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Window.SetAlpha

Set Alpha can be used to set the transparency of a window.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Window 1.0 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
MBS( "Window.SetAlpha"; WindowRef; Alpha )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
WindowRef Window Reference is the unique OS level window ID. You can obtain this by using the Window.FindByTitle or Window.FindByIndex functions. Pass zero to access the frontmost window. 0
Alpha The new alpha value as a float value between 0.0 (invisible) to 1.0 (opaque). 0.5

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Set Alpha can be used to set the transparency of a window.
NOTE: If you set the Alpha of a window too low it will not accept mouse clicks. Windows limitation: Currently the plug-in can only set the transparency of Application Window, not the individual database windows.
Seems not to work for FileMaker 11 on Windows with document windows. So please test if it works on your version.

Examples

Set the Transparency of a window by name

Let(
[
/*-----------------PARAMETERS--------------------*/

FileMakerApplicationWindowName =
Case(
Position(Get ( ApplicationVersion ); "Advanced"; 1; 1);"FileMaker Pro Advanced";
"FileMaker Pro"
);

WindowRef =

MBS(
"Window.FindByTitle";
FileMakerApplicationWindowName
);

Alpha = .5

];
/*-------------------FUNCTION----------------------*/

MBS(
"Window.SetAlpha";
WindowRef;
Alpha
)
)

See also

Example Databases

Blog Entries

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 18th August 2014


Window.ScrollbarsVisible - Window.SetBounds

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