Quote:Q2: Is there anyway to include textured or photo backfill for the forms. Perhaps in future ver. the ability to add ones own textured backfill colors.
I have been doing a little work with the Static Elements (Text, Box, Line and Static Picture). You can generate a graphic image with texture, place it as a Static Picture, and make it nearly the same size as your canvas. You may have to leave a small area of the Sesame canvas, but you can change the color on this so that it will look like a border. I don't know what will happen if you change the screen resolution; or what will happen if you change the canvas size after placing the image.
Experiment with either BMP or PNG image files. Not all types of JPG files will work - so if one doesn't work for you, try to save to a different type of JPG.
You can also generate a photo and use it as a Static Picture, which you can resize it. Static elements are placed on the canvas behind regular layout elements such as Text Boxes, etc. Experiment with putting Static Elements on top of each other for a layered or overlapping effect.
Keep your image file sizes small if possible, as Sesame has to load that when you access the form. Static Text, Boxes and Lines are stored in Sesame. Static Picture files are not, so they have to "travel" with the files for the application. To insert a Static Picture, you select Static Picture from the Select Element Type in Layout Element Adder, and then enter the complete path and filename for the image file in the Label window. Remember to change the path in the Sesame application if you move the image files to a different folder, or computer.
I can see I need to do some more work on Static Elements, to answer some of my own questions. Hope this has helped.
T.J.
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