>
> On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Raymond E. Griffith wrote:
>
>> I am working with the graphics in MetaCard, and would like to attach a label
>> to a filled oval. Unfortunately, the label is placed inside the oval.
>> Filling the oval obscures the label.
> And Scott Raney replied:
>
> I can't reproduce this: the label is always drawn on top of the filled
> area here...
I am using the Mac version, MetaCard 2.3B2. The label is drawn in the middle
on my iMac 266. I am using System 8.5.1.
>
>> Another problem is that the label is
>> likely to be longer (in width) than the oval, but the oval's width is
>> determined by the size of the graphic.
>>
>> Any chance in a future release that we can have
>>
>> 1) labels underneath the graphic?
>
> Why would you want this?
>
Well, I am used to labels being underneath items -- as say under pictures in
newspapers, etc. It was a thought.
>> 2) label sizes independent of the graphic size?
>
> Not likely: having size of the drawn area be the same as the object's
> "rect" property is a fundamental assumption in how objects work in
> MetaCard.
OK, I wouldn't want you to have to rethink the fundamentals here when things
work so well generally!
>
>> Just a thought. For now, I am going to have to go with a graphic and attach
>> a field.
>
> A reasonable workaround. If you set the textAlign to "center" and
> make the field as large as you'd ever want it to be, it should work
> just the way you want.
> Regards,
> Scott
>
Thanks for your time. If the label is supposed to be on top, consider this a
bug report. If not...
And have a good holiday, everyone!
Raymond
>
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