The logic is: activation is separate from configuration. To activate an effect, click a checkbox; to configure an effect, click the name. You can enable/disable each effect without necessarily configuring each one.
In my work, I need to have effects available all the time instead of jumping into the editor, so I made an open source effects manager palette that works similarly to the above: http://tactilemedia.com/site_files/software/tmeffects.html Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX Design On Oct 5, 2013, at 10:39 PM, Paul Hibbert <paulhibb...@mac.com> wrote: > I use the Graphic Effects regularly and never really noticed that! > > Just tried it and was surprised to see what you mean, I guess I have always > just clicked on the name and it worked as I expected, but yes the checkboxes > and names can be out of sync and that could be really confusing. > > So clicking the name gives access to the controls for that effect and toggles > the effect (and checkbox) on & off, whereas clicking the checkbox only turns > the effect on or off and doesn't show the relevant controls. > > I'm not too sure it's a bug, I think there is some logic to the way it works > if you understand it, but it's just not too obvious, think of the checkbox > like the eye button on a Photoshop layer, it lets you turn the layer on or > off without editing that layer. > > Maybe if each name appeared more like a button or layer (aka Photoshop), even > if they were just separated with a line it would maybe make more sense. > > I think I never questioned it because of using PS a lot, I probably used the > same logic without realising it. > > Paul > > > On 2013-10-05, at 8:32 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > >> On 10/5/13 10:01 PM, Kay C Lan wrote: >>> On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 5:12 PM, J. Landman Gay <jac...@hyperactivesw.com >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Gave that a whirl but no difference. The only one that gives access to the >>>> settings is dropshadow. >> >> Oh, and also, it is possible to tick a checkbox without actually selecting >> the name of the effect. Things only work if both the checkbox is ticked and >> the name itself is hilited. So sometimes you need to click both. >> >> That's the bug, actually. The name hilite and the checkbox should be in >> synch. >> >> Not all settings are applicable to all effects. When some of them enable but >> others don't, it means the dimmed ones aren't applicable. >> >> -- >> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com >> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.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
