MessageCreationScene

February 29, 1996

inherits from StackScene;

Class Description

When the user taps the blank telecard in the center of the desk, Magic Cap creates a new telecard and goes to the message creation scene. Magic Cap defines class MessageCreationScene for this scene.

Programming information

Instantiate: never
Subclass: never
Call its methods: never

You probably won't ever create an object or a subclass of class MessageCreationScene. The information in this chapter is provided for debugging and curiosity only.

Methods defined by class MessageCreationScene

Class MessageCreationScene defines the following methods:

Method	Description
ShouldAddressFirst	Indicates whether people picker appears when new card is created.
SetShouldAddressFirst	Sets whether people picker appears when new card is created.
GoToVia	Handles zooming when user touches card.

Fields defined by class MessageCreationScene

Class MessageCreationScene defines the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
Inherited from SingleLinkable:
next	Object	Next item in view list
Inherited from Linkable:
previous	Object	Previous item in view list
Inherited from Viewable:
superview	Viewable	Container for this object
subview	Viewable	Object contained by this object
relativeOrigin	Dot	Origin relative to superview
contentSize	Dot	Size of content rectangle
viewFlags	Unsigned	Various settings
labelStyle	TextStyle	Text style of object's label
color	Color	Color of object's content
shadow	Shadow	Shadow drawn with object
sound	Sound	Sound associated with object
Inherited from HasBorder:
border	Border	Border drawn around object
Inherited from Scene:
sceneFlags	Unsigned	Various scene settings
stepBackScene	Scene	Scene to step back to (at right of name bar)
stepBackSpot	Viewable	Place to zoom to on step back
image	Image	Image for scene's snapshots
additions	SceneAdditions	First in list of scene-specific commands
screen	Buffer	Cached bits to draw scene
Inherited from StackScene:
stack	Stack	Stack associated with scene
cardNum	Unsigned	Index of current card
Defined by MessageCreationScene
defaultTool	ChooseAbleToo	Default writing tool for new telecards l

Method Descriptions

ShouldAddressFirst

attribute ShouldAddressFirst: Boolean
// operation ShouldAddressFirst():Boolean
// operation SetShouldAddressFirst(newValue)

Call: rarely
Override: rarely

The attribute CategoryBox indicates whether Magic Cap should display the people picker immediately after creating a new telecard.

GoToVia

operation GoToVia()

Call: rarely
Override: sometimes

Class MessageCreationScene overrides GoToVia to handle zooming when the user touches the message.