Hey,

I'm trying to reduce the size of a panel to hide everything in that panel but the heading, and then restore it to it's original size later

if i have something like
PANEL* pnl_test = {
digits (12, 36, etc...
}

and then reduce its size
pnl_test.size_y = 12;

the digits are still visible, even though everything else in the panel greater than 12 will be hidden

also if there is a button
button(12, 24 etc...
moving the mouse quickly where the button would be when the button when it has been hidden by reducing the panel.size, it will for a frame flash onscreen

I can provide a project with this in if needed

Many thanks
MrGuest!

All panel elements must be placed inside the panel. If you don't want an element to be seen, you must not reduce the panel size but just remove it.

It sames strange that you've made the PANEL.size dynamic as you have with TEXT.size, but given it no reason for doing so?

and where text is masked by changing TEXT.size_y yet unsupported in PANELS

If it's not a bug, is it just laziness?

Panel is a rectangular area that can have a bitmap and some elements that all must inside the area. Otherwise, they dont react on the mouse, because mouse is only checked within the panel area.

Hope this helps? For beginners, panels are good explained in the tutorial.

If you want to remove digits elements use pan_setdigits with a position outside the screen, its in the manual.

I am well aware of that panels are rectangular areas and what they do. (PANEL)
And, I am not saying that I'm trying to make an area react on the mouse, as it is only checked within he panel area. (BUTTON)
We can all quote manuals.

Though nowhere is it stated that digits must be inside a panels size to be displayed

Unfortunately, I don't have pan_setdigits in my manual, though I do have pan_setpos so it's possible to move each and every digit element out of the screen, then move it back when the panel is large enough.
As hopefully you'll be aware that this will then need me to store every original position...

As this still seems to be conitecs sensible way of doing things, would you recommend that I request the user should:
- be able to make different elements visible
- be able to set the panel size to hide all elements
- be able to pass variables for the digits position rather than constants
or just realise that if something is possible for the user no matter how much time/resources it would use... just get on with it?

I look forward to your next useful reply

How about swapping the panels?
One full sized for one header sized or just a button.

For your resize prob, flags to show and hide txt/panels when called to?

...or is it a specific effect your after?

swapping the panels was one solution, but atm, i'm just placing other panels above the reduced ones to hide any digits,

there's a few workarounds, but it just seems everytime you get something done you need to do another workaround to make it work the way you'd expect

thanks for your reply!