Background Color change on a SINGLE line of text. - Macromedia Director Lingo

[Délon webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Thanks, but that won't work for what I'm doing. I'm creating a user populatable multi-select field. If there are a large number of options both added and selected an insertion or overlay option could get real hary real quick.

[Doug Golenski]

Dot syntax does not work consistently with text and field members, it's been
discussed and doented quite a bit in this NG. So you have to use verbose
syntax when dealing with these member types. Regarding your hilighting
issue, I don't think there is an easy way to do it...I'm sure someone will
correct me if I am wrong. What I would suggest is to use a vector shape
that you can lay either over or under your text block (whichever works) that
can change it's color and transparency to achieve the effect you desire. If
you are not very lingo savvy then you could just use several vector shapes
and turn them on or off depending on the line that needs hilighting (will
still require some lingo). Or if you are pretty good with lingo then you
can try placing the vector member on the fly.

hth,
Doug
"Délon" <webforumsusermacromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I am trying to change only the background color of only a single line in a

block of text.

> (though the entire line, not just the worded portion)
> Ex.
> | Line 1 |
> | Line 2 |
> | Line 3 |
> | Line 4 |
>
> However I want to have control over the background color, which I havn't

found with the

> "hilite()"option...and that only hilites text, and ot the entire line

anyway.

>
> While:
> member("MyTextMember").bgcolor=rgb( 255, 0, 0 )
> member("MyTextMember").backcolor=7
> member("MyTextField").bgcolor=rgb( 0, 255, 255 )
> member("MyTextField").backcolor=9
>
> ...all work for changing the background of the ENTIRE cast member...that's

not what I'm after.

>
> However, while this works:

member("MyTextMember").line[1].forecolor=8

> the logical extention does not:

member("MyTextMember").line[1].backcolor=8

>
> Can anyone give me a hand?
>
>