Android and focus_mask True

[Morok D]

Hello! Tell me, please, does the "focus_mask True" property of the imagebuttons work in the latest versions of RenPy when porting the project to the Android?

[PyTom]

Nope. It's a limit of the Android hardware.

[Morok D]

Thanks for the answer. It's a pity. Are there any adequate ways to circumvent this restriction? The basic part of my project is based on the exact location of active objects on the screen, the easiest way to do this is to use imagebuttons and focus_mask.

[PyTom]

Not at this time. I might revisit this in the next few months, but for now it's pretty fundamental.

[Remix]

I am not entirely sure if this would work... You could set the focus_mask to a python function that took the x,y and evaluated a True/False response based upon math rather than the transparent pixels...
For 'simple' example, if you had a round button, def active_area(x,y): return (x-radius)^2+(y-radius)^2<=radius^2 sort of thing

focus_mask = callable
If a non-displayable callable (like a function, method, or object with a __call__ method) is given, the function is called with two arguments, the x and y offset from the top-left corner of the displayable. If the function returns true, the displayable is focused.

Note: This still wouldn't fix any issues with Android properly displaying the transparencies in the buttons (if that still happens). It would only change which pixels are considered 'active' for hover/click etc

[Morok D]

Not at this time. I might revisit this in the next few months, but for now it's pretty fundamental.

Oh, then there is hope. Thank you! I will very much wait for this.

You could set the focus_mask to a python function that took the x,y and evaluated a True/False response based upon math rather than the transparent pixels...

Thanks, I'll try it. But, of course, would like a more obvious and easy solution.