Yes. Not sure but I think this will nuke all the other layers - I’m hoping that an ink on an object can prevent this from being transparent as well. I don’t think that is possible/
Use case scrolling text over a live video. On 10 Sep 2020, 23:13 +0100, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <[email protected]>, wrote: > I believe you can add an alpha channel to mask the stack. I have never done > it, but I heard it discussed a number of times. > > Bob S > > > > On Sep 10, 2020, at 2:41 PM, David Bovill via use-livecode > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Id like to create a stack - has to be a stack - and for the text and some > > other elements to be visible but the stack background to be transparent - > > is this possible with some combination of inks and masks and blend levels? > > On 2 Sep 2020, 22:03 +0100, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > > <[email protected]>, wrote: > > > It appears I have that backwards? > > > > > > Bob S > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 2, 2020, at 8:28 AM, Bob Sneidar <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Ditto, and I am not sure what noticeable impact one method would have > > > > over another. There was some blurb a long time ago about how these keys > > > > are internally sorted. I believe what was proposed is that a set of > > > > NUMERIC keys beginning with 0 would actually sort correctly. > > > > > > > > Bob S > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 2, 2020, at 8:24 AM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > David, > > > > > > > > > > Nope you have to sort them NUMERIC. As you said this is the only way > > > > > I know of. I do this all the time. I don't know of any other way. > > > > > > > > > > put the keys of tMyArray into tKeys > > > > > sort lines of tKeys numeric > > > > > repeat for each line tKey in tKeys > > > > > > > > > > -- do what you want with tMyArray[tKey] > > > > > -- this line will put the array data in the message box (assuming > > > > > there is no other sub keys in each numeric array entry). > > > > > put tMyArray[tKey] into tMyVar > > > > > > > > > > end repeat > > > > > > > > > > Ralph DiMola > > > > > IT Director > > > > > Evergreen Information Services > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: use-livecode [mailto:[email protected]] On > > > > > Behalf Of David Bovill via use-livecode > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2020 10:55 AM > > > > > To: How to use LiveCode > > > > > Cc: David Bovill > > > > > Subject: Looping though a numerically indexed array > > > > > > > > > > I’m pretty sure there must be a way to efficiently loop through > > > > > numerically indexed arrays > > > > > > > > > > Repeat for each key and repeat for each element does not seem to sort > > > > > the keys in numeric order,. Of course I can get the keys and sort > > > > > them before repeating - but is there a more efficient way? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > use-livecode mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > > > > subscription preferences: > > > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > use-livecode mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > > > > subscription preferences: > > > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > use-livecode mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > > subscription preferences: > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > [email protected] > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
