Settings for the transparency of the text in a control.
Button, Column, Computed Field, GroupBox, and Text controls
PowerBuilder dot notation:
dw_control.Object.controlname.Transparency
Describe and Modify argument:
"controlname.Transparency { = ' value ' }"
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
controlname |
The name of the column or control in the DataWindow for which you want to specify the percentage transparency for the text of the column or control. |
value |
(exp) An integer in the range 0 to 100, where 0 means that the text background is opaque and 100 that it is completely transparent. |
Select the control and set the value in the Font tab of the Properties view.
Using Transparency with fonts
The Transparency property works with fonts, but only on screen.
Text with transparent properties appears blurry in PDF files. The
transparent text does not display in print unless you use True Type
fonts.
In Windows Vista, ClearType anti-aliasing conflicts with the transparency settings and causes the fonts to appear blurred. Turn off ClearType to avoid this problem; font transparency will work, but the fonts will not be smoothed. You can also avoid using ClearType fonts.
setting = dw_1.Object.cb_1.Transparency
dw_1.Object.cb_1.Transparency = 50
