On 22/4/00 12:11 pm, Sivakatirswami <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there some way to set the alignment of text in a background field other
> than "globally" i.e. we would like to set the alignment of the text in a
> background field on a per card basis. . .one card, to be centered, and then
> on the next card flush left, etc. but no such alignment seems available. Is
> this correct? The text menu does not offer "align" as in Supercard. I can
> only access it through the font attribute for the field and this changes the
> text alignment on all cards with that field. Is there a "work around?"
You can't set different alignments on the same field, regardless of whether
sharedText is true or false. The only workaround would be something like:
on preOpenCard
set the textAlign of fld "whatever" to "left"
end preOpenCard
Regards,
Kevin
> Hinduism Today
>
> Sivakatirswami
> Editor's Assistant/Production Manager
> www.HinduismToday.com
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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