John Fabiani wrote:
> On Monday, January 23, 2012 05:35:24 AM OKB wrote:
>> Hi, I'm trying to create a dLabel that has a border
>> around it. At
>> first I thought the BorderColor, BorderStyle, etc. properties
>> would do this, but they don't seem to work the way I'd hoped. The
>> border seems to be applied "inside" the text frame, so if I set a
>> fat border width it covers the text of the label. What I'm
>> looking for is a way to have a border outside the frame, so the
>> text appears to be sitting in a larger box of a certain color.
>> How can this be achieved?
>>
>> Thanks,
>
> There are at least two ways I can think of:
> 1. create a dPanel then change the border and background, then add
> the label to the panel.
> 2. try the dBox control and see if that can meet your needs.
Thanks, I think something along these lines will work, since I
realized I actually want a box of a particular size around my text.
--
--OKB (not okblacke)
Brendan Barnwell
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is
no path, and leave a trail."
--author unknown
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