[softwarelist] Re: Transparent text background colour in Ovation Pro
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- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:40:10 +1300
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[mailto:davidpilling-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Grogan
Sent: Monday, 1 December 2008 1:03 p.m.
To: David Pilling (softwarelist)
Subject: [softwarelist] Transparent text background colour in Ovation Pro
In an Ovation Pro document I am using a text frame with light grey text
behind the main frame as a "watermark". I would like the watermark to be
visible even where text has a background colour. Is there any way of setting
a text background colour which appears normal if there is nothing (i.e.
white) behind it but allows any non-white colour to show through?
One solution (albeit slightly awkward) is to duplicate the main text frame
then sandwich the watermark between the two frames with the following
settings:
Top frame: Text foreground black, background transparent
throughout
Middle frame: The watermark
Bottom frame: Text foreground transparent, background coloured (where
needed)
with the bottom frame aligned beneath the top frame. This works OK but I
wonder if anyone has a suggestion for something more straightforward?
Thanks & regards
John Grogan
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