Re: XForms: Keeping objects on top

Steve Lamont (spl@szechuan.ucsd.edu)
Wed, 9 Sep 98 13:56:36 PDT

# To subscribers of the xforms list from spl@szechuan.ucsd.edu (Steve Lamont) :

> I want to have a little pop-up browser. I make it visible, make a
> selection and then hide it.

> The problem is that if it pops up over a button, the button is
> raised to the top when the mouse pointer moves over. How can I stop
> this from happening?

I presume by "pop-up" you mean that you have an Browser object that is
hidden on the form until you want it, then you do fl_show_object() to
make it appear.

You'll have to hide objects under the Browser before you pop the
browser with fl_hide_object().

However, you might want to reconsider your interface design. Look
into using the Folder object. It allows you to conserve screen real
estate by making visible only the objects of interest at any one
moment. You may change folders either under user or program control.

spl

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