Text Box Question

[BYRON]

Hi everyone, enjoy the forum and most knowledgeable and brilliant moderators!

I have updated to Xara Extreme 4.

I may just be missing a simple solution but
I was wondering if there is a way to color or copy a fill directly into a fresh drawn text box. For example, until now I have been drawing a non text rectangle, filling it and then using the text tool to draw another rectangle over it and typing in text. This gives me the result I want but it is cumbersome.

Also, the old patch to get the space bar back to the selector tool does not work in Xara 4. I know Xara 4 Pro does have a solution but I can’t find one for Extreme 4.
Any programmers out there have a solution?


Thanks, Ron

[dogbertbh]

If I'm reading your request correctly, you'll find that change in the Utilities > Customize Key Short-Cuts section.

I DO like the idea of coloring the text box.

Maybe another XX5 idea

[handrawn]

customise shortcuts is only in pro

the ini file solution can be made to work in xtreme 4 - but I think that something needs to be changed - I can't find the reference at the moment, and I don't have xtreme4 installed to check

hopefully someone else can help here

[gwpriester]

Welcome to the Xtreme Conference Byron.

A text area is not really a rectangle. I know that some programs let you apply a text color and a text rectangle color but Xtreme is not one.

On the other hand, not to many programs let you apply a bitmap as a fill to a block of text. And still be able to edit the text.

So there are always trade offs.

[BYRON]

Thanks all for the replys. Keep us informed on any patch for the space bar for Extreme 4.

Keep up the good work!!

Byron

[handrawn]

the reference I was looking for is here:
http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthread.php?t=32302
hopefully of some help....

[BYRON]

Thanks Steve --

I saw that reference before I wrote for help -- It's over my head!

I will use the "V" for now until a programmer writes another patch.

Thanks again to all -- Ron