visual effect not working to show stack

[Brahmanathaswami]

No, I can't point to a version of LiveCode where this ever worked... I 
was dreaming again (ha!)

So... it can't be done, except by these "messy" methods you describe.

I guess we will have to live without it. Too bad, as many modern UX 
designs call for the "cool" appearance of content like this. And the 
architecture would be best served by  keeping really disparate content 
in different substacks. I will put in a feature request...

I suppose we could also go for building a group and then hiding and 
showing that... if all we are presenting to the user is a set of 
controls  or info like a help window or big giant calendar/date picker. 
Again, this tends to overload the main stack when substacks would be a 
better way to manage the content.

Or: use "sheet" and be content with the "drop from the top" default effect.

BR

Scott Rossi wrote:
> I don't know that it has ever been possible to use a visual effect when launching a stack.  Can you point to a version of LiveCode where this works?
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> The only stack-level "effects" I've been able to manage are a dissolve-into-view effect by setting the stack's blendLevel from 100 to 0, expand/contract effects by repeatedly changing the stack's rect, or a morph-type effect by repeatedly chafing a stack's windowShape to a sequence of images.
>
> There may be ways to fake the effect you're looking but they're a bit messy.  One way would be to capture the portion of the desktop where you intend to display your stack in a decoration-less stack.  You could reveal a snapshot of your real stack in the capture stack using whatever effect you want, display your real stack above the capture stack, then remove the capture stack from view using blendLevel of 100 and close.
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> Perhaps one of the above would work for you.
>