Re: Transparent window example?
Hi Again, Is there a way to set a stack to a blendlevel of say 75, but keep an object (such as a button) at a blendlevel of 0? That is, a somewhat transparent window, but a solid button/control on the transparent window? I have played around with it, but the object seems to inherit the blendlevel of the stack... Even when setting an object's blendlevel to 0. Thanks, - Boo -Original Message- From: Klaus on-rev Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 7:08 AM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: Transparent window example? Hi Keith, Am 19.10.2011 um 12:25 schrieb Keith (Gulf Breeze Ortho Lab): Hi All, Would anyone be able to provide an example of how to make a transparent window that is resizable? To clarify, a window that looks like a see-through box. The borders of the window need to be visible, and the window needs to be resizable accordingly, but the user needs to be able to see the desktop through the window... just: ... set the blendlevel of stack X to Y ## where Y = 0 - 100 ... This will only affect the transparency of that stack, everthing else like resizable is NOT affected! Check blendlevel in the dictionary, it's definitivley no rocket science :-) Thanks, - Boo Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major.on-rev.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
Re: Transparent window example?
On 10/20/2011 10:27 PM, Keith (Gulf Breeze Ortho Lab) wrote: Hi Again, Is there a way to set a stack to a blendlevel of say 75, but keep an object (such as a button) at a blendlevel of 0? That is, a somewhat transparent window, but a solid button/control on the transparent window? 'fraid so! blendLevel is strictly inherited; the only way you will manage wgat you want is by using windowShape for your stack and setting the blendLevel of your object. The only snag about this is that I think you will be quite unable to have a semi-transparent stack. I have played around with it, but the object seems to inherit the blendlevel of the stack... Even when setting an object's blendlevel to 0. Thanks, - Boo -Original Message- From: Klaus on-rev Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 7:08 AM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: Transparent window example? Hi Keith, Am 19.10.2011 um 12:25 schrieb Keith (Gulf Breeze Ortho Lab): Hi All, Would anyone be able to provide an example of how to make a transparent window that is resizable? To clarify, a window that looks like a see-through box. The borders of the window need to be visible, and the window needs to be resizable accordingly, but the user needs to be able to see the desktop through the window... just: ... set the blendlevel of stack X to Y ## where Y = 0 - 100 ... This will only affect the transparency of that stack, everthing else like resizable is NOT affected! Check blendlevel in the dictionary, it's definitivley no rocket science :-) Thanks, - Boo Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major.on-rev.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 ___ 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
RE: Transparent window example?
Keith... Have a look at this, I think it might help... http://www.runrev.com/developers/lessons-and-tutorials/tutorials/advanced-inks-windows/ Dixie From: ke...@gulfbreezeortholab.com To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Subject: Re: Transparent window example? Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:27:44 -0500 Hi Again, Is there a way to set a stack to a blendlevel of say 75, but keep an object (such as a button) at a blendlevel of 0? That is, a somewhat transparent window, but a solid button/control on the transparent window? I have played around with it, but the object seems to inherit the blendlevel of the stack... Even when setting an object's blendlevel to 0. Thanks, - Boo -Original Message- From: Klaus on-rev Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 7:08 AM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: Transparent window example? Hi Keith, Am 19.10.2011 um 12:25 schrieb Keith (Gulf Breeze Ortho Lab): Hi All, Would anyone be able to provide an example of how to make a transparent window that is resizable? To clarify, a window that looks like a see-through box. The borders of the window need to be visible, and the window needs to be resizable accordingly, but the user needs to be able to see the desktop through the window... just: ... set the blendlevel of stack X to Y ## where Y = 0 - 100 ... This will only affect the transparency of that stack, everthing else like resizable is NOT affected! Check blendlevel in the dictionary, it's definitivley no rocket science :-) Thanks, - Boo Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major.on-rev.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 ___ 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
Re: Transparent window example?
Thanks Dixie! Just what I was looking for! I really, really appreciate it! Cheers from Florida, - Boo -Original Message- From: John Dixon Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 3:05 PM To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Subject: RE: Transparent window example? Keith... Have a look at this, I think it might help... http://www.runrev.com/developers/lessons-and-tutorials/tutorials/advanced-inks-windows/ Dixie From: ke...@gulfbreezeortholab.com To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Subject: Re: Transparent window example? Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:27:44 -0500 Hi Again, Is there a way to set a stack to a blendlevel of say 75, but keep an object (such as a button) at a blendlevel of 0? That is, a somewhat transparent window, but a solid button/control on the transparent window? I have played around with it, but the object seems to inherit the blendlevel of the stack... Even when setting an object's blendlevel to 0. Thanks, - Boo -Original Message- From: Klaus on-rev Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 7:08 AM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: Transparent window example? Hi Keith, Am 19.10.2011 um 12:25 schrieb Keith (Gulf Breeze Ortho Lab): Hi All, Would anyone be able to provide an example of how to make a transparent window that is resizable? To clarify, a window that looks like a see-through box. The borders of the window need to be visible, and the window needs to be resizable accordingly, but the user needs to be able to see the desktop through the window... just: ... set the blendlevel of stack X to Y ## where Y = 0 - 100 ... This will only affect the transparency of that stack, everthing else like resizable is NOT affected! Check blendlevel in the dictionary, it's definitivley no rocket science :-) Thanks, - Boo Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major.on-rev.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 ___ 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
Re: Transparent window example?
Hi Keith, Am 19.10.2011 um 12:25 schrieb Keith (Gulf Breeze Ortho Lab): Hi All, Would anyone be able to provide an example of how to make a transparent window that is resizable? To clarify, a window that looks like a see-through box. The borders of the window need to be visible, and the window needs to be resizable accordingly, but the user needs to be able to see the desktop through the window... just: ... set the blendlevel of stack X to Y ## where Y = 0 - 100 ... This will only affect the transparency of that stack, everthing else like resizable is NOT affected! Check blendlevel in the dictionary, it's definitivley no rocket science :-) Thanks, - Boo Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major.on-rev.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
Re: Transparent window example?
It has been done before. To have a stack that is only partially see trough, you need to set the windowshape. Obviously a windowShape is not resizable per se. But, and that's what you can do, it's possible to set the windowShape repeatedly to simulate animations and movements. So you'd need to somehow create or resize a custom image, and set a stacks windowShape when the user resizes iz. In general that's prone to be finicky and look weird if not done very careful, so in effect I think it's probably not worth the effort. But then, I'm a huge fan of standard controls and looks :) See also the Breeze stack from Scott Rossi (fourth down on the left, american flag), he's done a lot of work with windowShape and animation: http://www.tactilemedia.com/site_files/software/tutorials.html also interesting in this context is the last entry, window lab. hope that gets you started. On 19 Oct 2011, at 12:25, Keith (Gulf Breeze Ortho Lab) wrote: Hi All, Would anyone be able to provide an example of how to make a transparent window that is resizable? To clarify, a window that looks like a see-through box. The borders of the window need to be visible, and the window needs to be resizable accordingly, but the user needs to be able to see the desktop through the window... -- Watch live presentations every Saturday: http://livecode.tv Use an alternative Dictionary viewer: http://bjoernke.com/bvgdocu/ Chat with other RunRev developers: http://bjoernke.com/chatrev/ ___ 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
Re: Transparent window example?
Thanks Klaus. And some of this can seem like rocket science to newbies. :-) Everything is relative... ;-) - Boo Sent from my iPhone On Oct 19, 2011, at 7:08 AM, Klaus on-rev kl...@major.on-rev.com wrote: Hi Keith, Am 19.10.2011 um 12:25 schrieb Keith (Gulf Breeze Ortho Lab): Hi All, Would anyone be able to provide an example of how to make a transparent window that is resizable? To clarify, a window that looks like a see-through box. The borders of the window need to be visible, and the window needs to be resizable accordingly, but the user needs to be able to see the desktop through the window... just: ... set the blendlevel of stack X to Y ## where Y = 0 - 100 ... This will only affect the transparency of that stack, everthing else like resizable is NOT affected! Check blendlevel in the dictionary, it's definitivley no rocket science :-) Thanks, - Boo Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major.on-rev.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
Re: Transparent window example?
Thanks for the information B.! Sent from my iPhone On Oct 19, 2011, at 7:18 AM, Björnke von Gierke b...@mac.com wrote: It has been done before. To have a stack that is only partially see trough, you need to set the windowshape. Obviously a windowShape is not resizable per se. But, and that's what you can do, it's possible to set the windowShape repeatedly to simulate animations and movements. So you'd need to somehow create or resize a custom image, and set a stacks windowShape when the user resizes iz. In general that's prone to be finicky and look weird if not done very careful, so in effect I think it's probably not worth the effort. But then, I'm a huge fan of standard controls and looks :) See also the Breeze stack from Scott Rossi (fourth down on the left, american flag), he's done a lot of work with windowShape and animation: http://www.tactilemedia.com/site_files/software/tutorials.html also interesting in this context is the last entry, window lab. hope that gets you started. On 19 Oct 2011, at 12:25, Keith (Gulf Breeze Ortho Lab) wrote: Hi All, Would anyone be able to provide an example of how to make a transparent window that is resizable? To clarify, a window that looks like a see-through box. The borders of the window need to be visible, and the window needs to be resizable accordingly, but the user needs to be able to see the desktop through the window... -- Watch live presentations every Saturday: http://livecode.tv Use an alternative Dictionary viewer: http://bjoernke.com/bvgdocu/ Chat with other RunRev developers: http://bjoernke.com/chatrev/ ___ 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
