how do i set_item_property on text item

[bookouri]

I can set_item_property on an item of a block with something like set_item_property(':block.itemname',itemname, setting);
but I cant figure out how to refer to a text item on a canvas.. i have a text item called txt_query_mode and I want to set the displayed property on or off but it wont work like this:

set_item_property('txt_query_mode',DISPLAYED,PROPERTY_OFF);

I get an error that the item doesnt exist...

any suggestions would be appreciated..

 

[lewisp]

Add the block that the itemis in to the item name.

[tt]set_item_property('your_block.txt_query_mode',DISPLAYED,PROPERTY_OFF);[/tt]

 

[bookouri]

but the text is not part of a block, it is a "graphic" item on the canvas.

 

[lewisp]

You cant set the display properties of graphic items programatically. You said 'text item' whereas you meant 'bolierplate text'.

You can acheive what you want by creating a display item, setting the bevel to none and then copying your required text in at run time. You can then apply visual attributes to the display item at run time.

 

[bookouri]

thanks, Ill do it that way. I still have a hard time doing things the "oracle way", Ill probaby never get all the terms right..

thanks again..