> Looks like the show and hide commands allow you to name a stack, but there's > no way to specify that the stack should be modal, which is what I need. I > thought about trying "go invisible stackname as modal" followed by the show > command but I think the script would stop execution at the go command so the > show would never happen until after I return from the modal stack.
Actually, Pete, you found the one way to create a *non-modal* modal... it's a way I've used many times to show a modal progress bar that does not block script execution: put "Before" go invisible stack "MyModal" as modal set visible of stack "MyModal" to true put "After" --> Puts "Before", opens the modal, then immediately puts "After" into the message box, and the modal is still open So perhaps it *would* work for you after all... Ken > Pete > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > > > > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Scott Rossi <sc...@tactilemedia.com> wrote: > >> One way to restrict a visual effect to a portion of the screen is to use >> the >> effect with hide/show: >> >> show grp 1 with visual push down >> hide grp 1 with visual push up >> >> However, this will not work with overlapping objects. You would have to >> make sure the affected object can be displayed independently of objects >> around it. Otherwise, you'll have to physically move the object (see the >> move command). >> >> Regards, >> >> Scott Rossi >> Creative Director >> Tactile Media, UX Design >> >> >> Recently, Pete wrote: >> >>> I would like to have a modal stack come into view by "sliding down" from >>> behind a control on the calling form. I found the visual effects command >>> but when I use that (with scroll down), all of the existing window >> scrolls >>> down, not just the modal window. Seems to work the same for other types >> of >>> visual effect. Any ideas on how to make that work? I'd also like to >> make >>> the modal window slide back up behind the control when I close it, but >> one >>> step at a time! >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software, Inc. Email: k...@sonsothunder.com Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.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