Another option similar to Randy's is to create an image tile -- for example, a 48x48 white PNG that's 50% opaque -- and assign this as the backPattern of the button. Using this method you can scale the button to any size and the translucency will fill accordingly. You can also assign a separate icon if desired.
Unless you REALLY need the properties of a button control, you can also consider other objects to act as buttons, such as graphics, where you can employ a translucent gradient fill to the control, or fields, where you can create the effect of a label that has multiple text styles. There are several options for create button-style controls. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX/UI Design On 3/1/16, 12:20 PM, "use-livecode on behalf of Randy Hengst" <use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com on behalf of iowahen...@mac.com> wrote: >It sounds to me that you want the color of the button to be 50% meaning >that the card (or whatever) below it will show though. And, you want the >border and name of button to be opaque if all that is correct, you might >want to give this a try. > >create an image in the color you want the button background to be >perhaps white (you can do that within LC with import snapshot). Then >assign that image as the icon for the button (you¹ll have to fiddle with >sizing the image). Set the iconGravity of the button to ³center². Then >adjust the blendLevel of the image and you¹ll see that reflected in the >button¹s background. > >If you just set the blendLevel of the button, then the name and border >will also change opacity. > >be well, >randy > >Randy Hengst >www.classroomFocusedSoftware.com > > >> On Mar 1, 2016, at 1:25 PM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami >><bra...@hindu.org> wrote: >> >> We looking at very simple button design: >> >> 1) Border color is on/white/2px >> 2) background is set to clear (no color assignment and no icon) >> 3) background opacity set to 50% # if we can figure out how.... >> 4) Button name/label white >> _______________________________________________ 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
