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Bob_Hansen Senior Member Members Offline WOW, They have the Internet on computers now! Posts: 1861 Location: Salem, NH Joined: Nov 24^th, 2002	Layer controls Jan 30^th, 2006 at 7:06am	Print Post
	Is there a way to control layers of elements? Example, trying to use colored rectangles for design with Static Text element, just filled, no text/label. But when overlapping these elements, some are under others and some are on top. What are the rules? How to pull an element closer to the foreground or closer to the bottom layer?
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Hammer YaBB Administrator Lanticans Offline Fire bad. Tree pretty. Posts: 3436 Location: Ohio Joined: Nov 22^nd, 2002	Re: Layer ciontrols Reply #1 - Jan 30^th, 2006 at 12:58pm	Print Post
	Version 2 has selection layers for selection purposes. As to runtime, you can do this by placing the elements on your form in a way that makes them stack as you wish, then use On Form Entry code with XPos and YPos to move them into the desired positions. Stacking order in 1.1 is determined by design-time geography.

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Infinity Senior Member Members Offline Diagonally parked in a parallel dimension Posts: 1290 Location: Massachusetts Joined: May 27^th, 2005	Re: Layer controls Reply #2 - Jan 30^th, 2006 at 5:42pm	Print Post
	I'm sorry but what does "design-time geography" mean?

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Bob_Hansen Senior Member Members Offline WOW, They have the Internet on computers now! Posts: 1861 Location: Salem, NH Joined: Nov 24^th, 2002	Re: Layer controls Reply #3 - Jan 30^th, 2006 at 5:43pm	Print Post
	Thanks for that information Erika. (And welcome back from Tampa...... ) I can see this layering will take some advance planning in 1.1x.....If I wait for 2x, do I measure that period in hours/days/weeks/months?. ------------------------------------ For Scott - "design-time geography" to me means first come -first served. My experience has shown that the first LE added to form will be on top of following LE. So, it will be like reverse stacking ..... the layers you want on top need to be added first. Will we see you at SANE this Saturday? ------------------------------

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Infinity Senior Member Members Offline Diagonally parked in a parallel dimension Posts: 1290 Location: Massachusetts Joined: May 27^th, 2005	Re: Layer controls Reply #4 - Jan 30^th, 2006 at 5:56pm	Print Post
	Quote: "design-time geography" to me means first come -first served. My experience has shown that the first LE added to form will be on top of following LE. So, it will be like reverse stacking ..... the layers you want on top need to be added first. OK, I'll have to digest that a bit. Still struggling with the concept. A few weeks back Ray was helping me with a command button which was stacked with a small picture. I couldn't get it to work because I had the stacking order wrong. Ray fixed it for me but I'm still not sure how/what was going on with the stack. I'll have to experiment with it a bit more (it's on the back burner right now). Of course, once 2.0 comes out the whole affair will be moot because not only will 2.0 allow for manipulation of layers, it will also allow for a picture to be a button's label, rendering the need for a stack unnecessary. Quote: Will we see you at SANE this Saturday? I plan to be there, yes. I've been sick with a cold all weekend and still feel lousy today but I should be OK by Saturday.

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Ray the Reaper Global Moderator Members Lantica Support Offline The One & The Only Posts: 2482 Joined: Aug 20^th, 2003	Re: Layer controls Reply #5 - Jan 30^th, 2006 at 8:16pm	Print Post
	Quote: For Scott - "design-time geography" to me means first come -first served. My experience has shown that the first LE added to form will be on top of following LE. So, it will be like reverse stacking ..... the layers you want on top need to be added first. The stacking order does not deal with the order elements were added to the form. Instead it deals with the RAW X and Y coordinates of that element, which is the design-time geography. RAW refers to the X and Y coordinates that you see in designer, Not ones that have been changed with SBasic. So an element that is further up the form gets drawn before one that is further down the form. If two elements share the same X and Y coordinates, then the element that had those coordinates first gets drawn followed by the other one, I believe. A while back I think Erika wrote this up for Inside Sesame. August Edition of Inside Sesame 2004 Page 11, Perhaps. If my memory is correct, the problem you were having Scott was that while both of the elements had the same X and Y coordinates the image was at those coordinates first so it was getting drawn under the button. Since the button had no backfill, it appeared to be okay until the button was clicked. -Ray

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Infinity Senior Member Members Offline Diagonally parked in a parallel dimension Posts: 1290 Location: Massachusetts Joined: May 27^th, 2005	Re: Layer controls Reply #6 - Jan 31^st, 2006 at 2:22pm	Print Post
	Quote: f my memory is correct, the problem you were having Scott was that while both of the elements had the same X and Y coordinates the image was at those coordinates first so it was getting drawn under the button. Since the button had no backfill, it appeared to be okay until the button was clicked. So, just as a general rule of thumb...create and place the button first and then overlay the image? Or have I got that backwards?

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Ray the Reaper Global Moderator Members Lantica Support Offline The One & The Only Posts: 2482 Joined: Aug 20^th, 2003	Re: Layer controls Reply #7 - Jan 31^st, 2006 at 2:26pm	Print Post
	It doesn't matter which is added to the form first, it matters which is in the final position first. Resize your Button on the form Move it to where you want it Note the X and Y coordinates Resize your image on the form to the same size or slightly smaller Move it to the same X and Y coordinates as the button, or just 1 unit further down and 1 unit further to the right. -Ray

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Infinity Senior Member Members Offline Diagonally parked in a parallel dimension Posts: 1290 Location: Massachusetts Joined: May 27^th, 2005	Re: Layer controls Reply #8 - Jan 31^st, 2006 at 3:17pm	Print Post
	Thank you for the clarification.

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