# Visually Disable a Canvas

**URL:** <https://forum.xojo.com/t/visually-disable-a-canvas/30049>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [February 29, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/visually-disable-a-canvas/30049 "2016-02-29T21:17:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Charlesworth](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mike\_Charlesworth](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Mike_Charlesworth)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/visually-disable-a-canvas/30049/1 "2016-02-29T21:17:21Z")

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That may have been a poor heading but what I want to do is; I’ve created a custom button class in a Canvas. It has an Icon in the middle which is stored in the Icon property of my class. If I disable my button, whats the easiest way of giving my icon a disabled look i.e. fading it a bit or making it embossed with no colour.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Parnell](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/tim_parnell/32/161_2.png) [@Tim\_Parnell](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Tim_Parnell)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/visually-disable-a-canvas/30049/2 "2016-02-29T21:34:55Z")

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I just make them slightly transparent in Answers.  
 ![](http://timi.me/.misc/Screen%20Shot%202016-02-29%20at%2016.36.51.png)

```auto
if not Enabled then g.Transparency = 70
```

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**Author:** ![Mike\_Charlesworth](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mike\_Charlesworth](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Mike_Charlesworth)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/visually-disable-a-canvas/30049/3 "2016-02-29T22:09:55Z")

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Cheers Tim. I never knew this property existed. Works perfect.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/1X/455b4dcc0e61630e9f81940004ddffa49c432a46.png) [@system](https://forum.xojo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/visually-disable-a-canvas/30049/4 "2020-10-29T18:12:38Z")

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