On 6/21/07 6:15 PM, "Sarah Reichelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> While either of these approaches will work, the html version is much > faster if you have to color a lot of lines because you can work in a > variable instead of directly in a field. > > I have a printout generation routine where every 2nd line changes > color and there are about 6000 lines. Using "set the textColor" took > several minutes, but building the html to change colors happens almost > instantly. So how do you set the backgroundColor of the line using html? This will come in handy on my next project. Jim Ault Las Vegas On 6/21/07 6:15 PM, "Sarah Reichelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Is it possible to use either htmlText or rtfText to color the lines >>> of a list? I have a list field where I'd like to have each line >>> colored depending on the type of record it's displaying. If I can't >>> set the font or background color using htmlText, what exactly CAN I >>> use htmlText for? >> >> You can set either or both... and you don't need to use htmlText or >> rtfText if you don't want to - you can set the 'textColor' or >> 'backgroundColor' property of individual lines from script: >> >> set the textColor of line 2 of field "MyListField" to red >> >> But if you'd rather use HTML or RTF, be my guest: >> >> put "<font color=" & quote & "red" & quote & "> & \ >> line 2 of field "MyListField" & "</font>" into tHTML >> set the htmlText of line 2 of field "MyListField" to tHTML > > While either of these approaches will work, the html version is much > faster if you have to color a lot of lines because you can work in a > variable instead of directly in a field. > > I have a printout generation routine where every 2nd line changes > color and there are about 6000 lines. Using "set the textColor" took > several minutes, but building the html to change colors happens almost > instantly. > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
