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Annick

[vwnc] Flashy selection

Hi James,

I saw in one of your video a fancy flashy selection with a green halo
around the mouse. Does it come from Mac OS or from Smalltalk ?
Annick Fron

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Runar Jordahl

Re: [vwnc] Flashy selection

I am pretty sure it comes from the software used to make the screen cast.

Runar Jordahl

2008/10/9 Annick Fron <[hidden email]>:

> Hi James,
>
> I saw in one of your video a fancy flashy selection with a green halo
> around the mouse. Does it come from Mac OS or from Smalltalk ?
> Annick Fron
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Annick

Re: [vwnc] Flashy selection

Do you have any idea how to make that in VW ?
I am building a tool for an industry where design is paramount.
Annick Fron
Le 9 oct. 08 à 10:05, Runar Jordahl a écrit :

> I am pretty sure it comes from the software used to make the screen
> cast.
>
> Runar Jordahl
>
> 2008/10/9 Annick Fron <[hidden email]>:
>> Hi James,
>>
>> I saw in one of your video a fancy flashy selection with a green halo
>> around the mouse. Does it come from Mac OS or from Smalltalk ?
>> Annick Fron
>>
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Reinout Heeck-2

Re: [vwnc] Flashy selection

>>> I saw in one of your video a fancy flashy selection with a green halo
>>> around the mouse. Does it come from Mac OS or from Smalltalk ?
>>>

> Do you have any idea how to make that in VW ?
>

If had to guess I'd say pretty much like menu's are displayed: have a
transient window that sits above all others. This window will need to be
transparent and pass clicks on to windows underneath it (and that is the
hard part: these windows underneath might belong to other applications).

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Travis Griggs-3

Re: [vwnc] Flashy selection

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On Oct 9, 2008, at 1:22 AM, Annick Fron wrote:

> Do you have any idea how to make that in VW ?
> I am building a tool for an industry where design is paramount.
> Annick Fron

Thanks for keeping me up past my bad time. :(

http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/userblogs/travis/blogView?showComments=true&printTitle=Little_Green_Circles&entry=3401058232

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Travis Griggs
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"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is
striking at the root" - Henry David Thoreau

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Maarten Mostert-2

Re: [vwnc] Flashy selection

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You can also have a look at the clippingRectangleOrNil method within graphicscontext (also used by Cairo) which artificially defines the bounds of your view.

You can then make your own and draw wherever you want on the screen.

@+Maarten,

> Message du 09/10/08 12:29

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> >>> I saw in one of your video a fancy flashy selection with a green halo
> >>> around the mouse. Does it come from Mac OS or from Smalltalk ?
> >>>
>
> > Do you have any idea how to make that in VW ?
> >
>
> If had to guess I'd say pretty much like menu's are displayed: have a
> transient window that sits above all others. This window will need to be
> transparent and pass clicks on to windows underneath it (and that is the
> hard part: these windows underneath might belong to other applications).
>
>
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