bordercolor of buttons

[Sean Cole (Pi)]

Hi Klaus,

Very much a 'feature' in heavy inverted commas. I've tested as far back as
5.0.2 and it has ALWAYS been this way. Round rect button borders are set
using the forecolor, not the border colour. If this were a 'bug' I'm sure
it would have been noted as such somewhere in the quality sub-site. It is
not a 'feature' that seems intuitive or even correct, but it is the way it
has always operated until now. Some 'incorrect' functionality just has to
remain the same to maintain the status quo. I, for one, however, would
prefer it if it were made consistent with other buttons. It is not clear
'why' it is the way it is.

Sean

On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 at 09:09, Klaus major-k via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Hi Paul,
>
> > Am 09.06.2021 um 05:35 schrieb Paul Hibbert via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> >
> > Like Sean points out, this is caused by the “threeD” property being on.
>
> I was not talking about a button with its 3D is ON!
> Is nobody reading what I write?
>
> Create a button of type "roundrect"
> Uncheck 3D
> Set its BORDERCOLOR
> No change in bordercolor
>
> Switch that buttons STYLE to "rectangle"
> Et voila, now we can see the bordercolor!
>
> Switch STYLE back to "roundrect" and if we now change the FOREGROUNDCOLOR
> that will also affect the BORDER.
>
> I do not need a workaround, I just want to know if this is a bug or
> feature!
>
> > ...
> > I totally agree that setting the "Border Color" Property would be much
> easier though.
>
> So you also think this is not working as exspected, right? 8-)
>
> > Paul
>
> >
> >> On 7Jun, 2021, at 7:53 AM, ELS Prothero via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Folks,
> >> This issue also confused me recently when I was making an app for my
> own use. It seems like an idiosyncrasy to me, even tho a pretty minor one
> that could be mentioned in the dictionary.
> >> Best,
> >> Bill
> >>
> >> William Prothero
> >> https://earthlearningsolutions.org
> >>
> >>> On Jun 7, 2021, at 7:30 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Sean,
> >>>
> >>>> Am 06.06.2021 um 23:40 schrieb Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> >>>>
> >>>> Klaus,
> >>>> Forecolor IS the border color. It always has been for shapes including
> >>>> circles, polygons and custom shapes.
> >>>
> >>> yes, but I was clearly referring to a button.
> >>>
> >>>> Buttons have a bordercolor property but only visible if 3d is off.
> >>>
> >>> AND if they are not "roundrect"!
> >>> Then the BORDERCOLOR does nto work!
> >>> It does if you switch to e.g. "rectangle".
> >>>
> >>> And that was puzzling me a bit. 8-)
> >>>
> >>>> Sean
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Sun, 6 Jun 2021 at 14:20, Klaus major-k via use-livecode <
> >>>>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi friends,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> bug or feature?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have a "roundrect" button and cannot set its BORDERCOLOR!?
> >>>>> I have to set the FOREGROUNDCOLOR which also affects its BORDERCOLOR.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This is not the case if I set the buttons type to e.g. "rectangle",
> then
> >>>>> the before set BORDERCOLOR will be displayed....
>
> Best
>
> Klaus
>
> --
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>
>
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