<doc>
  <legacy_id>1587</legacy_id>
  <name>transparent</name>
  <type>keyword</type>
  <syntax>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Appearance &amp; Positioning</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <keyword tag="notSrcCopy">notSrcCopy Keyword</keyword>
    <keyword tag="opaque">opaque Keyword</keyword>
    <keyword tag="shadow">shadow Keyword</keyword>
    <property tag="blendLevel">blendLevel Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies one of the <glossary tag="transfer mode">transfer modes</glossary> that can be used with the <property tag="ink">ink</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary>. It also specifies a <property tag="style">style</property> of a <keyword tag="button">button</keyword> or <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the ink of graphic "Cities" to transparent</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>transparent</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> to make white portions of an <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> disappear.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The <b>ink</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> determines how the <glossary tag="object">object's</glossary> color is displayed. When the <b>transparent</b> mode is used, white areas of the <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> are made transparent, allowing whatever is underneath the <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> to show through.</p><p/><p>The <b>transparent</b> mode can be used only on <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS systems</glossary>. On <glossary tag="Unix">Unix</glossary> and <glossary tag="Windows">Windows systems</glossary>, <glossary tag="object">objects</glossary> whose <property tag="ink">ink</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to this mode appear as though their <property tag="ink">ink</property> were set to <keyword tag="srcCopy">srcCopy</keyword>.</p><p/><p>A field or button whose <b>style</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to "transparent" has no border or background. Text in the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> or <keyword tag="button">button</keyword> is shown against whatever is directly underneath the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> or <keyword tag="button">button</keyword>, instead of against the <glossary tag="button">button's</glossary> <property tag="backgroundColor">backgroundColor</property>.</p><p/><p>Setting a button's or field's <b>style</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to "transparent" sets its <keyword tag="opaque">opaque</keyword> to false.</p>
  </description>
</doc>