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Kes Akalaonu
Kes Akalaonu
Inspiring
April 10, 2020
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Offset/Position control for Text Appearance Background in Essential Graphics Panel

  • April 10, 2020
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I was wondering if there will ever be an implementation of being able to offset or position the background parameter in the Essential Graphics panel. I know I would have freedom just creating a shape and doing the pin to video frame but I find that tedious to use at best.

    Correct answer jstrawn

    We don't currently have plans to add much more functionality to the Background property, but we will take your request into condsideration. Thanks for reaching out to us about it.

    If you want to use pinning to have full control over where the text sits inside a background rect, you'll want to pin the shape to the text. You can pin it on all four sides or on just two opposing sides, depending on how you want the box to respond when text is edited. The pin to video frame choice is for making sure a layer stays in place relative to the frame area when that area changes. Like when you use a 1920 x 1080 mogrt in a 1000 x 1000 sequence or something like that.

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    jstrawn
    jstrawn
    Legend
    April 10, 2020

    Is this the Background control you are referring to?

    Would you mind telling us a little more about your use case.? Why is it that you need that box to not be centered around the text? Thanks for your submission, by the way, we do try to at least read and consider each new post.

    James Strawn
    Essential Graphics team

    Kes Akalaonu
    Kes AkalaonuAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 12, 2020

    Yes it is. I don't have an issue with it being centered. I guess I was asking for something similar to plugins/scripts like Textbox2 and SmartRekt where I have more control over the size and positioning of the text background. I'm a fan of this being added to Essential Graphics panel but I assumed it was the first step with more evolution to come down the line as the panel develops over time.

      jstrawn
      jstrawnCorrect answer
      Legend
      April 16, 2020

      We don't currently have plans to add much more functionality to the Background property, but we will take your request into condsideration. Thanks for reaching out to us about it.

      If you want to use pinning to have full control over where the text sits inside a background rect, you'll want to pin the shape to the text. You can pin it on all four sides or on just two opposing sides, depending on how you want the box to respond when text is edited. The pin to video frame choice is for making sure a layer stays in place relative to the frame area when that area changes. Like when you use a 1920 x 1080 mogrt in a 1000 x 1000 sequence or something like that.

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