Thanks for the information B.! Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 19, 2011, at 7:18 AM, Björnke von Gierke <b...@mac.com> wrote: > It has been done before. To have a stack that is only partially see trough, > you need to set the windowshape. Obviously a windowShape is not resizable per > se. But, and that's what you can do, it's possible to set the windowShape > repeatedly to simulate animations and movements. So you'd need to somehow > create or resize a custom image, and set a stacks windowShape when the user > resizes iz. > > In general that's prone to be finicky and look weird if not done very > careful, so in effect I think it's probably not worth the effort. But then, > I'm a huge fan of standard controls and looks :) > > See also the "Breeze" stack from Scott Rossi (fourth down on the left, > american flag), he's done a lot of work with windowShape and animation: > http://www.tactilemedia.com/site_files/software/tutorials.html > > also interesting in this context is the last entry, "window lab". > > hope that gets you started. > > On 19 Oct 2011, at 12:25, Keith (Gulf Breeze Ortho Lab) wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Would anyone be able to provide an example of how to make a transparent >> window that is resizable? To clarify, a window that looks like a see-through >> box. The borders of the window need to be visible, and the window needs to >> be resizable accordingly, but the user needs to be able to see the desktop >> through the window... > > > -- > Watch live presentations every Saturday: > http://livecode.tv > > Use an alternative Dictionary viewer: > http://bjoernke.com/bvgdocu/ > > Chat with other RunRev developers: > http://bjoernke.com/chatrev/ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
