Re: [Plib-users] Floating Group with Frame

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

dave wrote:
> 
> 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?

I don't think you should make new widgets by *combining* others in layers.

There is a lot more to a PUI widget than just it's graphic.

> 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.

Just make you midget render the way you want it to.  If you are deriving
a class from a standard widget anyway - why not just write your own draw()
method and have it look however you like?

> 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?

Certainly.

> 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?

Well, I don't think any of the built-in 'draw' methods are adapted to this
rendering style...so writing your own makes a lot of sense.

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