Not sure if this is of any help, but I came across a course by Livecode where they guide you through creating a rotating text Widget.
https://livecode.com/courses/extension-course/ | https://livecode.com/lessons/rotated-text-widget/ You might need to be logged into LC page -----Original Message----- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode Sent: 12 April 2017 16:14 To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> Cc: jonathandly...@gmail.com; hh <h...@hyperhh.de> Subject: Re: AW: vertical text? Having rotated text with transparent backgrounds could be very nice :) I was just suggesting the browser widget as the cheap and easy way. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2017, at 10:37 AM, hh via use-livecode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> Jonathan L. wrote: >> This is also easy to do in a browser widget, if you don't mind the >> "always on top" aspect of browser widgets. > > Right, but only to a certain degree. > > LC Builder has _a lot_ of possibilities different from using the > javascript of a browser widget. > > The very basic widget linked above, for example ... > ... allows the user to select _any_ textfont on _his_ system or > available in the stack. > ... can have everything outside the rotated box transparent. > > Both is not doable in a browser widget (and not by _any_ browser). > > _______________________________________________ > 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
