() message to the button box, it doesn't seem to work, the tool tip doesn't appear when I move the mouse over the button box.

_nw=new window("modal window",
	<<Modal,
	_bb=button box("Test")
);
_bb << Set Tip("Test this");

However, if I remove the <<Modal message in the New Window function, then the Set Tip() works and I can see the tool tip.

Is there a reason for this? Anyway around this?

Accepted answers

txnelson

A modal window stops all processing except for what is contained within the window. Therefore the script below is how you have to handle the processing you want

_nw=new window("modal window",
	<<Modal,
	_bb=button box("Test"),
	_bb << Set Tip("Test this");
);

All comments

txnelson

A modal window stops all processing except for what is contained within the window. Therefore the script below is how you have to handle the processing you want

_nw=new window("modal window",
	<<Modal,
	_bb=button box("Test"),
	_bb << Set Tip("Test this");
);

MathStatChem

Ok, that works. I've never tried to do that inside the New Window() function.

I think I understand how <<Modal works better now. Thanks!

Mark_Bailey

Another variant (not right or wrong, just a different form) is to place the message send in line with the Button Box() arguments:

_nw=new window("modal window",
	<<Modal,
	button box("Test", << Set Tip("Test this"))
);