topic Re: eDraw / text background in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

eDraw / text background

JasonStanton__GISP — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:35:54 GMT

Greetings,

I want to add a white background/halo to all text that is drawn (measurements and using "add text") inside the eDraw widget. Can someone please help me with this? I feel like it is probably easy if you know what you are doing, but I don't.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Jason

Re: eDraw / text background

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:10:45 GMT

Jason,

You need to be sure to post all widget and or viewer questions to the Flex Viewer forum and not the Flex API forum (I have moved it for you).

Actually it is not an easy task the TextSymbol class does not have a halo capability. As you can see in the docs:

http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/flex-api/apiref/com/esri/ags/symbols/TextSymbol.html

The TextSymbol class can be extended as I have done in the UnderGroundWeather widget, to have a halo but making this change in the eDraw widget would require that extended class and replacing all the code in the widget that calls the OTB TextSymbol and relace it with the extended TextSymbol. This is something I will consider as an enhancement request for a future version though.

Re: eDraw / text background

JasonStanton__GISP — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:03:52 GMT

Robert,

Thanks (as always) for the prompt response. I will take a look at the UnderGroundWeather widget too see if I can apply it to the eDraw widget and let you know how it goes.

Jason

Re: eDraw / text background

JasonStanton__GISP — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:22:00 GMT

Ya... I'm definitely not smart enough to figure that out.

Re: eDraw / text background

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:56:26 GMT

Jason,

New version released:

Version 3.1.2 - 2/7/2013
* Includes all the standard draw widgets features that are new in the 3.1 release of the viewer.
* Added a halo option for text drawn on the map.
* Added more localization options for text used by this widget.

Re: eDraw / text background

JasonStanton__GISP — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:26:01 GMT

Robert,

You are the best! Thank you very much for all of your work on these widgets and forums...it is greatly appreciated!!

Jason

Re: eDraw / text background

JasonStanton__GISP — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:40:15 GMT

Robert,

I noticed that the defaulttool option is no longer working and the code is missing from the mxml. I couldn't figure out how to get this back working, is there any way that you can?

Jason

Re: eDraw / text background

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:12:03 GMT

Jason,

It will be back in version 3.1.3.

Re: eDraw / text background

JasonStanton__GISP — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:15:48 GMT

Excellent, I'll keep my eyes peeled

Re: eDraw / text background

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:16:06 GMT

Jason,

3.1.3 now available.

Version 3.1.3 - 2/10/2013
* Added back the default tool functionality that was not working in the 3.1.2 Version.

Re: eDraw / text background

JasonStanton__GISP — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:26:49 GMT

Robert,

Is it anticipated behavior that when you save graphics they disappear from the application? They save correctly and can be loaded back in fine, but as soon as you click the save button they disappear.

Jason

Re: eDraw / text background

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:48:02 GMT

Jason,

Yes, that is the way it has always been. My intent is that you use the save when you are ready to close your viewer and want to keep you drawn graphics for a later session or you wish to share them with another user.

Re: eDraw / text background

JasonStanton__GISP — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:53:01 GMT

Ok, thanks for the clarification!