Drop Shadow in Text Field

[Scott Rossi]

A graphic effect will usually respect whatever transparency is present in a
control.  So I think your only option is to have the field be transparent
and the dropshadow effect applied to the text, with a graphic or other
object behind it.

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, UX Design


Recently, Randy Hengst wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> When a drop shadow is applied to an opaque field, the shadow is shown around
> the edge of the fieldŠ not the text itself.
> 
> When a drop shadow is applied to a transparent field, the drop shadow is
> applied to the text.
> 
> Is there any way to have a drop shadow on the text for an opaque field?
> 
> be well,
> randy
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