Yep, that did the trick... Thanks Juan!
On 4/26/07, scalenine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Try this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="absolute"> <mx:Button x="48" y="31" label="Press Me" click="input.text='Im under a canvas';"/> <mx:TextInput x="170" y="31" id="input"/> <mx:Canvas x="10" y="10" width="152" height="69" backgroundColor="#f085f0" backgroundAlpha=".2" mouseEnabled="false"> </mx:Canvas> </mx:Application> The trick is setting mouseEnabled="false" on the Canvas. Juan scalenine.com --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Claudia Barnal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Gordon, > > I do need as much interactivity as possible :) > > Isn't there something like turn shield on or off? I noticed that if you > don't define a background color or alpha, you can interact with the button. > > As for the actual WHY question... the answer is: The designer wants it. > It is really not just one button under the translucent piece... it is a part > of the application, and the button and other controls happens to be right > there. > > Thanks, > Claudia > > On 4/26/07, Gordon Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I don't think this is easy to do. How much interactivity with the > > Button do you actually need? When you roll over the button, do you need it > > to highlight? When you click, do you need the button to depress? Or do you > > just need the button's click handler to execute? > > > > And I'm curious... why do you need to have a translucent Canvas over a > > Button? > > > > - Gordon > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] *On > > Behalf Of *Claudia Barnal > > *Sent:* Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:30 PM > > *To:* [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Click through a Container > > > > Hi, > > > > How can I click through a Container (Canvas in my case) that has a > > backgroundColor set and a 0.2 backgroundAlpha. > > > > I want to be able to interact with a button that is under the Container. > > > > Thanks, > > Claudia > > > > > > >
