Desktop visual effect

[Peter Haworth]

Thanks Scott.  I guess I'll have a go at the blendlevel fade trick.
Pete
lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>


On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Scott Rossi <scott at tactilemedia.com>wrote:

> Stacks don't appear on the desktop with visual effects -- these are used
> when navigating between cards, or stacks within an already open stack.
>
> One simulated effect I've done is to create a loop that progressively sets
> the blendLevel of a stack, which results in fading the stack in (or out
> of) the desktop.
>
> On the Mac side, there is (was?) a Core image effects sampler that allows
> you to use system level transitions between images.  I could swear I
> remember seeing Kevin Miller demonstrate the use of Core effects applied
> to the reveal of a stack at a RunRev conference.  But when asking about it
> much later, nobody could recall if (or how) it was done, so maybe it was
> just a dream (even if this worked it would be Mac only).
>
> Regards,
>
> Scott Rossi
> Creative Director
> Tactile Media, UX Design
>
>
>
>
> On 1/18/13 11:08 AM, "Peter Haworth" <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:
>
> >I'm probably missing something obvious but I can't get the visual effect
> >command to do anything.
> >
> >I issue the visual effect command right before opening a stack, hoping
> >that
> >the stack would appear according to the chosen effect, but no matter which
> >effect I choose, the stack appears without the visual effect
> >
> >Pete
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