XML/Shadow

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Shadow type defines a visible background 'drop shadow'. Used for displaying fonts.

Inheritance

Inherited by: none, Inherits: none, Defined in: Font,FontString

Elements

• Color (Color) - color of the shadow
• Offset (Dimension) - the amount to offset the shadow from the actual overlayed element

Attributes

none

Summary

Example

<Frame name="MyFrame">
  <Layers>
    <Layer>
      <FontString inherits="MyFont">
        <Size x="100" y="100" />
        <Shadow>
          <Color a="0.9" r="0.2" g="0.2" b="0.2"/>
          <Offset x="1" y="-1"/>
        </Shadow>
      </Texture>
    </Layer>
  </Layers>
</Frame>

This example will display a font string with a drop shadow thats dark grey and slightly transparent, offset by one unit in each direction to the lower right.