I have no clue about the intricacies involved, but as a crazy idea to throw out, could you make the source pdf transparent at put it -on top- of the one you generate? .Jerry
> On Nov 2, 2019, at 2:24 PM, doc hawk via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > On Nov 1, 2019, at 5:42 PM, Mark mentioned, > >> >> Is it possible to pick up the background color from the mouseColor or the >> backgroundColor or something and set the background color of the field to >> that? (and obviously forget the bit about setting the blendlevel) > > The problem there is that there may be writing underneath my field in the > “source” pdf that I am “filling”, and I can’t obscure that. > > Pdf can handle transparencies, and placing partially transparent images over > others. > > If I’m not missing something, it’s a bug in Livecode if it generates a pdf of > a field with no backgroundColor and false opaque for Sheffield, card, and > stack. > > And as I mentioned, the “effective opaque” of the field reports as false. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
