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.

Cheers,
Bob

On 3/31/12 12:29 PM, Chris Muller wrote:
> I see the black halo's purpose as for changing Morph ownership
> hierarchy, not moving or positioning.  Brown halo is for moving.
>
> 2012/3/31 Stéphane Rollandin<lecteur at zogotounga.net>:
>>> Well, that was the primary _effect_ I want -- not a side-effect.
>>
>> 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 ?
>>
>> 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,
>>
>>
>> Stef
>>
>>
>>
>
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