Some clarification...
What I am trying to do is simulate an MDI window. I have several grouped
backgrounds each representing a window. I am trying to get these fake
windows to exhibit standard behaviour such as:
when the user clicks anywhere on the window it comes to the front. I have
tried switching the layers of the groups... however the problem is they are
groups - which contain objects with their own layer numbers. Is there an
easy way to relayer the group and its contained objects?
There is probably a better way to architect this but I am after a quick &
dirty mockup...
Thanks,
Blair Moxon
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> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 6:26 PM
> Subject: Setting the layer question
>
> Hello again,
> Is there an easy way to set the layer of an object (dynamically) so that
> when the user clicks on it the object comes to the front of the window. I
> have tried setting the layer to a variable which works, but have had
> inconsistent results.i.e.
>
# example of the script on the group "fakewindow"
> on mouseUp
> put the layer of group "Frame" into tborder
>
# "Frame" represents the MDI window border layer number which is the
topmost layer
> subtract 1 from tborder
> put tborder into newLayer
> set the layer of group " fakewindow " to newLayer
> end mouseUp
>
>
>
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