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If an invisible control can be clicked/manipulated by the user I actually consider this as a bug!

Any any other language I know (and in Windows in general) an invisble control shouldn't be able to be manipulated by the user.

So, I wouldn't use that method (if it works at all, didn't tested it) as that might not be possible anymore in the future when this is fixed.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
If an invisible control can be clicked/manipulated by the user I actually consider this as a bug!

Any any other language I know (and in Windows in general) an invisble control shouldn't be able to be manipulated by the user.

So, I wouldn't use that method (if it works at all, didn't tested it) as that might not be possible anymore in the future when this is fixed.

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But then the second part of the easter egg wouldn't work.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
If an invisible control can be clicked/manipulated by the user I actually consider this as a bug!

Any any other language I know (and in Windows in general) an invisble control shouldn't be able to be manipulated by the user.

So, I wouldn't use that method (if it works at all, didn't tested it) as that might not be possible anymore in the future when this is fixed.

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its not so much an invisible control, as a control with an image that is 100% transparent

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Originally posted by alexp2_ad
But then the second part of the easter egg wouldn't work.

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why not? It is perfectly possible that the control which is responsible for the second part is actually the image itself, you don't need a special button. It only requires to check the mouse positions to perform or not perform the second part when the user does to the image what he needs todo.

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Originally posted by Eljay
its not so much an invisible control, as a control with an image that is 100% transparent

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well that's something different then... in that case the control is still visible in the true sense (property 'visible' is true), so it is controleable also... yep.

But if the property 'visible' of a control is false, it can't be (shouldn't be able to be) controlled.

PS: if you are refering to the second part of the easter egg, there is no control with a transparent image for that only (see code). It is most likely done as explained above to alexp2_ad.

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<Elements>
    <Element xsi:type="ImageElement" Id="ImgPic">
        <Position Top="2" Left="3">
            <Units>PosPixels</Units>
        </Position>
        <Image>
            <Name>Papc</Name>
            <Format>JPEG</Format>
        </Image>
    </Element>
</Elements>
<Controls>
    <Control xsi:type="ButtonControl" Id="BtnClose">
        <Position Top="355" Width="75" Left="451">
            <Units>AllPixels</Units>
        </Position>
    </Control>
</Controls>

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why not just use buttons with images on them?

because it is hard to get the right part of the image and also there is the boarder on the buttons

and hasnt this been dicussed before??

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Originally posted by Jay_Jay
because it is hard to get the right part of the image and also there is the boarder on the buttons

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control buttons can be made with a custom look, see scripting documentation.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

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Originally posted by Jay_Jay
because it is hard to get the right part of the image and also there is the boarder on the buttons

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control buttons can be made with a custom look, see scripting documentation.

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For example radial controls have had their image changed in the plus preferences, screenshot sender, messenger enhancer and the UI that Jay_Jay made radient.  Jay_Jay surely you would have realised it was possible with that (unless you just copy and pasted the xml ).  These are all good exapmles of where images have been used instead of the normal looking control (radial in this case, though it can be adapted).

Use a RadioControl with a custom look. You can add an image into the control making it clickable. Take a look at the XML for Screenshot Sender 4 (WndPref.xml). You will see what I am refering to.

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            <Control xsi:type="RadioControl" Id="RadGeneral">
                <Position Top="0" Width="96" Left="0" Height="17"/>
                <Attributes><IsNewGroup>false</IsNewGroup></Attributes>
                <CustomLook>
                    <FocusRect><Left>1</Left><Top>1</Top><Right>1</Right><Bottom>1</Bottom></FocusRect>
                    <Base/>
                    <Normal>
                        <Checked>
                            <Element xsi:type="ImageElement" Id="ImgArrow">
                                <Position Top="0" Left="0"/>
                                <Image><Name>myimage</Name></Image>
                            </Element>
                        </Checked>
                    </Normal>
                </CustomLook>
            </Control>

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Here is a small example.