Show and hide layers

**Thev** · 12 February 2019, 07:11 PM

Acorn,
Thanks for the information. I followed the thread and tried a few different ways but unfortunately, it didn't work. The syntax may not work as the links break when I try to add a 'closeAll' or other variation.
Too bad there wasn't a CloseAll command or CloseAllExcept. I'll continue to work at it and will supply a solution here if I find one. If not, I may have to re think what I'm doing to find a different path.

Is there a source of all the tweaks or syntax? I have never seen a document listing all the commands available in Xara.

**Acorn** · 12 February 2019, 10:06 PM

Just had a go myself. It only handles closing all not closing all and opening others.
The link is just javascript:my_CloseAll();. You cannot precede or follow it with popup...

I can see how irritating it is but popup is an undocumented, meaning unsupported, function.
Very few are listed. Search out siran's offerings as he is more of a coder than I am.
Acorn

**siran** · 13 February 2019, 08:08 AM

This example uses a small script (at the page head code section) that closes all pop-up layers when an element is clicked that has the name htmlclass=pucaopul applied.
If you use a mouse over effect the name has to be applied to the mouse over state (as in the example).
Not 100% sure if this is what you need and if it will work in the current version (I am still using V12).

Edit: Should have mentioned that it won't work in IE8 and older.

**Acorn** · 13 February 2019, 10:32 AM

Cheers siran, on v16.0 i am getting mixed results.

If I sequence-click 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, I get pairs of stars opening with those previously opened, closing.
If I repeat the sequence, I can get all 8 stars open.
If I click the same star twice, it reverts to normal operation.

Thanks again,
Acorn

**siran** · 13 February 2019, 12:11 PM

Thanks for checking Acorn!
Looks like I will have to install the trial of V16.

**Egg Bramhill** · 13 February 2019, 01:04 PM

I can't replicate that Acorn. I'm using FF. I do get the odd anomoly in the Xara default browser.

**Acorn** · 13 February 2019, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

I can't replicate that Acorn. I'm using FF. I do get the odd anomoly in the Xara default browser.

Egg, you are right. i only went as far as Preview. My other browsers are fine.

@Xara - another nail in the coffin of using deprecated IE code libraries. MS are even binning Edge code in favour of Chrome/Chromium.

Acorn