[Gambas-user] Newbie needs help with controls

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In a message dated 8/11/2003 7:45:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
sourceforge-raindog2 at ...94... writes:

> On Monday 11 August 2003 08:10, Benoit Minisini wrote:
> >>2. Can a control ie: button , panel or frame. be made transparent.
> >No.
> 
> Any plans to support this?  It seems to be the one glaring thing people 
> notice 
> when I show them converted vb forms (since vb labels etc. default to being 
> transparent.)
> 
> >>3. Is there a way to implement Hot Spots over an image.
> >What is it ?
> 
> I think he means like imagemaps on a website (e.g. the visual intro to 
> gambas 
> page.)  You could probably do it with the X and Y parameters to the 
> MouseDown 
> etc. events, but that's only good when the user presses a button... no 
> visual 
> feedback is possible when they mouse over things.
> 
> Rob
> 
> 
A hot Spot is certain areas on a form or image that triggers the mouse-over 
event.
This could be used to bring up info messages or other controls. Usually the 
cursor icon changes to indicate that a mouse click will trigger a function. I 
have used transparent labels to do this. It is a powerful tool for making an 
application easier to use.

Dan
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