Transparent Panels (Alpha=0.0)

Question

I want to be able use panels to group controls without a visible panel background—but the Alpha slider only goes down to 0.3.

Some simple(-sounding) ideas:

• A new panel option, like “Hide Background in Play Mode”, or:
• A new “0.0” value on the Alpha slider, between “0.3” and “---” 
  • only available when the panel contains controls

Comments

Technically it's relatively trivial, but it makes the App less idiot-proof. We'd need to change the color of the panels in design mode so they'd show, but then it's not WYSIWYG. We do this in other places -- ControlViews that are copies, for instance, or hide-in-play mode -- which does help to make the case.

Anyway, thanks for the suggestion, it's on our list. Best!
Dan

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Thanks, Dan!  FWIW: I like the way both copies and hide-play-mode are implemented—I'd be happy with either approach.