Peter.
I think this may have to be a kluge. Would the "measureText" function give enough information to allow you to place a transparent colored rectangle graphic? Craig -----Original Message----- From: Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> Sent: Tue, Mar 31, 2015 5:53 pm Subject: Re: BackgroundColor Thanks Ralph. Unfortunately I need to set the background of certain columns (by which I mean between tabs) of a line. Interesting that it works for the whole line though. I think I might report it at QCC, not really a bug just an inconsistency. Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:46 PM, Ralph DiMola <rdim...@evergreeninfo.net> wrote: > Pete, > > I found that this happens on setting just char(s). If you set > backgroundcolor of the line it fills in the entire height. > > Ralph DiMola > IT Director > Evergreen Information Services > rdim...@evergreeninfo.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On > Behalf > Of Peter Haworth > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 4:18 PM > To: How to use LiveCode > Subject: BackgroundColor > > I am setting the backgroundcolor by script of a chunk of text in a field > whose textSize is 16 and textHeight is 30. > > The backgroundcolor only hilites the text up to the textSize, the area > between the textSize and the textHeight stays unhilited. > > Is there a property which will hilite the selected text for the full text > height? Or any other technique for achieveing this? > > Thanks, > > Pete > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> > Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and > SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html> > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
