A graphic effect will usually respect whatever transparency is present in a control. So I think your only option is to have the field be transparent and the dropshadow effect applied to the text, with a graphic or other object behind it.
Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX Design Recently, Randy Hengst wrote: > Hi All, > > When a drop shadow is applied to an opaque field, the shadow is shown around > the edge of the fieldĀ not the text itself. > > When a drop shadow is applied to a transparent field, the drop shadow is > applied to the text. > > Is there any way to have a drop shadow on the text for an opaque field? > > be well, > randy > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
