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From: dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Getting location of characters in a field
Message-ID: <15815@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 19 Aug 88 17:24:08 GMT
References: <589@oops.cme-durer.ARPA>
Reply-To: dan@apple.com.UUCP (Dan Allen)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <589@oops.cme-durer.ARPA> ressler@cme-durer.ARPA (weirdo) writes:
>Is it possible to make a button travel along with the text, in a field.
>
>i.e. to create an anchored button which moves say on top of an asterisk 
>which indicates a link to another card.   
>
>The main problem I have not been able to figure out is how to get an x,y
>location for the position of a particular word or character (that pesky *) in
>a field.  Any XCMD's out there?? or other hacks would be appreciated.

What you want is a legitimate request for a "sticky" button that sticks
to the text.  We at Apple are working on this for a future version of
HyperCard.

In the meantime, there is a stack with a nifty "sticky button" script
that sort of works.  I think it is a Herzier software stack, and I do
not think it had to resort to an XCMD.

Dan Allen
Apple Computer