I know of no way for the black halo to be used for that.  When it is
clicked, ownership is always changed, the morph becomes owned by the
Hand..

What you describe is the "Bring to front" on the red-halo menu.

Am I missing a case that you're describing?


On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Bob Arning <arning315 at comcast.net> wrote:
> The black halo does a bit more than change ownership hierarchy. It is also
> useful for bringing a morph to the front while leaving its ownership exactly
> the same.
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> Cheers,
> Bob
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> On 3/31/12 12:29 PM, Chris Muller wrote:
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> I see the black halo's purpose as for changing Morph ownership
> hierarchy, not moving or positioning.  Brown halo is for moving.
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> 2012/3/31 Stéphane Rollandin <lecteur at zogotounga.net>:
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> Well, that was the primary _effect_ I want -- not a side-effect.
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> Sorry but that is not acceptable. For fine-tuning of the morph position, the
> halo must be stable: just grabing the handle should not move the morph.
>
> Think of it this way: you grab the morph via the halo handle, then decide
> that eventually you do not want to move it: esay, you just release the
> handle and that'is it. But if the morph has been moved immediately, how do
> you get back to the initial position ?
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> Also, a morph may have a specific behavior depending on its precise
> position, and it is then crucial to be able to change the position
> continuously.
>
> As far as I am concerned, this change would completely break my code. I am
> strongly opposed to it.
>
> Best,
>
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> Stef
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