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Re: overlap visual effoect

From	"Phil" <phil@stantonfamily.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.databases.ms-access
Subject	Re: overlap visual effoect
Date	2014-12-16 00:09 +0000
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On 15/12/2014 18:26:03, bobh wrote:
> On Thursday, December 11, 2014 4:08:09 PM UTC-5, Patrick Finucane wrote:
>> On Thursday, December 11, 2014 12:53:41 PM UTC-5, bobh wrote:
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > In Access2007 I'm looking to get an overlapping look either in a contin
> uous form or in a stacked bar chart. The look is the same look as what you
> would see in a game of solitaire. so, in a continuous form it would have
> ju st one control and each record displayed would look like its
> overlapping th e previous record with just 1 line of space exposed.
>> >
>> > Has anybody done this? or have any idea as to how it might be done?
>> > thanks
>> > bobh.
>>
>> Do you have a link that visually displays what you are attempting?  Does
> your record consist of 1 field or many fields? What makes it look
> overlappe d?
> 
> I'm trying to get a visual look(overlapped or layered whichever one may
> cal l it) like this
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobh01420/16028385522/in/set-7215764976688082
> 1
> 
> and yes, it's a single field on a continuous form
> bobh.
> 

I don't think you want the blank "cards" at the top of the stack.

I assumed you wanted something like
https://www.flickr.com/photos/philofwaltonspics/ I have displaced the
MemSingle form to the right for clarity. Normally it would sit vertically
over the MemContForm, obscuring the name above and 5 names below (depending
on size) There is a second variation with a semi transparent form overlaying
the continous form

Phil
 

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overlap visual effoect bobh <vulcaned@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-11 09:53 -0800
  Re: overlap visual effoect "Phil" <phil@stantonfamily.co.uk> - 2014-12-11 18:59 +0000
  Re: overlap visual effoect Patrick Finucane <patrickfinucanetx@gmail.com> - 2014-12-11 13:08 -0800
    Re: overlap visual effoect bobh <vulcaned@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-15 10:26 -0800
      Re: overlap visual effoect "Phil" <phil@stantonfamily.co.uk> - 2014-12-16 00:09 +0000

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