MetaCard behavior with clone/cut/copy/paste of fields

Scott Raney ((no email))
Fri, 10 Jun 94 21:45:16 MDT

We've had a number of requests to change MetaCard's behavior when
cloning or using cut/copy/paste with fields. In 1.2, MetaCard used to
clone the text with the field if the field were locked, but not
otherwise. In 1.3 in a (perhaps misguided) attempt at HyperCard
compatibility, we removed this "feature", and now it never copies the
text.

When you clone a field in HC 2.2 (option-drag), it doesn't copy the
text. When you do cut/copy/paste it doesn't either *unless* you hold
down the shift key when you pick paste from the menu (yuck!). Even
then, it won't clone the text if you cut and paste a field between a
card and a background.

What do *you* think MetaCard should do?
1) What it does now.
2) What it did in 1.2.
3) Always copy the text when you clone or cut/copy/paste a field.
4) Copy text for cut/copy/paste but not for clone, or vice versa.
5) Only copy text when pasting a field on a card or stack that doesn't
have the original (possibly confusing, but probably the most useful).

What about fields in a background? Should cloning them clone the text
just for the current card, or for all cards that have that background?

How about buttons? Does it matter if the hilite is cloned?

Reply by email to me (raney@metacard.com), and I'll summarize.
Scott

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