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AGS Support => Beginners' Technical Questions => Topic started by: newwaveburritos on Thu 25/02/2021 05:36:19

Title: Can a GUI Pushed Button image be set to transparency?
Post by: newwaveburritos on Thu 25/02/2021 05:36:19
So, I've got the a GUI payphone working how I want it to with the exception that I want the pushed buttons to appear pushed.  The background art for the GUI is all of the buttons pushed in and each individual button has its own sprite.  So, to get it to looked pushed I really just need the button to disappear when it's clicked but I can't seem to make this work.  I tried to set PushedImage in the editor to -1 but it doesn't like that.  I tried to set it manually with:


  Button1.PushedGraphic = -1;
  Button2.PushedGraphic = -1;


in game start but that doesn't work either.  I was hoping there was an easy solution that doesn't require me to cutout and line up all the keys again.  Thanks for any help! Here's the GUI code for reference:


function Dial(GUIControl *control, MouseButton button) {
  if (button != eMouseLeft){
    return; // only react to left clicks
  }

  TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text.AppendChar(control.ID + 48);  // ascii code for 0: 48, 1: 49, etc
 
  TelephoneNumber++;
  if (TelephoneNumber == 7){
    TelephoneNumber = 0;
    Game.SimulateKeyPress(eKeyReturn);  //enters the textbox contents when it reaches seven digits.
   
   
  }
 
}
Title: Re: Can a GUI Pushed Button image be set to transparency?
Post by: Khris on Thu 25/02/2021 08:30:40
You need
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  Button1.Visible = false;
Title: Re: Can a GUI Pushed Button image be set to transparency?
Post by: newwaveburritos on Thu 25/02/2021 19:23:24
Quote from: Khris on Thu 25/02/2021 08:30:40
You need
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  Button1.Visible = false;

I think what I'm missing is where to put that code so the button is not visible only when the button is pushed and reappears when the mouse click is released.  Something like:

while (IsButtonPushed == true){
  Button1.Visible = false;
}
Title: Re: Can a GUI Pushed Button image be set to transparency?
Post by: Khris on Thu 25/02/2021 21:45:17
I see, I assumed the button is supposed to stay pushed. Use a fully transparent sprite as PushedGraphic then.
Title: Re: Can a GUI Pushed Button image be set to transparency?
Post by: newwaveburritos on Thu 25/02/2021 23:34:38
Oh my lord, you're right.  All sprites are the same when they're transparent.  I was overthinking for sure.