shadow

Typeproperty
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
set the shadow of <object> to {true | false}
Summary

Specifies whether a button, field, or stack window is drawn with a drop shadow.

Introduced1.0
Changes

The ability to specify the shadow of a stack was added in version 2.1.

OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Example
set the shadow of field ID 18 to true
set the shadow of this stack to false
Values
NameTypeDescription
Value

The shadow of an object is true or false. By default, the shadow of a newly created stack is set to true. The shadow of a newly created control is false by default, but may be true if it is created by the development environment. (For example, choosing Object menu > New Control > Shadow Button creates a button whose shadow is true.)

RelatedKeyword: default, button, field, control
Property: pixels, shadowOffset
Object: button, field, stack
Glossary: object, property, Unix, Windows, Mac OS, stack window, development environment
Description

Use the shadow property to draw a drop shadow.

While the shadow property can be set for any control, it affects the appearance of only fields and buttons. Other controls do not display a drop shadow, regardless of the setting of their shadow property.

The shadow of a stack window is drawn by the operating system. On Mac OS, Unix, and Windows systems, the setting of a stack's shadow property has no effect.

The setting of this property for a stack affects the stack's decorations property, and vice versa. Setting a stack's shadow property determines whether its decorations property includes "noShadow" (or is "default", for window styles that normally include a drop shadow). Conversely, setting a stack's decorations property sets its shadow to true or false depending on whether the decorations includes "noShadow" (or is "default" ).

By default, the shadow extends 4 pixels to the left and below the object. You can change the size and direction of the drop shadow with the shadowOffset property. (The shadowOffset has no effect on stack windows.)

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