Oops sorry I replied to the wrong email. I was talking about LC8… Grahan
> On 3 Apr 2015, at 13:36, Graham Samuel <livf...@mac.com> wrote: > > 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 <pmb...@gmail.com> 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 >> pmb...@gmail.com >> 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, <dunb...@aol.com> 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 <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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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
