text.left property

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Gets or sets the number of pixels from the left edge of the gadget to position the g:text element.

This property is read/write.

Syntax

ileft = text.left
text.left = ileft

Property value

An Integer that specifies or receives the position, in pixels, of the target element from the left edge of the gadget.

Remarks

This value overrides any positioning declared previously.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to set the left-position of the g:text element from a gadget script file.

\\ imgBackground is the value of the 'id' attribute for the g:background element.
var txtLeft = imgBackground.addTextObject("test", "Verdana", 25, "Red", intX, intY);
txtLeft.left = 0;

Requirements

See also

Reference

background

image

text