Problem creating event for the DialogBox object...

[RGBreality]

Hey, folks.

I'm having some difficulty properly creating an event using the DialogBox object. I love this object, but I'm having problems making it do what I want it to do.

I have a large set of check boxes which the user would need to select manually. To help alleviate this, I have placed two check boxes with the following intended functionality:
1.) "Select all options" selects all the check boxes
2.) "Deselect all options" deselects all the check boxes


I have these events trying to perform this functionality:

"Select all options" check box is checked (from appropriate DialogBox object)
--> Set check box state for "Deselect all options" to "0"
--> Set check box state for each check box to "1"


The inverse takes place for the "Deselect all options" check box.

Yet, when I test this, these check boxes have no bearing with each other or the option check boxes.

What would be the appropriate condition(s) to set for this?


Thank you for your help in advance!



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RGBreality

[LB]

Are you sure you are not accidentally opening the dialog box as modal? I'm not sure if it still triggers events when it is modal.

I made this test MFA where it works fine:
http://mfa.aquadasoft.com/view/1315000561-DialogCheckTest

[RGBreality]

Hey, LB!

Hmmm... I didn't realize that opening the dialog box modally would affect that event. Indeed, I am intentionally opening the dialog box modally.

I tried a test with the additional condition "dialog box is opened," but did not get any different results. Do you get the same result? I've tried setting the "dialog box is opened" as both the first and second condition in the event.

Do you suppose that these events are not checked when the dialog box is opened modally? Should I specify for the dialog to merely be "opened"?

Thanks for your help!



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RGBreality

[LB]

You seem to have misunderstood what opening modal does, it actually freezes the entire application and prevents anything from happening outside the dialog. This means none of your events would run.

So, yes, you do need to simple use "Open".

[Jaffob]

If you need to prevent the user from giving input to the application, use the Kernel Object to disable the app window also. This will have the same effect as opening the DialogBox modally, but will not pause the event loop.

[RGBreality]

Hey, guys!

Ah, I see!... I didn't realize that the "Open Modal" action had that effect! (I tell you, I learn something new about this product every day!)

So, Jaffob, how would I use the Kernel object to disable the application window? Once I have it selected, which action disables it? Is it the "Window>Alter>Enable/Disable" action?

Thanks again for taking the time to post great troubleshooting!



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RGBreality

[LB]

Yes, though by default the Kernel object has (I think) the frame window selected, so you need to select parent window first.