[Plib-users] Floating Group with Frame

[dave <da...@mi...>]

Q1.
I was able to make a nice translucent group by creating a class that 
inherits from puGroup. I set the floating flag, and was able to drag the 
group around. In order to be able to see the group's abox I added a 
Frame as the first widget and made it the same size as the group. This 
is great, now I don't have to hunt and peck to find the group to do a 
click. But, alas, with the new frame now I am unable to grab the group 
to drag it.

I suspect the Frame gets the hit before the group does, ie, the group is 
behind the Frame.  What do I do to get the hit passed on to the Group?

Q2.  Maybe I am going about this wrong. Maybe it would be better to give 
the group itself a simple outside border without using a Frame but leave 
the middle transparent?   Hmmm. But isnt a Frame the way to do this 
anyway? Then the same problem would occur.

Q3. What I really want to do is have the Group or Frame look like a 
clear sheet of glass. Mostly only the edge of the sheet would be 
visible. Maybe a striated reflection would delineate the surface of the 
sheet much like a real glass sheet is detectable. I assume all this is 
possible? If you see the movie Mission To Mars all the computer 
terminals in the ship are essentially sheets of glass - thats the idea 
here. Any tips on how to do this?

Thanks ahead of time,
da...@mi...