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From: cca@newton.physics.purdue.edu (Charles C. Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: White text in Canvas 2.0 (query)
Summary: easily done in Canvas 2.1
Message-ID: <3634@newton.physics.purdue.edu>
Date: 3 May 90 04:34:45 GMT
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Organization: Purdue Univ. Physics Dept, W.Lafayette, IN
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>> I am futilely attempting to create white text in Canvas 2.0.

> Try setting the typestyle of the text to outline, and setting the fill for
> the text object to nil.  I haven't tried this with Canvas 2.0, but it works
> with several other programs.

I don't have 2.0 around any more, but in Canvas 2.1 you can do this by
selecting the text object and setting:

   *  fill pattern - white
   *  foreground color - black
   *  background color - white

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