Enhancing the Action System Prompts with JavaScript and VBScript
How many times have you wished to have some control over what is
displayed in the dialogs?
Have you ever wished your dialogs could:
- display a title relevant to your program, of your choosing?
- display an icon different from the default?
- display more relevant button captions?
All of the above are possible with VBScript although item 3 is not
a feature covered in this FreeBee Quick Course.
How Does This FreeBee Work?
After going through the FreeBee Quick Course you will better understand
how JavaScript and VBScript can be used together to customize Action
System Prompts. Maybe you are already thinking, "JavaScript???
VBScript??? This FreeBee is not for me." Don't fret! Subscribers will be given a link to download the
free ASYM_MsgAsk ToolBook that includes a ASYM_MsgAsk Widget that makes it
all very easy :-)
Access the FreeBee Quick Course
Download the ASYM_MsgAsk Widget
How Can This FreeBee Be Used?
All of the instructions of how to use the ASYM_MsgAsk Widget are
included in the download files available to subscribers.
How Does the FreeBee Work During
Development?
The ASYM_MsgAsk Widget uses Method Actions and therefore can only be
used in ToolBook Instructor v8.5. A Method is similar to a Shared Action
except that a Shared Action is stored in the book and a Method Action is
stored in an object. Full instructions on how this free ASYM_MsgAsk Widget
is provided in the download files.
Why I Developed this FreeBee
There have been several postings to the ToolBook list
requesting the
ability to improve Action System Prompts and several of my ToolBook
customers already enjoy the benefits of these enhancements. Also, there is
very little documentation on how to include VBScripts into a HTML page
that uses JavaScript and thus few people know that this is possible.
FreeBee Details
Developed in ToolBook v8.5 and uses Method Actions.
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