About WindowShape

[Dar Scott]

Very good ideas!

On Monday, June 2, 2003, at 08:56 PM, Scott Rossi wrote:

> 1) There should be two properties: windowShape and windowMask.  The 
> former
> should rely on vector data (polygon points) and the latter should rely 
> on
> bitmap images (PNG).  Ideally the windowMask would support 8 bit
> transparency and serve as the alpha data for the window region.  But 
> this
> doesn't allow for easy resizing of the mask.

I like the idea of alpha data.  With #2 below, resizing the mask is 
less important.

> 2) The windowShape property should be enhanced to allow for multiple 
> objects
> to serve as the window definition.  Then you could create a window with
> rounded corners and change the windowShape dynamically at runtime by
> repositioning the images as needed.

Yes!  And some little tabs and bumps might or might not change position.

Dar Scott