Thanks, Sean for your help. Actually what Colin wrote was rather what I had in mind.
I'm also saving what you've written for future reference. -Genevieve >From: "Sean Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: <lingo-l> Buttons >Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 14:51:55 +1200 > > > I am interested to make a button invisible. Can it be done? > >sprite(aSpriteNum).visible = FALSE > >However, if you do this you need to be careful to make the channel visible >again if you leave the span of this invisible sprite. > >ie. >on endSprite me > sprite(me.spriteNum).visible = TRUE >end > >OR > >move it offstage until you need it again. > >---------------------- >property pSprite, pLoc > >on beginSprite me > pSprite = sprite(me.spriteNum) > pLoc = pSprite.loc > pSprite.loc = point(-999, -999) >end > >on appear me > pSprite.loc = pLoc >end >---------------------- > >move it back to where it was originally with "sendAllSprites(#appear)" > >There are lots of variations on this approach involving perhaps grouping >sprites together, swapping "sendAllSprites" with "sendSprite" or maybe >"call", but the basic idea remains the same. > >ELSE > >Did you mean like Colin suggested - how to make an invisible button as >opposed to how to make a button invisible? > >-Sean. > > >[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to >http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, >email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) >Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
