Po Smedley's toggle question
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 by sViz | Discussion: DesktopX
This is the 3rd time I'm attempting to post this and hopefully there will be spaces where they are supposed to be
Try this:
1.Set Object B visible to "NO"
2.Insert script below in object A
3.Insert script below in object B but change
desktopx.Object("B") to desktopx.Object("A")
If object.Visible= True Then
desktopx.Object("B").visible= False
ElseIf object.Visible= False Then
desktopx.Object("B").visible= True
End If
Sub Object_OnLbuttonUp(x,y,dragged)
If Not dragged Then
desktopx.Object("B").visible= True
object.visible = False
End If
End Sub
Hope this helps.
EDIT: You can also use messages.
1. Create a 'mouse up' state for object A
2. In the 'mouse up' state add a message to 'hide' object A and 'show' object B.
3. Do the same for object B (i.e. hide B and show A)
Try this:
1.Set Object B visible to "NO"
2.Insert script below in object A
3.Insert script below in object B but change
desktopx.Object("B") to desktopx.Object("A")
If object.Visible= True Then
desktopx.Object("B").visible= False
ElseIf object.Visible= False Then
desktopx.Object("B").visible= True
End If
Sub Object_OnLbuttonUp(x,y,dragged)
If Not dragged Then
desktopx.Object("B").visible= True
object.visible = False
End If
End Sub
Hope this helps.
EDIT: You can also use messages.
1. Create a 'mouse up' state for object A
2. In the 'mouse up' state add a message to 'hide' object A and 'show' object B.
3. Do the same for object B (i.e. hide B and show A)
ZubaZ
Reply #2 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 8:14 AM
Reply #2 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 8:14 AM
Dude . . . forum did not like my image links to the photo album [going through SDC].
Apologies for the lack of line breacks and extra clicking to see the photos.
Apologies for the lack of line breacks and extra clicking to see the photos.
Poor forums. 
ZubaZ
Reply #3 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 8:14 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 8:14 AM
Wow. Almost nothing in the Dev guide. Here are two objects A and B. I grouped them. Here is Objcet A states tab:
Now we add a Mouse down state and add a message to send a Hide state to object B
So we get this:
Add a state to object B called Hide and set that state to do something (I had it change color)
And there you have it:
PoSmedley
Reply #4 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 6:43 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 6:43 PM
Thanks Zubaz. I just got in, so I will try it tonight and let u know.
PoSmedley
Reply #5 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 8:20 PM
Reply #5 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 8:20 PM
..Okay!
What I had to do was a small adjustment to what you layed out.
When I used 'mouse down', it only made the other Obj go away until I lifted the mouse. Then it was back. However, by changing the 'mouse' down' to 'command execute' on each, I achieved what I was looking for. I had a feeling it would be that, and the message...but I had never worked with messages and thought it was something else you had to script.
Thanks Zubaz.
Now..one other thing and I think I have it licked.
I don't want either to appear when you first load the desktop, but both do. I have a seperate toggle to open the main one. Do I need to script this. I think I may actually know how, since it was something I saw in a radio script I took apart.
ZubaZ
Reply #6 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 9:15 PM
Reply #6 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 9:15 PM
Glad I could help Po'.
What happens when both objects are not set as Visible on the Relations tab? Will your toggle work then?
I once had an object that I wanted to show on the screen on load then fade out after three seconds or so. Then be accesible through the system tray.
What happens when both objects are not set as Visible on the Relations tab? Will your toggle work then?
I once had an object that I wanted to show on the screen on load then fade out after three seconds or so. Then be accesible through the system tray.
If you know any scripting like that+, I'd love to see it. 
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Reply #1 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 7:07 AM