Text fields that you can't resize in stacks

[Mark Guzdial]

Thanks for both notes, Ted!

Mark

At 9:37 PM -0700 7/16/01, Ted Kaehler wrote:
>Mark,
>	Two comments:  Dan is completely rewriting text fields 
>specifically for stacks.  They will be much better behaved.
>	I advise not using regular TextMorphs in stacks.  In the 
>Stack Tools flap, there is a 'Scrolling  Field'.  Use that for all 
>fields.  To make a Backgound field, choose "put into background" 
>after you install it on a card.  That's what I do.  Sorry I did not 
>propogate the knowledge better.
>
>--Ted.
>
>At 4:18 PM -0400 7/16/01, Mark Guzdial wrote:
>>I've now replicated the bug that I mentioned earlier, and I've 
>>found a fix, too.
>>
>>- Create a new stack (drag one out from the stack tools flap)
>>- Add a background text field (again from stack tools)
>>- Select the text in the background text field.  Type alot -- 
>>enough that it would extend past the end of the card if it were in 
>>a line (see the picture attached).
>>- Now, bring up the halos on the background text field so that you 
>>can resize it to make it look nice.  KERBLAM!  The size becomes 
>>larger than the card, you can't move the yellow halo, and you can't 
>>pick it up to drag it out of the card to fix (as in the attached 
>>picture).
>>
>>The fix is:
>>- Add a new card to your stack.
>>- On the new card, you can select the background text field AND 
>>CHANGE THE YELLOW HALO.  Move it inside the card boundary.
>>- Go back to the front card -- your text is resized to match that 
>>on the next page.
>
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