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From: clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Background Button Problems
Message-ID: <2080@ux.acs.umn.edu>
Date: 16 Aug 90 16:44:43 GMT
References: <15824@s.ms.uky.edu>
Reply-To: clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson)
Organization: Iron City, USA
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In article <15824@s.ms.uky.edu> miles@ms.uky.edu (Stephen D. Grant) writes:
>hi. I am having a little difficulty with some buttons in my stack. They
>are all background buttons and they occur on each card in my stack. However,
>there are some cards that I want to NOT HAVE the buttons (HIDE them). The
>problem is that I have been unable to hide them from one card only. I can
>issue a hide command from the message box or scripts, but it hides the 
>background button for good, for all cards until it is SHOWED again.
>
>What can I do to get one card to hide a button for it, and then show or turn
>on the button when it goes to the next card?? Arf! 

On the appropriate cards, cover the offending background button with a card
button containing the following script:

on mouseUp
--do nothing
end mouseUp

that will absorb any clicks that might otherwise get to the background button.

You can use card graphics to visually hide the button.

<chaz>



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