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[SKAN]

How to Display Shadowed Text in a GUI ?
http://www.autohotke...pic.php?t=86414

Two Similar Texts (with transparent background) can be overlapped (superimposed)
one over the another (with a slight offset) to create an effect of shadowed text.
These texts have to be colored in contrast with each other.

The following example code displays a "Shadowed Text" in a GUI

Text= Shadowed
Gui, -Caption
Gui, Color, 5E43FF
Gui,Font, s36 Bold, Verdana
Gui, Add,Text,x4 y4 w384 h80 Center vText1 c000000 BackgroundTrans, % Text
Gui, Add,Text,x0 y0 w384 h80 Center vText2 cFFFFFF BackgroundTrans, % Text
Gui,Show,w400 h80
Return

GuiClose:
GuiEscape:
ExitApp
Return

The result of the above code:


Seen in the above snapshot - The White colored text is vertically and
horizontally offset from the Black colored text by 4 pixels.
This might be a good technique for large sized texts only.
I use this technique when scripting an Installer with AHK.

Compare these 2 snapshots taken from a working demo.


Want to try the Demo? You may download it : ST_Demo.ahk

How to Display OSD with Shadowed Text : Example code is here

[Dippy46]

Nice. Simple but effective. :wink:

[SKAN]

Nice. Simple but effective. :wink:

Dear Dave Perrée,

I had sent you a PM (just a thank note!), but I see you have not read it.

Thanks for the compliment! Regards,

[Dippy46]

Hi Goyyah,
sorry about that, been v.busy. As the other posts say
"Keep 'em coming": excellent work !

Regards Dave