Move an object into another project

> Hello,
>
> Is there a way to move an object from one project into another
> project?  For instance when I create a text object in the main world
> screen, I would like to be able to move it into a child object or the
> other way around.
>
> Thank you.
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> On 25/09/11 04:01, Jonathan Wright wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Is there a way to move an object from one project into another
> > project?  For instance when I create a text object in the main world
> > screen, I would like to be able to move it into a child object or
> > the other way around.
> >
> > Thank you.
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> Bring up the halo for the object you want to move to the child
> project and click the halo button that creates a tile representing
> the object (orange with rectangle, lower left). Drag the tile into
> the window representing the child project. On dropping you should get
> a "got it" message. Enter the child project, bring up the halo on the
> tile, hit the red "menu" button and select "hand me this object".
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> Interesting. I always use the Squeak flap for this, the one with the
> animated trash can. Never occurred to me I could use any flap.
>
> Gary Dunn
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> On Sep 26, 2011 4:28 AM, "K. K. Subramaniam" <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
> On Sunday 25 Sep 2011 8:31:07 AM Jonathan Wright wrote:
> > Is there a way to move an object from one ...
> Yes, by using flaps - these are global containers. For instance, the
> flap that
> contains Paint tool, Rectangle, Ellipse etc is a flag. Just drag your
> text object into this flap, switch to the target project and then
> pick and drop the
> text into the opened project.
>
> If you need specific help, please include the version of your
> Squeak/Etoys.
>
> HTH .. Subbu
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> On 28.09.2011, at 05:24, Jonathan Wright wrote:
>
>> Subbu and Gary,
>>
>> Cool. Thanks you.  If I move the object into the Squeak tab I then can
>> move it out of there from any project.  However, if I move the object
>> into the Tools tab, when I drag the object out it automatically makes a
>> copy of it instead.  This could be very helpful.
>
> You also could make your own flap (see the flaps menu). If you enable its "parts bin" behavior then it will hand you a copy, otherwise it just grabs the object itself.
>
> Btw we call the contents drawer a "flap" and the small handle its "tab".
>
> - Bert -
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