Possible : stack with transparent backgound?
Id like to create a stack - has to be a stack - and for the text and some other elements to be visible but the stack background to be transparent - is this possible with some combination of inks and masks and blend levels? On 2 Sep 2020, 22:03 +0100, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode , wrote: > It appears I have that backwards? > > Bob S > > > > On Sep 2, 2020, at 8:28 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > > > > Ditto, and I am not sure what noticeable impact one method would have over > > another. There was some blurb a long time ago about how these keys are > > internally sorted. I believe what was proposed is that a set of NUMERIC > > keys beginning with 0 would actually sort correctly. > > > > Bob S > > > > > > > On Sep 2, 2020, at 8:24 AM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode > > > wrote: > > > > > > David, > > > > > > Nope you have to sort them NUMERIC. As you said this is the only way I > > > know of. I do this all the time. I don't know of any other way. > > > > > > put the keys of tMyArray into tKeys > > > sort lines of tKeys numeric > > > repeat for each line tKey in tKeys > > > > > > -- do what you want with tMyArray[tKey] > > > -- this line will put the array data in the message box (assuming there > > > is no other sub keys in each numeric array entry). > > > put tMyArray[tKey] into tMyVar > > > > > > end repeat > > > > > > Ralph DiMola > > > IT Director > > > Evergreen Information Services > > > rdim...@evergreeninfo.net > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On > > > Behalf Of David Bovill via use-livecode > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2020 10:55 AM > > > To: How to use LiveCode > > > Cc: David Bovill > > > Subject: Looping though a numerically indexed array > > > > > > I’m pretty sure there must be a way to efficiently loop through > > > numerically indexed arrays > > > > > > Repeat for each key and repeat for each element does not seem to sort the > > > keys in numeric order,. Of course I can get the keys and sort them before > > > repeating - but is there a more efficient way? > > > ___ > > > 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: Possible : stack with transparent backgound?
I believe you can add an alpha channel to mask the stack. I have never done it, but I heard it discussed a number of times. Bob S > On Sep 10, 2020, at 2:41 PM, David Bovill via use-livecode > wrote: > > Id like to create a stack - has to be a stack - and for the text and some > other elements to be visible but the stack background to be transparent - is > this possible with some combination of inks and masks and blend levels? > On 2 Sep 2020, 22:03 +0100, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > , wrote: >> It appears I have that backwards? >> >> Bob S >> >> >>> On Sep 2, 2020, at 8:28 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: >>> >>> Ditto, and I am not sure what noticeable impact one method would have over >>> another. There was some blurb a long time ago about how these keys are >>> internally sorted. I believe what was proposed is that a set of NUMERIC >>> keys beginning with 0 would actually sort correctly. >>> >>> Bob S >>> >>> On Sep 2, 2020, at 8:24 AM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode wrote: David, Nope you have to sort them NUMERIC. As you said this is the only way I know of. I do this all the time. I don't know of any other way. put the keys of tMyArray into tKeys sort lines of tKeys numeric repeat for each line tKey in tKeys -- do what you want with tMyArray[tKey] -- this line will put the array data in the message box (assuming there is no other sub keys in each numeric array entry). put tMyArray[tKey] into tMyVar end repeat Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -Original Message- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of David Bovill via use-livecode Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2020 10:55 AM To: How to use LiveCode Cc: David Bovill Subject: Looping though a numerically indexed array I’m pretty sure there must be a way to efficiently loop through numerically indexed arrays Repeat for each key and repeat for each element does not seem to sort the keys in numeric order,. Of course I can get the keys and sort them before repeating - but is there a more efficient way? ___ 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 ___ 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: Possible : stack with transparent backgound?
Yes. Not sure but I think this will nuke all the other layers - I’m hoping that an ink on an object can prevent this from being transparent as well. I don’t think that is possible/ Use case scrolling text over a live video. On 10 Sep 2020, 23:13 +0100, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode , wrote: > I believe you can add an alpha channel to mask the stack. I have never done > it, but I heard it discussed a number of times. > > Bob S > > > > On Sep 10, 2020, at 2:41 PM, David Bovill via use-livecode > > wrote: > > > > Id like to create a stack - has to be a stack - and for the text and some > > other elements to be visible but the stack background to be transparent - > > is this possible with some combination of inks and masks and blend levels? > > On 2 Sep 2020, 22:03 +0100, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > > , wrote: > > > It appears I have that backwards? > > > > > > Bob S > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 2, 2020, at 8:28 AM, Bob Sneidar > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Ditto, and I am not sure what noticeable impact one method would have > > > > over another. There was some blurb a long time ago about how these keys > > > > are internally sorted. I believe what was proposed is that a set of > > > > NUMERIC keys beginning with 0 would actually sort correctly. > > > > > > > > Bob S > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 2, 2020, at 8:24 AM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > David, > > > > > > > > > > Nope you have to sort them NUMERIC. As you said this is the only way > > > > > I know of. I do this all the time. I don't know of any other way. > > > > > > > > > > put the keys of tMyArray into tKeys > > > > > sort lines of tKeys numeric > > > > > repeat for each line tKey in tKeys > > > > > > > > > > -- do what you want with tMyArray[tKey] > > > > > -- this line will put the array data in the message box (assuming > > > > > there is no other sub keys in each numeric array entry). > > > > > put tMyArray[tKey] into tMyVar > > > > > > > > > > end repeat > > > > > > > > > > Ralph DiMola > > > > > IT Director > > > > > Evergreen Information Services > > > > > rdim...@evergreeninfo.net > > > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On > > > > > Behalf Of David Bovill via use-livecode > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2020 10:55 AM > > > > > To: How to use LiveCode > > > > > Cc: David Bovill > > > > > Subject: Looping though a numerically indexed array > > > > > > > > > > I’m pretty sure there must be a way to efficiently loop through > > > > > numerically indexed arrays > > > > > > > > > > Repeat for each key and repeat for each element does not seem to sort > > > > > the keys in numeric order,. Of course I can get the keys and sort > > > > > them before repeating - but is there a more efficient way? > > > > > ___ > > > > > 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 > > ___ > 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: Possible : stack with transparent backgound?
> DavidB wrote: > > the text and some other elements to be visible but the stack background to > be transparent Start with a card having a field and a button. 1. Create a GRC retangle the same rect as the card. 2. Set its opaque to false. 3. Set its linesize to 0. 4. Send it to back. 5. Group it with the field and a button. 6. Set the threeD of the Group to false. 7. Set both the borderwidth and margins of the group to 0. 8. Import snapshot from this card. 9. Hide last image. 10. Set the windowshape of this stack to the id of the last image. This results in the field and button 'floating independently' over whatever else is on your screen. That is, the rest of the card is invisible. ___ 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: Possible : stack with transparent backgound?
I was just tinkering with this and it wouldn’t work until I changed the “import snapshot" from card to “import snapshot” from the group. But that’s a very cool trick! Thanks Jim. Marty > On Sep 11, 2020, at 11:04 AM, Jim Lambert via use-livecode > wrote: > >> DavidB wrote: >> >> the text and some other elements to be visible but the stack background to >> be transparent > > > Start with a card having a field and a button. > 1. Create a GRC retangle the same rect as the card. > > 2. Set its opaque to false. > > 3. Set its linesize to 0. > > 4. Send it to back. > > 5. Group it with the field and a button. > > 6. Set the threeD of the Group to false. > > 7. Set both the borderwidth and margins of the group to 0. > > 8. Import snapshot from this card. > > 9. Hide last image. > > 10. Set the windowshape of this stack to the id of the last image. > > > This results in the field and button 'floating independently' over whatever > else is on your screen. That is, the rest of the card is invisible. > ___ ___ 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: Possible : stack with transparent backgound?
Thanks for the hint to import the snapshot from the group. I followed Jim's instructions w/o success and was a little disappointed. - Matthias Rebbe Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > Am 12.09.2020 um 00:32 schrieb Marty Knapp via use-livecode > : > > I was just tinkering with this and it wouldn’t work until I changed the > “import snapshot" from card to “import snapshot” from the group. But that’s a > very cool trick! Thanks Jim. > > Marty > >> On Sep 11, 2020, at 11:04 AM, Jim Lambert via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >>> DavidB wrote: >>> >>> the text and some other elements to be visible but the stack background to >>> be transparent >> >> >> Start with a card having a field and a button. >> 1. Create a GRC retangle the same rect as the card. >> >> 2. Set its opaque to false. >> >> 3. Set its linesize to 0. >> >> 4. Send it to back. >> >> 5. Group it with the field and a button. >> >> 6. Set the threeD of the Group to false. >> >> 7. Set both the borderwidth and margins of the group to 0. >> >> 8. Import snapshot from this card. >> >> 9. Hide last image. >> >> 10. Set the windowshape of this stack to the id of the last image. >> >> >> This results in the field and button 'floating independently' over whatever >> else is on your screen. That is, the rest of the card is invisible. >> ___ > > > ___ > 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: Possible : stack with transparent backgound?
Here's an example: go stack url "https://netrin.on-rev.com/misc/TransparentStack.livecode"; JimL ___ 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
