On focus change background color of an image

[4Justme2]

I have several .png images I've placed on a layout as glossy tabs. The problem is when you click on a tab the background turns black as if it were a rectange rather than a tab.. Is there any change to change it so there's no color or the color is white?

If I stick the tabs on a black background..."on click" the background behind the tab changes to white... there just seems to be no easy solution.

[K1200]

I use PNGs (with transparency) quite a bit on layouts and in containers ... but I don't follow what you're saying. Can you post a screen capture to show the effect?

[4Justme2]

I'm so sorry, I missed this reply--just now noticing it. It was background distortion caused by using a image not native to FM Pro. Sorry about the lack of clarity on my original post. I found the solution from one of John Osborne's tips... maybe it was one of his training files (don't remember which). My problem was that I wasn't used a image native to FM Pro. The solution was to draw a FM box or circle the same size as my pic. Then I believe what I did was make it so you can't write to the FM image. Then when you click on the image you don't get that background distortion.

[Ron Cates]

I use PNGs (with transparency) quite a bit on layouts and in containers ... but I don't follow what you're saying. Can you post a screen capture to show the effect?

The OP means that if you have a png circle with a transparant background for example and you format it as a button, when clicked it highlights the entire square image without reguard for the transparency.

I'm so sorry, I missed this reply--just now noticing it. It was background distortion caused by using a image not native to FM Pro. Sorry about the lack of clarity on my original post. I found the solution from one of John Osborne's tips... maybe it was one of his training files (don't remember which). My problem was that I wasn't used a image native to FM Pro. The solution was to draw a FM box or circle the same size as my pic. Then I believe what I did was make it so you can't write to the FM image. Then when you click on the image you don't get that background distortion.

I am familiar with that technique from JMO's training series. Instead of formatting the odd shaped image as a button you actually reproduce the shape using transparent filemaker objects ( circles and rectangles ) then group them and format that as the button.

[4Justme2]

That was it! It's been a while since I tried the technique.