That's correct. Both are buffered in separate queues with the distinction that AFL regular plots are buffered in AmiBroker-own way therefore I have control to play it in any order I wish, while low-level graphics use Windows Standard metafile that is played back in order of "recording" (FIFO)
Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:14 PM Subject: Re: [amibroker] GraphZOrder of Gfx drawings? > So plot commands must also be buffered --since you can choose to have > the Gfx plot first or after all the AFL plot commands. And since the > AFL plot commands can plot in forward or reverse order, that plot > buffer can be thought of as being a FIFO or LIFO buffer. With Gfx we > seem to only have the FIFO option. Whereas for movable drawn buttons, > the LIFO option is preferred to make the code processing flow > naturally --so that top visible buttons process the mouse clicks first. > > BR, > Dennis > > On May 30, 2008, at 10:54 AM, J. Biran wrote: > >> TJ replied to my question: How can I get some Gfx plots >> under and others on top of graphics? >> You can't. You can only overlay everything in front or in >> back. >> ... >> Gfx functions are executed completely independent of regular >> drawing. All Gfx commands are queued for later execution in >> something that is called Metafile that is later played back >> on output device regardless of what is happening with >> regular Plot() commands. >> Joseph Biran >> ____________________________________________ >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis Brown >> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 7:42 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [amibroker] GraphZOrder of Gfx drawings? >> >> Hello, >> >> I just realized that the default plot Z order is opposite >> that of the >> Gfx drawing functions. >> >> This really messes up my draggable drawn button arrays I >> just finished >> coding after several days. >> >> Of course I want the first button drawn to be on top so that >> I can >> have modular button code to receive mouse clicks from the >> top drawn >> buttons and not pass the mouse clicks to a hidden overlapped >> button >> underneath. This is important, especially when the button >> is the >> handle to drag the whole array around the chart and it >> becomes hidden >> by a now nonfunctional button on top. >> >> Is there a way to make the Gfx functions follow the >> GraphZOrder rules >> of the other plot functions? >> >> Otherwise the only way I know is to split all the button >> click >> processing and drawing apart and mirror image them across >> the >> Formula. This is a pain and turns my nice modular code into >> >> duplicated spaghetti code. >> >> The lack of Z control on plots (or specified plot layers) >> has already >> cost me many dozens of hours of extra AFL code and >> architecting around >> this issue during the last year. This has been on the >> requested list >> in one form or another by different users for just about >> forever. I >> hope it makes its way into a release in the not to distant >> future. >> >> Best regards, >> Dennis >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. >> >> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to >> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com >> >> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: >> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ >> >> For other support material please check also: >> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------ > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > For other support material please check also: > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
