transparent panel not blocking mouse?

Howdy,

Why does a transparent panel not block the mouse cursor like a non-transparent panel? (I can select entities behind it which I don't want, I want only to be able to see the entities behind it)

Is there a quick fix for this?

tia

if alpha is <= 0 it will automaticly set the INVISIBLE flag.
You can try alpha 1 or a panel with a complete transparent image (but 100% alpha in engine).

Hi Ch40zzC0d3r,

Setting alpha to 1 or to 100 not seem to have any effect here (except visually ofcourse). I have tried tga with alpha channel (32 bit) and png with alpha layer. Have also tried setting translucent flag but that made no difference.

does your panel has a size applied or is it just set with pos_x, pos_y?
just try manually setting a size and check if the UNTOUChABLE flag is set

Just set with pos_x/pos_y. The size_x and _y are already correct (though to be certain I checked it by setting it manually). The buttons on the panel do work right and they do seem to block the mouse cursor. So its only the bmap of the panel that does not block the mouse cursor. UNTOUChABLE flag is not set.

Does someone perhaps have a working example of of a panel with a transparent bmap blocking the mouse pointer?

As it apparently does not work you will have to find a workaround.
I suggest you create a new variable
var mouse_ent_clickable = 1;
which is set to 1 if and only if the mouse position is valid (which obviously includes being outside of the dimensions of the panel in question).

EDIT: Then use that variable in entity click events.

Hi Superku,

Yes I already have something like that for the bigger panels. I quess I could do it the hardway for the smaller ones too.

When I used to work on this stuff, I would build these "hardways" into libraries like Basic_panel_behaviors.h . As you might see from my like of projects-shared, I spent more time writing and fixing libraries than creating anything.

lol, I get what you mean though. Just since a few weeks I actually feel that my workflow and the tools I have are good enough.

ps do you perhaps know how to increase the size of that ctrl+space shortcut window within SED? (the one where you can quickly select function names & vars etc. to place in your script) I want to use that one but its so damn tiny and jcl ignored me when I asked him how >>.

Sorry I have no clue. I don't even have a SED to test in to spark any memories.

ok thanks for letting me know anyway