The picture I linked is not that clear. Here is a clearer picture and the article, http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/cafe-racer/13.jpg http://internetwebsitedesign.biz/design/how-to-create-a-retro-cafe-racer-motorcycle-ad-design
What he is doing at design time I want to do at runtime. On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 8:41 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown < dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com> wrote: > I want to add a stroke (a border or outline) to the *edge* of the text or > image itself. > > For example, the text and the image in this screenshot show what I'd like > to do, > http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/cafe-racer/retro-cafe-racer-ad.jpg. > > > There are filters that add drop shadow or a glow around the > non-transparent pixels (content) of a display object. But no one in the > world has been able to create a filter to add a stroke. > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:05 AM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> I’m still not sure I understand. Why do you have to add Stroke >> components? You can just call graphics APIs on them. >> >> If you must use components, can you overlay or underlay them in a Group >> parenting the Label? >> >> >> >> On 4/25/12 12:59 AM, "dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com" < >> dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I'm looking for more of something like this: >> >> <s:Label text="Hello Filters!"> >> <s:stroke> >> <s:SolidColorStroke weight="4" color="#ABCDEF"/> >> </s:stroke> >> </s:Label> >> >> or this: >> >> <s:Label text="Hello Filters!"> >> <s:filters> >> <s:SolidColorStrokeFilter weight="4" color="#ABCDEF"/> >> </s:filters> >> </s:Label> >> >> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> In Spark controls, you can add children to the TextLine like a sprite. >> >> >> >> >> On 4/12/12 5:43 PM, "dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com < >> http://dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com> " < >> dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com <http://dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> How would you add a stroke to dynamic text at runtime? If that's not >> possible how would you add a stroke to a bitmap (snapshot of text)? >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Alex Harui >> Flex SDK Team >> Adobe Systems, Inc. >> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui >> >> >> > >
