Object Layering

[Peter Bogdanoff]

I want the user to continue to see the card while waiting.

On May 22, 2012, at 3:15 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote:

> 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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