Recently, william humphrey wrote: > But the problem with this is that you can't move this stack around without > immediately revealing that the transparent rect image is static. Is there > some way (without keep getting a new rect to put in the background as that > is too "jerky") to make a stack and it's background transparent but the > groups or fields on it not transparent?
One way to do this is to create a stack with a custom windowShape that has the control regions opaque and the unoccupied regions translucent. It's not convenient, but it's possible. I posted a stack some time ago that dynamically creates the mask image at startup and applies the windowShape to the stack. In your message box: go url "http://www.tactilemedia.com/site_files/downloads/transtack2.rev"; Keep in mind that this method doesn't automatically work for irregular shaped objects like sliders, and even checkboxes suffer a bit because the check extends beyond the rect of the box. You'll need a compromise like adding a graphic behind each irregular control whose rect "fits" the entire region needed to accommodate the control. It's a bit of work, but with a little planning, you can indeed create a stack that has opaque controls with a translucent background. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX Design _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
