I might be on to something I think. If I export a snapshot of the group I want to disable and place it over the group's rectangle, it obviously stops any input into the group.
However, I'm having a hard time finding a way to fill the graphic with a color. Setting the backgroundcolor didn't do anything. Then I saw a note in the dictionary that the "fill" property of a graphic has to be true in order for the background color to have any effect. Couldn't find a fill property but there is a filled property so I set it but still no background color. Any ideas? Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html> On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 4:19 PM, Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: > Thanks Larry. I tried your suggestion but it has the same problem as > using an image - buttons underneath the button are blocked but fields can > still be used. > > I guess I'll have to stick with disabling each group when necessary. Wish > there was a way to affect the background color of a disabled group but > don't think there is. > > > Pete > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> > Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and > SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html> > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 11:19 AM, <la...@significantplanet.org> wrote: > >> Hi Peter, >> I'm not sure what you're exactly looking for in "looks" but I just now >> made a little test stack with colored buttons. >> You can adjust the blendlevel so that the group is as opaque or as >> transparent as you wish it to be. >> That's one idea. >> Larry >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Haworth" <p...@lcsql.com> >> To: "How to use LiveCode" <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 10:20 AM >> Subject: Usng an image to "disable" a group >> >> >> I have a stack with a series of groups on it. I need to control the >>> order >>> in which data is entered into the groups. The obvious/easy way is to >>> enable/disable the groups as needed but I'm not happy with the way groups >>> look when they are disabled. >>> >>> I vaguely remember a thread about using images to do this since clicks >>> within the image don't make it through to the underlying controls. When >>> I >>> tried this, clicks on buttons that were under the image did not trigger >>> any >>> mouse events on them, as hoped, but field controls still get focus and I >>> can type into them. >>> >>> It seems like this isn't going to work so looking for other ways to >>> achieve >>> this without having to go through every control in the group and >>> adjusting >>> their properties to disable them. Alternatively, is there a way to >>> control >>> how a group looks when it is disabled? >>> >>> Pete >>> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> >>> Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and >>> SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ 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
