Re: [dabo-users] Border around dLabel

John Fabiani wrote:

> On Monday, January 23, 2012 05:35:24 AM OKB wrote:

>> Hi, I'm trying to create a dLabel that has a border

>> around it. At

>> first I thought the BorderColor, BorderStyle, etc. properties

>> would do this, but they don't seem to work the way I'd hoped. The

>> border seems to be applied "inside" the text frame, so if I set a

>> fat border width it covers the text of the label. What I'm

>> looking for is a way to have a border outside the frame, so the

>> text appears to be sitting in a larger box of a certain color.

>> How can this be achieved?

>> Thanks,

> There are at least two ways I can think of:

> 1. create a dPanel then change the border and background, then add

> the label to the panel.

> 2. try the dBox control and see if that can meet your needs.

Thanks, I think something along these lines will work, since I

realized I actually want a box of a particular size around my text.

--OKB (not okblacke)

Brendan Barnwell

"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is

no path, and leave a trail."

--author unknown

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