Igor,

Could you set the margins of the field to match the "margins" of the button
and then adjust them accordingly? That is, if the button when it resizes
gets a virtual top and bottom margin of 6, couldn't you set the margins of
the corresponding field to 0,6,0,6 ?

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
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Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/


> From:     Igor Couto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 15:21:20 +1000
> To:     [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Aligning Baselines of Different Objects
> 
> Dear Revolutionaries,
> 
> I wonder if anyone has a neat, simple way to vertically align the
> baseline of text in a pulldown menu, with the baseline of text in a
> field. My problem is the following:
> 
> PROBLEM:
> I have 2 objects, a pulldown menu, and a field, side by side, on a
> card. The user has the option of changing the textSize of both,
> simultaneously, and when he/she does, both objects should resize to
> accomodate the text. The issue arises with the fact that the text in
> the pulldown menu is CENTRED vertically in along the height, while the
> text in the field is TOP ALIGNED. Even though both items have the SAME
> BORDER, SAME MARGINS, SAME TEXT SIZE, SAME FONT, ETC, the reported
> formattedHeight of both is different. Resizing them to their
> formattedHeigh (or even textSize), and then trying to align the
> top/bottom/center of the objects works for some text sizes, but not for
> others. So: how can I keep the baselines of the 2 objects aligned, when
> the textSize of the objects is changed?
> 
> If anyone has found a neat formula, or written a script, I would
> really, really appreciate some pointers!
> 
> Kind Regards,
> --
> Igor de Oliveira Couto
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