Book Page ‘text’ object comparison

14-Sep-2020 2 Comments

Within Book Pages Text objects, Active Area objects, and Shape objects can often be used interchangeably, as they support many of the same features, and can be designed to look the same to users. To help you decide which one to use in any given scenario, the following table provides a side-by-side comparison of the properties available for each. Property names are hyperlinked to the Enable Now Wiki, in case you’re not sure what they do.

Text Active Area Shape
ID ID ID
Name Name Name
Type and Orientation
Text Text Text
Hide Scroll Bars Hide Scroll Bars
Hide Hide Hide
Border Style Border Style
Tab Index Tab Index Tab Index
Design Design Design
Font Font Font
Font Size Font Size Font Size
Font Color Font Color Font Color
Bold Bold Bold
Italic Italic Italic
Underlined Underlined Underlined
Alignment Alignment Alignment
Vertical Alignment Vertical Alignment Vertical Alignment
Background Color Background Color Background Color
Shape Color
Border Color Border Color Border Color
Rotation
Shape Value
Border Width Border Width Border Width
Border Width Top Border Width Top
Border Width Right Border Width Right
Border Width Bottom Border Width Bottom
Border Width Left Border Width Left
Padding Padding Padding
Padding Top Padding Top
Padding Right Padding Right
Padding Bottom Padding Bottom
Padding Left Padding Left
Scrolling Text Scrolling Text
Opacity Opacity Opacity
Shadow Shadow  
Show Shadow Show Shadow
Shadow Color Shadow Color
Shadow Opacity Shadow Opacity
Shadow Blur Shadow Blur
Shadow Spread Shadow Spread
Shadow Horizontal Shadow Horizontal
Shadow Vertical Shadow Vertical
  Effect Effect
Gradient
Shape Color (Gradient)
Border Color (Gradient)
Design Roll-Over Design Roll-Over
Background Color
Font Color Font Color
Shape Color
Shape Color (Gradient)
Border Color Border Color
Border Color (Gradient)
Design Click Design Click
Background Color
Font Color Font Color
Shape Color
Shape Color (Gradient)
Border Color Border Color
Border Color (Gradient)
Size and Position Size and Position Size and Position
Left Left Left
Top Top Top
Width Width Width
Height Height Height
Lock Position Lock Position Lock Position
Layer Layer Layer
  Link Link
Link To Link To
Tooltip Tooltip
Open in New Window Open in New Window
Enforce Download of Linked Content (Manager) Enforce Download of Linked Content (Manager)
  New Window Properties New Window Properties
Top Top
Left Left
Width Width
Height Height
Fullscreen Fullscreen
Location bar Location bar
Menu bar Menu bar
Scroll bars Scroll bars
Resizable Resizable
Status bar Status bar
Tool bar Tool bar
Actions Actions Actions
On Mouse Click On Click On Click
On Mouse Roll-Over On Mouse Roll-Over On Mouse Roll-Over
On Mouse Roll-Out On Mouse Roll-Out On Mouse Roll-Out
On Show On Show On Show
On Visible (After Fade In) On Visible (After Fade In) On Visible (After Fade In)
On Hide On Hide On Hide
On Hidden (After Fade Out) On Hidden (After Fade Out) On Hidden (After Fade Out)
Animation Animation Animation
Animate In Effect Animate In Effect Animate In Effect
Animate Out Effect Animate Out Effect Animate Out Effect
Duration: Animate In Duration: Animate In Duration: Animate In
Duration: Animate Out Duration: Animate Out Duration: Animate Out
Documentation Documentation Documentation
Show in Documentation Show in Documentation Show in Documentation