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Window.AddBottomOverlay

Adds a control on bottom of the window to hide FileMakers controls behind it.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Window 5.3 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No

Deprecated

This function was deprecated.

MBS( "Window.AddBottomOverlay" { ; WindowRef; Color } )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags
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 Optional
Color The color to use. Can be a color name or hex notation like in HTML. Default is OS X window color. "red" Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Adds a control on bottom of the window to hide FileMakers controls behind it.

Deprecated as it should no longer be needed.

Examples

Add red bottom control:

MBS( "Window.AddBottomOverlay"; 0; "#FF0000" )

Add gray bottom control:

MBS( "Window.AddBottomOverlay"; 0; "#ECECEC" )

See also

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Created 11st August 2015, last changed 12nd June 2020


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