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Re: bug or feature?


  • Subject: Re: bug or feature?
  • From: Steven Angier <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 12:30:34 +1100
  • Organization: Macscript.com

Paul Berkowitz wrote:

> Where do you see it says "Cancel" should throw an error number -128, Deivy?
> That's what display dialog does, not choose from list. (Very inconsistent,
> yes. I think it's derived from the history that these were once separate
> scripting additions, 'choose from list' being a 3rd-party, GTQ osax.)

I was not aware of the command's GTQ origins but, in any case, it is clear to me that the
behaviour is a bug as it is inconsistent with its documentation and with the other
AppleScript UI commands.

In my opinion a cancel button should always generate a user cancelled error (number -128).

Steven Angier
Macscript.com


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