Object Layering

[Bob Sneidar]

Sure you can. 

set lockmessages to true
go card "Wait"
set lockScreen to true
go back
set lockmessages to false
-- it's your thang, do what you wanna do

Bob


On May 22, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Peter Bogdanoff wrote:

> An opaque button as a group object doesn't cover card layer objects. I can't leave the card--that won't work for my situation.
> 
> 
> On May 22, 2012, at 3:00 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote:
> 
>> Why not an opaque button? You can have some kind of background image so it doesn't look so hokey. Alternatively, you can just take them to another card. 
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>> 
>> On May 22, 2012, at 2:53 PM, Peter Bogdanoff wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I have a stack with many cards. Each card contains a group and card objects. I want a single object (a field saying "Please wait...") to show as necessary and overlay everything on the card. It's hidden by scripts when no longer needed--the wait is over.
>>> 
>>> As far as I can figure, that object needs to be a card object. Is this true? I'd like a simple solution! A dialog won't work (no user interaction is wanted). Is a palette necessary?
>>> 
>>> Peter Bogdanoff
>>> UCLA
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