Multiple Stacks on Mobile

[Scott Rossi]

I think I see what you're trying to do, and if I understand correctly, you
can't do it using built-intransitions.  You can restrict transitions
WITHIN a specified rect or object, but not outside (in this case, the
background).

What transition are you using -- one of the motion-based options like push
or scroll?  If yes, one solution could be to use the move command or
something like AnimationEngine to physically move background groups left
and right (or up and down).  But since we're talking about the entire
width/height of the card, that might be a lot of screen to update, which
could bog down on an underpowered device.

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, UX/UI Design




On 7/28/15, 9:01 AM, "Ray" <ray at linkit.com> wrote:

>Scott - the main issue is the second one you've mentioned, below,
>although it would be more accurate to say 'using transitions behind a
>fixed foreground'.  I'd like for the fixed foreground to be transparent,
>hence the introduction of the custom window shape idea.
>
>Dr. Hawkins also suggested the groups idea which I can try, although now
>that I think about it that might be a little complicated since it's my
>users, not me, who populate each card with objects.  I'm also
>considering snapshots of the entire screen and transitioning from one
>PNG to the other while maintaining the same fixed group of objects in
>the foreground.
>
>On 7/28/15 4:52 PM, Scott Rossi wrote:
>> What's the main issue you're trying to solve?  A custom window shape or
>> using transitions in front of a fixed background?
>>
>> AFAIK, you can't use the windowShape property on mobile stacks.  But you
>> might achieve the effect of one stack in front of another by moving your
>> card-based content into groups, and showing/hiding groups on a single
>>card
>> (with the card acting as the background stack).  You can apply the same
>> transitions used when navigating between cards to showing/hiding groups.
>>
>> However, the above might not be necessary.  You also might be able to
>> change your background stack into a background object that appears
>>behind
>> all cards in your foreground stack.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Scott Rossi
>> Creative Director
>> Tactile Media, UX/UI Design
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/28/15, 7:51 AM, "Ray" <ray at linkit.com> wrote:
>>
>>> As far as I know, it's not possible to display two stacks
>>>simultaneously
>>> on either Android or iOS.  Does anybody have any suggestions for a work
>>> around to this?
>>>
>>> In my case I have a stack with multiple cards which transition with
>>> visual effects as users go from card to card.  I'd like to keep this
>>> look while at the same time displaying in front of it another, fixed,
>>> video game style 'heads-up' stack on screen using the window mask
>>> property.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any ideas!
>>>
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