Ah, good explanation - I'll have a look at the Community version. Thanks
Graham Sent from my iPhone > On 3 Apr 2015, at 13:17, Peter M. Brigham <[email protected]> wrote: > > Late to the party here, but what happens if you lock the screen, set the > backgroundcolor of the line to x, then set the backgroundcolor of all the > other words to empty? > > -- Peter > > Peter M. Brigham > [email protected] > http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig > >> On Mar 31, 2015, at 8:02 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: >> >> Thanks Craig, I figured I'd have to invent something. I haven't used >> measureText before but looking at the dictionary, it seems to indicate the >> measurements all relate to the text itself. >> >> However, I do know the textheight and the width of the item so I should be >> able to do as you suggest. >> >> 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 4:36 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> 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 <[email protected]> >>> To: How to use LiveCode <[email protected]> >>> 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 <[email protected]> >>> 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 >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original >>> Message----- >>>> From: use-livecode >>> [mailto:[email protected]] 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 >>> [email protected] >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe >>> and manage your >>>> subscription >>>> preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>> [email protected] >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe >>> and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode >>> mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, >>> unsubscribe and manage your subscription >>> preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
