Ray's approach is the best way to go. It's going to be better for the long run.
It's good to know that CFC is there, Ray. I'm sure I'll be making using of it, too! By the way...if it can be explained without taking too much of your time...how does the CFC measure the height and width of text without resorting to an image, given all the variables in font, size, etc. Rick > -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:17 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Centering text written on an image > > Yes, again, the CFC has a way to get the height/width of _just_ a > textual component. > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 7:42 AM, Kevin Roche > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Is there a way to add an extra step or two and make > >>an image of just your text, determine that width which > >>gives you your string width > > > > I have no Idea how to do that. Can you tell me how to find the width of the > > text? > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:311564 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4