Use a colored image instead of a white one and try different transparencies until you get the look you want.
On September 21, 2014 12:00:49 PM CDT, Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: >Thanks Jacque and Scott. I tried your suggestions but unfortunately >none >of them quite do what I need in various ways. > >Using a graphic doesn't work because, although it blocks clicks to >buttons >in the underlying group, it still allows access to all field controls >in it. > >Using an image blocks access to all the controls in the underlying >group >but I can't find a way to set the backgroundColor of the image to >indicate >that it's disabled. > >All in all, I think I'll just have to go with the simple solution of >disabling the group and living with the way it looks. > >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 7:33 PM, J. Landman Gay ><jac...@hyperactivesw.com> >wrote: > >> You can put a white image over the group and set its blendlevel to >99. >> That makes it visually transparent but it will still respond to mouse >> clicks (or use any level you want.) Then put an empty mouseUp handler >in >> the image to block clicks. >> >> On September 20, 2014 6:19:05 PM CDT, 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 >> >> -- >> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com >> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com _______________________________________________ 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
