freetext resultant size and trimming

[Jim West]

I have a freetext object on my report.  I set the object to have background color and a frame.

The frame has no padding and is right next to the text. I didn't like that and added spaces before and after text.

some padding was created before the text but apparently the whitespace is trimmed from end. sample attached

how can i get some padding space AT END OF TEXT?

alternatively, how do get the length of the rendered text? in report units... i don't want courier font

jim

BTW, i still couldn't attch a TDR to post

[Twigeater]

Hello Jim!

AFAIK: No way!

Solutions for these problems wich works in other programs e.g. the ANSI char with code 160, doesn't work with the 'special' implementation of text rendering in DIAdem. The sub-optimal aproach is to use a filled rectangle and a free text. But this will have other drawbacks...

Matthias

[Jim West]

it seems to me that after rendering, the size is known and could be retrieved.

jim