Base - "send control to back" not working

stabiloboss · September 30, 2021, 2:20am

Hi,
Using LO 7.0.6.2 downloaded from the LO website on Linux Mint 19.3.

When designing a form in Base, I can arrange overlapping controls with “send to back” and “send to front”. But when I use the form, Base ignores all my attempts to arrange the controls and draws the controls in the order it wants them, not where I want them.
How can i send a control to the back?
thanks

Ratslinger · September 30, 2021, 2:42am

Hello,

You can use macro to hide/reveal controls → Hide combobox in starbasic with Macro

stabiloboss · September 30, 2021, 3:32am

Thanks! But that’s not really what I’m after, I don’t want to hide controls, I want them in the back, partially behind other controls.
Thanks anyway!

Ratslinger · September 30, 2021, 5:19am

Could do this to some extent (doesn’t stay if form is left) by setVisible(False) , wait 100 then setVisible(True) using the view of the control.

Arrange → to front seems logical but may not be possible if the form is not in edit mode. Have looked to some on DrawPage but no success thus far.

stabiloboss · September 30, 2021, 7:35am

thanks for your input!