Help! with getting button and text in same image

**Soquili** · 20 May 2006, 02:13 AM

Using the images you provided, here's a 'coin' animation. The zip file contains the animated gif and the .x3d file.

**Soquili** · 20 May 2006, 02:20 AM

Hi Raffy,

There is no way to merge two Xara3D files, and if you use one of the templates for a button you cannot add text outside the button.

You can use a font like dingbats that have shapes in place of letters. Find a font that has the shape you want (or create the shape in Webster and import it into Xara3D). Add the text you want. Add a texture to the shape the same way as shown in the Coin thread.

**raffy** · 20 May 2006, 03:14 AM

Hi,Bill!That's what I've been trying to do,too.I'd also like to be able to get the text to move independently of the image-for eg.,have the text swing opposite to the orange/apple.Is this possible?I'm enclosing a picture of what I'd like to do.

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6...hjaguar9lj.jpg

I'd like to have the cat moving independently of the text. Thanks for your help!

**raffy** · 20 May 2006, 03:27 AM

Hi,Bill!Looks like we've got 2 threads going here!I saw your answer to Magoo,and that's what I'm aiming for.So your answer to him has helped me,and this answer,too.I did find an animal font,as you can see:
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6...hjaguar9lj.jpg

But I'd like to know if I can get the cat and the text moving independently of each other.Thanks for your help!

Can I import a cat picture jpeg and use that as my shape?

**Egg Bramhill** · 20 May 2006, 05:23 AM

Is this the type of thing you're after?

**Egg Bramhill** · 20 May 2006, 05:53 AM

Another option.

**Egg Bramhill** · 20 May 2006, 06:00 AM

Iv'e merged 2 threads here that seemed to be covering the same topic.

**parahandy** · 20 May 2006, 11:50 AM

Maybe it's cos he's attractive Bob. Only kidding Bill. Me I'm back after 3 day stay in hospital for my usual procedure, just 6 months behind schedule everything went ok back in again 3 months from now.

**-=Drifter=-** · 20 May 2006, 12:57 PM

Welcome back Norm!!!!!!!!!!!!

**raffy** · 20 May 2006, 01:13 PM

HI,Egg!Yes!THat's it exactly!How do I do that?Thanks!
I got your message in my e-mail,but when I clicked on the link,I ended up at the error reporting page.I went back to an earlier message from the same thread,and the same thing happened.anything I need to do here to fix that?
The message said No thread specified.