Name: backgroundPattern

Synonyms: backpattern, fillpat

Type: property

Syntax: set the backgroundPattern of <object> to {<patternNumber> | <imageID> | empty}

Summary:

The <backgroundPattern> specifies the pattern used to draw an

<object|object's> background.

Associations: stack, card, field, button, graphic, scrollbar, player,

image, group

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile

Example:

set the backgroundPattern of this card to 544

Example:

set the backgroundPattern of me to the ID of image "Fill"

Value:

The <backgroundPattern> of an <object(glossary)> is a pattern specifier.

A <patternNumber> is a built-in pattern number between 1 and 164. These

patterns are provided for compatability with patterns available in

MetaCard and correspond to LiveCode's built in image id 137 to 300. As

with MetaCard pattern numbers 105 to 114 and 146 and above are

unavailable.

An <imageID> is the ID of an <image> to use for a pattern. LiveCode

looks for the specified <image> first in the <current stack>, then in

other open <stacks>.

By default, the <backgroundPattern> for all <object(glossary)|objects> is empty.

Description:

Use the <backgroundPattern> <property> to specify the pattern used for

the background on which an <image> appears, or the pattern used to draw

an <object(glossary)>.

Pattern images can be color or black-and-white.

>*Cross-platform note:* To be used as a pattern on <Mac OS|Mac OS systems>,

> an <image> must be 128x128 <pixels> or less, and both its

> <height> and <width> must be a power of 2, however, in LiveCode

> version 2.7, this restriction was partially lifted and the engine will

> tile rectangular regions correctly with arbitrarily sized background

> patterns.To be used on <Windows> and <Unix|Unix systems>, <height> and

> <width> must be divisible by 8. To be used as a fully cross-platform

> pattern, both an image's dimensions should be one of 8, 16, 32, 64,

> or 128.

The <backgroundPattern> of <control(glossary)|controls> is drawn starting

at the <control(object)|control's> upper left corner: if the

<control(keyword)> is moved, the pattern does not shift.

Setting the <backgroundPattern> of an <object(glossary)> to empty allows

the <backgroundPattern> of the object's <owner> to show through. Use the

<effective> <keyword> to find out what pattern is used for the

<object(glossary)>, even if its own <backgroundPattern> is empty.

The setting of the <backgroundPattern> <property> has different effects,

depending on the <object type>:

* The <backgroundPattern> of a <stack> or <card> fills the entire

<stack window>, as well as determining the <backgroundPattern> of each

<object(glossary)> in the <stack> or <card> that does not have its own

<backgroundPattern>.

>*Cross-platform note:* On <Mac OS>, <OS X>, and

> <Windows|Windows systems>, if the backgroundColor and <backgroundPattern>

> of all <object|objects> in the <object hierarchy> is empty, the

> background set by the system is used.

* The <backgroundPattern> of a <group> determines the

<backgroundPattern> of each <object(glossary)> in the <group> that

does not have its own <backgroundPattern>.

* The <backgroundPattern> of a <button(keyword)> fills the area inside

the <button(object)|button's> outline. If the button's <style> is

"checkbox", the <backgroundPattern> fills the checkbox. If the

<button(object)|button's> style is "radioButton", the

<backgroundPattern> has no effect. If the <button(keyword)> is a

<tabbed button>, the <backgroundPattern> fills the tab area and the

frontmost tab, but does not affect the other tabs.

>*Cross-platform note:* If the <lookAndFeel> is set to

> "Appearance Manager", standard and rectangle <button(object)|buttons>

> are drawn by the operating system if the <backgroundColor> and

> <backgroundPattern> of the <button(keyword)> is empty. Otherwise, the

> <button(keyword)> is drawn by LiveCode. If the <lookAndFeel> is

> "Appearance Manager", <button menu|button menus> whose <menuMode> is

> set to "option" or "comboBox" are always drawn by the operating

> system, and the setting of the <backgroundPattern> does not affect

> them.

* The <backgroundPattern> of a <field(keyword)> fills the area inside

the <field(object)|field's> outline and (if the <field(keyword)> is a

scrolling <field(keyword)>) the arrow boxes at the ends of the

scrollbar. If you set the <backgroundPattern> of a <chunk> of a

<field(keyword)> (on <Unix> systems), only that <chunk> is affected.

* The <backgroundPattern> of a <scrollbar> fills the arrow boxes at the

ends of the <scrollbar>.

* The <backgroundPattern> of a <graphic(keyword)> is displayed inside

the <graphic(object)|graphic's> border if the

<graphic(object)|graphic's> fill <property> is true. If the

<graphic(object)|graphic's> fill is false, the setting of the

<backgroundPattern> has no effect.

* The <backgroundPattern> of an <EPS|EPS object> fills the

<object|object's> rectangle.

* The <backgroundPattern> of an <image>, <audio clip>, <video clip>, or

<player> has no effect.

If an object's <backgroundPattern> is set, the pattern is shown instead

of the color specified by <backgroundColor>.

Changes:

The ability to use the system background pattern was introduced in

version 1.1. In previous versions, if the backgroundColor and

backgroundPattern of all objects in the object hierarchy was empty, a

light gray color was used.

References: group (command), stacks (function), object (glossary),

tabbed button (glossary), property (glossary), stack window (glossary),

button menu (glossary), Windows (glossary), video clip (glossary),

OS X (glossary), keyword (glossary), audio clip (glossary),

chunk (glossary), object hierarchy (glossary), Mac OS (glossary),

Unix (glossary), object type (glossary), EPS (glossary),

current stack (glossary), effective (keyword), field (keyword),

image (keyword), button (keyword), card (keyword), scrollbar (keyword),

player (keyword), graphic (keyword), control (keyword), graphic (object),

button (object), field (object), stack (object),

metal (property), pixels (property), opaque (property),

patterns (property), width (property), height (property),

style (property), backgroundPattern (property), lookAndFeel (property),

menuMode (property), foregroundPattern (property),

backgroundColor (property), owner (property), shadowPattern (property)

Tags: ui